An Inside Look Into The World Of Psychedelic Medicine With David Gray

Dec 1, 2021

Hello there and welcome back to Well, Not Perfect! I’m so excited to introduce this week’s guest, David Gray. He is a fellow therapist and good friend of mine. He is a licensed psychotherapist and owner of Gray Matter Therapy, a private practice in the Chicagoland area. 

 

He is a trained therapist who assists clients who use psychedelic medicine for therapeutic purposes and contributes to the growing evidence that psychedelic medicine is a promising option in the field of mental health treatment. 

 

This treatment modality is up and coming in the therapy world, with groundbreaking research being done for its uses in treating major depressive disorder, PTSD, addiction, and so much more. Listen in to hear what David has to say about his professional and personal experiences with this type of treatment.

 

In today’s episode, you will learn:

 

1. How psychedelic medicine improves people’s biological and psychological well being 
2. Where and why the stigma of psychedelic medicines came to be 
3. And the importance of educating and empowering yourself to find the treatment method that work best for you

 

So without further ado, please listen and learn from my good friend David Gray. Welcome to another episode of Well, Not Perfect.

 

To connect with David and his practice, you can find him at: https://graymattertherapy.net/.

 

Resources:

• California Institute of Integral Studies: https://www.ciis.edu/ 
• Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies: https://maps.org/ 
• Books:
• • The Fellowship of the River by Joseph Tafur
  • Sacred Knowledge by William A. Richards
  • Consciousness Medicine by Françoise Bourzat and Kristina Hunter
  • How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan