The Psychedelic Renaissance with Dr. Adele LaFrance

 
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Episode 62 - The Psychedelic Renaissance with Dr. Adele Lafrance

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Adele Lafrance, clinical psychologist, research scientist, author and co-developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders. Adele has published extensively in the field of emotion and health, including a clinical manual to support families published by the American Psychological Association. She’s also written a popular parenting book titled: “What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work.”

Adele is a leader in the research and practice of psychedelic medicine, with involvement in studies examining the healing potential of ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine. She has a particular interest in mechanisms and models of healing, including emotion processing, spirituality and family-based psychedelic psychotherapy.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • Moving away from caregiver blame.

  • Emotion processing as a factor that can be targeted and transformed today.

  • The Emotion-Focused Family Therapy Model.

  • How honoring a client's desire to exclude caregiver involvement also honors maladaptive communication.

  • If used correctly, psychedelic medicine can offer healing to those unable of healing with conventional therapies.

  • Exploring the benefits of psychedelic medicine to provide a "break" from habitual ways of thinking and seeing oneself and others.

  • The premise that psychedelic medicine can activate inner healing intelligence of the body similar to how bodies react to injury, leading to spontaneous healing.

  • How psychedelic medicine allows for creation of new pathways, both neurobiologically and psychologically through developing new insights and new ways of seeing the world that is more health focused.

  • The theory that psychedelic medicine activates that potentially “stuck” inner healer so that it can engender a cycle of processes that can gives space for a person to move towards health and wellness in a new way.

  • How psychedelic medicine creates opportunities for neuroplasticity, where combined therapy is more likely to “stick.”

  • How psychedelic medicine can afford embodied experiences of one’s essential qualities not otherwise accessible.

  • The healing power of love and spirituality.

  • The notion that those who struggle with eating disorders are often starved for love while simultaneously fearing it.


ABOUT DR. ADELE LAFRANCE:

Dr. Adele Lafrance is a clinical psychologist, research scientist, author and co-developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders. Adele has published extensively in the field of emotion and health, including a clinical manual to support families published by the American Psychological Association. She’s also written a popular parenting book titled: “What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work.”

Adele is a leader in the research and practice of psychedelic medicine, with involvement in studies examining the healing potential of ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine. She has a particular interest in mechanisms and models of healing, including emotion processing, spirituality and family-based psychedelic psychotherapy.

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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. You can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center online to learn more about Karin and her center’s services. You can also connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.