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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the current legal status of psychedelic therapy in the US and other countries and the various challenges related to legalization and/or decriminalization of psychedelics.

(1:50) Legalization vs decriminalization of psychedelics
(3:30) The War on Drugs
(6:37) Psychedelics Today Podcast episode with Kathryn L. Tucker, JD and the difference between federal and state legalization
(8:06) Decriminalization in Denver
(10:32) FDA approval and rescheduling psilocybin and MDMA
(14:46) Psilocybin legalization in Oregon
(18:21) Training requirements and expenses for facilitators
(22:43) Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy course at Numinus
(23:00) The Oregon treatment structure
(26:04) Psychedelic clinical trials
(27:36) Arguments for state legalization ahead of FDA approval
(32:29) Senate Bill 200 in Utah
(45:53) Colorado Prop 122
(47:41) Australia legalizes psilocybin and MDMA for therapeutic use
(49:12) Heroic Hearts Project

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how to navigate a crisis of religious faith.

(2:30) Why it's hard to talk about religious belief
(5:10) The "nones" and the secularization of the West
(8:52) What's at stake with a religious faith transition
(13:57) The risk of your moral character being questioned
(17:30) How to support a loved one who is going through a faith deconstruction
(20:55) Thriving and Building Community After a Faith Crisis TEDx Talk
(22:15) Mistrust of your own instincts and intuition
(26:40) The importance of finding community
(28:30) PTF Podcast: Navigating spiritual emergencies with Hannah Cross
(30:49) Trauma and abuse within religious organizations
(34:33) Psychedelic experiences of people deconstructing their religious faith
(36:50) Beware of bitterness and how to grapple with it
(41:08) Calibrating your life to your values
(43:30) Allow uncertainty
(47:41) Faith and surrender
(49:45) Psychedelic tools for religious faith deconstruction
(54:50) Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis, by Thomas McConkie

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss grit, resilience, and learning from failure. They explore the difference between growth and fixed mindsets, how attribution style affects resiliency, tips on how to reduce your fear of failure, and much more.

(1:33) How Batman deals with failure
(3:59) How our beliefs about failure affect how we cope with it
(7:23) Explanatory/attribution styles and fixed vs growth mindsets
(10:15) Mindset, by Carol Dweck
(11:44) How to develop a growth mindset
(16:38) How to expand your comfort zone
(19:30) The dangers of comparing yourself to others
(20:10) Outliers, by Malcom Gladwell
(20:46) Peak, by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
(21:42) There is power in sharing the vulnerability that is failure
(24:20) Blame vs ownership and how leaders can model how to deal with failure
(30:15) Tips on taking responsibility in relationships
(34:26) How to manage anxiety about failing 

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss authenticity. They talk about what it means to live one’s truth, the relationship between values and authenticity, what congruence has to do with it, why being authentic can be risky, and much more. 

(1:34) Les Miserables 
(4:28) What does it mean to be authentic?
(6:46) Authenticity vs transparency, prosocial lies vs antisocial lies
(9:58) Are Reid and Steve authentic on the podcast?
(13:22) The components of authenticity 
(14:48) The fluidity of who you "really are"
(16:00) Ram Dass and the channels of authenticity 
(22:30) Masking and being a tackless jerk
(27:23) The potential perils of authenticity 
(32:56) Vulnerability is connecting and contagious
(33:24) Authenticity exercise
(39:43) Why don't we talk about religion and politics 
(42:08) Integrity
(44:00) Psychedelics might help you be more flexible

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss parenting.  They talk about how difficult parenting is, how parenting styles affect childhood and later adult attachment styles, being an emotion coach as a parent, how to raise resilient kids, genetics, and much more.

(1:33) Parenting is hard
(6:20) Spanking
(7:00) Good Inside, by Dr. Becky Kennedy and being "home base" for your child
(10:03) The value of consistency
(11:55) Generational differences and improving on the parenting you received
(14:02) Repairs and apologies
(16:13) The Whole-Brain Child, by Dr. Dan Sielgel
(16:52) How to help your kids feel seen
(17:15) Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, by Dr. John Gottman
(19:45) How to help your kids with their feelings
(22:30) How to manage behavior and set boundaries
(26:45) Helicopter parenting
(27:15) Duct Tape Parenting, by Vicki Hoefle
(33:50) Genetic: parents matter, but they don't make a difference 
(40:30) Unconditional positive regard 
(43:32) Re-parenting your inner child
(49:03) Divorce, separation, and co-parenting 

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the many facets of love. They explore what love is, how it’s extended and received, the concept of unconditional positive regard, why it’s so important to feel seen and understood, the role feelings of love play in psychedelic medicine…and much more.

(1:22) The core need of being seen
(3:29) Unconditional positive regard and Carl Rogers
(4:58) The first duty of love is to listen
(7:11) Love in parenting
(9:31) Validate before reassuring or fixing
(10:48) Love means a lot of different things
(11:45) Self-love and why it's hard to do
(15:29) A Return to Love, by Marianne Williamson
(16:33) The 5 love languages
(17:40) Enlightenment and love
(20:28) How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan
(22:37) Experiences of love on psychedelics
(24:05) Sit Around The Fire, by Jon Hopkins with Ram Dass, East Forest
(27:10) Oneness, connectedness, and common humanity 

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In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer, Dr. Reid Robison, and Dr. Joe Flanders welcome clinical psychologist, clinical trial researcher, and psychedelic therapist, Dr. Chantelle Thomas to the show for an important conversation about the shadow side of psychedelic therapy. They discuss how therapists harm their clients, the high bar of competence and self-awareness that psychedelic therapists need to clear in order to do this work, the limitations and potential pitfalls of psychedelic therapy training programs, the importance of good supervision and being open to feedback, the dangers of seeking psychedelic sessions in the unregulated underground, and much more.

(1:45) Introduction to the topic
(3:53) Chantelle introduces herself
(8:13) Grappling with how our imperfections affect our clients
(11:18) Honoring the boundary-dissolving effects of psychedelics
(14:50) Examples of how people are harmed in psychedelic work
(18:55) Regulated vs underground psychedelic medicine spaces
(20:42) When deep connection puts people at risk
(22:46) The importance of good supervision, experience, and training
(31:55) Informed consent in psychedelic therapy
(36:05) Barriers to clients asking for what they need
(42:10) How to manage the heavy weight of influence
(45:23) Process-based dialogue, following intuition, and how to train these skills
(58:05) You don't have to be perfect
(01:03:05) MAPS Code of Ethics
(01:06:10) The utility of having a co-therapist
(01:17:06) The inner directed approach and the inner healer
(01:20:30) Low dose psychedelic work and meeting people where they are
(01:24:50) Follow your gut when selecting a psychedelic practitioner
(01:27:55) Not all medicines are right for all people
(01:30:20) How to select a psychedelic training program
(01:33:44) Understand your intentions for entering this field 

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss setting intentions for the new year. They explore how to set values-based intentions vs goals, the struggle of walking the middle path between ambition and contentment, the value of journaling, and much more.

(2:00) New Year's resolutions and how our values change
(3:41) Essentialism by Greg McKeown and setting an essential intent for the year
(4:57) The backlash against "hustle culture" and balancing on the middle way
(9:12) Discipline, self-compassion, and play
(12:00) Giving yourself "permission" to relax
(14:30) Being flexible with your goals and calibrating them to your values
(19:10) Embracing making mistakes
(24:18) Visualizing failure and dealing with worry
(26:43) The three "E's" of goal-setting
(29:30) Connect your goals to your deep "why", be clear, be focussed
(33:10) The utility of writing and journaling for goal-setting
(40:05) Development, embarrassment, self-compassion, and being vs doing

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss what you need to know about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.  

(1:43) Ram Dass's family dinner 
(4:27) What is ketamine?
(7:05) What does ketamine feel like?
(11:29) Ketamine as a psychotomimetic 
(12:53) Ego dissociation as a therapy 
(14:54) The limitations of ketamine therapy
(16:00) The different approaches to ketamine therapy
(23:10) Ketamine dosing strategies 
(27:05) Psychedelic, psycholytic, and psychiatric uses of ketamine 
(28:30) The advantages of combining ketamine and psychotherapy
(33:17) Typical course of ketamine treatment 
(37:20) Spravato and the cost of ketamine treatment
(40:45) Ketamine prescriptions for at-home use

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Joe Flanders interviews Dr. Anthony Back, M.D. Dr. Back is a co-founder of VitalTalk, a national nonprofit that provides innovative, interactive clinician and faculty development courses to improve communication skills on an individual and institutional level. Dr. Back is a professor of medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Back earned his MD at Harvard University. He is triple-board certified in hospice and palliative medicine, medical oncology, and general internal medicine. In his role as a medical communication educator and a VitalTalk co-founder, Dr. Back was the principal investigator for Oncotalk, co-wrote Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients, released the first iPhone app for clinician communication skills, and authored the online communication skills curriculum offered by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

(3:00) Dr. Back introduces himself
(6:55) What is palliative care?
(9:06) Improving quality of life and having a good death
(15:30) The applications of psychedelics for end-of-life care
(17:35) Dr. Back's article, "What psilocybin taught me about dying"
(21:00) Materialist vs spiritualist views of life and death
(29:14) Roland Griffiths' cancer diagnosis 
(34:07) Gratitude for cancer
(38:22) How psychedelics might help people at end-of-life
(55:23) Randomized trial of psilocybin for health care practitioners with depression
(01:01:07) How do you train a health care practitioner in good palliative care?
(01:07:51) How do we scale psychedelic-assisted therapy?

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