Reagan
Appearances
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
It's literally like magic. I was like, how is this possible?
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
Yeah, so my experience was actually quite different. I actually had watched Michael, your documentary on Netflix, and it completely changed my view on just psychedelics. And then I had also spoke to my dad about his experience. So abroad during college in Amsterdam, I was like, you know what? This is a great time. I'm on vacation. Let me just do a little bit, see what it does.
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
And just a little bit of background, I have struggled with OCD, anxiety, some depression symptoms kind of my whole life. And at first when I took the substance, I didn't really notice anything. And I thought, okay, maybe I didn't take enough.
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
And then as the day went on, I realized it was the first time in my life that my intrusive thoughts and my racing thoughts and all of them completely went away. It was the first time in my life I was able to be grounded and in the moment and just enjoy my own company and not be scared of what's going to pop in my mind.
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
And it really opened my mind to going and experiencing it with a guide and kind of using it as a replacement for some other methods that I have tried in the past.
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
Yes. So do you think that we're approaching a new frontier in medicine regarding these experiments? And is it a way that we could potentially help individuals like myself who struggle with anxiety?
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
Definitely. And it's, I mean, I've done talk therapy and a bunch of other therapies, but I think coming out of the experience, I realized, oh my gosh, it's your point, Michael, it's all a manifestation of this one thing. quote unquote disorder that I have. And this drug, it's literally like magic. I was like, how, how is this possible?
The Oprah Podcast
Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
Thank you, Natalie.