{"podcast":{"title":"Psychedelic Medicine Podcast with Dr. Lynn Marie Morski","slug":"psychedelic-medicine-podcast-with-dr-lynn-marie-morski-835820","podcast_index_feed_id":835820,"rss_url":"https://plantmedicinepodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://psychedelicmedicineassociation.org/podcasts/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/f/0/1/cf01871be67b14045f2e77a3093c12a1/Psychedelic_Medicine_Podcast_logo.png","author":"Lynn Marie Morski","episode_count":206,"summary":"Curious about the possible therapeutic benefits of psychedelic medicines? The Psychedelic Medicine Podcast with Dr. Lynn Marie Morski has you covered with the latest in scientific research, medical practices, and legal developments involving these substances and their incredible therapeutic potential. Covering the full range of psychedelic therapies, including psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, LSD, ayahuasca, ibogaine, and more, this podcast serves as an auditory encyclopedia of information for anyone interested in learning about the safe, therapeutic uses of these medicines.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T18:22:27.903900+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychedelic-medicine-podcast-with-dr-lynn-marie-morski-835820"},"episode":{"title":"Ayahuasca for PTSD with Dr. Simon Ruffell MBChB, MRCPsych, PhD","slug":"ayahuasca-for-ptsd-with-dr-simon-ruffell-mbchb-mrcpsych-phd","published_at":"2026-03-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychedelic-medicine-podcast-with-dr-lynn-marie-morski-835820/ayahuasca-for-ptsd-with-dr-simon-ruffell-mbchb-mrcpsych-phd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychedelic-medicine-podcast-with-dr-lynn-marie-morski-835820","url":"https://plantmedicinepodcast.libsyn.com/ayahuasca-for-ptsd-with-dr-simon-ruffell-mbchb-mrcpsych-phd","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plantmedicinepodcast/simon_ruffell_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=1464755","summary":"In this episode Dr. Simon Ruffell joins to discuss the research on ayahuasca for PTSD. Dr. Ruffell is a psychiatrist, researcher, and student of curanderismo (Amazonian shamanism) working at the intersection of Western psychiatry, traditional plant medicine, and Indigenous knowledge systems. He is Executive Director of Onaya, Lecturer in Psychology and Psychedelics at the University of Exeter, and Chief Medical Officer of MINDS, with a focus on integrative and relational approaches to healing and consciousness. In this conversation, Dr. Ruffell explores the emerging research on ayahuasca as a treatment for PTSD, drawing on both Western scientific models and Indigenous Shipibo knowledge systems. He outlines how ayahuasca may work through mechanisms such as increased neuroplasticity, disruption of rigid predictive models, and potential epigenetic shifts related to stress and trauma, while emphasizing that these biological explanations exist alongside Indigenous understandings of \"cleaning ancestral lines.\" Sharing preliminary findings from his ongoing research with military veterans in collaboration with Heroic Hearts Project, Dr. Ruffell discusses significant reductions in PTSD symptoms at six-month follow-up, the powerful role of community and ceremony, and the ethical complexities of studying sacred practices through Western scientific tools. He closes with a moving story of a veteran whose healing journey illustrates both the promise and the limits of psychedelic medicine when embedded in relational and cultural context. In this episode, you'll hear: Western scientific theories for how ayahuasca may alleviate PTSD How trauma-related epigenetic changes may be transmitted across generations Preliminary results from Dr. Ruffell's study of ayahuasca for veterans diagnose…","meta_description":"In this episode Dr. Simon Ruffell joins to discuss the research on ayahuasca for PTSD. Dr. Ruffell is a psychiatrist, researcher, and student of curanderi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2849,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/psychedelic-medicine-podcast-with-dr-lynn-marie-morski-835820/episodes/ayahuasca-for-ptsd-with-dr-simon-ruffell-mbchb-mrcpsych-phd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychedelic-medicine-podcast-with-dr-lynn-marie-morski-835820/ayahuasca-for-ptsd-with-dr-simon-ruffell-mbchb-mrcpsych-phd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}