Plant Medicine, Psychedelics & Consciousness Expansion | Self Growth Videos

Something significant is happening in science. The most stigmatized category of substances in modern history — psychedelics — is now the subject of serious peer-reviewed research at Johns Hopkins, NYU, Imperial College London, and the University of New Mexico. Psilocybin holds FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation. Ayahuasca retreats have become a multi-billion-dollar global industry. DMT research is producing findings about the nature of consciousness that have no clean explanation in the current scientific framework.

This isn’t the 1960s. This is a methodical, well-funded scientific conversation — and it’s producing results that are hard to dismiss.

At Self Growth Videos, we cover this territory the same way we cover everything: through the researchers, speakers, and thinkers doing the most rigorous work. No hype. No overclaiming. No dismissing what the data shows.

The Science

Understanding what these substances actually do — biologically, neurologically, phenomenologically — is the starting point.

• DMT: What It Is, What It Does, and Why Scientists Take It Seriously
• Your Brain Produces DMT: The Endogenous DMT Theory
• Is the Brain a Receiver, Not a Creator? The Consciousness Filter Theory
• Psilocybin Therapy: What Johns Hopkins and NYU Research Actually Shows

Substance Guides

Before engaging with any plant medicine — for study, ceremony, or therapy — know what you’re working with.

• DMT: The Complete Guide
• Ayahuasca: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
• Psilocybin: What It Is, How It Works, and Where It’s Legal
• Plant Medicine vs. Traditional Therapy: What Works for Trauma and Depression

Retreat Centers

The retreat center industry has grown faster than regulation. Knowing how to vet a program could be the difference between a transformative experience and a dangerous one.

• Best Ayahuasca Retreat Centers in 2026
• Psilocybin Retreat Centers: Where It’s Legal in 2026
• How to Choose a Plant Medicine Retreat (Without Getting Burned)
• Ayahuasca Safety: Risks, Contraindications, and How to Prepare
• Is Ayahuasca Legal? A 2026 Country and State Guide

Speakers & Researchers

The people doing the most important work in this space — in labs, in books, and on stages.

• Rick Strassman and the Spirit Molecule: DMT Research That Changed Everything
• Terence McKenna: The Philosopher of Plant Consciousness
• Michael Pollan: How to Change Your Mind and What Psychedelics Taught a Skeptic
• Chase Hughes on DMT: What a Navy Behavior Expert Learned About Consciousness

Before and After

The ceremony is one part. Preparation and integration are where real transformation either happens or gets wasted.

• Set and Setting: Why Your Mindset and Environment Define Your Experience
• Psychedelic Integration: How to Make the Most of What Happened After the Ceremony