Mind Medicine Australia

TW: SuicideDr Eli Kotler Dr Eli Kotler is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist. He is the Medical Director of Malvern Private Hospital, an addiction and trauma hospital in Melbourne. Eli completed the inaugural Mind Medicine Australia Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT)™ course, and has since been on its Faculty. He's currently the Australian course Director. Due to his interest in trauma, Eli has been appointed an Independent Medical Examiner by WorkSafe Victoria. He has been appointed by the Minister for Workplace Safety to sit on the Victorian Medical Panels, and is an expert witness in historical abuse cases.Clinically, Eli works in a psychodynamic framework, and attempts to help his patients find freedom from their addictions and trauma through relational experiences, and experiential self-awareness. He is part of the AFL Player's Association referral network for addiction issues, and his interests in depth-psychology and neuroscience led him to found the Melbourne Neuropsychoanalytic Group. Eli is a Board Director of Mind Medicine Australia.Your HostDr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. You can support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

--Your HostDr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.TW: SuicideDr Bill RichardsDr William A. Richards (Bill), author of Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences, is Director of Therapy at Sunstone Therapies in Rockville, Maryland (USA), currently focused on the implementation of psychedelic-assisted therapy in palliative care.Bill also is a psychologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research in Baltimore, where he and his colleagues have been pursuing research with psilocybin since 1999, and teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies and for MMA's Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies. Bill's graduate degrees encompass the psychology of religion, theology, comparative religion and clinical psychology.Bill's involvement with psychedelic research originated in Germany at the University of Göttingen in 1963. From 1967 to 1977, he pursued research with LSD, DPT, MDA and psilocybin at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. You can support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideGlen BoyesGlen was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010/2011 to Helmand province as part of the counter IED task force. He took part in the biggest counter IED op in Afghan history safely clearing and returning a large village back to locals. This tour did not come easy as his team suffered 2 casualties in an IED blast 15 days into our tour. As soldiers, they stop that emotion and carry on with the job and the rest of the tour.Glen suffered PTSD through lockdown 11/12 years later. Working with a therapist and using brain scans, he microdosed psilocybin to help improve. Glen's brain scans were phenomenal; he felt free, clear and regained focus again. Glen is now the director of an NFT project called Flesh of the Gods. His aim is to create a global peak performance hub for the community and support the research into psychedelic treatment and help veterans with PTSD and all mental health issues.--Your HostDr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideDr Gita VaidGita Vaid MD is a board certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and co-founder of the Center for Natural Intelligence, a multidisciplinary laboratory dedicated to psychedelic psychotherapy's innovation and clinical practice. A lead instructor at The Ketamine Training Center and member of the Mount Sinai Psychedelic Psychotherapy Research and Trauma Center, she is a Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic (MAPS) trained psychedelic psychotherapist practicing ketamine assisted psychotherapy in New York City. Dr Vaid completed her psychiatry residency training at NYU Medical Center and psychoanalytic training at the Psychoanalytic Association of New York. She trained as a Fellow in clinical psychopharmacology and neurophysiology at New York Medical College and completed a research fellowship at NYU Medical Center. Dr Vaid serves as the Director of Psychedelic Awareness at The Chopra Foundation.--Your HostDr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideStephen Proud is a psychiatrist in private practice in regional WA with 45 years' experience in medicine and 25 years as a psychiatrist. He has worked as a GP in rural WA, Perth and rural Zululand South Africa. He has taught GPs and psychiatric registrars for many years in Perth. He has built and run two psychiatric hospitals, one in Perth and the other an innovative rural retreat where patients lived for a month to undergo extensive psychotherapy, meditation and community living.He has a long interest in spirituality and psychotherapy, going onto humanistic psychology in California, Vipassana, The Rajneesh Ashram in India and then experience with traditional healers and Sangomas in rural Zululand. He runs meditation and psychotherapy retreats and is Monash MAPS trained in MDMA assisted therapies.--Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideMegan Smoak is a Clinical Psychologist, Board endorsed clinical supervisor and lecturer in Clinical Psychology. Megan works with clients at any stage across the lifespan including young children and adolescents.Megan has experience working with a wide variety of clinical challenges including management of ADHD in children & adults, anxiety & phobias and working with transgender children and adolescents to support any mental health challenges in a safe and supportive therapeutic environment.Megan works collaboratively with paediatricians to provide the behavioural framework for successful management of a range of paediatric neurodevelopment disorders such as ADHD, FASD and Specific Learning Disorders.--Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Until his recent retirement from politics, Andrew Robb was Australia's Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism. In this role Mr Robb negotiated Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Japan and China, as well as the 12 country Transpacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.Mr Robb is currently Executive Chairman of The Robb Group (A corporate and investment advisory company), a Board Member of the Kidman cattle enterprise, Chair of Asialink and pharmacogenetics company, CNSDose, and strategic advisor to Seafarms Ltd as well as a range of national and international businesses.In 2003, Mr Robb was awarded the office of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to agriculture, politics and the community. As well, Mr Robb is the author of “Black Dog Daze: Public Life, Private Demons” (Melbourne University Publishing).Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Ted Cassidy is a psychiatrist and co-founder of Monarch Mental Health Group which provides innovative next step treatments for people suffering from Depression, PTSD and anxiety.  Monarch Mental Health is Australia's first outpatient clinic offering psychedelic-assisted therapy and Australia's largest provider of outpatient magnetic stimulation therapy (TMS), as well as a range of other next step treatments including ketamine, portable direct current stimulation telepsychology and telepsychiatry. Ted is a Graduate of Mind Medicine Australia's Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT). From 2004 to 2015 Dr Ted Cassidy was co-founder and Chief Psychiatrist of The Hills Clinic Hospital and medical centres which treated over 10,000 patients during Ted's involvement.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: Suicide & SA Annette Baulch & Graeme Sudholz have been relationship counsellors, sex therapists and retreat facilitators with a tantric flavour since 2006. Their inclusive approach is known for changing lives through changing relationships, as couples learn to open their hearts and come home to love.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kerry is a nurse of 44 years, mother of four and grandmother to nine, specialising in palliative care. She had suffered depression, addictions and suicidal ideation all her life. “Trauma by omission” Gabor Mate calls it. Every antidepressant, therapy, book, course and seminar failed and just left her feeling hopeless and wanting to die even though she was so blessed. At age 58 she had an opportunity to try DMT. It reset her brain and gave her joy, self-love and connection for the first time in her life. It's not called the ‘God molecule' for nothing. She is committed and passionate to helping others receive the benefits of psychedelic therapy in a safe environment and sees great potential for palliative care and end-of-life treatment as well.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideTony Mantz aka “Jack the Bear” has been in the music industry since 1981 working in all facets of it , including being a radio announcer on MMM FM Melbourne for the duration of the 90's. He has had an interest in psychedelics since first hearing about them on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast back in 2009.In Jan 2020 he had the most transformative experience of his life through an intense weekend of carefully administered and facilitated ceremonies with an experienced practitioner using 5MEO DMT. This medicine has helped Tony overcome his early childhood trauma.He now lives his life free of addiction, allowed him to heal the long standing rift with his children, become more aware of his thoughts and be a more empathetic and compassionate person. It is this journey Tony wishes to share in the hope of inspiring others.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideRising into the public eye as esteemed Founder of Cutting Edge Post, one of Australia's largest and most awarded post production companies and working on over 50 US and Australian movies and over 700 episodes of scripted drama television as well as many thousands of television commercials, John Lee is renowned as a skilled Technical Director and entrepreneur who has pursued a colourful and dynamic career.After Johns daughter Freyja committed Suicide and John was spiralling downhill, he went through 3 sessions of psychedelic therapy. The Therapy not only helped significantly with dealing with Freyja it significantly changing his life for the better in so many ways including giving up alcohol.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideA passionate Mental Health Advocate, mentor, leader and speaker. Simone was voted (Inside Small Business Magazine) as one of the top 50 Business Leaders for 2020. She is a successful entrepreneur and CEO.  She was Head of social enterprise for World Vision Australia, responsible for the start up and international scaling of Change Coffee. Contributing all sales to the global economic empowerment of women. Simone holds a degree in Psychology and guest facilitates leadership workshops for Melbourne university, Monash and Deakin business schools.Having studied with the Dalai Lama in his monastery in India and living with indigenous tribes of the Amazon. A teacher of meditation, yoga and Buddhist philosophy, Simone runs ‘Feel Good Retreats' Australia wide.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideBrian Follett Walker (born 5 September 1954) is an Australian politician and medical practitioner.  At the 2021 Western Australian state election, Walker was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Legalise Cannabis WA member for the East Metropolitan Region. His term commenced on 24 May 2021.Walker was born in Malaysia to Scottish parents, and was educated at Scotch College, Perth, prior to studying medicine at the University of Dundee.Walker has a longstanding commitment to holistic wellness, which continues to strongly influence his approach to both medicine and politics.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: SuicideMarjane is a trauma-informed addictions and mental health counsellor with over 7 year's experience in spiritual healing practices and ancestral plant medicines.Marjane grew up in France, completing a degree in Biology there, and then her Masters in Australia. Marjane undertook training as a trauma informed counsellor and has a strong understanding of the power of plants and medicinal fungi. She strongly believes in the power of psychedelic-assisted therapy for to help save lives.Marjane has her own unique lived experiences of trauma, PTSD and anxiety and is now an active member of Mind Medicine Australia's Melbourne Chapter, strongly advocating for urgent reform in Australia to enable these important plant medicines to be used in a clinical setting to help those who are suffering with a range of mental illnesses.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Van is first and foremost a heart-led man who lives through an intention of self-responsibility.He was gifted the opportunity to live a childhood dream as a professional Rugby Union player in Australia and abroad over 13 years, and as a professional coach over 7 years nationally.Van worked in a theatre support role for Orthopaedics and devices for three years on retirement and fell passionately into Permaculture organic farming and its synergistic relationship with nature and cycles.Navigating childhood experience around poverty, scarcity, lack and abuse, and as an adult through physical injuries, the loss of a child, sister and brother, he has felt divinely guided through his polarising experiences towards a place of radical love and acceptance.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: Suicide Vanessa Bortolin is a retired accountant, mother to a teenage daughter and widow to her beautiful husband of 30 years, Franco, who she lost two years ago to suicide after his 3-year battle with treatment-resistant clinical depression.Vanessa had the foresight to begin documenting, via an excel spreadsheet, medication dosage increments and their side effects (total 19 different antidepressant/anti-psychotic drugs), treatments administered (total 96 ECT's and 24 TMS's), the 9 hospitalisations (4 involuntarily sectioned under mental health due to suicide risk), and the various professors of psychiatry seen, including the Black Dog institute. Vanessa hoped to access psychedelic therapies for Franco. This was his last hope.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years.--Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering and suicides caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. We will establish safe and effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.In furtherance of this mission, The Mind Medicine Australia Podcast ‘Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.--Tommy Moore is a qualified Nutritionist and Exercise Scientist, studying a Master's degree in Neuroscience (MNSc), and teaching at a Bioscience Education Centre. He also leads specialist educational programs that involve medical, health and biotechnologies to school students (ages 11-18), in the context of sport and human performance.Tommy was the previous host of the Mind Medicine Australia podcast.Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast host for Season 2 and has been a MMA volunteer, guides the weekly staff meditation, on the MMA Lived Experience Panel and has a life-long relationship with mental (ill) health yet been able to navigate a fulfilling existence through various means.She is deeply passionate about conversations related to wellbeing. She uses her own lived experience as well as the reality of having two family members who ended their life seeing no treatment pathway forward. One was her older sister who tried countless medicine combinations, therapies and facilities over 30 years. Deb's public health and academic professional background combined with executive roles in the private health care sector have enabled her to understand many facets of the service delivery system.--Thank you for listening to the Mind Medicine Australia Podcast. If what you've heard in this episode resonates with you, you can offer your support through zero cost means by jumping on to our website and sharing the site to your networks.  You can join our local chapter groups. You can also subscribe to the podcast and follow us and if you feel moved, you can give us a 5 star review. You can also support Mind Medicine's work by making a tax deductible donation to us and more specifically you can support the Patient Support Fund. Your donation will support research, access and affordability for psychedelic medicine.The information provided in this podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional and medical recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one's own discretion and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in this medicine under the current viable widespread illegality of their usage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast discusses the current state of research on the use of psychedelics in psychiatry, especially psilocybin, for the treatment of depression and other mental illnesses, including the precautions that must be taken before treatment, the standardized four-stage treatment model for depression, and the obstacles that must be overcome to use psychedelic therapy on a larger scale.Current Status of Psychedelics in Psychiatry (D Nutt & R Cahart-Harris)Support the podcastCertificate in Psychedelic Assisted TherapiesDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaIn this episode:The podcast reviews the clinical research on the use of psychedelics in psychiatry, including the history of psychedelic research, recent developments, and the potential of psilocybin as a treatment for various mental illnesses.Psilocybin may be useful in treating depression and has been shown to have antidepressant effects on people with resistant depression, anxiety, and depression symptoms caused by life-threatening cancer diagnoses, as well as in treating alcohol and tobacco dependence.Certain precautions must be taken before treatment, such as assessing whether the patient is suitable for psychedelic therapy and stopping medications that block or attenuate the effects of the psychedelic.Psychedelic therapy involves a standardized four-stage process for depression treatment, which includes assessment, preparation, experience, and integration.One of the main obstacles to using psychedelic therapy on a larger scale is the current resource-intensive model, which requires high-quality training and practice.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, we will provide a brief overview of psychedelic-assisted therapy, including its therapeutic process and the psychedelic experience. Support the podcastCertificate in Psychedelic Assisted TherapiesDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaIn this episode:The definition of psychedelic-assisted therapyThe three phases of the therapeutic processThe importance of non-psychedelic elements in the therapySet and setting during the psychedelic experienceThe effects of psychedelic compounds on brain activity and subjective experience (aka phenomenology)The need for further research in the field of psychedelic-assisted therapySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, we discuss what the next steps are, following the TGA's decision to change the classification of psilocybin and MDMA to enable prescribing by authorised psychiatrists.Support the podcastIn this episode:The mission of Mind Medicine in light of the rescheduling of psilocybin and MDMA for medical use in Australia effective July 1st, 2023.The podcast will shift focus towards a more in-depth analysis of newly published research articles on psychedelics, as well as previous researchMind Medicine Australia is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing medical access and awareness of psychedelic-assisted therapies.Psychedelics are chemical compounds that temporarily alter brain function resulting in an "altered state of consciousness."Mind Medicine Australia aims to provide better treatment options for patients suffering from mental illness, with a focus on developing clinical implementation frameworks and therapist training protocols.Starting July 1, 2023, authorized prescribers will be able to prescribe psilocybin and MDMA for patients with treatment-resistant depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.Mind Medicine Australia is arranging for these medicines to be supplied through licensed pharmacists holding Schedule 8 permits.Only specialized psychiatrists who meet certain qualifications will be able to prescribe psilocybin and MDMA.Australia is the first nation in the world to reschedule these medicines for medical purposes.Mind Medicine Australia has trained 240 medical professionals through its Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT) since 2021, and will shortly be launching dates for 2023 intakes.Certificate in Psychedelic Assisted TherapiesPatient Support Fund (Donate)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mind-medicine-australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor David Nutt is an English neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs that affect the brain.In this episode:The Endocannabinoid SystemTHC, CBD and other cannabinoidsCB1 and CB2 receptorsThe Entourage EffectConstituents of cannabisMedicinal CannabisSupport the podcast:Support the podcastSupport Mind Medicine Australia's mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr James Fadiman is an American psychologist and writer. Fadiman received a Master's degree and a doctorate in Psychology from Stanford University back in 1960. His friend and former Harvard undergraduate advisor, Ram Dass (then known as Richard Alpert), introduced him to psychedelics. Fast-forward 60 years and Fadiman is now known and acknowledged for his research and clinical work in psychedelic therapy and microdosing. In this episode:Microdosing: Practice & BenefitsPsychedelics in psychiatryPsychedelics in optimisationHow psychedelics open up the capacity for changeSelf & SelvesSupport the podcast:Support the podcastSupport Mind Medicine Australia's mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Katrin Preller received her PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from University of Zurich, Switzerland in 2013. After completing her PhD, she investigated the effects of psychedelics on self-perception and social cognition. Her research interests are centred around the neuropharmacology of emotional and cognitive processes in health and psychiatric illnesses, as well as (pharmacological) neuroimaging analysis methodology. She is particularly interred in substance use disorders as well as the role of the serotonin system in emotion and cognition. She uses psilocybin and LSD to elucidate the role of 5-HT2A/1A receptor functions in human cognition.In this episode:Ingestion, absorption, and receptor activation of psilocybin and LSDBrain-wide changesWhy understanding mechanism will help therapy outcomesImplications for psychedelic therapySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Professor Karl Friston is a British theoretical neuroscientist at University College London and an authority on brain imaging.Karl has been awarded with countless different prizes and accomplishments, and is considered one of the most influential neuroscientists of the modern era. He invented statistical parametric mapping (SPM), voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and dynamic causal modelling (DCM). Friston currently works on models of functional integration in the human brain and the principles that underlie neuronal interactions. His main contribution to theoretical neurobiology is a free-energy principle for action and perception (active inference). In this episode:Functional segregation, integration, and connectivityThe brain's generative modelThe brain's predictive model, prediction error and how to correct prediction errorFree energy principle and active inferencePsychopathology (false inference)How psychedelics alter the hierarchical architecture of the brainSerotonin, interoception, and 5HT2a agonismBrain-mind theoriesSelf-awareness in understanding mindSupport the podcast:Support the podcastSupport Mind Medicine Australia's mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Engle, MD, is a psychiatrist with a clinical practice that combines aspects of regenerative medicine, psychedelic research, integrative spirituality, and peak performance. Dan obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. His psychiatry residency degree is from the University of Colorado Denver, and his child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship degree is from Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Engle is an international consultant to several global healing centers facilitating the use of long-standing indigenous plant medicines for healing and awakening. He is the Founder and Medical Director of Kuya Institute for Transformational Medicine in Austin, Texas; Full Spectrum Medicine, a psychedelic integration and educational platform; and Thank You Life, a non-profit funding stream supporting access to psychedelic therapies. Dr. Engle is the author of The Concussion Repair Manual: A Practical Guide to Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries, as well as his more recent new book, A Dose of Hope: A Story of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy.In this episode:Transformational Medicine - 'hardware and software'A Dose Of HopeThe Power Of StorytellingSelf-Compassion, Self-Worth, and Self-ValueTrauma - Implications, Expressions, and SubjectivityTruths - Objective and SubjectiveMDMA - Psychology and BiologyActivating Your Innate Inner Healing IntelligenceThe Future of Psychiatric CareLinks:A Dose Of HopeDr Dan Engle's WebsiteFull Spectrum MedicineKuya Institute for Transformational MedicineThank You LifeSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support Mind Medicine Australia's mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lynn-Marie Morski, MD, JD is the president of the Psychedelic Medicine Association, host of the Plant Medicine Podcast, founder of Plant Medicine.org, and the medical director for Way of Leaf.com. Lynn-Marie is a Mayo Clinic-trained physician in family medicine and sports medicine, as well as an attorney and former adjunct law professor. She started the Plant Medicine Podcast to bring scientific researchers, practitioners, and those who have been personally affected by the healing powers of these plants together to help educate the public on what is possible and help further research and decriminalization of these substances. She later founded The Psychedelic Medicine Association; a society of physicians, therapists, and health care professionals looking to advance their education on the therapeutic uses of psychedelic medicines.The Psychedelic Medicine Association (PMA) is a public benefit corporation of healthcare providers aimed at bridging the gap between the advances taking place in the psychedelic research world and medical practitioners.In this episode:Factors that influence which psychedelic medicine is best suited for the patientLynn-marie's therapeutic realisation Fundamentals of Psychedelic MedicineCommon myths or confusions in psychedelic medicineCurrent accessibility Western and indigenous perspectives of illness and wellness4 big hurdles preventing doctors prescribing psychedelicsHow to approach stigma within the health-care communityHarm reductionLinks:Psychedelic Medicine AssociationPlant Medicine Podcast (Spotify)PlantMedicine.orgSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support Mind Medicine Australia's mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam Gazzaley MD, PhD is a neuroscientist, neurologist, inventor, author, photographer, entrepreneur and investor.Adam obtained an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, completed Neurology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley. He is now the David Dolby Distinguished Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco and the Founder / Executive Director of Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center engaged in technology creation and scientific research.In this episode:Humans as information seeking creaturesHow technology has challenged our brainBottom-up and top-down attentionAdvancing psychedelic researchThe role of context in experience outcomesThe mind as a functional product of the brainNeuroplasticity (experience-dependent plasticity and self-directed plasticity)Creating an interpretable real-time experience landscapePsychedelics in neurodegenerative illnessLinks:NeuroscapeAdam GazzaleySupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prof David Nutt is Neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety, and sleep. David is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. Nutt is the deputy head of the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. He and his team have published research into psilocybin for TRD, as well as neuroimaging studies investigating psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, and DMT.In this episode:How drugs help our understanding of the brainImpact of prohibition on investigation and researchKey terms - decriminalisation, depenalisation, legalisationDrug harm profiles - alcohol, lsd, mdma, psilocybinPhysiology and psychology of addictionBrain-mind interplayThe psychedelic experience and its phenomena The default mode networkFunctional connectivityNeuroplasticityWhy profound alterations in consciousness permit long-term changesSerotonin's role in depressionPsilocybin vs SSRIs and the 5HT2a receptorPsychedelics vs Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies Links:Drug ScienceThe Drug Science PodcastDavid Nutt on TwitterRecent paper exploring Psilocybin vs SSRIs:Serotonin and brain function: a tale of two receptorsSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dennis McKenna is an Ethnopharmacolgist, research pharmacist, lecturer, and author. Dennis is a founding member and director of ethnographic research at the Heffter Research Institute, a non-profit organization involved in investigating the potential of therapeutic use of drugs. He is the brother of the famous psychedelic advocate Terence McKenna.In this episode:Preserving indigenous practice, challenges we faceMckenna Academy of Natural PhilosophyThe brain as a reducing valve of realityThe mind-brain problemPsychedelics bring the background forwardSerotoninConsciousness and symbiosisWhat research questions should be asked in the next 5-10 yearsWho will be the gatekeepers of these medicinesThe need to arm psychiatrists and mental health practitioners with psychedelicsSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrew Robb was Australia's Minister for Trade, Investment, and Tourism. Currently, Andrew is the chairman of The Robb Group (corporate and investment advisory company) and is a board member for multiple organizations, including Mind Medicine Australia. He is the author of Black Dog Daze: Public Life, Private Demons, his memoir that explores the challenges of managing depression, political ambition, and the life of the liberal party. In this episode:Personal journey - political ambition, battles with depressionExperience with antidepressantsWhen his antidepressants stopped workingPsychedelic therapy remission statisticsApproving this type of therapy on the state and federal levelInforming and educating politicians Support the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nigel Denning is the Director and Counselling Psychologist at Integrative Psychology Nigel is a former Family Violence Co-ordinator for Relationships Australia and is the Deputy President of the In Good Faith Foundation. He has studied in the United States and Europe with Dr. Stanislac Grof, one of the founders of Transpersonal Psychology and Holotropic Breathwork. He has also helped build and deliver the Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT), which has been developed primarily to meet the demand for trained therapists to provide regulatory approved and research-backed psychedelic-assisted therapies for the treatment.In this episode:Consciousness as a discussion in psychologyBio-psycho-social modelPsychedelic-assisted psychotherapyConnectionSelf-transcendenceLoveMeditationCPAT (Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies)Links:CPATIntegrative PsychologySupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lars Wilde is the President, Chief Business Officer, and Co-founder of COMPASS Pathways. COMPASS is a UK life sciences company that works to expedite the approval and delivery of mental health therapies to patients and focuses primarily on testing psilocybin for use in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). They have 22 trials running through the US and Europe for TRD.In this episode:Personal journey and battles with anxiety, and seeking psychiatric helpThe subjective experience of psilocybin and impact of emotional processing and cognitive functionBirth of COMPASSThe current landscape of the researchModels for therapies and how they can scaleResearch questions that need to be addressedCOMPASS decision to patent psilocybin (and what this means for its scientific exploration)Rescheduling psilocybinLinks:COMPASS PathwaysSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Bryce Yaden, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Medicine in The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. David's research focus is on the psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and psychopharmacology of spiritual, self-transcendent, and positively transformative experiences triggered with psychedelic substances and other means. Specifically, he is interested in understanding how these experiences can result in long-term changes to well-being and how they temporarily alter fundamental faculties of consciousness such as the sense of time, space, and self.He is the editor of Rituals and Practices in World Religions: Cross-Cultural Scholarship to Inform Research and Clinical Contexts. He is currently writing a book called The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences: A Twenty-First Century Update for Oxford University Press. His scientific and scholarly work has been covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and NPR.In this episode:Self-transcendent experience that lead him to this spaceAttempting to understand the brain and mind in these experiencesLeveraging neuroimaging to describe self-transcendence Cautioning neuroimaging to define the psychedelic experienceProspection and the idea of being pulled into the futureSelflessness vs. feelings of connectionTime, space, and selfPsychedelic research entering maturityThe need to arm psychiatrists with psilocybinLinks:David B. Yaden on TwitterPsychedelics in Psychiatry - Keeping the Renaissance From Going Off the RailsSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Rachel Yehuda, PhD. is a Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, and Director of the Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. This research includes the PTSD clinical research program and the Neurochemistry and Neuroendocrinology laboratory at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Centre.In this episode:Defining traumaDiagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Symptomatology associated with trauma and PTSDThe stress response, including brain regions associated with memoryCurrent treatments Psychedelic-assisted therapies, including MDMA-assisted psychotherapySupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The scope of psychedelic research is expanding and it's only in the last couple of decades that we have been able to find how MDMA, among other psychedelic compounds, exert their effect in the body. Pharmacology is the use, effects, and modes of drug action. In this episode:Pharmacology and therapeutic mechanisms of MDMA:Where does psilocybin exert its effect in our body?How is it metabolised?What receptors in the brain and body does it engage with?What is the result of the change in physiology?Support the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The scope of psychedelic research is expanding and it's only in the last couple of decades that we have been able to find how psilocybin, as well as other psychedelic compounds, exert their effect in the body. Pharmacology is the use, effects, and modes of drug action.In this episode:Pharmacology and therapeutic mechanisms of Psilocybin:Where does psilocybin exert its effect in our body?How is it metabolised?What receptors in the brain and body does it engage with?What is the result of the change in physiology?Support the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Peter Hunt AM is a Social Entrepreneur, Investor and Engaged Philanthropist, Founder Greenhill Australia, Women's Commnity Shelters and Mind Medicine Australia.In this episode:Stats on mental illness in AustraliaPsilocybin and MDMA - psychological phenomena and scientific evidenceAntidepressants / SSRIs and common pharmaceutical treatmentsReinforcement of mental illness through diagnosisDestigmatizing drugs and the word "drug"The context of psychedelic psychotherapy including its set and settingHow drug legislation worksSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Doblin, PhD. is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).MAPS is a non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana.Rick did his Master's thesis on a survey of oncologists on cannabis in nausea control for cancer patients. He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on regulating medical uses for psychedelics and cannabis.In this episode:MAPS' missionMDMA history, stigma, and backlashCommon myths of the pharmacology of MDMATherapeutic use in therapyFear extinction and memory reconsolidationDrug reschedulingCurrent and emerging researchLinks:MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies)Support the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reid Robison, MD MBA, is a psychedelic psychiatrist & researcher.Reid has led over 100 clinical trials in neuropsychiatry. He completed his undergraduate in Neuroscience at Brigham Young University and went on to medical school at the University of Utah where he earned both his MD and MBA. Of course, he didn't stop there, after residency training in Psychiatry, Dr Robison completed fellowship training in Neurodevelopmental Genetics, followed by a postdoc in Bioinformatics. As an early adopter and researcher of Ketamine in psychiatry, Reid obtained his first grant to study ketamine in 2011. He also led the Utah site for the pivotal ketamine study for TRMDD by Janssen, leading up to the company's recent FDA-approval of Spravato. To date, Reid has guided thousands of ketamine therapy journeys and hundreds of Spravato dosing sessions. Reid has built a number of therapeutic-driven companies including Tute Genomics, a venture-backed personalized medicine startup that was acquired in 2016, Cedar Psychiatry, which he co founded and serves as a Medical Director of Center for Change, a top Eating Disorder program. He is also a founding board member at the Utah-based non-profit organisation Psychedelic Institute. Reid is adjunct faculty at the University of Utah, founder of the Polizzi Free Clinic, and provides medical support and psychedelic therapy at plant medicine retreats abroad, and is the coordinating investigator for the MAPS MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy study of Eating Disorders.In this episode:Mental health crisisEpigenetics and genetics in mental health conditionsResetting and opening up new neural pathwaysNeuroscience of ketaminePharmacogeneticsLinks:NovamindCedar PsychiatrySupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr Tanveer Ahmed is a psychiatrist, author and columnist. Tanveer works in the public, private and forensic sectors. He has served on local government, the government advisory body called the Australia Multicultural Council, the Advertising Standards Board and as a Governor of the Smith Family. His 2 books Fragile Nation and In Defence Of Shame examine the rise of mental health conditions and explore the complexity of mental distress. He was previously chosen by a Prime Minister's committee as one of a hundred future leaders of Australia.Topics covered:The balance of health and economics in a pandemicThe medicalisation of experienceThe 3 disciplines of mental healthThe primitive "lizard" brainUnending novelty exploiting primitive circuitsModern masculinityPsychedelic therapies "Shaking up" rigid circuits with psychedelic therapySupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Prash Puspanathan (aka Dr. Prash P) is a medical doctor and has been a Neurospychiatry Fellow at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne since 2013.It was his initial interest in psychedelic medicine that prompted his curiosity into the world of the mind, leading him to study Psychiatry to further his interest in psychedelic medicine and its therapeutic potential. Prash has been a medical doctor at the Alfred Hospital where he has most recently held the position of Neuropsychiatry Fellow. He has been an ongoing advocate for medicine-assisted therapies and has spoken at events through Australia and at conferences worldwide. He started and managed Psychonauts Onymous, Australia's first monthly gathering of multidisciplinary professionals to discuss current research in the field of psychedelics. He is also the CEO of Australia's first dedicated Cryptocurrency brokerage, Caleb & Brown.In this episode:The spectrum of mental illnessLimitation of causes and diagnosing mental illness, Brain and mind disassociationThe rewiring effects and new pathways of thinking that psychedelic medicine offersWhat empirical evidence we have for the psychedelic spaceBreaking away from the mould of using the word “drug”Recalling trauma through MDMAThe difficulty in using language to explain a psychedelic experience The importance of integrationRisks associated with psychedelics - recreational vs. therapeutic and short and long term implicationsSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Alana Roy is a psychologist, mental health social worker, counselor, advocate, researcher, mindfulness meditation teacher, and therapist and has spent the last 13 years working in a broad range of settings including suicide prevention, trauma, sexual abuse, and family violence, and also the disability sector. Alana utilizes and offers a wide range of therapies in her practice including emotion-focused therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), cognitive-behavioral therapy, neuro-linguistic programming, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness and meditation approaches. In this episode:Current and future therapies and treatment options for mental healthPotential complementary effects of mindfulness meditation and psilocybinTraditional rituals and practices for altering consciousnessThe categorization of drugs in modern societyThe default mode networkSupport the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tania De Jong AM is the co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia, inspirational speaker, singer, businesswoman and social entrepreneur who has founded a number of successful businesses including Creative Universe, leading innovation conference Creative Innovation Global, Inspiring Minds leadership programs, MTA Entertainment and Events, Dimension5 co-working space, and acclaimed singing group Pot-Pourri.In this episode:The potential of psychedelic medicines for psychiatry.Social, behaviour and thought patterns associated with mental illnessPhenomenology, pharmacology, and therapeutic potential of psilocybin and MDMA. Support the podcast:Support the podcast (Patreon)Support the mission:Mind Medicine AustraliaDonate to Mind Medicine AustraliaJoin a local chapterSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mind Medicine Australia is a charity that is exclusively focused on the clinical application of psilocybin and MDMA for the treatment of mental ill-health in Australia. We support the development of regulatory-approved and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in Australia through therapist training, ethical and legal guidelines, a center of excellence in psychedelic medicine, educational material and events, and supporting clinical research. At Mind Medicine Australia, we believe that everyone should have access to receiving the safest and most effective care, no matter what their condition, where they are treated, or who they are. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mind-medicine-australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.