Episode
Encore: What happened when I tried MDMA therapy
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- Sep 15, 2026
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- 3120
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Summary
Author Rebecca Huntley used supervised MDMA therapy to help her with complex PTSD and the legacy of childhood trauma. Rebecca's public life as a broadcaster, an author and a social researcher made her well-known to many Australians. But in private, Rebecca spent years grappling with complex PTSD and childhood trauma. At 50, while walking the Camino, she realised that despite decades of therapy, she was still living with a roiling anger about what had happened to her as a child. She decided to undergo MDMA therapy delivered by an underground healer. Further Information Rebecca Huntley's book Sassafras is published by Hachette. Since 2023, psychiatrist in Australia have been authorised to prescribe MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. You can read about some of the complications of how MDMA is prescribed here.