About The Episode 

What is the role of storytelling in psychedelic integration? And how might your well-told psychedelic story make a difference in the lives of others?

Tune in to a conversation with Mareesa Stertz to find out how personal storytelling in the context of psychedelic exploration can be a powerful way to catalyze profound transformation for both you and your community.

Mareesa, with her roots in a culture where healing was rarely discussed, embarked on a journey with psychedelics that significantly influenced her understanding of trauma and self-discovery. Through her personal experiences with psychedelics, which included documenting her own healing process, she became inspired to advocate for healing through storytelling.

Shiri and Mareesa explore the role of psychedelics in the cultural shift towards openness about personal transformation, the foundation of psychedelic societies for community support, and initiatives to make healing more accessible, engaging … and FUN!

Topics Covered

✨ The power of storytelling in psychedelic integration

✨ Introducing Mareesa Stertz: a trailblazer in psychedelic storytelling

✨ Mareesa's mission to make healing cool

✨ The hero's journey in the context of psychedelic integration

✨ Mareesa's personal psychedelic journey and transformation

✨ The role of storytelling in psychedelic communities

✨ Becoming a psychedelic storyteller

✨ Tips for telling your psychedelic story

✨ The Global Psychedelic Society and other community initiatives

✨ Bringing imagination to life

Episode Resources

✨ Series: Adventures of the Psyche hosted by Mareesa Stertz

✨ Book: The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work by Joseph Campbell

✨ Film: The NeverEnding Story (1984), directed by Wolfgang Petersen 

✨ Psychotherapy Pioneer: Carl Jung

✨ Psychedelic-Assisted Innovation: M.I.N.D.S. (Multidisciplinary Investigation into Novel Discoveries & Solutions)

✨ Psychedelic Society: Aware Project

Mareesa Stertz is a filmmaker, storyteller, community organizer, and kundalini yoga teacher. She is the director of communications and strategy at the Global Psychedelic Society, a cofounder at Lucid News and the producer and host of the documentary series, The Healing Powers (of Psychedelics and Other Mindful Practices), and Damanhur, both currently streaming on Gaia TV. She has shared her stories of working with psychedelics on stages internationally as well as in education, for the Synthesis Practitioner Training Program, and teaches storytelling workshops in retreats, conferences, and online for leaders and for psychedelic preparation.

Mareesa is passionate about using story to illuminate the powerful transformation that comes from navigating trauma, heavily informed by her own journey. She has a BA in Cinema at San Francisco State University, and her films have been featured by Gaia TV, Viceland, Indigenous Films, Merry Jane, and Participant, and is currently writing a one-woman theatrical play, and in post-production on a documentary about her experiences with psychedelics.

🌐 Website: www.yourstoryiseverything.com 

🌀 Instagram: @mareesa_stertz

📘 LinkedIn: Mareesa Stertz 

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