The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast

The world of digital therapeutics is booming just as fast as psychedelic therapy. Today’s guest, Lyle Maxson, is resolutely optimistic about the positive synthesis of the two.

Lisa Dannen, our colleague at Maya, recently experienced her first Ayahuasca retreat in Peru. Today on the show, she shares all the preparation and integration that went into her experience.

Building a psychedelic company is a lot like creating a healing container. It starts with understanding your role. Something Martijn Schirp, founder of Synthesis, a psilocybin retreat center and institute in the Netherlands discovered early on.

A difficult psychedelic experience once meant a hospital visit… or worse. Now, in the spirit of the Zendo Project and other psychedelic peer support organizations, we have a new hotline called the Fireside Project (call or text 62-FIRESIDE).

There are only a few places in the world which offer legal access to high impact psilocybin retreats. MycoMeditations, stewarded by today’s guest Justin Townsend, is leading the way in ethical psychedelic healing in the unique context of Jamaica.

Today on the Psychedelic Therapy Podcast, for the first time, we are discussing a firsthand account of a patient’s experience of psychedelic therapy. Sydney Bergen shares her experience receiving ketamine infusions administered by Noemi Toth.

A hot topic in the world of psychedelic medicine is whether ketamine infusion therapy is as effective as ketamine-assisted therapy. Today’s guests Dr. Steven Mandel and his son Sam Mandel have administered over 13,000 intravenous treatments.

Sound has a huge impact on altered states of consciousness, but what’s actually going on scientifically and how can we use this to improve the outcomes of psychedelic therapy?

5-MeO-DMT could be the future of psychedelic medicine, but as Dr. Joseph Barsuglia explains, this would require a complete redesign of our current model of care.

Dr. Rachel Yehuda has been researching stress and PTSD for 30 years and now with the promising results from MDMA clinical trials trials, she and her team have founded the Mount Sinai Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research.

The Sabina Project focuses on providing psychedelic education particularly for the BIPOC community, preparation and integration, and the facilitation of legal ceremonies.

If there was ever a people who understand the importance of evidence-based healthcare, it’s the Germans, and they are starting to get very interested in psychedelic medicine.

Genesee Herzberg has prioritized ethics in founding Sage Institute, a sliding scale clinic that offers psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Can psychedelics be considered a “neurological contact lens” for those on the Autism spectrum? Today’s guests Aaron Paul Orsini and Justine Lee are determined to find out and are sharing their findings with the world.

Our previous podcast guests offer their advice and gratitude for psychedelic practitioners.

Jonathan Sabbagh is building a space and solution for independent therapists who want to provide Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) by offering a prescription service, a medically supervised location, and a community.

A comprehensive ketamine protocol from concierge and lifestyle doctor, Molly Maloof.

Jonathan de Potter, founder of Behold Retreats has big visions for the region and it starts with helping business leaders awaken.

From health centers, to trip apps, and new psychedelics, Field Trip aims to play a central role in psychedelics for the mainstream.

As a PhD in molecular biology, Darragh Stewart has gone all in on plant medicine to support his psychedelic Irish brothers and everyone else who needs to break through the blockages in their lives.

Today on the Psychedelic Therapy Podcast, I am interviewing my colleague at Maya, Jessica Cadoch, our Research Manager for Public Health.

Have you ever wondered what it would take to create a psychedelic therapy clinic? Today’s guest, Veronika Gold, co-founder of Polaris Insight Center in San Francisco has done just that.

Integration leads to cultivation which leads to transformation. Today on the Psychedelic Therapy Podcast, Deanne Adamson shows us how to support this powerful healing process.

Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, host of the Plant Medicine Podcast, has a brilliant idea–to form an association dedicated to educating medical practitioners about psychedelics.

This week’s guest, Belinda Eriacho, brings powerful insights from her lineage as a Native American woman and her life experience as a powerful healer and public speaker.

Florie St. Aime is a healer and guide who is deeply steeped in ritual, magic, and the wisdom of her Haitian ancestors.

Ayahuasca is a profound medicine that has the power to positively influence veterans’ lives, so to truly support our troops, we must also support psychedelic medicine.

The best-selling author of The Body Keeps the Score discusses the revolutionary treatment of psychedelics for trauma.

From studying with MAPS MDMA protocols to the tutelage of mentor Phil Wolfson, author of The Ketamine Papers, Lauren Taus is bringing play into psychedelic healing.

Bia Labate, Ph.D. is an anthropologist from Brazil with a focus on psychoactive substances, drug policies, shamanism, and religion.

Kevin Franciotti is a passionate enthusiast of psychedelic medicine, who's work is informed by his own relationship to addiction.

Are you curious about psychedelic medicine for addiction and people in recovery?

The former Therapeutic Director of Crossroads Ibogaine Treatment Center has gone all in on integration.

Psychedelic medicine is both a science and an art, and Akoni Anthony, co-founder of Maya Health finds his joy at their intersection.

Richard C. Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems, believes that psychedelic-assisted therapy can help to harmonize the mind's discrete subpersonalities.

Today’s guest is Erica Siegal, a co-investigator and psychotherapist for MAPS-sponsored Phase 3 Clinical Trials for MDMA-assisted therapy.

Tony Moss is a respected teacher and plant medicine advocate who has been working with Ayahuasca for over 25 years.

Irina Alexander is the co-founder of Sage Institute for Integrative Health, a new psychedelic-assisted therapy clinic and training center that prioritizes equal access to psychedelic therapy.

Ian-Michael is co-founder Holos, an organization of holistic healing centers and communities, launching first in Costa Rica.

David Rabin is a psychiatrist, PhD neuroscientist, inventor, and avid proponent of psychedelic medicine.