Welcome to part 1 of our podcast Psychedelics as Medicine, Therapy and Opening up the Creative Mind.

I have the esteemed pleasure of speaking with with Funlayo E. Wood Menzies, PhD, scholar-practitioner of Africana religions, spiritual counselor, motivational speaker, and facilitator.

In part 1, we get to go deep into Iya Funlayo’s illustrious career,  achievements and life struggles as well as her draw to African studies, healing and being a guide in the use of psychedelics.

Funlayo E. Wood Menzies, PhD is a scholar-practitioner of Africana religions, spiritual counselor, motivational speaker, and facilitator. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Black Studies Research at the University of California Santa Barbra.

Her mantras are Scholarship, Service, and Spirit

Bio: https://scholar.harvard.edu/funlayo/biocv

CV: https://scholar.harvard.edu/funlayo/biocv/cv

Contact & Services Info: https://funlayophd.com/

Website: https://aseire.com/funlayo/

IG iyafunlayo

FB: Funlayo E. Wood-Menzies

                                                                                                    Heal. Move. Educate. Evolve.