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Psilocybin & Bufo (5-MeO-DMT): Evidence-Informed Paths for Trauma, Mental Health & Addiction—And How Aftercare Makes the Difference
Healing doesn’t have to be “Western or Earth medicine.” The most durable change often comes from integrating medical screening, evidence-based psychotherapy, and community support with carefully facilitated non-ordinary states. Below is what current research says about psilocybin and bufo/5-MeO-DMT, how they’re used, where the evidence is strongest (depression, alcohol/tobacco use), what’s still emerging (drug and sexual compulsivity), and why aftercare is the bridge from pea
Christopher Shaw
Sep 24, 20256 min read


What Addiction Treatment Gets Wrong — and What It Gets Right & Why Plant and Earth Medicine Might Just Be the Cure We’ve Been Missing
For decades, addiction treatment has been dominated by two intertwined paradigms: the medical model and the psychological approach. Both have helped millions — and yet, both are fundamentally incomplete. If you’ve ever wondered why relapse rates remain so high, why so many people leave treatment still feeling hollow and unfulfilled, and why the “cure” never seems to stick… this is why.
Christopher Shaw
Jul 29, 20253 min read


From Surviving to Sovereign: Why Merkaba Retreats is a Sanctuary for the Soul in Recovery
Addiction is never just about the substance.
It’s a longing to return to wholeness.
A search for God in all the wrong places. A cry for the sacred in a world that forgets the sacred.
Christopher Shaw
Jun 19, 20252 min read
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