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Psychiatrist Dr. Simon Ruffell shares why he left the NHS to train with Shipibo healers in the Amazon. We talk ayahuasca, PTSD, and why Western medicine often overlooks the spiritual. He also speaks about his work with Onaya, a research organization bridging Indigenous healing and modern science.
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