Ayahuasca and Grief Research with Débora Gonzales

Dr. Body Mind Soul

Can Ayahuasca benefit your grieving process? Today I am thrilled to introduce you to Débora Gonzales, a leading researcher into the effects of Ayahuasca on the grieving process. She earned her degree in psychology from the Autonomous University of Madrid and later she earned a PhD. in pharmacology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She also holds an accreditation in General Sanitary Psychology and is the founder and president of the PHI Association for the study of states of consciousness. She is a co-author of several scientific articles and book chapters about states of consciousness.

The suicide of a close friend led her to investigate the processes of mourning and transition from a constructivist psychotherapy model learned, with the Portland Institute, and to explore EMDR techniques, with the EMDR Spain Association.

In her research, Debora has found that Ayahuasca can have profound effects on the grieving process. In her study, she was seeking to make a loving connection between the participants and their deceased loved ones. What she found out was that Ayahuasca helps promote two mediating factors that greatly help us in our healing journeys.

Listen in as Debora and I discuss her research in Ayahuasca, its impact on the grieving process, and how to promote traditional forms of healing.