031 | Dr. Rachel Harris Contrasts Psychedelic Research and the Psychedelic Underground

Published: April 29, 2022, 8 a.m.

In today's episode we speak with the incredible Dr. Rachel Harris who you may recognize as the Author of "Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Anxiety." Rachel Harris, PhD is a Psychologist with both a research and a clinical background. She was in the 1968 Residential Program at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA and remained on the staff for a number of years. During the decade she worked in academic research, Rachel received a New Investigator’s Award from the National Institutes of Health and published over forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals. She also worked as a psychological consultant to Fortune 500 companies including the UN. Rachel was in private psychotherapy practice for thirty-five years specializing in people interested in psycho-spiritual development. In this episode we dive deep into the life-changing magic of Ayahuasca and how this medicine has changed Rachel's life in profound ways.