Psychedelic Medicine Podcast with Dr. Lynn Marie Morski
162 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 110 ratingsCurious about the possible therapeutic benefits of psychedelic medicines? The Psychedelic Medicine Podcast with Dr. Lynn Marie Morski has you covered with the latest in scientific research, medical practices, and legal developments involving these substances and their incredible therapeutic potential. Covering the full range of psychedelic therapies, including psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, LSD, ayahuasca, ibogaine, and more, this podcast serves as an auditory encyclopedia of information for anyone interested in learning about the safe, therapeutic uses of these medicines.
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Ketamine-Assisted Couples Therapy with Chandra Khalifian, PhD
May 08, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Chandra Khalifian, PhD joins to explore ketamine-assisted couples therapy. Dr. Chandra Khalifian is a clinical psychologist, researcher, educator and Co-CEO of Enamory, a clinic and community focused on providing expansive relationship education and therapy including psychedelic-assisted couple-therapy. In this conversation Dr. Khalifian explores the intricacies of ketamine-assisted couples therapy, sharing why she thinks psychedelics, a...
Psychedelics and Seizure Disorders with Evan Lewis, MD, FRCPC
April 24, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes - 45.5 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Evan Cole Lewis joins to explore the topic of psychedelics and seizure disorders. Dr. Lewis is a Canadian Neurologist and holds an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. He has special interest in the treatment of neurologic disorders, including functional seizures, with psychedelic therapies. In this conversation, Dr. Lewis shares his expertise on a number of topics at the i...
Psychedelic Adjunct Series: Somatic Therapy with Jenna Valentine, DACM, LAc
April 10, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Jenna Valentine joins to explore the intersection of psychedelics and somatic therapy. Dr. Valentine is a doctor of Chinese Medicine who incorporates both functional medicine and somatic experiencing within her practice to help achieve optimal wellness. In this conversation, Dr. Valentine introduces somatic therapy, drawing parallels to psychedelic work and exploring how this modality may support more healthy and holistic psychedelic...
Psychedelics for Sexual Functioning and Intimacy with Tommaso Barba, PhD(c)
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast Tommaso Barba joins to explore the topic of psychedelics for sexual functioning and intimacy. Tommaso is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London where his research is focused on understanding the potential role of psychedelic drugs for well-being. Tommaso authored the first paper on the effects of psychedelics on sexual functioning. In this conversation, Tommaso shares results from the multiple st...
MDMA-Assisted Couples Therapy with Kayla Knopp, PhD
March 13, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast Kayla Knopp joins to explore the topic of MDMA-Assisted Couples Therapy. Dr. Kayla Knopp is a clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in non-traditional couples and relationships. She specializes in making couple therapies more inclusive, accessible, and effective, including MDMA- and ketamine-assisted couple therapy. In this conversation, Dr. Knopp introduces MDMA-assisted couples therapy, discussing why this entactogen is a go...
Encore episode: The Dark Side of Ketamine (and how to Stay in the Light) with Dr. Mark Braunstein
February 29, 2024 14:45 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this episode of the Plant Medicine Podcast, Dr. Mark Braunstein returns to discuss potential concerns surrounding the use of ketamine, especially use which is not overseen by a knowledgeable medical professional. Dr. Braunstein is a whole-health psychiatrist with 22 years of clinical experience. He is the medical director for multiple mental health and psychedelic psychotherapy clinics in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah and he also runs in-patient and out-patient programs for addiction. Ad...
Psychedelics for Postpartum Mood Disorders with Melissa Whippo, LCSW
February 14, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast we discuss the topic of psychedelics and postpartum mood disorders. Melissa Whippo is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in the intersection of women's health and psychedelics. She founded a non-profit, Deva Collective, which has fiscal sponsorship with MAPS, and is currently conducting research about perimenopause and microdosing San Pedro. In this conversation, Melissa shares the details of existing research into psychedelic tre...
Psychedelic Assisted EMDR Therapy with Hannah Raine-Smith and Jocelyn Rose
January 31, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes - 93.3 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Hannah Raine-Smith and Jocelyn Rose join to discuss the psychedelic assisted EMDR therapy. Hannah is an integrative psychotherapist and independent researcher specializing in psychedelic integration using EMDR therapy. Jocelyn is a research therapist working on psychedelic clinical trials. She also works in private practice, and has a special interest in exploring the unfolding potential of EMDR as a scalable, trauma focused psychedelic as...
Ketamine for PTSD with Steven Radowitz, MD
January 17, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Steven Radowitz, MD joins to discuss the state of the research into ketamine treatments for PTSD. Dr. Steven Radowitz is the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder, Nushama. He believes psychedelic medicine’s framework of neuroscience, mystical experience, and integration therapy is the future of mental wellness, and current solutions often fall short, treating symptoms without addressing underlying issues. Dr. Radowitz and the Nushama team ...
Exploring Endogenous DMT with Rick Strassman, MD
January 03, 2024 15:13 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Rick Strassman, MD joins to discuss the topic of endogenous DMT. Dr. Strassman is adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule and The Psychedelic Handbook. His DMT and psilocybin studies in the early 1990s initiated the renewal of human research with psychedelics in the U.S. In this conversation, Dr. Strassman discusses the finer details of DMT, from en...
Psilocybin for Anorexia Nervosa with Stephanie Knatz Peck, PhD
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Stephanie Knatz Peck, PhD joins to discuss the research on psilocybin for anorexia nervosa. Dr. Stephanie Knatz Peck is a clinical psychologist and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego with an expertise in eating disorders. She conducts clinical research on novel treatments for eating disorders and has been involved with clinical research evaluating psychedelics across a variety of mental health indicatio...
What are Psychosomatodelics? with Ben Malcolm, PharmD, MPH
November 16, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Ben Malcolm, PharmD, MPH joins to discuss why he prefers the term “psychosomatodelics” for psychedelics. Dr. Malcolm is a psychopharmacology consultant, psychedelic educator, founder of Spirit Pharmacist, LLC and a board member of the Psychedelic Medicine Association. In this conversation, Dr. Malcolm shares the meaning of the term psychosomatodelic as well as the history of the different terms used to refer to psychedelics. He emphasize...
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Accelerated Growth with Nick Brüss, EdD, LMFT
October 25, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Nick Brüss, EdD, LMFT joins to discuss the possibilities of leveraging ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for accelerated growth. Dr. Brüss is a psychedelic therapist licensed in CA, NY and TX. He was a MAPS clinician and supervisor on the historic phase 3 MDMA for PTSD study, and is the director of psychedelic medicine advocacy for the TREAT California ballot initiative. In this conversation, Dr. Brüss explains the intricacies of the inte...
Supporting Survivors of Psychedelic Abuse with Erica Siegal, LCSW
September 28, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Erica Siegal, LCSW returns to discuss the important topic of supporting survivors of psychedelic abuse. Erica is a psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist, community organizer, and harm reduction advocate. In 2019 she founded NEST Harm Reduction, a California-based mental health and psychedelic support organization that provides psychotherapy, outreach, education, and integration. Erica also recently founded SHINE Collective to support surviv...
Psychedelic Training and Education with Kyle Buller and David Drapkin, LCSW
September 12, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 60.6 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Kyle Buller and David Drapkin, LCSW of Psychedelics Today join to discuss psychedelic training and education. David is a licensed clinical social worker, the director of education and training at Psychedelics Today, and one of the creators of their 12-month training program, Vital. Kyle is the co-founder of Psychedelics Today and VP of training and education. In this conversation, Kyle and David share an overview of the current state of...
Avoiding the Traps of Psychedelic Self-Absorption with Adam Aronovich, PhD(c)
August 23, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 94.8 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Adam Aronovich, PhD(c) returns to discuss issues of psychedelic self-absorption—and how to avoid these traps. According to Adam, he is a PhD candidate in medical anthropology, the creator and curator of Healing from Healing, a trophy husband and dad. In this conversation, Adam revisits his previous discussion of psychedelic narcissism and explains why he’s now somewhat more critical of the term. However, Adam still sees issues around cul...
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain with Michelle Weiner, DO MPH
August 02, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 49 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Michelle Weiner joins to discuss the research on ketamine assisted psychotherapy for chronic pain conditions. Dr. Weiner is Double board-certified in Interventional Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Director of Integrative Pain Management at Spine and Wellness Centers of America. She uses a unique personalized approach to treat the root cause of one's pain using a biopsychosocial model including lifestyle and ...
The Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project with Jules Evans
July 19, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Jules Evans joins to discuss his work with the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project. Jules is a research fellow at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University of London and author of four books including The Art of Losing Control and Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency. He is also the Director of the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project and the editor of the substack Ecstatic Integrati...
Managing Medical Risk in Patients Seeking Psilocybin Therapy with Reid Robison, MD, MBA
July 05, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Reid Robison joins to discuss managing medical risk in patients seeking psilocybin therapy. Dr. Robison is a board-certified psychiatrist and Chief Clinical Officer at Numinus, overseeing the company's psychedelic and mental health services across the US and Canada. He has led over 200 clinical trials in neuropsychiatry, including the MAPS-sponsored MDMA-assisted therapy for eating disorders study, and several other psychedelic studies...
Psychedelics for Substance Use Disorder with Kevin Franciotti, MA
June 21, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Kevin Franciotti, MA joins to discuss the intricacies of psychedelic-assisted therapies for substance use disorder. Kevin Franciotti is a Denver-based writer, therapist, advisor, and thought leader in the fields of psychology, psychedelics, and substance abuse counseling. In this conversation, Kevin shares his expertise on the existing research on psychedelic medicines for substance use disorder (SUD) and also discusses the limitations o...
Leveraging Psychedelics for Queer Liberation with Wilhelmina De Castro, LCSW
June 07, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Wilhelmina De Castro, LCSW joins to discuss the ways psychedelics may be used to support goals of queer liberation. Wilhelmina is a psychedelic therapist in the San Diego area and serves as a DEI officer for Integrative Psychiatry Institute. She is also lead faculty for the Psychedelic Research and Training Institute and is committed to creating access to psychedelic healing for historically marginalized populations. In this conversati...
Considerations for Safety When Working with 5-MeO-DMT with Joël Brierre
May 24, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Joël Brierre joins to discuss the important topic of safety when working with 5-MeO-DMT. Joël is the founder and CEO Tandava Retreats and co-founder of the 5-MeO-DMT education and training platform F.I.V.E. Joël and his team are focused on shepherding 5-MeO into the world in a safe and effective manner. In this conversation, Joël shares his expertise on the screening that should be done prior to 5-MeO-DMT experiences, discussing both ph...
The Role of Peer Support in the Psychedelic Ecosystem with Joshua White, JD
May 10, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Joshua White returns to discuss the role of peer support in the psychedelic ecosystem. Joshua (he/him) is founder and executive director of Fireside Project and has prior experience as a volunteer counselor on a hotline and as a volunteer at the Zendo Project. He has also practiced law as a deputy city attorney at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, where he focused on suing business exploiting vulnerable communities. He also co-taug...
Group Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy for Frontline Healthcare Workers with Hannah Cross, LCSW
April 19, 2023 07:12 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Hannah Cross, LCSW joins to discuss group ketamine assisted psychotherapy for frontline healthcare workers. Hannah is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist who specializes in trauma healing and psychedelic integration, including work on LSD and psilocybin clinical trials. In this conversation, Hannah shares details from the study exploring group ketamine therapy in a cohort of ten frontline healthcare workers, discussing the s...
Addressing the Stress of Life Transitions through Ketamine Therapy with Arsalan Azam, MD
April 05, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Arsalan Azam joins to discuss the potential of ketamine therapy for helping to address the stress of major life transitions. Dr. Azam is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and medical director of Daydream MD. He attended medical school as a Dean’s Scholar at Case Western Medical School and completed his clinical rotations at the Cleveland Clinic. He has also worked as an emergency medicine physician around the country, incl...
Medical Literature Regarding Psychedelics, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding with Ben Malcolm, PharmD
March 22, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Ben Malcolm, PharmD joins to discuss the research surrounding the intersection of psychedelics with pregnancy and nursing. Dr. Malcolm is a psychopharmacology consultant, psychedelic educator, founder of Spirit Pharmacist, LLC and a board member of the Psychedelic Medicine Association. Dr. Malcolm recently wrote an overview article on the existing research into psychedelics, pregnancy and breastfeeding. In this conversation, Dr. Malcolm ...
Encore episode: Psychedelics and Women’s Health with Allison Feduccia, PhD
March 08, 2023 17:11 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBIn this episode of the psychedelic medicine podcast, Allison Feduccia, PhD joins to discuss the intersection of psychedelic medicine and women’s health. Dr. Feduccia is a neuropharmacologist, psychedelic researcher, and builder of virtual and in-person communities. She is cofounder of two prominent organizations, psychedelic.support and Project New Day, and is additionally a scientific advisor for Eastra. Alli has been researching psychedelics since 2004 when she first began studying MDMA an...
How Psychedelics Affect the Brain with Manesh Girn, PhD(c)
February 22, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, PhD candidate and psychedelic science YouTuber Manesh Girn discusses his recent research on psychedelic brain action. Manesh is in the final stages of obtaining his PhD in neuroscience at McGill University and is an author on over a dozen peer-reviewed articles on psychedelics and related topics. He is also chief research officer at EntheoTech Bioscience and runs the YouTube channel the Psychedelic Scientist. In this conversation, Manes...
Therapeutic Uses of Ketamine for Adolescents with Johnathan Edwards, MD
February 08, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBIn this episode of the psychedelic medicine podcast, Dr. Johnathan Edwards joins to discuss the potential of ketamine treatments for mental health conditions in adolescent populations. Dr. Edwards is a board-certified anaesthesiologist and author with a key focus on treating mental health conditions with ketamine. He has provided ketamine in his practice for over 20 years and has worked with psychiatrist Dr. Sam Zand to help patients with mental health conditions. In this conversation, Dr...
Optimal Delivery of Psychedelic Experiences with Paul Thambi, MD
January 25, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Paul Thambi, MD joins to discuss insights on the optimal delivery of psychedelic experiences stemming from his recent trial on psilocybin therapy for cancer patients suffering from major depressive disorder. Dr. Thambi is a medical oncologist with nearly 20 years of experience treating patients in a private practice. He now serves as CMO Sunstone Therapies, a company focused on how to best deliver psychedelic therapies. In this conversa...
Psychedelics' Potential to Address Spinal Cord Injury with Joel Castellanos, MD and Jim Harris
January 11, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joel Castellanos and Jim Harris join to discuss the possibilities of addressing spinal cord injuries using psychedelic medicine. Dr. Castellanos is a board certified physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management physician and an associate professor in the department of anesthesiology at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Jim Harris is a National Geographic photographer who suffered a spinal cord injury d...
Applications of Virtual Reality in Psychedelic Therapy with Agnieszka Sekula, MSc
December 28, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Agnieszka Sekula joins to discuss her research into the applications of virtual reality in psychedelic-assisted therapy. Agnieszka is a researcher at Swinburne University and co-founder of Enosis Therapeutics. Her research focuses on investigating therapeutic mechanisms in psychedelic treatment that can be strengthened through experience design and translating findings of this research into real-life applications by developing virtual real...
Elements of Comprehensive Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with Andrew Penn, PMHNP
December 14, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 55.4 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Andrew Penn joins to discuss the recent BrainFutures white paper on the elements of psychedelic-assisted therapy which he co-authored. Andrew is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and a professor at UC San Francisco who is also a psychedelic psychotherapy researcher and nationally invited speaker. Additionally, Andrew is the co-founder of the Organization of Psychedelic and Entheogenic Nurses (OPENurses). In this conversation, Andrew discu...
Potential Benefits of Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelics with Kurt Rasmussen, PhD
November 30, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Kurt Rasmussen joins to discuss the potential benefits of non-hallucinogenic psychedelic drugs currently in development. Dr. Rasmussen is the Chief Scientific Officer at Delix Therapeutics and was previously at the National Institutes of Health where he led the Division of Therapeutics & Medical Consequences since 2018. Here, he directed the medications development program and played an integral role in evaluating the safety and effica...
Psychedelics and Learning to Let Go with Dr. Max Wolff
November 09, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Max Wolff joins to discuss his 2020 study exploring how psychedelics can facilitate the healing process of “letting go.” Dr. Wolff is a psychologist, psychotherapist and head of psychotherapy training and research at the MIND Foundation. He is also therapist and researcher in the EPIsoDE Study, a government funded clinical trial investigating psilocybin-augmented psychotherapy for treatment resistant depression at CIMH Mannheim and Cha...
The Interplay between Psychedelics and Attachment Styles with Rabbi Aaron Cherniak, MA
October 26, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Aaron Cherniak joins to discuss the intersection between psychedelic experiences and psychological attachment styles. Aaron is a clinical psychologist and researcher who examines a variety of topics in psychedelic science, including subjective experiences, outcomes, and mechanisms. He is also a Rabbi and the director of the JPSYCH lab of Jewish spirituality and mental health. His recent research looks at how psychedelic experiences are int...
Encore episode: Navigating Psychedelic Narcissism with Adam Aronovich
October 12, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBIn this episode of the Plant Medicine Podcast, Adam Aronovich returns to discuss the phenomenon of psychedelic narcissism. Adam is a doctoral candidate at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork i...
Meaning Making in Psychedelic Healing with Dr. Ben Medrano
September 28, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Ben Medrano joins to discuss the intricacies of meaning making in psychedelic healing. Dr. Medrano is the former senior vice president and US medical director of Field Trip Health and has extensive experience in the evolving field of integrated approaches. He is also the current co-medical director of Nue Life Health where he is continuing his efforts in expanding access to ketamine therapies. Dr. Medrano additionally still serves as m...
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder with Dr. Ben Sessa
September 14, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Ben Sessa joins to share results of his investigation into MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for alcohol use disorder. Dr. Sessa is a trained MDMA and psilocybin therapist and the chief medical officer at Awakn Life Sciences, a biotechnology company researching, developing, and commercializing therapeutics to treat addiction with specific attention on alcohol use disorder in the near-term. Dr. Sessa begins sharing his story of how he got ...
Encore episode: MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD with Rick Doblin, PhD
August 31, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Rick Doblin joins to discuss the past, present, and future of MDMA-assisted therapy. Rick Doblin is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. He received his doctorate in public policy from Harvard and has also studied under the father of transpersonal psychology Stanislav Grof. Through MAPS, Rick aspires to develop legal contexts for beneficial uses of psychedelics and marijuana as pr...
Ketamine for Alcohol Use Disorder with Steven Mandel, MD
August 17, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Steven Mandel returns to discuss ketamine treatments for alcohol use disorder. Dr. Mandel is an internationally recognized expert and pioneer in the use of ketamine-infusion therapy to treat mental health disorders and chronic pain. He is a board-certified anesthesiologist with a masters in psychology and over 40 years of experience working with ketamine. He is the founder and president of Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles and also the Foun...
How to Measure Progress in Psychedelic Integration with Tomas Frymann
August 03, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Tomas Frymann joins to discuss his recent paper where he developed scales for measuring dimensions of psychedelic integration. Tomas is a doctoral student at Columbia University’s Spirituality and Psychology Lab and the author of the Psychedelic Integration Scales and the Interbeing Identity Scale. He is also a practicing psychedelic integration coach for Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS, Inc.). Tomas begins by discussing th...
Warning Signs When Selecting a Psychedelic Facilitator with Juliana Mulligan
July 21, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBOn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Juliana Milligan joins to discuss her recent article (co-authored with Joshua White of Fireside Project) on warning signs when selecting a psychedelic facilitator. Juliana is an ibogaine specialist who has been working in the ibogaine treatment community for 10 years. Having been formerly opioid-dependent and incarcerated herself, she currently works at the Center for Optimal Living where she runs the psychedelic education and training pro...
Microdosing and the Placebo Effect with Balázs Szigeti, PhD
June 30, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Balázs Szigeti, PhD, joins to discuss his research on the intersection of microdosing psychedelics and the placebo effect. Dr. Szigeti studied physics at Imperial College, after which he earned a PhD in computational neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh. He has worked as a biomedical software engineer at the Icahn Genomics Institute and he has conducted the largest placebo-controlled study on psychedelics to date. In his research,...
Insights Gained from the First Year of Fireside Project with Joshua White
June 08, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Joshua White returns to discuss the first year of the psychedelic peer-support line, Fireside Project. Joshua (he/him) is founder and executive director of Fireside Project and has prior experience as a volunteer counselor on a hotline and as a volunteer at the Zendo Project. He has also practiced law as a deputy city attorney at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, where he focused on suing business exploiting vulnerable communities....
Preparing for Safe Ibogaine Journeys with Felipe Malacara, MD
May 25, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Felipe Malacara joins to discuss the safety considerations surrounding ibogaine therapy. Dr. Malacara is the chief clinical operations director for Beond, a Mexico-based Ibogaine clinic. He is also a general practice physician with a medical degree from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and has over 17 years of experience treating over 1,200 patients with Ibogaine therapy. In this conversation, Dr. Malacara shares im...
Preparing for Safe Ibogaine Journeys with Felipe Malacara, MD
May 25, 2022 09:00In this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Felipe Malacara joins to discuss the safety considerations surrounding ibogaine therapy. Dr. Malacara is the chief clinical operations director for Beond, a Mexico-based Ibogaine clinic. He is also a general practice physician with a medical degree from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and has over 17 years of experience treating over 1,200 patients with Ibogaine therapy. In this conversation, Dr. Malacara shares im...
Addressing Military Sexual Trauma through Ayahuasca with Wyly Gray and Andrea Lucie, PhD
May 11, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 55.9 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Wyly Gray and Dr. Andrea Lucie join to discuss the issue of healing military sexual trauma (MST) through ayahuasca. Wyly Gray is a former Marine and founding executive director of Veterans of War, a nonprofit which connects teams of veterans to psychedelic-assisted guided group therapy designed to heal the scars of war in community. Dr. Andrea Lucie is a native of Chile and a third generation healer who has been traditionally and non-tradi...
Predicting and Potentiating Peak Psychedelic Experiences with Sam Gandy, PhD
April 27, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBIn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Sam Gandy returns to discuss the topic of psychedelic-induced mystical experiences, looking specifically at how to predict and potentiate these experiences. Dr. Gandy holds a PhD in ecological science from the University of Aberdeen and has conducted field research across the globe. He is a researcher and science writer who is also a collaborator with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, with a research inter...
Psychedelics’ Potential to Improve Health Habits with Pedro Teixeira, PhD
April 13, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBOn this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Pedro Teixeira joins to discuss the emerging research about the effects of psychedelics on health behavior change. Dr. Teixeira is a professor of physical activity and health at the University of Lisbon and the director of research for the Synthesis Institute in the Netherlands. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in exercise science and a PhD in nutritional sciences. As an academic, Pedro’s main research interest is health behavior...