Talk therapy is a necessary but insufficient treatment that can lead to learned helplessness if the underlying physiological issues are not addressed first.

“I do talk therapy regularly, so I'm not knocking it. I view it as necessary, but not sufficient. It can actually put you into a precarious position because if you're doing a lot of talk therapy, but making no progress, you can develop almost a learned helplessness”

Psilocybin therapy acts as an effective, non-toxic medicine for treating complex trauma conditions like PTSD and depression.

“I think psilocybin is the most important new molecular medicine for building communities, respect, and kindness, and cooperation.”

While SSRIs are a valid first-line treatment for many, a range of interventions including TMS and neuro-modulation should be utilized when standard approaches fail to achieve outcomes.

“If a person says upfront, you know, I've tried lots of things and they don't work or I don't want to take medication. Um, there are second line treatments. That just means that like not where we say the science is like we know works most of the time, but then we bring in other modality.”

Mental health treatments should be judged solely by their ability to heal patients without causing harm, regardless of the therapeutic approach used.

“I don't care what helps people heal. I care that they are healed and that they are not harmed. And so there's some ratio that would be great.”

Physiological and metabolic interventions should be prioritized before engaging in talk therapy when addressing psychiatric conditions.

“I think that the physiological mechanical should always be the first place to go. And in many cases, you know, boom, that that can take care of quite a bit.”