Today, we’re joined by Emelyn Rozas, a behavioral health specialist, artist, and psychedelic

advocate based in Toronto. She is a part of the executive management team at the Toronto

Psychedelic Community.

Listen in as Emelyn discusses how immigrating to Canada from Peru at a young age had a

direct influence on the path that she would later traverse in adulthood. She opens up about a

troubled childhood which included being a victim of pedophilia, and how a lack of resources and

support for the benefit of her mental health eventually led Emelyn to pursue the modality of

psychedelics.

Emelyn offers her advice to those who are considering psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and

other forms of therapeutic psychedelics. She also speaks on the major lessons she has learned

about healing past traumas. This includes the harsh reality that you may never be able to

forgive those who have harmed you, but the best thing you can do is forgive yourself and be

willing to let go of the shame that has held you back from growth.

She goes on to talk about her work with the Toronto Psychedelic Community and give her

thoughts on what she calls “the psychedelic renaissance”. Finally, Emelyn illustrates her hope

for a future in which “peer support and psychedelics merge”.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

● [02:36] How Emelyn got into the behavioral health field

● [07:46] How Emelyn prepared herself to try psychedelics as a modality

● [13:36] Determining when you may be ready to try psychedelics

● [16:42] Emelyn’s ayahuasca experience

● [20:25] Forgiving yourself and letting go of the shame from past traumas

● [24:10] Emelyn’s thoughts on the afterlife

● [26:10] Emelyn’s work with the Toronto Psychedelic Community

● [28:42] What continues to hold back research on psychedelics with regards to mental

health and addressing addiction

● [29:52] About microdosing

● [32:23] How psychedelics help with substance addiction

● [37:26] Psychedelics the first step to addressing your mental/emotional problems

● [44:05] About Emmelyn’s artwork and future goals

Key Quotes by Emelyn:

● Ayahuasca dissolves your sense of self: Everything gets fragmented. So, when you

come back from the experience, it is up to you to grab those fragments and put them

together for them to make sense, to get to the root of the things that are causing you

issues in your daily life.

● A bad ayahuasca trip is actually a good trip, because there are so many things to learn.

● Guilt and shame are normal human emotions just like joy and anger. But, we have to be

aware of the degree to which we feel them because they do affect us mentally and

emotionally.

● Coming to peace with impermanence—knowing that, one day, we’re not going to be

here anymore—allows us to pay attention and be present more, every day of our lives.

● Psychedelics do not fix problems. It shows you what the problems are. Then, you can

grab them and start to heal them one by one. It is a great tool of revelation to reveal

what’s hidden in the subconscious.

Emelyn’s contact information

https://www.youtube.com/user/Emandnuts

https://www.instagram.com/emelynk/

https://www.torontopsychedelic.ca/

emelynrozas@gmail.com