On episode 21 of the Men, Sex & Pleasure podcast, I had the pleasure of talking with Mental Health Practitioner, Tobias Penno, Bach. Sci. Engineering, Masters of Social Work (Hons; Research Prize Faculty of Health & Medical Science UWA) Tobias is an Emotional Health Practitioner & Social Worker with a background in Government Child Protection and Counselling. After years of professionally managing extreme child, family and relationship stress, Tobias has found his passion in healing Emotional Pain & Trauma through the body. Tobias currently runs a clinical practice, Emotional Healthcare, where he combines somatic techniques with narrative therapy, as well as working with people to prepare and integrate psychedelic experiences. Tobias is a researcher at the University of Western Australia, with an award-winning dissertation titled How Ayahuasca Offers Psychosocial Wellbeing, and is currently working on a PhD researching the links between attachment trauma, the body, and best-practice in psychedelic integration therapy. We spoke about the similarities between the sexuality and psychedelic industries and communities, from the challenges to the successes.
Key Points: - Tobias shares a bit of his story - Therapeutic vs Recreational use of drugs - What it's like to have sex on psychedelics - Psychedelic vs Antidepressant model of therapy - Integration and aftercare for peak experiences - Supporting altered states of consciousness - The ACE model of intervention - Fast food analogy of sex and drugs - MDMA assisted psychotherapy - Using ecstasy for ecstatic self-pleasure Relevant Links: Tobias' website: https://www.emotionalhealthcare.com.au/ Emotional intelligence training can help you reach the emotional awareness needed to improve your wellbeing: https://www.findcourses.com/search/emotional-intelligence-training
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