Ep07: Joe La Torre on questioning his life path, learning the value of set and setting, and finding trust

Joe La Torre is a psychedelic enthusiast and researcher, currently serving as Lead Research Psychologist at the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry (NTAP) at the University of Washington, where he co-leads a variety of research including a three-year Phase 2 psilocybin safety clinical trial funded by the state of Washington. In our conversation together in this episode, Joe shares his path towards psychedelics which includes being confronted with his academic pursuits in Buddhist studies, learning what it takes to navigate the shifting of his friendships and relationships, and ultimately being encouraged to reimagine what he thought his life’s path might look like.

Music credit: Music by Mass X Audio from Pixabay

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