The Power of Psychedelics with Professor David Nutt | Happy Place

Psychedelics have been stigmatised and criminalised for over 50 years, but David Nutt, a professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and a leading worldwide authority on drugs, feels we’re on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience that could see psychedelics being used to treat mental health conditions. In this chat with Fearne, David explains the difference between the brain and the mind, and how psychedelics switch the latter off so the former can heal and lay down new thinking patterns. They discuss the potential therapeutic purposes of these drugs for conditions including PTSD, addiction, anxiety, and eating disorders. David’s new book, Psychedelics, has recently been published by Yellow Kite and is available as a hardback, ebook and audio book. You can pre-order Fearne’s new book Speak Your Truth here: https://amzn.to/2HwAkek Listen to the Happy Place podcast here podfollow.com/happyplace or you can watch it on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3pSerHr ABOUT HAPPY PLACE Fearne's HAPPY PLACE is a place to celebrate honesty, authenticity and community. Fearne delves into life, love, loss and everything in-between by chatting to inspiring individuals who have made a change in their own lives or help other people to find different ways of seeing life as she reveals what happiness means to them. Happy Place is a space that is safe for all where difference is celebrated and the extraordinary is discovered. A place to focus on the positives and to help you find the joy every day - big or small. Still haven't subscribed to Fearne Cotton's Happy Place on Youtube? ► https://bit.ly/371zqza ABOUT FEARNE COTTON Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter, mother, broadcaster, writer and founder of Happy Place, a place where Fearne holds difficult but important conversations to encourage self-care and self-appreciation, creating a positive impact on the world, giving everyone a voice and actively listening. CONNECT WITH FEARNE COTTON Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fearnecotton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fearnecotton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fearnecotton 00:00 Preview 00:55 Intro 01:15 What is a Psychedelic? 02:15 Mental Health and Psychedelics 03:40 Default Mode Network 05:43 The Stigma of Psychedelics 09:06 Can Psychedelics Curb Addiction? 11:37 Can Psychedelics ‘cure’ Depression? 16:51 David’s Work History 17:57 Psychotherapy and Psychedelics 24:49 The effect of Bad Trips 28:58 Shift in Psychedelics and Drug Discussions 30:44 The History of Ecstasy in the UK 33:21 MDMA 35:58 Spiritual Experience with Psychedelics 38:04 Hallucinations 42:50 The Future of Psychedelics