On today's episode, we have harm-reduction therapist and co-founder of Alchemy Community Therapy Center, Irina Alexander (She/Her), join us for a conversation about the need to deconstruct the messaging we have been sold about drugs and step into a research-backed understanding. Together we talk about how larger systems impact our drug use, the importance of community connection, and coming out of the psychedelic closet.

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Irina's Community:

Irina is a co-founder and Clinical Director of Alchemy Community Therapy Center (alchemytherapy.org), a sliding scale psychedelic therapy clinic in Oakland, as well as a street-based harm reduction therapist with the Harm Reduction Therapy Center in San Francisco. Irina has a long history in direct service work, and believes in the healing capacity of showing up for each other, individually and as a community. She feels passionate about making psychedelic healing services more equitable and accessible to underserved communities. Irina has volunteered for several years as a supervisor with the Zendo Project, and is currently also working as an Adherence Rater for MDMA Clinical Trials. 

Ketamine Therapy Provider Training : https://www.alchemytherapy.org/licensedtraining

Resources to Learn More:

Sana Healing Collective : https://sanahealingcollective.org/

Rat Park : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs&t=14s

Drug Decriminalization in Portugal : https://fherehab.com/news/portugal-lowest-drug-rate#:~:text=Portugal%3A%20The%20Country%20with%20the%20Lowest%20Drug%20Overdose%20Rates

Stages of Change : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVyhhMzWkiU

Motivational Interviewing : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iBPeZjjuYU