Trippy by Ernesto Londoño Summary
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From suicidal despair to profound healing, Ernesto Londono's "Trippy" explores his life-changing ayahuasca journey and psychedelics' revolutionary mental health potential. Could ancient plant medicine succeed where modern psychiatry fails? War veterans with PTSD already know the answer.
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When the Ledge Becomes a Classroom
Picture a twenty-first-floor terrace in Rio de Janeiro. A New York Times correspondent stands in dancer's pose, balancing on the edge. What began as yoga has morphed into something darker-a rehearsal for an ending that might look accidental. One night, his knee wobbles. He falls sideways onto concrete instead of plummeting to the street. The first thought that surfaces through the fog? He needs to adopt a dog-specifically, a traumatized caramel-colored mutt he'd seen weeks earlier. Even depression's grip couldn't fully silence the part of him that understood: responsibility for another life might be the only thing standing between him and oblivion. This is where many journeys into psychedelic therapy begin-not with curiosity or spiritual seeking, but with desperation. Despite landing what seemed like a dream job covering five South American countries, the journalist spiraled into paralyzing depression. Insomnia, whiskey, hollow hookups, and a growing certainty that he couldn't continue living this way. At 4 a.m. on a sleepless Christmas night, he Googled "ayahuasca retreats in Brazil." What he found would crack open not just his understanding of healing, but his entire conception of consciousness itself.
The Medicine Speaks in Riddles
The Inheritance We Don't Choose
Warriors, Not Just Healers
When Healers Become Predators
From Combat Zones to Consciousness
The Revolution We Need
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
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