IO: So, Lily, I would like you to just kind of tell me what you’re doing, and explain, what is this? “Take a trip and come back whole.” Sadly, some powerful players in this world have been doing some ugly shit, and very few people have wanted to talk about it. It seems as if the whole world is hailing these treatments as the golden ticket, a one-stop shop for healing our deepest psychic wounds. And there are already psychedelic startups valued in the billions. If you live in New York City, you’ve probably gotten the pop-up ad by now for a luxury ketamine drip in a velvet chair. Some cities and states have already decriminalized mushrooms, and molly is crawling out of the clubs and into your therapist’s office. IO: People are handing out hallucinogenic toad venom as party favors Goop is taking TV cameras on mushroom retreats. Because I think people’s safety depends on it.ĬONNIE: People’s safety absolutely depends on it. Now I want to have an honest conversation. LILY: I really appreciate that you’re talking about it, because it doesn’t get talked about very much. And when she tried to tell her story, people told her to keep quiet. IO: Something awful happened to Lily inside this world. The drugs definitely make you more malleable. If you were nervous or if you were scared or skeptical of what was going on, you have to surrender. The world of psychedelic therapy.ĬATHERINE: The idea was you need to break through. And the people answering Lily’s questions, they’re from a world that used to be her home. IO: It’s become Lily’s mission to get to the truth about something very ugly. LILY: Did they ever bring ketamine into the sessions with you? IO: The person you’re hearing ask questions, that’s Lily. LILY: Do you remember anything about the sorts of doses?ĬATHERINE: With the mushrooms? The number five comes up. I remember people saying, you know, “They’re your last hope.” I was intrigued.ĬATHERINE: What got me involved? Desperation. LILY: So I’m wondering if you could take us back to what you think of as the beginning of your experience.ĬLAIRE: I had a good relationship with psychedelics. And to protect their identities, we’ve changed the names and voices of some of the people that we’ve interviewed. IO TILLETT WRIGHT: Just a quick note: This series deals with sexual assault, so please keep that in mind when you decide when and where to listen. I was told that if I told the story of what happened to me, I was going to single-handedly destroy the psychedelic renaissance. I see the possibility that people could get hurt - and get deeply hurt. Now I want to have an honest conversation because people’s safety depends on it. Ross: I used to have such faith in the work. Now she’s ready to talk openly about her experience. Their mission is to make psychedelic therapy more widely available in order to “promote the evolution of humankind.” Collaborator Lily Kay Ross spent years experimenting with drugs, and at 23, she undertook that mission herself and trained to become a “guide,” an underground psychedelic therapist. And there are already psychedelic start-ups in the billions.īut beyond the mainstream is an underground world rife with abuse, where guides and shamans seek to treat trauma with illegal practices. If you live in New York City, you’ve probably gotten the ad for a luxury ketamine trip in a velvet chair. Molly is crawling out of the clubs and into therapists’ offices. Some cities and states have already decriminalized mushrooms. Goop is taking TV cameras on mushroom retreats. Host iO Tillett Wright: People are handing out hallucinogenic toad venom as party favors. We all want relief, after all - and now more than ever, we’re finding it in psychedelics. In the premiere episode of Power Trip, the first season of New York Magazine’s new investigative podcast series Cover Story, we embark on an exploration of the dark underbelly of psychedelic therapy. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut Photos: Provided Lily Kay Ross (center) pictured with Neşe Devenot (right) and a Horizons attendee.
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