MDMA Therapy Podcast

Rachel Nuwer is a science journalist. Her new book “I Feel Love” is to-date the most comprehensive account of the history of MDMA. Rachel paints numerous stories about various colorful people related to the history of MDMA. Her thorough coverage of turning points, issues, and controversies makes this book a must-read for anyone in the field of MDMA-Assisted Therapy and beyond. We talk about the early therapeutic use of MDMA, it’s toxicity, risks, safety, and tolerance, the past politicization of science, and of course the Ferry to Sausalito. 

Dr. Pamela Kryskow is a powerful force reshaping the Canadian psychedelic scene. In this episode, she talks about various psychedelic initiatives she helped co-create, including a progressive non-profit Roots to Thrive Psychedelic Assisted Therapy, the Psychedelic Association of Canada, the first Canadian post-graduate certificate in psychedelic therapies, and the largest-ever psilocybin microdosing study with over 33,000 participants. Among many other topics, we talk about the great value of group therapy.

In this third part of the MDMA-Assisted Therapy series, Dr. Darek Dawda reviews numerous topics related to safety. He argues that, given the nature of this therapy, extra emphasis on safety is of utmost importance, and that some aspects of safety, such as what happens after the dosing sessions, require much more attention than they have received to date. The importance of extended Informed Consent is emphasized. 

Darek Dawda in conversation with Rick Doblin, a legendary visionary who founded MAPS, and who is just about to make one of the most effective known psychotherapies legally available for medical therapeutic use. Rick talks about his journey, the power of MDMA-Assisted Therapy, his thoughts on the future of humankind, and much more.

In this second part of the MDMA-Assisted Therapy series, Dr. Darek Dawda discusses some key concepts related to the process of integration.

Gül’s work is essential for understanding why MDMA-Assisted Therapy is so capable of helping us learn how to love. In this episode, she explains that the critical window for social bonding can be reopened only if BOTH the drug AND the corrective relational experience are present. Hence, the therapeutic context is key to MDMA’s therapeutic benefit. Gül discusses a host of other ideas essential for understanding MDMA-Assisted Therapy.

Gül is a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University. She has published in the most prestigious academic journals, including Neuron, Nature, and Science.

In this introduction to MDMA-Assisted Therapy, Dr. Darek Dawda discusses a few key concepts necessary for the understanding of this novel therapy.

In this 3-episode podcast series, we present numerous personal accounts of experiences with MDMA, both in the recreational and therapeutic context. These interviews were recorded at the historic Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver, the largest gathering to date of people who work on advancing the research, access, and legalization of psychedelic-assisted therapies. The interviews are unedited personal accounts featuring a broad cross-section of people from different walks of life. We want to emphasize that MDMA is currently illegal and that using MDMA carries risks, occasionally serious risks, and so we do not encourage anyone to use MDMA before MDMA-Assisted Therapy becomes legally available. A final note, notice that in my introduction, I accidently call Rick Doblin “Rick Heart.”

In this 3-episode podcast series, we present numerous personal accounts of experiences with MDMA, both in the recreational and therapeutic context. These interviews were recorded at the historic Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver, the largest gathering to date of people who work on advancing the research, access, and legalization of psychedelic-assisted therapies. The interviews are unedited personal accounts featuring a broad cross-section of people from different walks of life. We want to emphasize that MDMA is currently illegal and that using MDMA carries risks, occasionally serious risks, and so we do not encourage anyone to use MDMA before MDMA-Assisted Therapy becomes legally available. A final note, notice that in my introduction, I accidently call Rick Doblin “Rick Heart.”

In this 3-episode podcast series, we present numerous personal accounts of experiences with MDMA, both in the recreational and therapeutic context. These interviews were recorded at the historic Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver, the largest gathering to date of people who work on advancing the research, access, and legalization of psychedelic-assisted therapies. The interviews are unedited personal accounts featuring a broad cross-section of people from different walks of life. We want to emphasize that MDMA is currently illegal and that using MDMA carries risks, occasionally serious risks, and so we do not encourage anyone to use MDMA before MDMA-Assisted Therapy becomes legally available. A final note, notice that in my introduction, I accidently call Rick Doblin “Rick Heart.”