In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin welcomes back J. Ashley T. Booth, LCSW, MS—a longtime friend, therapist, and psychedelic pioneer.
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Ashley shares her journey from community activism to clinical work with ketamine and MDMA, and her new illustrated guide to IFS, Quieting the Storm Within.
J. Ashley T. Booth, LCSW, MS has led the Southern California Psychedelic Society, served as MAPS trial coordinator for MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy, co-founded a ketamine clinic, and offers IFS, Hakomi, integration, and harm reduction training. Her illustrated picture book introduces IFS concepts through visuals and metaphor.
Highlights:
- Ashley’s 8‑year evolution from community to clinical work
- The origin and intent behind Quieting the Storm Within
- Clouds & sun: A visual metaphor for the internal landscape<
- How IFS helps reframe so-called “bad” behaviors with compassion
- Preparing for psychedelic journeys using parts work
- Somatic memory and frozen parts in the body
- Why low‑dose, psycholytic sessions create safer containers
- Clinical nuances: Ketamine vs. MDMA for specific inner parts
- The role of protector parts, consent, and titration in therapy
- Integrating survival strategies into resilience and wholeness
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