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In this unique cross-cultural conversation, we compare and discuss the connections between Mazatec healing traditions and Western psychotherapy.

Featuring:

Eugenia Casimiro, Mazatec healer
Françoise Bourzat, guide & author
In conversation w/ Ismail Ali, MAPS

Replay the followup live Q&A with Françoise & Izzy

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Disclaimer: After the release of this episode, two articles were published by Will Hall in September 2021 with allegations of ethical misconduct by Françoise Bourzat and her partner, Aharon Grossbard. Here are the articles and their responses:

• Will Hall, Mad in America: "Ending The Silence Around Psychedelic Therapy Abuse"

• Will Hall, Medium: "Psychedelic Therapy Abuse: My Experience with Aharon Grossbard, Francoise Bourzat… and Their Lawyers"

• Statement from Francoise Bourzat and Aharon Grossbard

• Center for Consciousness Medicine Board Statement

Following these events, we hosted a conversation on PsychSems covering this in October 2021: Underground Healing, Erotic Transference, & Psychedelic Ethics

An additional article with more allegations was then published in November 2021 by Katie MacBride for Inverse: “Aharon Said It Was Healing.” Psychedelic-assisted therapy is bigger than ever, but it’s at risk of being compromised by alleged abuse.

While we are keeping this video in the public record, this does not constitute an endorsement.

Psychedelic Survivors is dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual abuse/assault and/or direct personal harm within the context of psychedelic therapy, sessions or ceremony.