A Trip to Psychedelic Summer Camp

Ted Perkins, aka the “Tips & Tools Guy” is a SMART facilitator and producer of our popular SMART Recovery video series including Tips & Tools for Recovery That Works, Life Beyond Addiction, Facilitator Spotlights, and more.  A natural skeptic and avid humanist, he has always been open to ways to better himself, especially in his recovery. One way in which he’s done this is looking into the possible therapeutic value of psychedelic drugs. In this podcast he openly shares some of his experiences with people so they can understand the powerful impact they made in his life. In this podcast, Ted talks about: How alcohol was normalized growing up in other countries  His path from college to the entertainment industry being full of parties and substances   Realizing he was living a suboptimal life because of alcohol   Finding SMART and becoming a facilitator   Trying LSD in the 1980’s and integrating the experience into his ongoing relationships  Trying to be the best Ted he can be  Learning about the popularity of psychedelics to aid in recovery  His experience at a psychedelic summer camp in Costa Rica  Being treated with Ketamine by his therapist   The connection between his psychedelic experience and using SMART  Getting what you need, not what you want  Having a deeper emotional connection to the people in his life