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Ep. 89 | MDMA Therapy and Microdosing Mushrooms with Amy Wong Hope, Part 1


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You can also find these clinician-backed resources on psilocybin:



  • The Ultimate Psilocybin Guide

  • Micro-Psyched 12-week Microdosing Program




"What can MDMA and other psychedelics offer those healing from trauma?" In this episode, April Pride talks with Amy Wong, a licensed clinical social worker and MDMA-assisted therapist, about the profound therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. Amy shares her journey into psychedelic therapy and her work in helping clients transform through carefully guided MDMA and psilocybin experiences. This episode focuses on the impact of MDMA in treating trauma and the challenges surrounding policy and legalization in the psychedelic space.




After listening to this episode, you’ll understand more about:



  • How MDMA can aid in trauma recovery and emotional processing



  • The role of therapy and guidance in effective psychedelic experiences



  • Key policy challenges and legal considerations in psychedelic therapy



  • Amy’s experiences and insights from working as an MDMA-assisted therapist






Resources



  • More information about Amy’s clinical and psychedelic offerings. LINK



  • Order Small Doses of Awareness: A Microdosing Companion LINK



  • Materials referenced in this episode: 




    • 2021 Study: Single-blinded) Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing (Balázs Szigeti, Laura Kartner, Allan Blemings, Fernando Rosas, Amanda Feilding, David J Nutt, Robin L Carhart-Harris, David Erritzoe (2021) Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing eLife 10:e62878. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.62878)



    • 2023 Review: Microdosing psychedelics and the risk of cardiac fibrosis and valvulopathy: Comparison to known cardiotoxins(Rouaud, A., Calder, A. E., & Hasler, G. (2024). Microdosing psychedelics and the risk of cardiac fibrosis and valvulopathy: Comparison to known cardiotoxins. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 02698811231225609. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811231225609)



    • 2020 Survey: Microdosing psychedelics: Demographics, practices, and psychiatric comorbidities (Anderson et al), Journal of Pharmacology , University of Toronto(Rosenbaum, D., Weissman, C., Anderson, T., Petranker, R., Dinh-Williams, L. A., Hui, K., & Hapke, E. (2020). Microdosing psychedelics: Demographics, practices, and psychiatric comorbidities. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 34(6), 612-622. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0269881120908004)



    • 2019 Survey: Self-Rated Effectiveness of Microdosing With Psychedelics for Mental and Physical Health Problems Among Microdosers(Hutten, N. R. P. W., Mason, N. L., Dolder, P. C., & Kuypers, K. P. C. (2019). Self-Rated Effectiveness of Microdosing With Psychedelics for Mental and Physical Health Problems Among Microdosers. Frontiers in psychiatry, 10, 672. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00672/full)







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