Utilizing Psychedelics for Addiction & Recovery

Decolonizing Recovery, Reimagining Freedom

Date: Saturday, August 2nd, live on Zoom  Time: 11am - 1:30pm EST, Replays available 24/7 through our online platform.

(Purchase all 3 workshops in the series and save $20)

Description:  

This powerful two-hour plus training reimagines addiction and recovery through a trauma-informed, decolonial, and heart-centered lens. We critically examine the roots and ripple effects of the War on Drugs, unpack the outdated and often harmful "disease model" of addiction, and spotlight the systemic inequities baked into abstinence-only treatment models.

Through compelling data, historical truth-telling, and an introduction to evidence-based psychedelic therapies—including ketamine, psilocybin, MDMA, and ibogaine—we explore how these medicines can support lasting healing for individuals navigating substance use disorder.

Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of:

• Why harm reduction is not just a strategy but a liberatory framework
• The economic and racial injustice embedded in current treatment systems
• The scientific and spiritual potential of psychedelic-assisted recovery
• Best practices for safe, ethical, and trauma-informed use

What You’ll Walk Away With:

• A radically expanded understanding of addiction as adaptive, not pathological
• Tools to integrate psychedelic-assisted therapies (Ketamine, Psilocybin, MDMA, LSD and Ibogaine) into recovery-oriented care models
• Practical knowledge of dosing, safety protocols, contraindications, and trauma-informed use
• A harm-reduction lens that centers agency, dignity, and sovereignty—not compliance or control
• Strategies to deconstruct the disease model and its role in racialized, profit-driven systems of care
• Resources and frameworks for ethical psychedelic facilitation and post-journey integration
• Language to advocate for decolonized, non-coercive treatment options within organizations, clinics, or community care spaces
• A deeper capacity to hold space for shame, complexity, and non-linear healing in clients navigating substance use
• Access to a curated list of research, networks, and community-based models that are shaping the future of recovery

Whether you're a clinician, healer, advocate, or policymaker, this presentation challenges conventional narratives and offers a future-forward, soul-honoring approach to substance use care.