Episode Highlights With Tucker Max

• How Tucker went from “fratire” and party boy to helping people through trauma
• Why he credits psychedelics with helping him become a better husband and father
• What MDMA assisted therapy is and how it helped him and many others
• How certain substances can be a tool to drastically improve therapy outcomes
• The clinical trials in PTSD and the dramatic results including an 80% total cure rate
• Why this might be the most significant finding in psychology
• The stigma around drugs and how/why these things were originally banned
• What integration is and why it is so important with this type of therapy
• Why guides are important and how to find a good one
• The reason this works specifically on trauma so well
• Ketamine, a legal option, that is used specifically for pain and suicidal thoughts
• The differences between different types of psychedelics and how they work differently in the brain and body
• Important cautions and preparation

Resources We Mention

• The Beginner's Guide to Psychedelic Medicine by Tucker Max
• Tucker's Psychedelic Medicine Q&A
• Tucker Max website
• A Dose of Hope: A Story of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy by Dr. Dan Engle
• How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Dr. Nicole LePera
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine