Whole Medicine

A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities

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Pub Date 16 Jan 2024 | Archive Date 1 Dec 2023

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A comprehensive framework for ethical psychedelic medicine—a guide for therapists, trip sitters, and anyone concerned about upholding boundaries and safety in the entheogen and plant medicine community

Psychedelic advisor Rebecca Martinez lays out the groundwork for an ethical approach to 21st-century psychedelic therapy. Applying a social-justice lens to entheogenic practice, Martinez provides practical guidance for psychedelic sitters, advocates, explorers, and those practicing (or learning to practice) licensed psychedelic therapy.

As psychedelics become a more accessible pathway to healing, how do practitioners—and seekers—navigate complex issues in a wide range of settings? Here, you’ll learn skills like:

  • Understanding consent and boundaries
  • Building safe and ethical psychedelic experiences
  • How to integrate the cultural and historical contexts of plant medicines
  • Considering the psychological risks and benefits of psychedelic therapy
  • How to apply a social-justice lens to entheogenic healing

Martinez also discusses how, in many corners of the psychedelic community, an overemphasis on positivity can overwhelm attempts to challenge abuses of power; dismantle internalized hierarchies; and acknowledge and integrate our own flaws and traumas.

An essential guide for any psychedelic therapist, entheogenic guide, or mind-expanding medicine enthusiast, Whole Medicine brings much-needed conversations about ethics, boundaries, and informed use out of the shadows for better, safer, community-centered psychedelic healing.
A comprehensive framework for ethical psychedelic medicine—a guide for therapists, trip sitters, and anyone concerned about upholding boundaries and safety in the entheogen and plant medicine...

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Advance Praise

“Whole Medicine is an important contribution to the psychedelic landscape at a pivotal time. It is a refreshingly honest and humble approach to psychedelic healing work, making it an integral resource for facilitators, journeyers, and psychedelic companies alike. A must-read for anyone pursuing the psychedelic path that examines all aspects of living a psychedelic life with integrity—without ignoring the challenges the burgeoning new industry and grassroots community face—all told in a compassionate and thought-provoking way.”

—MICHELLE JANIKIAN, author of Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion


“Whole Medicine is an essential and much-needed contribution to the field. Rebecca’s self-awareness throughout the book provides readers with a model of integrity and honesty when navigating the terrain of their own consciousness and the responsibility that comes with holding space for others. Rebecca offers a solid foundation for how to be in and with community as we journey together toward healing and liberation. The guidance offered in Whole Medicine is filled with awe and humility. Anyone who has deeply felt inner conflict will resonate with this text, regardless of where they are in the process of regaining balance and wholeness.”

—JULIA MANDE

“Whole Medicine is an important contribution to the psychedelic landscape at a pivotal time. It is a refreshingly honest and humble approach to psychedelic healing work, making it an integral...


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PRICE US$19.95 (USD)
PAGES 272

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