From Wisdom 2.0 2019 in San Francisco.
16:35 min
CLEAR ALL
After losing her son to random gun violence, one mother felt suicidal enough to commit herself to a local hospital. However, she quickly determined that, “a psych ward is not a place for grief.”
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Adult children of alcoholics have learned how to “survive,” but often have difficulty “living” their lives. The trauma and grief of childhood losses affect every aspect of the life of an adult child of an alcoholic (ACoA).
It is my view that ayahuasca is not for those trauma survivors who are so fragmented that they do not have a solid sense of self to return to. Without a strong energetic and egoic foundation, this plant can take you beyond the point of no return.