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Danielle Loewen

Sep 22, 2021

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A Long, Dark Night on Ayahuasca Was an Unexpectedly Liberating Experience

It took a psychoactive drug to show me my self-worth

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As I felt the mild euphoria and weightlessness spread through my body, I recalled my intention for this journey: a question I’d brought with me to ask the…

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