SC 15 - Ayahuasca & Relationships - Geoff Hanzlik and Richard Furr

Can plant medicine such as Ayahuasca help our marriages? In this episode I interview two very experienced guests who have both done over 500 ceremonies with this sacred medicine. We dive deep into this question, highlighting Ayahuasca’s strengths as a healing modality and where this medicine may fall short when it comes to interpersonal relationships.

SHOWNOTES:

• Jayson’s early Ayahuasca experiences [2:30]
• Intro to Geoff Hanzlik [4:50]
• Intro to Richard Furr [5:45]
• Beginning of interview [6:50]
• Geoff shares how early depression lead him to Ayahuasca [8:40]
• Richard shares how he entered the Ayahuasca path [11:35]
• What exactly is Ayahuasca? [14:20]
• Potential dangers and downsides of Ayahuasca [17:35]
• Can this medicine “make you more sensitive”? [22:45]
• Is group processing needed before and after ceremonies?  [25:00]
• Bringing therapy into the conversation [26:00]
• The greatest thing the medicine taught Jayson [28:50]
• Does Ayahuasca help with our intimate relationships? [30:55]
• How would one use Ayahuasca to help their relationship life? [39:30]
• Richard helps those struggling to integrate their Ayahuasca experience [44:15]
• Inner depth healing vs. developing relational skills – [48:00]
• Ayahuasca is not a ‘quick fix’ [51:10]
• “This isn’t a ‘dabblers’ path” [54:50]
• Richard shares the dangers of pushing Ayahuasca on others [1:00:00]
• How are relational dynamics addressed in spiritual communities? [1:05:00]