The Psychedologist

A lawyer by training, and an intuitive and healer by nature, Rhonda Raven is an advocate and mediator for disability rights, civil rights and human rights. She is also an intuitive healer, energy worker, musician, shamanic practitioner, consultant and coach. She provides vision, clarity, intuition and guidance in all that she does. 

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http://www.spiralhealingbyraven.com/

Yael Flauder worked as a Waldorf Steiner primary school teacher in the south of France for a few years before moving to Mexico while she was pregnant. She became a midwife after her daughter was born, and currently works at Nacer Natural, with Betina Flores Ochoa and Guadalupe de la luz Blanco, two wonderful midwives. Yael is part of Parteria and Salud Natural, a small association which promotes birth with respect and humanity in small villages in Chiapas. 

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Leah shares about intergenerational trauma and healing within her family, and how psychedelics figure into that story. We discuss the failings and dangers of the mainstream Western medical model of mental health and its treatments; we talk about the potential of psychedelics and the essential need for support for people who take them, as well as fears that people with a history of mental health struggles may have about taking them; and how to move towards more compassionate and just responses to all of our mental and psychological states.

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This episode includes a conversation with Kitty Sipple about psychedelic accessibility, the gatekeeping of madness, their experiences of healing with the help of psychedelics, and DID (dissociative identity disorder). Kitty is a disabled, white, queer, non-binary femme. They are in their final semester at The University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, earning a Multidisciplinary Bachelors of Science emphasizing Engineering Studies, Holistic Health & Healing, and Plant Biology. They are deeply engaged in research that focuses on finding viable solutions for the issues that society places on marginalized communities, particularly the trans & non-binary community. Kitty uses they/them pronouns.

Shownotes & Links:

Kitty's talk at Breaking Convention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqSYzZAu8eg&t=374s

Transcription of that talk: fungifemme.com

Kitty's talk Walking in Liminal Spaces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_BXpv1CSow

Info about DID: DID-research.org

Laura Mae Northrup is the creator and host of the podcast Inside Eyes, a series that explores the use of entheogens and psychedelics to heal sexual trauma.  She is a practicing psychotherapist and educator. Her work focuses on defining sexual violence through a spiritual and politicized lens and supporting the spiritual integrity of our collective humanity.  She is a champion of living more fully engaged and responsible lives through the healing use of entheogens and psychedelics.  She lives and works in Oakland, CA.

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https://thepsychedologist.com/laura-mae-northrup-of-inside-eyes/

Website: http://insideeyespodcast.com/ 

Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup  

Twitter: @inside__eyes

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraMaeNorthrup

Email: [email protected]

In this episode, Dr. Ryan Westrum comes on the show to discuss psychedelic integration, sexuality, transpersonal psychology, current trends and issues in the psychedelic community. We ended the conversation and then went on to have an even more fantastic conversation, which I decided to include with Ryan's permission. :) enjoy.

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Special Episode! Leia gets in the hot seat with Adam Kretz of Humanities Engaged.

Adam Kretz is a student at the University of Minnesota Morris studying Psychology and Philosophy. He is a member of the Minneapolis Psychedelic Society and founder of their Philosophy discussion groups. You can check out his podcast, Humanities Engaged.

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Ariel Vegosen is a professional Gender Inclusivity Trainer, Workshop Facilitator, Writer, Educator, Mentor, Performance Artist, and Consultant. In this episode we talk about Queerdome, a collaborative, queer-centered, psychedelic harm-reduction space that will be rolling out at Burning Man 2019! We also discuss gender as a racialized experience, gender in judaism, the history and implications of the word queer, psychedelic privilege, addiction in the queer community and more.

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Dee Adams is a psychedelic medicine writer, advocate, and creator. She is a transgender woman (she/her pronouns) and advocates for safe and affirming spaces for gender and sexually diverse people to experience and integrate psychedelic medicine spaces. Her website www.ayagsd.com is dedicated to affirming ayahuasca retreats, research, and education for gender and sexually diverse people. Dee holds a Masters of Science in Public Health, is a global HIV advisor, and has worked in 20 countries. She currently splits her time between Oklahoma and South Africa. 

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This episode includes a conversation with Teresa Mycelia who helped with Denver's (successful) initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, and a conversation with Nicolle Greenheart and Carlos Plazola who are part of Decriminalize Nature Oakland.

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