Psychedelic Spotlight Podcast

Myriam Barthes is the Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer at Journey Clinical, a telehealth platform that empowers licensed mental health professionals to offer psychedelic therapies in their own practice. She has over 10 years of experience as a management consultant in strategy & performance improvement at Ernst & Young and led the Impact team at an artificial intelligence startup in New York. She brings her operational expertise to serve the mission of Journey Clinical to expand affordable and equitable access to psychedelic therapies.

In today’s episode, Myriam describes the impact of ketamine on the mind and the body, and specifically how ketamine-assisted therapy compares to other psychedelic-assisted therapies. She goes on to discuss the importance of therapeutic alliance when approaching ketamine-assisted therapy and who the best candidates are for participating in this treatment.

You can find out more about Journey Clinical and their work at www.journeyclinical.com

This week on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we spent some time chatting with Colette Condorcita of Condor Medicine. She is an entrepreneur, shamanic coach and regenerative designer, with over 20 years of experience in permaculture and herbalism. She has also been working and apprenticing with traditional curanderos in Latin America for over a decade, and is the founder of Decriminalize Nature Philadelphia (DNP), the local chapter working to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi in the city.

In this episode, Colette describes her diverse background working closely with plant medicines and Indigenous groups in South America, how psychedelics are intrinsically aligned with permaculture and the cultivation of sacred plants, how her community work in the Philadelphia area aims to provide locals from impoverished neighborhoods access to essential resources including psychedelic medicine, and much more.

Be sure to catch Sol Psychedelphia, a local event put on by the Spore Group and co-hosted by beneficiaries Decriminalize Philadelphia and Balanced Veterans at the One Art Community Centre in Philadelphia on June 24th.

*RSVP for your FREE tickets here: https://www.solpsychedelphia.com/

This week on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we talk with Sam Chapman. Sam is a resident of Portland, Oregon, he was the Campaign Manager for Oregon Measure 109, and is now the Executive Director of the Healing Advocacy Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the nation’s first regulated psilocybin therapy program. This episode takes an interesting look at how Oregon plans to expand access and equity for their psychedelic assisted-therapy services, which Oregon voters passed in 2020.

We also hear Sam’s thoughts on other states' psychedelic policies, and he provides advice for people who want to get involved in drug legislature in their cities and states. Lastly, he gives insight into the future of the psychedelic field and what he hopes to see in terms of psychedelic legalization, decriminalization, and education.

To learn more and connect, please visit https://healingadvocacyfund.org/ and check out https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/Pages/Oregon-Psilocybin-Services.aspx to stay up to date on Oregon Measure 109’s progress.

This week on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we provide a recap of the inaugural Benzinga Psychedelic Capital Conference which took place in Fontainebleau Miami Beach on April 19, 2022. This conference was the gathering of major psychedelics industry leaders and investors, and our Director of Video Production Matthew Dunehoo had the opportunity to attend and touch base with industry movers and shakers Daniel Carcillo from Wesana Health, Natalie Ginsberg from MAPS, Olivia Mannix from Felicity Pharma, and Klee Irwin from Irwin Naturals.

For more information on the Benzinga Psychedelic Capital Conference, visit https://www.benzinga.com/events/psychedelics/

Lana Rados is a holistic psychotherapist with almost 40 years of clinical and professorial teaching experience. Formally trained in clinical psychology, Lana is most notable for her work in trauma and relational therapy. Her rich and intuitive understanding of the human psyche has enabled her to create a unique and highly effective modality of psychological healing. With her husband, Ivan Rados, an internationally renowned spiritual teacher, healer and author, Lana has co-founded Intronaut, which facilitates plant medicine ceremonies and retreats in Vancouver, Canada. To date, Intronaut has led hundreds of individuals through some of the most transformational experiences of their lives.

In today's episode, Lana describes her journey from being a clinically-focused empiricist to eventually opening up to the possibilities of mystical states of consciousness, discusses how plant medicine can be effective for healing all levels of trauma, and updates us on her view of the clinical and spiritual perspectives of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

*You can find out more about Lana Rados and her work with Intronaut at https://www.intronaut.com/

This week on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we're chatting with Dr. Erica Zelfand. She is a family doctor specializing in integrative and functional family medicine. She’s also a ketamine prescriber, facilitator of therapeutic experiences, and a medical writer and public speaker.

This episode takes an interesting look at the topics of psychedelic-assisted therapy and holistic modalities through the lens of a licensed physician, where Dr.Erica discusses how the comprehensive use of both natural and prescribed medicine can work to effectively heal an individual overall. She also touches on some of the limitations of both natural and pharmaceutical medicine for mental health treatments, and how her diverse experience in the holistic and medical community has contributed to her versatile understanding of the connection between the mind, body and spirit.

To learn more and connect, please visit www.DrZelfand.com, and check out her CE- and CME-approved online course on psychedelics at ScienceofPsychedelics.com.

For a 20% discount on Dr.Erica Zelfand’s course, use the code PSYCspotlight upon checking out!

Joe discusses the current landscape of the industry, his thoughts on its general direction, and why we need to defund the DEA to really progress the movement overall.

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, Swati sits down with leaders from Kaivalya Kollectiv, “a multifaceted company focusing on psychedelic wellness, education", and more. She speaks with Victoria Wueshner, a 5-MeO-DMT Facilitator and the Founder of FIVE, and Joël Brierre, CEO of Kaivalya Kollectiv.

Rick Doblin is the Executive Director and Founder of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies. In this episode, he and James Hallifax discuss MAPS’ work treating PTSD with MDMA, sending the Soviets Psychedelics, and what the future holds.

CEO of Mindset Pharma, James Lanthier, gives us an overview of his company and the 4 new psychedelics they are creating. He also discusses some big breaking news!