Today’s podcast is quite different.
It marks the end of the Mind Manifest podcast and is an episode where I turn the microphone back on myself.
The inner healer is a clever and amazing thing. Some years ago, whilst I was becoming somewhat disillusioned with the limitations of conventional talk therapy for my more complex clients, I came across the burgeoning therapeutic and scientific use of psychedelics and became intrigued. My initial curiosity was - I thought - purely professional. A resurgent modality was showing promise in the clincial trials, and I was professionally (but dispassionately) intrigued. That was the extent of it.
But research is, of course, me-search, and after my first few personal experiences with psychedelics, I realized that the true reason I was so interested was much more personal. I had some deep and unhealed wounds that had not been accessible to me by conventional means, and my inner healing intelligence knew as much. It knew it would have to leverage the intellectual curiosity of my mind, and therefore the only way to expose my being to the healing potential of psychedelics was by presenting them to me as something ‘legitimate’ in the eyes of the mainstream. Like I said, the inner healing intelligence is a clever and amazing thing.
I do not think I am alone in this regard -I would posit that a lot of other health practitioners and researchers in the field (if they are truly honest with themselves) know that the prepotent reason for their interest in psychedelics is not the professional or intellectual curiosity of their ‘adult’ selves, but a similarly wise desire to finally listen to the unacknowledged yearnings of their own inner child.
please listen and enjoy, and hopefully, this helps you or someone you know
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Today’s podcast is quite different.
It marks the end of the Mind Manifest podcast and is an episode where I turn the microphone back on myself.
The inner healer is a clever and amazing thing. Some years ago, whilst I was becoming somewhat disillusioned with the limitations of conventional talk therapy for my more complex clients, I came across the burgeoning therapeutic and scientific use of psychedelics and became intrigued. My initial curiosity was - I thought - purely professional. A resurgent modality was showing promise in the clincial trials, and I was professionally (but dispassionately) intrigued. That was the extent of it.
But research is, of course, me-search, and after my first few personal experiences with psychedelics, I realized that the true reason I was so interested was much more personal. I had some deep and unhealed wounds that had not been accessible to me by conventional means, and my inner healing intelligence knew as much. It knew it would have to leverage the intellectual curiosity of my mind, and therefore the only way to expose my being to the healing potential of psychedelics was by presenting them to me as something ‘legitimate’ in the eyes of the mainstream. Like I said, the inner healing intelligence is a clever and amazing thing.
I do not think I am alone in this regard -I would posit that a lot of other health practitioners and researchers in the field (if they are truly honest with themselves) know that the prepotent reason for their interest in psychedelics is not the professional or intellectual curiosity of their ‘adult’ selves, but a similarly wise desire to finally listen to the unacknowledged yearnings of their own inner child.
please listen and enjoy, and hopefully, this helps you or someone you know
In today’s podcast, I spoke with Justin James, who is the current CEO of HIF health insurance fund. HIF was the first major Australian health fund to declare support for medicinal cannabis treatments and offer rebates to members through its partnership with WA-based Little Green Pharma, and it stands to be one of the first health insurers to support the therapeutic use of psilocybin for its members. Justin has taken a different tack from some of his more conservative peers and has been outspoken in his support for the scientific exploration of psychedelic substances as medicines.
In today’s podcast We Discuss;
Justin’s professional and academic background,
His support of medicinal cannabis and HIF’s partnership with little green pharma,
His engagement with the press
Medcon 2022,
the stats around poor mental health in Australia and his commitment to explore ‘emerging therapies’ as a way to potentially mitigate some of this burden
possible timelines for the future provision of psychedelics in Australia..
..and much more!
Justin James has extensive experience in the private health insurance and finanical services industries. Prior to becoming chief executive of HIF in May 2020, he spent 8 years with Bupa where he had senior executive roles including as director of customer growth and director of conduct and risk. Before moving into the private health service industry, Mr James held several senior executive and leadership roles across financial services in Australia including at the National Australia Bank, Commonwealth and ANZ Bank. He holds an eMBA from the Australian Graduate School of Managment, a Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Indigenous Partnerships from Charles Darwin University, and completed the Social Entepreneurship programme with INSEAD in Singapore.
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Today’s podcast is quite different.
It marks the end of the Mind Manifest podcast and is an episode where I turn the microphone back on myself.
The inner healer is a clever and amazing thing. Some years ago, whilst I was becoming somewhat disillusioned with the limitations of conventional talk therapy for my more complex clients, I came across the burgeoning therapeutic and scientific use of psychedelics and became intrigued. My initial curiosity was - I thought - purely professional. A resurgent modality was showing promise in the clincial trials, and I was professionally (but dispassionately) intrigued. That was the extent of it.
But research is, of course, me-search, and after my first few personal experiences with psychedelics, I realized that the true reason I was so interested was much more personal. I had some deep and unhealed wounds that had not been accessible to me by conventional means, and my inner healing intelligence knew as much. It knew it would have to leverage the intellectual curiosity of my mind, and therefore the only way to expose my being to the healing potential of psychedelics was by presenting them to me as something ‘legitimate’ in the eyes of the mainstream. Like I said, the inner healing intelligence is a clever and amazing thing.
I do not think I am alone in this regard -I would posit that a lot of other health practitioners and researchers in the field (if they are truly honest with themselves) know that the prepotent reason for their interest in psychedelics is not the professional or intellectual curiosity of their ‘adult’ selves, but a similarly wise desire to finally listen to the unacknowledged yearnings of their own inner child.
please listen and enjoy, and hopefully, this helps you or someone you know
