12 Months Ago I Drank Ayahuasca — Here’s How My Life Has Changed Since

Over a year ago, I participated in my first plant medicine ceremonies, and it’s finally time to talk about it. This might be the hardest article I’ve written to date, but if it even just helps just one person it will be worth it. We are undeniably in the middle of a psychedelic renaissance. Research is emerging rapidly. MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is <a href="https://maps.org/research/mdma" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">in Phase 3 clinical trials</a>, with the FDA granting Breakthrough Therapy status treatment will likely be rolled out by 2023. <a href="https://maps.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">MAPS</a> is pioneering much of the work, top-notch universities like UCL, John Hopkins, and NYU are <a href="https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">opening Psychedelic research centers</a>. Psychedelic startups and investment funds <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/psychedelics-rush-compass-havn-field-trip-mindmed-public-2020-10" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">are popping up across the US</a>. In late January, the <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-first-psychedelic-etf-is-ready-to-launch-135909326.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">first psychedelic ETF hit the stock markets</a> and blew up in value by 10x within its first weeks of trading. <a href="https://medium.com/the-ascent/12-months-ago-i-drank-ayahuasca-heres-how-my-life-has-changed-since-1894319c910e">Read More</a>