• The goop Pursuit: Healing in a Sick Society

  • By: Will Siu MD
  • Narrated by: Dr. Will Siu
  • Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (61 ratings)

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By: Will Siu MD
Narrated by: Dr. Will Siu
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Publisher's Summary

From Gwyneth Paltrow’s modern lifestyle brand goop comes the Audible Original The goop Pursuit, a four-part audio series taking listeners on an intimate journey of learning and unlearning.

“Healing in a Sick Society”

Psychiatrist Will Siu, MD goes on a journey to better understand our potential to heal. He shares his personal story of healing trauma and what he’s learned from existing research, his patients, and two foundational experts and personal mentors. Siu sits down with Rick Doblin, the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), and renowned physician and thinker Gabor Maté, MD. And at the end of this particular exploration, Siu comes to envision and outline a holistic and more human approach to healing, connecting, and expanding.

This episode contains mature themes as well as descriptions of suicidal ideation and abuse. Listener discretion is advised. This content is presented solely for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, therapist, or other qualified professional.

©2023 Goop (P)2023 Audible Originals, LLC
About the Host - Will Siu, MD

About the Host

Will Siu, MD, DPhil, completed medical and graduate school at UCLA and the University of Oxford, respectively, before training as a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School. He remained on the faculty at Harvard for two years prior to moving to New York City to further pursue his interest in psychedelic medicine as a practitioner, educator, speaker, and writer. Dr. Siu has been trained by MAPS (the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) to provide MDMA-assisted therapy and maintains a private practice in New York City where he provides individual psychotherapy and manages medications.
He approaches his work with the goal of lasting, patient-centered healing—using his skills and experience to help his clients find healing within themselves. As part of that process, Dr. Siu manages psychiatric medication—including medication discontinuation for those who are ready—and provides integrative psychotherapy. For interested patients, this involves energetic and spiritual work and, in some cases, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. He also offers integration services for those who have experienced ayahuasca, LSD, psilocybin, or MDMA.

About the Executive Producer, Gwyneth Paltrow

About the Executive Producer

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is also a bestselling cookbook author, singer, and entrepreneur.
In 2008, Paltrow founded goop from her kitchen table. Since then, goop has grown into a lifestyle brand devoted to helping women make their own choices count in the various facets of their lives—from style, travel, work, food, and beauty to physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.
Now, goop has a tightly edited digital shop, a book imprint, permanent and pop-up retail experiences, a live event series, and its own product lines that include skincare, fragrances, apparel, bath and body, and supplements.

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Editorial Review

Self-care with a soul (and shrooms)
A couple of years ago, our well-being editor Rachael and I were chatting about how the growing backlash to self-care opened up a discussion around how invisible societal forces like capitalism and racism erode our collective mental health. We never quite figured out what to call this shift—anticapitalist wellness? Systemic well-being?—but “Healing in a Sick Society” hits it bang on the head. This second installment of the new audio series The goop Pursuit features insight from Gabor Maté, the bestselling author and physician who has long explored the links between illness and culture, and Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. But the program’s heart is host Will Siu, a psychiatrist who digs deep into how his own mental health struggles have been both unaddressed and amplified by the medical establishment. His compassionate and authentic approach creates a soothing space for absorbing the many “aha” moments within. —Kat J., Audible Editor

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I loved it!

I’d really recommend it. I even reposted it on my Instagram. Healing is important. We think healing is when you’re crazy or something. But I’m reality- we all need to heal. It’s a long journey. Healing ourselves we are healing society. I wish everyone can understand how important it is.

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A human story

Will's story and willingness to grow and share with others is what loving kindness is all about, such an inspiration and beautiful human being.

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Healing In A Sick Society

Very rare that you hear psychiatrist and physicians of Dr. Will Siu and Dr. Gabor Maté’s caliber share deeply personal history regarding their own lives. As someone who is healing from over a decade of childhood sexual/violent abuse, their own personal traumatic experiences resonate very much with my own in how the trauma manifested. Their candid openness helps to inspire so many others in their healing journeys, including my own. I would love to hear Dr. Will Siu host a series on this topic of “Healing In A Sick Society”. These kinds of conversations are continuously needed. Thank you for this episode.🙏🏾

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So amazing

Absolutely beautiful and more of these kinds of things needs to be done!! People are suffering and it’s so easy to understand why once it is put into perspective.

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The most comfortable podcast ever!!

Wow! Just wow! I struggle A LOT with migraines and headaches so I seldom listen to podcasts/audiobooks, they are triggering and tiering for my head. But this one, mmm. Such a comfortable listen! The voice of Will Siu is so comforting.
And then to the content 😆
That was great too! Loved the switching dialogue between the three men and the woman.
A lot of the information resonated with me. I liked this a lot.

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A wealth of insights

This is a must for anyone on a personal healing journey. Rich with personal stories from the author, it provides insights and anecdotes. It gives us a sense of direction and much needed hope that we can all heal, in spite of our sick society, provided we dive deep and do the work. Thank you Dr. Siu for sharing your story.

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Trauma, Empathy and where do we go from here.

As a Clinical Social Worker and Professor, I found this episode a good learning perspective. It was helpful in the individual sharing particularly in possible options for clients who are not obtaining any help from current conventional treatment.

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Insightful

Forgiving and insightful - will definitely be listening a second time to take notes on the subject.

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Trauma healing truth

You are so correct regarding the empathic witness, which I call the sacred witness, and that key aspect in the healing process with trauma

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Be patient with yourself.

This was an amazing talk that I will listen to over and over again. Opened up many doors and gave me more clarity and hope for healing ourselves and our world. Thank you!

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  • 01-25-23

Great colab

Really enjoyed this, and what a pleasant surprise to have Dr Mate on (I'm a fan and familiar with his work).
I could personally relate to the healing journey and at times, was impacted emotionally in a way that helped me lean in to my healing.
I'm glad to see psychedelics referenced as this has been a component of my healing journey.
Note to Goop: To me, this particular audio wasn't presented in a masculine format or energy at all. From where I'm sitting, the tone, information and processes discussed are universal to anyone living in our current society.
So I hungrily dove into the other Goop presentations and totally couldn't get with the vibe/the energy. They are all so "female" not feminine, because this first audio was a mix of both men and women but the energy to me was feminine, balanced with masculine practicality and information.
I couldn't finish all the others as they are built and designed for women.

More of this style please.