CAN I TRUST PSYCHEDELICS?

Experiences

Psilocybin, ayahuasca, mescaline

Themes

Facing fears, challenging experiences

Today, we explore the nature of psychedelics through 2 different stories.

In our first story, Jane has a terrifying trip the day after she had a [quote] “healing” moment on mushrooms.

In our second, Lana faces her fear of psychedelics years after she thought LSD [quote] “broke” her brain.

Can we trust psychedelics despite their risks?

These stories explore that question.

Chapters

• (00:00) Intro.

• (03:36) Jane’s terrifying trip.

• (15:41) Lana faces her fear.

Notes

• Jane’s episode: Can Psychedelics Heal the Mother Wound? Part 2

• Lana’s episode: Why Did I Have a Bad Trip?

• Edits: This episode is created using edited clips from original episodes. We’ve added music to the clips and made a few minor cuts.

• Theme song: Secret Wilderness’ theme song is “Winter Solstice” by Löwenzahnhonig. Released by Inselgruppe, published by A Tree in a Field.

• Other music: We used the tracks “Loop Paket 0008,” “The Backrooms Music Vol. 23,” “Cinema Blockbuster Trailer 11,” “Halloween 2025 Vol. 8,” “Binaural Sleep Vol. 2,” “Cinematic Desert 2,” & “Podcast Music Vol. 25 [Evening Calm]” by Sascha Ende. This music is free for commercial use under the CC BY 4.0 license.