175: Erotic Power, Psychedelics for Sexual Trauma Healing + The Politics of Pleasure with Dee Dee Goldpaugh

About this episode

The episode features Dee Dee Goldpaugh discussing the role of psychedelics in healing sexual trauma and reclaiming pleasure.

Psychotherapist and educator Dee Dee Goldpaugh joins me to explore how psychedelics can support survivors of sexual trauma in reclaiming pleasure, embodiment, and power. We unpack eroticism as a life force, the stigma of pleasure in healing spaces, and the nuance of recovered memories during psychedelic journeys. This episode is a deep dive into love, safety, and the nervous system, reminding us that joy isn’t a luxury; it’s essential to our collective healing. In this episode, you’ll hear: 00:27 Intro 07:32 The Censorship of Pleasure in Psychedelic Spaces 11:26 Redefining Erotic Relationships and Power 17:22 Are You Healed Enough to Help Others Heal? 23:38 Leisure vs. Pleasure and Capitalist Disconnection 41:43 The Six Stages of Psychedelic Healing 48:36 Love as Spiritual Practice THE SKINNY ON OUR SEXY GUEST Dee Dee Goldpaugh is a psychotherapist, educator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and leading voice in the development of psychedelic integration psychotherapy, specifically with survivors of sexual trauma. Goldpaugh is a facilitator of ketamine-assisted retreats for both couples and individuals and has taught and published widely on psychedelics and sexuality, trauma…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Cat Meyer

Guest: Dee Dee Goldpaugh

Topics covered

• psychedelics
• sexual trauma healing
• pleasure
• eroticism
• nervous system
• collective healing

Keywords

• psychedelics
• sexual trauma
• pleasure
• embodiment
• healing
• erotic power
• nervous system
• recovered memories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Embrace Pleasure

Places: Woodstock, New York

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