Dr. Dan Engle: A deeper look at the psychedelic renaissance. How psychedelics can be used for healing, as well as the potential risks involved. .

In this conversation, Ryan Anderson interviews Dr. Dan Engle about the use of psychedelics as medicine and the challenges of scaling this approach. Dr. Dan Engle is a psychiatrist with a clinical practice that combines aspects of regenerative medicine, psychedelic research, integrative spirituality, and peak performance. Dr. Engle shares his background in medicine and psychiatry, as well as his personal experiences with ayahuasca and traumatic brain injuries. Dan talks about the importance of integrating the shadow side and addressing the potential risks and challenges of scaling psychedelic therapy. In this conversation, Ryan questions the medical model and the challenges of scaling the therapeutic model as well as the potential for harm if not done properly. Ryan points out some of the issues with MAPS and other organizations that he feels should be brought to light. Ryan emphasizes the need to question authority and points out periods of time where psychedelics have been used for harm and abuse throughout history. Ryan brings up MK-ULTRA and and the shadow side of the psychedelic renaissance as well as the harms caused in the past by big Pharma with the opioid / oxycontin epidemic. Dan emphasize the importance of training and education in the psychedelic field and the need for facilitators to have their own transformative experiences. They touch on the dark side of the psychedelic movement and the importance of integrity and accountability and open dialogue to allow for broader conversations to take place. They speak about victimhood and the power of creating meaning and community in our lives. Dan and Ryan speak about integration as an important component of these experiences.