Dr. Maya Shetreat: The Future of Psychedelic Wellness
Dr. Maya Shetreat: The Future of Psychedelic Wellness
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, host Dr. Scott Sherr is joined by guest Dr. Maya Shetreat to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include:
What is it like to navigate the relationship between the medical world and integrative medicine?
What is sensory gating and how does it tie into neurodivergence?
What is a master plant? Are all master plants psychedelics? What are some examples?
What is the framework for a practitioner interested in master plants and psychedelics, and what are the benefits and challenges they will experience along the way?
Who is Dr. Maya Shetreat?
Dr. Maya Shetreat is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, ceremonialist, and author of "The Dirt Cure: Growing Healthy Kids with Food Straight from Soil" and newly released "The Master Plant Experience: The Science, Safety, and Sacred Ceremony of Psychedelics."
She created Quantum Drops, a vibrational master plant product that is safe, legal, and deeply transformative. She is also the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she offers training to become a Psychedelic-Informed Practitioner as well as the upcoming Quantum Practitioner certification.
What did Dr. Scott discuss with Dr. Maya Shetreat?
0:00:00 - Up Next 0:00:56 - SNH Podcast Intro 0:01:20 - Who is Dr. Maya Shetreat? 0:04:40 - Dr. Maya's background with integrative pediatric neurology 0:11:25 - How did Dr. Maya get into integrative medicine after becoming a clinician? 0:15:24 - Navigating the relationship between the medical world and integrative medicine 0:20:20 - It's not about convincing, it's about demonstrating 0:22:38 - Dr. Maya's thoughts on and experience with neurodivergence 0:30:08 - Sensory gating and neurodivergence 0:33:23 - Dr. Maya's evolution into the world of master plants 0:39:48 - What is a master plant? 0:41:15 - Spiritual health vs. physical health 0:42:43 - Are all master plants psychedelics? 0:44:31 - Tobacco, coffee, and cocoa plants as master plants 0:46:37 - The framework for a practitioner interested in master plants and psychedelics + the benefits and challenges 0:52:15 - Microdosing and why there isn't a lot of data on it 0:55:03 - Cellular memory and childhood trauma 0:57:16 - Is it possible to receive the benefits of a master plant without the psychedelic experience? 1:00:58 - On educating practitioners about psychedelics 1:05:59 - Preparing the body 1:08:59 - Things that are important for a clinician to understand in regards to psychedelics 1:13:14 - How do we bring the extraordinary into the ordinary? 1:15:33 - 3 ways to live Smarter Not Harder 1:16:57 - Where to find more about Dr. Maya
