Dr. Darragh Stewart Phd
Inwardbound Co-Founder/ Scientific Lead Facilitator.
Dr Darragh Stewart (Phd) is the co-founder of Inwardbound. In his early twenties, Darragh reached a turning point in his life. Due to the death of his grandmother, the ending of a long-term relationship, and the immense pressure of his University studies, he had a mental breakdown. He suffered from bouts of depression, anxiety, and general dissatisfaction with how he was living his life. These problems sent him on a quest to find inner healing, truth, and a new way of being in the world.
During the rest of his twenties, he had a life-changing breakthrough both mentally and spiritually, with the aid of psychedelic medicines, breathwork, and the power of holistic healing. Having found the power of bodywork for emotional release during this time, he was awarded his VTCT diploma in Holistic massage therapy.
As a scientist, he is keen to cut through faux spirituality and is interested in bridging the gap between science and spirituality. Having had such a positive journey with Psychedelics he is now passionate about helping others who may also benefit from the emerging science of psychedelics by holding retreats and collecting scientific data. He has worked with over 100 people through their psilocybin sessions and is currently writing a paper on the effects of Psilocybin on mental health.
He has also been on trips to India immersing himself in different trauma-release modalities such as somatic bodywork, breathwork, embodiment dance practices, and yoga. He is also a keen meditator having sat at the Tushita Meditation center Dharamsala, and the S.N. Goenka Vipassana Center, Bodh Gaya.
He is also passionate about working with Men through times of struggle and change. He facilitates men’s online workshops, events, and a men’s group for psychedelic integration in Ireland.
- B.A. Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin (2012)
- Ph.D. Plant Developmental Genetics, Trinity College Dublin (2018)
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Certificate – QQI Level 6 IICP College Dublin Ireland (2023)
- Transpersonal therapist training – Irish Centre for Shamanic and Transpersonal Studies (2018-)
- Expanded Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychedelic-assisted Therapy: Trauma-focused ACT training (2022)
- Trauma incident recovery trained – TIR (pre-accredited) (2022)
- VTCT Diploma in Holistic Massage Therapy (2018)
- Co-Founder Psychedelic Brothers of Ireland (2018)
- Diploma Psychotropic plants, Centre of excellence
- Vipassana 10-day silent retreat (Bodh Gaya, India)
- Tushita 10-day silent retreat introduction to Buddhism (Dharamsala, India)
- Shamanic practitioner – Shamanism Ireland
- Shamanic Counsellor – Shamanism Ireland (2023)
If you would like to connect please send me an email to darragh@inwardbound.nl
Have a listen to Inwardbound co-founders Dr Darragh Stewart and Rob Coffey give this talk entitled “The promise and challenges of psychedelic therapy” here:
Listen to Darragh on the Psychedelic Therapy podcast : https://open.spotify.com/episode/72JI30RmYlLAenyvP8EtnE?go=1&sp_cid=84138681-536c-4173-ae4f-a0e44f5b0009&t=1837&nd=1
Listen to Darragh On The Happy Pear podcast: https://thehappypear.ie/episode-45-darragh-stewart/
Listen to Darragh on Life is a festival Podcast: https://www.eamonarmstrong.com/lifeisafestival/darragh-stewart
Categories: Co-Founder, Facilitator, Founder
Upcoming Programs by Dr. Darragh Stewart Phd
InwardBound Private Retreat Programme
Also With Rob Ó Cobhthaigh (Psychotherapist), Michael Ledden- Psychotherapist, Renee Hendriks, Sophie Adler- Psychologist, Helena Angelini- Psychologist, Dr Lauretta Cundy Phd, Psychologist and Nicky Halliday
Please note: To apply for a private retreat, please email Admin@Inwardbound.ie for more information. We have a number of different packages available to suit your needs. We will arrange an exploration call with you where we will answer any questions you may have. If you feel a retreat would benefit you, you can then submit […]
InwardBound Private Psychedelic Retreat Programme - Costa Rica Copy
Also With Rob Ó Cobhthaigh (Psychotherapist), Nicky Halliday and Caroline McMullen
We provide psychedelic retreat programmes with a 4 day private retreat in the Costa Rica as the focal point. Our programme is supervised by trained psychotherapists, and has a pre-screening and integration process supported by our team of facilitators. Our private retreats are suitable for a single participant or for small groups of 1-5 participants that already […]
Inwardbound Introduction to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy online training programme
Also With Rob Ó Cobhthaigh (Psychotherapist), Sophie Adler- Psychologist, Declan Hammond- Psychedelic Therapy Training and Atira Tan- Somatic Trauma Therapist and Psychedelic Therapy Training
Inwardbound are running a 3 month, online “Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy" training programme”, blending cutting edge psychotherapy and science, with the ancestral wisdom of Ireland. The core Inwardbound team have been running psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands for 4 years, and are one of the pioneering psilocybin retreats in the world, with hundreds of people […]
InwardBound 4 day Semi-Private Retreat Programme (3-5 people)
4-Day Semi Private Psychedelic Retreat With almost 1,000 participants on our retreats over the past 6 years, Inwardbound are one of the world leaders in delivering psilocybin retreats. Our retreat will be intimate (3-5 guests who do not know each other) and 2 Psychedelic Assisted Facilitators (1 male, 1 female). During the 4-day retreat, there […]