Psychotherapy, Plant Medicine, and Spiritual Transformation: A Holistic Healing Approach with Alison Crosthwait

Sep 22

Alison Crosthwait, CFA, embarked on a remarkable journey from a successful career in capital markets to becoming a full-time psychotherapist and spiritual explorer. In this episode, we delve deep into her transformative path and the profound insights she's gained along the way. Alison shares her unique perspective on the significance of self-exploration as a foundation for plant medicine journeys and the essential elements needed before embarking on such a profound experience.

We also explore the interconnectedness of our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual selves and the importance of addressing all these aspects in the healing process. Alison's insights into the power of sexual energy, the relationship between trauma and money, and the various healing modalities she incorporates into her practice offer a holistic view of personal transformation.

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What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

How Alison’s upbringing impacted her line of work.
What you should have in place before starting with plant medicine.
What makes this work so humbling.
Why it isn’t about the medicine but what the medicine allows you to do.
How your sexual energy can be ignited through plant medicine.
The link between trauma and money.
What else Alison works with aside from mushrooms.
What a mini-dose is and how you could use this.

Ideas Worth Sharing:

“This work is the most humbling work. If we’re honest, we don’t know very much at all about the mystery that is life, and we have to be able to hold that not knowing to our core and stay present even despite it.” - Alison Crosthwait
“I like to talk about the relationship we have with plant medicine like a love relationship. You both have to show up.” - Alison Crosthwait
“We need to do this work of owning our sexuality and not having it be dependent on someone else.” - Alison Crosthwait