Last week I hit a major milestone: 20 years in emergency medicine! I've now spent almost half my life as an emergency physician and haven't just learned a lot of medicine, but also about humanity as a whole and myself as an individual. The emergency department, or ED as we like to call it, helped me to find my voice and not be afraid to speak out loud. It has helped me to recognize both the large life and death stories but also the smaller moments in between that can be just as valuable. I talk about the pros and cons of the specialty and what keeps me coming back for more! Let me know what you think!

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Dr. Paul Daley is the co-founder, Chief Science Officer, and Chemist at the Alexander Shulgin Research Institute. He began to work with Dr. Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin in 2007 to synthesize novel psychedelic compounds and co-author The Shulgin Index. In addition to his work in psychedelic chemistry, Dr. Daley has published extensively in the fields of integrated pest management, plant photosynthesis, environmental chemistry, and analytical instrumentation. In this episode, we discuss his work prior to the Shulgin lab including at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discuss his work with the Shulgins, and thoughts about the future of psychedelics. We get into some nitty gritty chemistry details so this will be a treat for all the science fans out there! 

For a background on Ann and Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin, please listen to Human School Episode 26: Lessons from Ann and Sasha Shulgin

Books referenced in the episode:

Pihkal: Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved by Alexander and Ann Shulgin
https://www.amazon.com/Pihkal-Chemical-Story-Alexander-Shulgin/dp/0963009605

Tihkal: Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved by Alexander and Ann Shulgin
https://www.amazon.com/Tihkal-Continuation-Alexander-Shulgin/dp/0963009699

The Shulgin Index: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds Vol.1

Websites I've referenced:

Shulgin Farm: shulginfarm.org
Alexander Shulgin Research Institute: shulginresearch.net

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Ali Thurner is the Vice President of Marketing for Blue Moon Yoga and Wellness, but I know her best as my favorite yoga teacher! She also teaches people how to deepen their practice and learn how to teach through the yoga teacher training (YTT) offered at Blue Moon. I've intermittently practiced Vinyasa yoga for many years, but for a little over a year I've practiced on a routine basis and it's helped me to feel stronger, more energetic and clear my mind. In this episode, we discuss the different types of yoga, what it all means and how we can use this practice to enrich our daily lives. 

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@alithurner

@bluemoonyogaandwellness

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https://bluemoonyogastudios.com/

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Dr. Danielle Campagne is an emergency physician and the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCSF Fresno and Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California and Medical Director at American Ambulance, the largest prehospital provider in Central California. She leads one of the most established emergency departments in the US with incredible heart, tenacity, and altruism. She is also an amazing mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend. Dr. Campagne is a great example of someone who is always thinking of the whole, whether that is her colleagues, the emergency department, the hospital, and the community at large. She gets ideas and doesn't let them drop, managing to pull off massive projects that impact many. In this episode, we discuss some of the projects she spearheaded, especially high performance CPR for all of our local first responders and revamping education for our prehospital providers through the American Ambulance EMS Podcast (of which I'm one of the co-hosts)! She's an example of someone who truly impacts others with her work and inspires the rest of us to rise to the challenge!

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I'm once again joined by my sister Garin Hussenjian, who co-hosts this episode. She's G and I'm P, in case you were wondering! Today I have her tell the second half of a story, that at first glance is simply about a road trip that she went on. However, as we get into the details of why she went, and what was going on in her life at the time, it seems like certain signs were pushing her to go on this journey. To put it into perspective, she is a wife, mother of 2 kids who was working a busy full-time job (and not super adventurous or outdoorsy- sorry G). What happens when she gets to a remote part of Northern California! It gets weird... Listen to find out! 

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I'm once again joined by my sister Garin Hussenjian, who co-hosts this episode. She's G and I'm P, in case you were wondering! Today I have her tell the first half of a story, that at first glance is simply about a road trip that she went on. However, as we get into the details of why she went, and what was going on in her life at the time, it seems like certain signs were pushing her to go on this journey. To put it into perspective, she is a wife, mother of 2 kids who was working a busy full-time job (and not super adventurous or outdoorsy- sorry G). What would drive her to go from Southern California to a remote part of Northern California, to the forests of Humboldt County? Listen to find out! 

Follow Garin on IG: @ginkogardens

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I often think about the topic today's guest, Dr. Mona Sobhani, has researched and written about. Can science and spirituality coexist? I, like many others who work in a hospital, have seen too much, and heard too many sad stories. In order for me to make sense of it all, I feel like there has to be something more out there, because otherwise it would be too heartbreaking and meaningless. In this episode, we have a great conversation about all of this, giving us hope that the mysteries of human experience go far beyond what the present scientific paradigm can comprehend, thus leaving open the possibility of a participatory, meaningful Universe.

Mona Sobhani, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist and author. She holds a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Southern California and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University with the MacArthur Foundation Law and Neuroscience Project. In her book "Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe," she details her transformation from scientific materialist to spiritual seeker.

Follow Mona Sobhani, PhD here:
https://www.monasobhaniphd.com/
https://monasobhaniphd.substack.com
IG: @monasobhani_phd

Get her book here:
Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe
by Mona Sobhani, PhD
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/proof-of-spiritual-phenomena-mona-sobhani/1140156335

Other books we reference:
Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
by Brian L. Weiss, MD
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/many-lives-many-masters-brian-l-weiss-md/1115210377?ean=9780671657864

Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
by Annie Jacobsen
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/phenomena-annie-jacobsen/1124564437?ean=9780316349352

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In this episode, I answer some questions from the audience including:

1. What do you like most about being in Fresno?
2. If you hadn't gone into the medical field, what would you be doing today?
3. Why did you choose your specialties- emergency medicine & medical toxicology?
4. What's the type of injury you see the most and why do you think that is?
5. How can we advocate for ourselves and our health while working with doctors?
6. What is your most shocking or funny ER story?

I had a lot more questions I didn't get to this time, but feel free to keep them coming! 

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Ann and Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin were psychedelic pioneers, and their immense influence continues to be felt today. In this episode, I discuss my meeting them as a young toxicologist-in-training and the lessons I've learned from them over the years. Sasha Shulgin was a chemist and psychopharmacologist who invented about 200 psychoactive compounds including the 2C-series. He was also the first person to synthesize, and then take MDMA in the US, introducing it to others including therapists such as Leo Zeff, who would incorporate it into psychedelic-assisted therapy. Ann Shulgin was a therapist, researcher and writer who explored the emotional and spiritual side of psychedelics. With the science and the art of it, the Shulgins were a perfect team to carry out important psychedelic research.

Books I've referenced in the episode:

Pihkal: Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved by Alexander and Ann Shulgin
https://www.amazon.com/Pihkal-Chemical-Story-Alexander-Shulgin/dp/0963009605

Tihkal: Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved by Alexander and Ann Shulgin
https://www.amazon.com/Tihkal-Continuation-Alexander-Shulgin/dp/0963009699

The Secret Chief Revealed by Myron J Stolaroff
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chief-Revealed-Revised-Conversations/dp/B09RFY9VY5


Websites I've referenced:

Shulgin Farm: shulginfarm.org
Alexander Shulgin Research Institute: shulginresearch.net
Erowid: www.erowid.org

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Ariel Clark is an Odawa Anishinaabe attorney advising clients in highly regulated and emerging ecosystems. For over 15 years, Ariel has provided business, corporate, and regulatory support to organizations, non-profits, government agencies, tribes, healthcare providers, and practitioners with an emphasis on cannabis, plant medicines, and psychedelics. Ariel is actively engaged in the conversation about “psychedelic lawyering” (ethical lawyering grounded in our responsibilities to all our relatives) and helping to shape policies that emphasize open source, ethical business models that honor the Earth, Peoples, and lineages. Ariel is a co-founder of the Psychedelic Bar Association (PBA) and serves on PBA’s Legacy Board. Ariel recently joined the board of Benefit Honoring, an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building a global community rooted in Indigenous traditional lifeways and biocultural preservation. She is a member of Roots To Sky Sanctuary, a BIPOC-stewarded, land-based healing and community project. She is also honored to be in study of Indigenous Peacemaking ways. Ariel is an enrolled Tribal citizen of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians and is Of Counsel with Calyx Law.

LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-clark-97366a3/

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