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Download Joe and Kyle talk at length about the recently produced documentary titled "The Sunshine Makers" created by Cosmo Feilding-Mellen and starring both Nick Sand and Tim Scully. Let us know what you think about this and if it was interesting to you at all. Please rent or purchase the documentary through our amazon link here to support Psychedelics Today. The Movie Amazon - rent or buy IMDB Links  Tim Scully Nick Sand Orange Sunshine Brotherhood of Eternal Love   Video of Kyle and Joe recording this discussion   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsB08007K9c&feature=youtu.be

View in iTunes Download Kyle and Joe talk to an anonymous MDMA therapist and relationship coach. He has been working with people while they use MDMA beginning in the early days while it was still legal and continues to facilitate work with people while it is prohibited. For his safety, his identity is kept anonymous. The insights here are wonderful and worth learning. Hopefully you will learn something here and it can be applied to future therapies once we hit the 2021 MAPS target date. Some interesting thoughts from the interview:

• Transcending the parent-child relationship.
• We are human beings that can be in good relationship with one another.
• Do I feel safe? What does it mean to feel safe?
• Appropriate dosages.
• Intuitive approaches for engaging with the client \ patient.
• Possible applications for group therapy.

Enjoy!!

View in iTunes Download Kyle and Joe talk to an anonymous MDMA therapist and relationship coach. He has been working with people while they use MDMA beginning in the early days while it was still legal and continues to facilitate work with people while it is prohibited. For his safety, his identity is kept anonymous. The insights here are wonderful and worth learning. Hopefully you will learn something here and it can be applied to future therapies once we hit the 2021 MAPS target date. Some interesting thoughts from the interview:

• Transcending the parent-child relationship.
• We are human beings that can be in good relationship with one another.
• Do I feel safe? What does it mean to feel safe?
• Appropriate dosages.
• Intuitive approaches for engaging with the client \ patient.
• Possible applications for group therapy.

Enjoy!!

Download The future of psychedelic research is endless. There seems to be thousands of ways to get involved, and thousands of ways to approach the topic. In this talk, Kyle and Joe talk with Thomas Roberts Ph.D. -- author of the book, The Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens Are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Values. Tom shares his story with us about how he got involved in the field of psychedelic research and education. Starting in 1981, Dr. Roberts taught one of the world's first university-cataloged psychedelic course, "Foundations of Psychedelics Studies." We get into a great conversation with Tom about his early days at Esalen to talking about mindapps, mindbody states, and different ways to approach psychedelic research. Topics of Discussion:

• Esalen Institute -- Stanislav Grof, Holotropic Breathwork, and Maslow
• Psychedelics in humanities and religion
• Joseph Campbell
  • How the, The Hero with a Thousand Faces relates to the new archetype of the conscious explorer
• The Good Friday Experiment
• Huston Smith
• Tips and advice about starting a psychedelic course/independent study
• A Really Good Day book review by the New York Times.
• Mindapps & Mindbody states
  • How different "spiritual technologies" can produce various mindbody states
• Hints on Looking for Graduate Programs
• Tips and advice about getting started with psychedelic research in various departments -- for example, in the humanities or religious department.
• Using Grof's cartography of the psyche and Basic Perinatal Matrices to analyze art and literature

About: Thomas B. Roberts promotes the legal adaptation of psychedelics for multidisciplinary cultural uses, primarily their academic and spiritual implications. He formulated Multistate Theory (2013) coined Singlestate Fallacy, mindapps, neurosingularity, metaintelligence, and ideagen, and he named and characterized the Entheogen Reformation (2016). He is a founding member of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a cofounder of the Council on Spiritual Practices and the International Transpersonal Association, originated the Rising Researcher conference sessions, and launched the celebration of Bicycle Day to commemorate the day that Albert Hofmann first intentionally took LSD. AB Hamilton College, MA University of Connecticut, PhD Stanford, Roberts is an emeritus professor of educational psychology at Northern Illinois University, where he taught Foundations of Psychedelic Studies as an Honors Program Seminar. Started in 1981 and taught through 2013, it is the world's first university-cataloged psychedelic course. In the fall of 2006, he was a Visiting Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Medical Schools' Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (Griffiths psilocybin team). His website is: www.niu.academia.edu/ThomasRoberts Writing & Articles:

• Roberts, T, B. (2013). The Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Values. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT.
• The Psychedelic Policy Quagmire: Health, Law, Freedom, and Society (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality) Including chapters "You Have a Constitutional Right to Psychedelics" and "Mindapps and the Neurosingularity Project". Praeger/ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA.
• Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances [2 volumes]: Chemical Paths to Spirituality and to God (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality)
• Roberts, T. B. (2016). The Entheogen Reformation. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, Vol. 48, No. 1, pages 26-33. (PDF)
• Roberts, T. B. (editor, 2012). Spiritual Growth with Entheogens: Psychoactive Sacramentals and Human Transformation. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT.
• Ellens, J. H. (editor, 2014). Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances: Chemical Paths to Spirituality and to God. (2 vols). Including chapters "From the 500-year Blizzard of Words to Personal Sacred Experiences —The New Religious EraLuther's 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'—Insights from Grof's Perinatal Theory."" and "
• Winkelman, M. & T. B. Roberts (co-editors 2007). Psychedelic Medicine: New Evidence for Hallucinogenic Substances as Treatments (2 vols.) Including several chatgpers. Praeger/ABC-CLIO, Westport, CT. http://www.abc-clio.com/Praeger/product.aspx?pc=D6389C
• Roberts, T. B. (2006). Psychedelic Horizons: Snow White, Immune System, Multistate Mind, Enlarging Education. (2006), Imprint Academic, Exeter, UK.
• Roberts, T. B. & P. J. Hruby. (editors. 1995-2001). Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments: An Entheogen Chrestomathy.

How LSD Saved One Woman's Marriage - New York Times Review: 'A Really Good Day,' Ayelet Waldman's Better Living Through LSD - New York Times John Mack remembered by Grof - http://johnemackinstitute.org/2003/08/remembrance-of-john-e-mack-m-d-stanislav-grof/

Download The future of psychedelic research is endless. There seems to be thousands of ways to get involved, and thousands of ways to approach the topic. In this talk, Kyle and Joe talk with Thomas Roberts Ph.D. -- author of the book, The Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens Are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Values. Tom shares his story with us about how he got involved in the field of psychedelic research and education. Starting in 1981, Dr. Roberts taught one of the world's first university-cataloged psychedelic course, "Foundations of Psychedelics Studies." We get into a great conversation with Tom about his early days at Esalen to talking about mindapps, mindbody states, and different ways to approach psychedelic research. Topics of Discussion:

• Esalen Institute -- Stanislav Grof, Holotropic Breathwork, and Maslow
• Psychedelics in humanities and religion
• Joseph Campbell
  • How the, The Hero with a Thousand Faces relates to the new archetype of the conscious explorer
• The Good Friday Experiment
• Huston Smith
• Tips and advice about starting a psychedelic course/independent study
• A Really Good Day book review by the New York Times.
• Mindapps & Mindbody states
  • How different "spiritual technologies" can produce various mindbody states
• Hints on Looking for Graduate Programs
• Tips and advice about getting started with psychedelic research in various departments -- for example, in the humanities or religious department.
• Using Grof's cartography of the psyche and Basic Perinatal Matrices to analyze art and literature

About:  Thomas B. Roberts promotes the legal adaptation of psychedelics for multidisciplinary  cultural uses, primarily their academic and spiritual implications. He formulated Multistate Theory (2013) coined Singlestate Fallacy, mindapps, neurosingularity, metaintelligence, and ideagen, and he named and characterized the Entheogen Reformation (2016). He is a founding member of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a cofounder of the Council on Spiritual Practices and the International Transpersonal Association, originated the Rising Researcher conference sessions, and launched the celebration of Bicycle Day to commemorate the day that Albert Hofmann first intentionally took LSD. AB Hamilton College, MA University of Connecticut, PhD Stanford, Roberts is an emeritus professor of educational psychology at Northern Illinois University, where he taught Foundations of Psychedelic Studies as an Honors Program Seminar. Started in 1981 and taught through 2013, it is the world’s first university-cataloged psychedelic course. In the fall of 2006, he was a Visiting Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Medical Schools' Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (Griffiths psilocybin team).  His website is: www.niu.academia.edu/ThomasRoberts Writing & Articles:

• Roberts, T, B. (2013). The Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Values. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT.
• The Psychedelic Policy Quagmire: Health, Law, Freedom, and Society (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality)  Including chapters “You Have a Constitutional Right to Psychedelics” and “Mindapps and the Neurosingularity Project”. Praeger/ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA.
• Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances [2 volumes]: Chemical Paths to Spirituality and to God (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality)
• Roberts, T. B. (2016). The Entheogen Reformation. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, Vol. 48, No. 1, pages 26-33. (PDF)
• Roberts, T. B. (editor, 2012). Spiritual Growth with Entheogens: Psychoactive Sacramentals and Human Transformation. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT.
• Ellens, J. H. (editor, 2014). Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances: Chemical Paths to Spirituality and to God. (2 vols). Including chapters “From the 500-year Blizzard of Words to Personal Sacred Experiences —The New Religious EraLuther’s ‘A Mighty Fortress Is Our God’—Insights from Grof’s Perinatal Theory.”” and “
• Winkelman, M. & T. B. Roberts (co-editors 2007). Psychedelic Medicine: New Evidence for Hallucinogenic Substances as Treatments (2 vols.) Including several chatgpers. Praeger/ABC-CLIO, Westport, CT. http://www.abc-clio.com/Praeger/product.aspx?pc=D6389C
• Roberts, T. B. (2006). Psychedelic Horizons:  Snow White, Immune System, Multistate Mind, Enlarging Education. (2006), Imprint Academic, Exeter, UK. 
• Roberts, T. B. & P. J. Hruby. (editors. 1995-2001). Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments: An Entheogen Chrestomathy. 

How LSD Saved One Woman’s Marriage - New York Times Review: ‘A Really Good Day,’ Ayelet Waldman’s Better Living Through LSD - New York Times John Mack remembered by Grof - http://johnemackinstitute.org/2003/08/remembrance-of-john-e-mack-m-d-stanislav-grof/

Download It is the start of a New Year. People are saying 2016 has been pretty horrible, but 2016 has been pretty decent in regards to psychedelic science and research. We are hoping that 2017 will be a fruitful year as well. In this episode Kyle and Joe run through the year in review -- thoughts about the podcast and project as well as recap just a few of the psychedelic highlights of 2016. Kyle and Joe also talk about a Psychedelic Self Care and Integration course being offered for a short period of time, Psychedelic mentor-ship, speculations and visions for 2017, and much more! There was some discussion towards the end about rites of passage and human development. Kyle mentions writing a paper about this topic. You can check part of the paper out below the "Links" section. 2016 Psychedelic Highlights LSD & The Brain

• Imaging the Brain on LSD Was the Most Important Experiment of 2016
• Neural correlates of the LSD experience revealed by multimodal neuroimaging
• The brain on LSD revealed: first scans show how the drug affects the brain
• Semantic activation in LSD: evidence from picture naming
  • How LSD Affects Language

Psilocybin

• Long-term follow-up of psilocybin-facilitated smoking cessation
• Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial
• A Dose of a Hallucinogen From a "Magic Mushroom," and Then Lasting Peace

MDMA

• FDA Approves Phase 3 Research for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy

Other

• Psychedelic Training
• Horizons NYC
• Beyond Psychedelics

Let us know what else we missed! Links Dr Ben Sessa MD Psychedelic Science 2017 - Oakland, CA Psychedelic Integration & Self-Care Course Rites of Passage: The Importance of Transitions Ralph Metzner diagnoses the psychopathology of humans in the Western society into the categories of, "addiction, dissociation, autism, and amnesia" (Metzner, 1995). The Western culture suffers from these metaphoric diagnoses, which stems from a loss of ritual and also the disconnection from nature. Paul Shepard states that the Western Judeo-Christian civilization is slowly self-destructing and mentions that it is "ontogenic crippling" (Metzner, 1995). Shepard examines the developmental process throughout human history and investigating the development of surviving hunter-gather societies that are still alive today – which give a foundation of human development since hunter-gathers still possess some of the indigenous traits of ancient human ancestors. To see the developmental and evolutionary differences over time in the human species, Shepard models his analysis by looking at Paleolithic hunter-gather societies which he states are the most ecologically balances societies (Metzner, 1995). Shepard mentions that: With the advent of domestication, approximately twelve thousand years ago, civilized humanity began to pervert or lose the developmental practices that had functioned healthily for hundreds of thousands of years. (Metzner, 1995 pp. 56) The developmental practices that the Western world has lost but also chronically has become incomplete in human life are: the relationship between the infant/caregiver and the adolescence rites of passage (Metzner, 1995). In the Western culture it is thought that an infant must become independent at some point and early on attachment between the infant and caregiver might disrupt the developmental process. In fact, this is not true according to Jean Liedloff's who conducted case studies of Amazonian Indians. Jean's studies conclude and support Shepard's theory that: "babies and parties in hunter-gather societies have an intense early attachment that leads not to prolonged dependency but to a better-functioning nervous system." (Metzner, 1995, pp. 58) Metzner and Shepard create an argument based around human development and the disconnection from nature. From the ecopsychologist's viewpoint – humans are part of nature and our development; physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally matters on the relationship that humans have to nature (Metzner, 1995). As the Western world advances in the realm of science and technology the world begins to see great advancements and achievements, almost reaching a new frontier in human consciousness. At the same time, there exists a thought that if we cut the cord from nature – human life will slowly begin to become destructive and possibly cease to exist (Metzner, 1995). The development of agriculture and technology in the Western world has separated man from nature. This disconnection from nature has also stripped the Western culture of the idea and structure for successful rites of passages from adolescence to adulthood. Metzner (1995) mentions that: Some of the only remnants of manhood transition rites involving elders are the boot camp and combat initiations by the military. Beyond that, there is only the stunted futility of attempted peer-group initiation, whether in the pathetic form of college fraternity hazing or in a casual violence of juvenile street gangs, where twelve-year-olds carry handguns to school to avenge imagined insults to their "home" band. ( p. 58) What happens to a culture or society when structured rites of passages begin to vanish? Metzner points out and quotes Shepard by saying, "men [presumably he means "Western industrialized humans"] may now be the possessors of the world's flimsiest identity structure – by Paleolithic standards, childish adults." (Metzner, 1995, p. 58) This leaves the idea that maybe science and developmental psychology do not fully understand what it means to be human. It is obvious by the choices the Western culture makes are not adult-like. Indigenous cultures taught the children how to live a life that would keep balance for the next seven generations to come. Nowadays, the Western culture is only curious about the short term plan or goal. Instead of looking seven generations into the future, the culture looks only a few years ahead – making childish decisions to fill needs and desires. Most of this is driven by competition that is highly influenced to children at a young age by the culture (Metzner, 1995). Metzner and Shepard mention that without proper infant/caregiver relationship and adolescence rite of passage that basic human trust-mistrust is off. The Western culture usually lashes back at the natural world with anger – feeling that nature has deceived the society and failed. Shepard mentions that the Western culture is suffering from an "epidemic of the psychopathic mutilation of ontogeny" (Metzner, 1995 pp. 58). If these ancient techniques and practices cannot be restored, what type of society is ahead for the Western culture? Erikson mentions that adolescents that have not fully transitioned to adulthood often become, "remarkably clannish, intolerant and cruel in their exclusion to others who are 'different' in skin color or cultural background" (Metzner, 1995 pp. 57). Resource: Metzner, Ralph. (1995). The Psychopathology of the Human-Nature Relationship. Roszak, T., Gomes, M., & Kanner, A. (Eds.), Ecopsychology: restoring the Earth and healing the mind (pp.55-67). Berkley, Los Angeles, CA: Sierra Club Books. Recent Posts & Episodes [pt_view id="34a4e22z59"]

Download It is the start of a New Year. People are saying 2016 has been pretty horrible, but 2016 has been pretty decent in regards to psychedelic science and research. We are hoping that 2017 will be a fruitful year as well. In this episode Kyle and Joe run through the year in review -- thoughts about the podcast and project as well as recap just a few of the psychedelic highlights of 2016. Kyle and Joe also talk about a Psychedelic Self Care and Integration course being offered for a short period of time, Psychedelic mentor-ship, speculations and visions for 2017, and much more! There was some discussion towards the end about rites of passage and human development. Kyle mentions writing a paper about this topic. You can check part of the paper out below the "Links" section. 2016 Psychedelic Highlights LSD & The Brain

• Imaging the Brain on LSD Was the Most Important Experiment of 2016
• Neural correlates of the LSD experience revealed by multimodal neuroimaging
• The brain on LSD revealed: first scans show how the drug affects the brain
• Semantic activation in LSD: evidence from picture naming
  • How LSD Affects Language

Psilocybin

• Long-term follow-up of psilocybin-facilitated smoking cessation
• Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial
• A Dose of a Hallucinogen From a "Magic Mushroom," and Then Lasting Peace

MDMA

• FDA Approves Phase 3 Research for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy

Other

• Psychedelic Training
• Horizons NYC
• Beyond Psychedelics

Let us know what else we missed! Links Dr Ben Sessa MD Psychedelic Science 2017 - Oakland, CA Psychedelic Integration & Self-Care Course Rites of Passage: The Importance of Transitions Ralph Metzner diagnoses the psychopathology of humans in the Western society into the categories of, “addiction, dissociation, autism, and amnesia” (Metzner, 1995).  The Western culture suffers from these metaphoric diagnoses, which stems from a loss of ritual and also the disconnection from nature.  Paul Shepard states that the Western Judeo-Christian civilization is slowly self-destructing and mentions that it is “ontogenic crippling” (Metzner, 1995).  Shepard examines the developmental process throughout human history and investigating the development of surviving hunter-gather societies that are still alive today – which give a foundation of human development since hunter-gathers still possess some of the indigenous traits of ancient human ancestors. To see the developmental and evolutionary differences over time in the human species, Shepard models his analysis by looking at Paleolithic hunter-gather societies which he states are the most ecologically balances societies (Metzner, 1995).  Shepard mentions that: With the advent of domestication, approximately twelve thousand years ago, civilized humanity began to pervert or lose the developmental practices that had functioned healthily for hundreds of thousands of years. (Metzner, 1995 pp. 56) The developmental practices that the Western world has lost but also chronically has become incomplete in human life are: the relationship between the infant/caregiver and the adolescence rites of passage (Metzner, 1995).  In the Western culture it is thought that an infant must become independent at some point and early on attachment between the infant and caregiver might disrupt the developmental process.  In fact, this is not true according to Jean Liedloff’s who conducted case studies of Amazonian Indians.  Jean’s studies conclude and support Shepard’s theory that: “babies and parties in hunter-gather societies have an intense early attachment that leads not to prolonged dependency but to a better-functioning nervous system.” (Metzner, 1995, pp. 58) Metzner and Shepard create an argument based around human development and the disconnection from nature.  From the ecopsychologist’s viewpoint – humans are part of nature and our development; physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally matters on the relationship that humans have to nature (Metzner, 1995).  As the Western world advances in the realm of science and technology the world begins to see great advancements and achievements, almost reaching a new frontier in human consciousness. At the same time, there exists a thought that if we cut the cord from nature – human life will slowly begin to become destructive and possibly cease to exist (Metzner, 1995). The development of agriculture and technology in the Western world has separated man from nature.  This disconnection from nature has also stripped the Western culture of the idea and structure for successful rites of passages from adolescence to adulthood.  Metzner (1995) mentions that: Some of the only remnants of manhood transition rites involving elders are the boot camp and combat initiations by the military.  Beyond that, there is only the stunted futility of attempted peer-group initiation, whether in the pathetic form of college fraternity hazing or in a casual violence of juvenile street gangs, where twelve-year-olds carry handguns to school to avenge imagined insults to their “home” band. ( p. 58) What happens to a culture or society when structured rites of passages begin to vanish?  Metzner points out and quotes Shepard by saying, “men [presumably he means “Western industrialized humans”] may now be the possessors of the world’s flimsiest identity structure – by Paleolithic standards, childish adults.” (Metzner, 1995, p. 58) This leaves the idea that maybe science and developmental psychology do not fully understand what it means to be human.  It is obvious by the choices the Western culture makes are not adult-like.  Indigenous cultures taught the children how to live a life that would keep balance for the next seven generations to come.  Nowadays, the Western culture is only curious about the short term plan or goal.  Instead of looking seven generations into the future, the culture looks only a few years ahead – making childish decisions to fill needs and desires.  Most of this is driven by competition that is highly influenced to children at a young age by the culture (Metzner, 1995). Metzner and Shepard mention that without proper infant/caregiver relationship and adolescence rite of passage that basic human trust-mistrust is off.  The Western culture usually lashes back at the natural world with anger – feeling that nature has deceived the society and failed.  Shepard mentions that the Western culture is suffering from an “epidemic of the psychopathic mutilation of ontogeny” (Metzner, 1995 pp. 58).  If these ancient techniques and practices cannot be restored, what type of society is ahead for the Western culture?  Erikson mentions that adolescents that have not fully transitioned to adulthood often become, “remarkably clannish, intolerant and cruel in their exclusion to others who are ‘different’ in skin color or cultural background” (Metzner, 1995 pp. 57). Resource: Metzner, Ralph. (1995). The Psychopathology of the Human-Nature       Relationship. Roszak, T., Gomes, M., & Kanner, A. (Eds.), Ecopsychology: restoring the Earth and healing the mind (pp.55-67). Berkley, Los Angeles, CA: Sierra Club Books. Recent Posts & Episodes [pt_view id="34a4e22z59"]

Download Natalie Ginsberg - MAPS Policy and Advocacy Manager In this discussion, Natalie shares her insights surrounding U.S. and international policy around drugs. We talk about

• The opiate and opioid crisis
• Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna
• Ibogaine to help combat the crisis
• U.S. and International Drug Policy
• United Nations - The Commission on Narcotic Drugs - Special Session on the World Drug Problem
• Ways to get involved in advocacy
• ICEERS - The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research & Service
  • Titrated doses of Ibogane instead of larger bolus doses
• Ayahuasca Defense Fund
• MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
• The Trump Administration and what does it mean for scientific and academic research

We understand that this episode had a bit of static/noise. We believe that it was due to technology difficulties. We have attached a transcript of the conversation below. Enjoy! Click here to download the episode transcript: Natalie Ginsberg Transcript Bio: Natalie earned her Master's in Social Work from Columbia University in 2014, and her Bachelor's in History from Yale University in 2011. At Columbia, Natalie served as a Policy Fellow at the Drug Policy Alliance, where she helped legalize medical marijuana in her home state of New York, and worked to end New York's racist marijuana arrests. Natalie has also worked as a court-mandated therapist for individuals arrested for prostitution and drug-related offenses, and as a middle school guidance counselor at an NYC public school. Natalie's clinical work with trauma survivors spurred her interest in psychedelic-assisted therapy, which she believes can ease a wide variety of both mental and physical ailments by addressing the root cause of individuals' difficulties, rather than their symptoms. Through her work at MAPS, Natalie advocates for research to provide evidence-based alternatives to both the war on drugs and the current mental health paradigm. Links:

• Episode Transcript
• Privilege and Safety in the Psychedelic Community

• Catharsis, A Burn on the Mall to Heal from the Election

Get in touch with Natalie:

• Twitter
• MAPS.org Psychedelics Today Natalie Ginsberg Transcript
• Facebook

Recent Posts & Episodes [pt_view id="34a4e22z59"]

Download Natalie Ginsberg - MAPS Policy and Advocacy Manager In this discussion, Natalie shares her insights surrounding U.S. and international policy around drugs. We talk about

• The opiate and opioid crisis
• Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna
• Ibogaine to help combat the crisis
• U.S. and International Drug Policy
• United Nations - The Commission on Narcotic Drugs -  Special Session on the World Drug Problem
• Ways to get involved in advocacy
• ICEERS - The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research & Service
  • Titrated doses of Ibogane instead of larger bolus doses
• Ayahuasca Defense Fund
• MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
• The Trump Administration and what does it mean for scientific and academic research

We understand that this episode had a bit of static/noise. We believe that it was due to technology difficulties. We have attached a transcript of the conversation below. Enjoy! Click here to download the episode transcript: Natalie Ginsberg Transcript Bio: Natalie earned her Master's in Social Work from Columbia University in 2014, and her Bachelor's in History from Yale University in 2011. At Columbia, Natalie served as a Policy Fellow at the Drug Policy Alliance, where she helped legalize medical marijuana in her home state of New York, and worked to end New York's racist marijuana arrests. Natalie has also worked as a court-mandated therapist for individuals arrested for prostitution and drug-related offenses, and as a middle school guidance counselor at an NYC public school. Natalie's clinical work with trauma survivors spurred her interest in psychedelic-assisted therapy, which she believes can ease a wide variety of both mental and physical ailments by addressing the root cause of individuals' difficulties, rather than their symptoms. Through her work at MAPS, Natalie advocates for research to provide evidence-based alternatives to both the war on drugs and the current mental health paradigm. Links:

• Episode Transcript
• Privilege and Safety in the Psychedelic Community

• Catharsis, A Burn on the Mall to Heal from the Election

Get in touch with Natalie:

• Twitter
• MAPS.org Psychedelics Today Natalie Ginsberg Transcript
• Facebook

Recent Posts & Episodes [pt_view id="34a4e22z59"]

Download In this episode, Joe and Kyle talk with Emma Bragdon, Founder/Director of Integrative Mental Health for You. The mission of IMHU is, "To facilitate improvements in mental healthcare and encourage psycho-spiritual growth in individuals around the world." During the conversation, Emma shares her experiences of working with people in spiritual emergence processes and defines what a spiritual emergency is. We also talk about the importance of integrating this language into mainstream professional fields. The topic of spiritual emergencies is very relevant to psychedelics considering psychedelics can sometimes be a catalyst for a spiritual emergence process. We are very grateful and thankful for Emma's wisdom and hope that you enjoy it as well! Topic Highlights:

• Early uses of MDMA and psychotherapy
• Stanislav and Christina Grof's Spiritual Emergence Network
• Breathwork and other spiritual technologies
• Working with extreme states and non-ordinary states of consciousness
• Loren Mosher's Soteria House
  • A Systematic Review of the Soteria Paradigm for the Treatment of People Diagnosed With Schizophrenia
• Integration of non-ordinary states
• What does the psychology of the future look like?
• Language and terminology of spiritual experiences and spiritual emergencies
• Spiritual Emergence Coaching Program

If you are interested in learning more about Emma's Spiritual Emergence Coaching program, there is a 5-week online webinar that runs from January 19 – February 16, 2017 (Thursdays, 5:30-7pm PST). For more informationa and details be sure to visit imhu.org/courses About Emma Bragdon, PhD, (Transpersonal Psychology) Dr. Bragdon is an expert in the field of Spiritual Emergence and Emergency. She's been immersed in it as a researcher, psychotherapist, teacher and published author since 1984. She is the author of seven books and co-producer of two documentary films, and the Founder/Director of Integrative Mental Health for You, IMHU.org. Dr. Bragdon is most well known for the seminal books she originally published on Spiritual Emergency in 1987, and 1990, and recently updated. Her most recent books about Spiritism in Brazil have also gained rave reviews. She was a volunteer for the Grof's Spiritual Emergency Network from 1984-1991 and Editor of it's newsletter and Journal. She was licensed as a psychotherapist in 1988 and has expanded that practice by serving also as a spiritual guide. She spent 6 months of every year from 2001-2012 in Brazil researching the positive potential of Spiritist Community Centers and Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals. www.EmmaBragdon.com, IMHU.org Other Links:

• CrazyWise (Documentary)
• International Spiritual Emergence Network
• The Hendricks Institute
• Robert Whitaker
• Soteria Vermont