Oliver Davis - - The politics of healing trauma

Healing trauma through psychedelic therapy is analyzed as a political concern, moving beyond purely neurobiological perspectives. Trauma is presented as an organizing principle in contemporary Western society, where various groups construct their political identity and legitimacy around shared experiences of traumatic injury, creating a unique politics of resentment. A critical perspective is applied to the Power Trip podcast series, which examines instances of sexual abuse within psychedelic communities. The series is interpreted as a tool for intensifying public concern and anxiety surrounding potential abuses in psychedelic-assisted therapy, particularly when clinical conduct does not meet idealized standards of safety or ethics.