Tripping with death – can psychedelics help us prepare for the inevitable?

  • Annika Loebig

We know that with death as a prerequisite, grief becomes inevitable – and yet, we’re still surprisingly bad at dealing with it. Since the experience of losing a loved one or reaching the end of our own lives is an inevitable threat to our wellbeing, could psychedelic therapy be extended to helping us cope with death? I spoke to people who have used psychedelics to help them grieve and accept the prospect of death for an article in leafie to see what healing potentials plant medicines might have for our ability to prepare for the inevitable. Read the story here: https://www.leafie.co.uk/psychedelics/psychedelics-help-cope-death/