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Table of Contents

Basics

• Psychedelic Therapy: Beneficial Things to Know

• My Adventures With the Trip Doctors - Michael Pollan gives a good introduction to psychedelic therapy

• Mind Menders: how psychedelic drugs rebuild broken briains

• [Video] ABC News Denver: Inside a growing form of therapy: Psychedelic Drugs

• [Video] The Science of Psychedelics - with Michael Pollan and Robin Carhart-Harris - "Is there a role for psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin in healthcare, and can they uncover things about our consciousness?"

• [Movie] Trip of Compassion - Documentary of trauma-healing MDMA therapy sessions

• [Book] How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan - This is the most popular recent mainstream book on the topic.

Addiction

• Treating Addiction with Psychedelics (4-part article)

• The latest research on Psilocybin and Addiction, maintained by Heffter Institute

• CBS Baltimore: More Than A Trip: Psychedelic Drugs Being Used To Help People Quit Smoking In Just One Dose

• Psychedelics in Recovery: Community around 12-step programs with psychedelics.

• Treating Addiction And Alcoholism With Psilocybin Therapy [Psychedelic Passage, 6/9/2022]

Anxiety

• Your mind is stronger than the anxiety it creates. Learn to shift your mindset

• Surprising Ways to Beat Anxiety and Become Mentally Strong, According to Science

Autism

• How Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Can Help Treat Autism [Psychedelic Passage 10/14/2022]

Autoimmune

• Psychedelics as a novel approach to treating autoimmune conditions [Pubmed 10/7/2020]

COVID

• Could magic mushrooms cure COVID-related smell loss? [PBS/NPR 4/22/2022]

Depression

• Psilocybin is better at Treating Depression Than Ketamine, New Study Finds [5/7/2020]

• Magic mushrooms show promise in treatment for depression [as compared with escitalopram], study says [4/14/2021]

• Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Depression Shown to Last for a Year [2/24/2022]

• Can Psychedelic Therapy Help Treat Postpartum Depression? [Psychedelic Passage 10/31/2022]

DMT

• How to Integrate a Difficult-to-Remember DMT Experience

Eating Disorders

• What Psychedelics Could Mean for Eating Disorders 

• Psychedelics Improve Depression and Wellbeing Scores in Individuals With Eating Disorders

• MDMA assisted therapy significantly reduces eating disorder symptoms [3/21/2022]

End-of-Life Care

• A Terminally Ill Patient Shares How Psilocybin Helps Him Live in the Present

• Improved well-being after psychedelic use may be due to decreased death anxiety, study suggests [PsyPost 4/13/2023]

Family

• How To Talk With Your Kids About Psychedelics

• Parents Are Using Magic Mushrooms, LSD To Be Better Parents, Be More 'Present' For their Kids (Inquisitr)

General Well-Being

• Metaphysical causes of physical symptoms, according to Louise Hay

• Psychedelics for Healthy People: How psilocybin, LSD, and other psychedelic drugs could increase wellness in people without mental illness

• Psychedelic drug users tend to have better overall physical health than non-users, study finds [3/12/2021]

• Psychedelics may inspire healthier habits, review finds [8/6/2021]

• Trying Psychedelics Just Once Might Reduce Your Chances Of Cardiometabolic Disease, Study Finds [10/13/2021]

• [Video] How to release trapped + blocked emotion // 7 Tools for Emotional Release

Grief

• Grief.Com - Full of resources to help you navigate grief.

• Can MDA Help Heal Grief? [Lucid News 3/3/2022]

Guiding (Self and Others)

• What Makes a Good Psychedelic Guide?

• Finding Your Facilitator - A list of questions to ask

• Code of Ethics for Spiritual Guides

• Guidelines for Voyagers and Guides, by James Fadiman, Ph.D.

• Information on an Apprenticeship with Moshe

• Tripsitters.org - Comprehensive collection of resources for psychedelic journeyers and guides, with a focus on psilocybin.

• If You're Going to Solo Trip On Psychedelics, Bear This in Mind [4/23/2021]

• Psychedelic Therapy: Where to Go for Psychedelic Therapy Training in 2021

Legal Matters

• Checkpoint Consciousness: Exploring Legal Limitations and Inconsistencies in the Religious Use of Entheogenic Drugs 

• Don't Have a Bad Trip with the Police: Know Your Rights with Police and Psychedelics

MDMA

• MDMA Assisted Couples Therapy: How a Psychedelic is Enhancing Intimacy and Healing PTSD (mostly focused on PTSD)

• When MDMA Was the Secret to a Happy Marriage

• [Video] 60 Minutes Australia: Ecstasy Being Used to Treat PTSD and Mental Illness

• MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies website - This organization has led the push to approve MDMA for therapeutic treatment of PTSD.

• [Book] Trust Surrender Receive: How MDMA Can Release Us From Trauma and PTSD by Anne Other

• A Psychedelic Drug Passes a big Test for PTSD Treatment - [New York Times, 5/3/2021]

• MDMA Supplementation Guide

Microdosing

• LSD microdose trial for acute pain relief reports "remarkable" results

• LSD: new scientific study shows microdosing elevates mood and cognition 

• People who microdose psychedelic drugs report that the benefits greatly outweigh the drawbacks

• Microdosing Psychedelics - A great primer with specific how-to pages for mushrooms and LSD

• Microdosing psychedelic drugs associated with increases in conscientiousness and reductions in neuroticism [4/2/2021]

• My Microdosing Kit Instructions

• The Curious Beginner's Guide to Microdosing for Work, Relationships and Happiness [9/25/2017]

• Adults who microdose psychedelics report health related motivations and lower levels of anxiety and depression compared to non-microdosers - [Nature, 11/18/2021]

Music

• A Journey in Sound: Music in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy

• A list of the playlists I often use in my sessions

Migraine & Cluster Headaches

• Psilocybin Could Provide Unique Treatment for Migraine Headaches - [6/2/2021]

• Psilocybin For Cluster Headaches And Migraines  [5/23/22]

Nature

• The Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics and Nature Explored in New Review [1/22/2021] (Lucid News)

OCD

• Can Psychedelic Mushrooms Help Treat OCD? 

Pain & Inflammation

• Psychedelics May Relieve Chronic Pain Via Changes in Brain Neuroplasticity

• The Psychedelic Science of Pain: Psychedelics and Health Research Initiate explores new territory in treating pain [5/21/2020]

Pharmaceuticals & Drug Interactions

• Long-Term effects of SSRIs on MDMA (and other psychedelic) assisted therapy

• Antidepressants and Psychedelics - Interaction Risks and Tapering Guide by Ben Malcom of SpiritPharmacist.com

• Antidepressant and Psychedelic Drug Interaction Chart

• Lithium and Psychedelics by Ben Malcolm [4/15/2021]

• Bupropion and MDMA by Ben Malcolm [4/28/2021]

• Dr. Emily Kulpa - Consultant for drug interactions and drug tapering plans in preparation for a medicine journey

Psilocybin

• Beginner's Guide to Healing with Magic Mushrooms

• Single Dose of Psilocybin Enhances Creative Thinking, Empathy up to 7 Days After Use

• Psilocybin-assisted mindfulness meditation linked to brain connectivity changes and persisting positive effects

• Mushrooms as Medicine? Psychedelics May Be Next Breakthrough Treatment

• Psilocybin Mushrooms Are Making a Comeback - An overview of the history, science, politics, and uses for psilocybin mushrooms.

• [Video] 60 Minutes: Psilocybin could help people with addiction and anxiety

• Organization: John Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit - This university has been the leader in researching psilocybin for depression.

• How Psilocybin Can Save The Environment - An interview with Paul Stamets

• Psilocybin Therapy: An Age-Old Remedy Making Its Comeback in Today's Fight Against Mental Illness

• The Ultimate Guide to Psilocybin Therapy [2/7/2022]

• Psilocybin Associated With ‘Significant’ And ‘Persisting’ Decreases In Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol Misuse And More, New Study Finds [10/12/2023]

Religious / Spiritual Perspective

• A Christian Approach to Psychedelics

• The Mystical Experience Defines Psychedelics - why the mystical experience is necessary [10/1/2021]

• Spiritual Emergency: The Understanding and Treatment of Transpersonal Crises by Christina & Stanislav Grof

• [Transcript] – The Christian Psychedelic: Should Christians Use Plant Medicines, Is Microdosing (Or Tripping) A Sin, Accessing Spiritual Realms, DMT & Much More With Paul Risse.

Safety

• How Safe Are Psychedelics? What Are the Risks?

• 8 Common Psychedelic Mistakes (Free Webinar to help you have the safest journey)

• The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide by James Fadiman. [PDF copy]

• ICEERS Drug Interaction Information Service - for information on potential interactions between your medications and psychedelics.

• Self-treatment with psychedelics: Users report moderate benefits but with more negative effects - [PsyPost 4/28/2023]

Sleep & Seasonal

• Want to Fall Asleep Faster? Use this hack to get to sleep in 2 minutes or less

• Psychedelic Therapy for Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder [Psychedelic Passage]

Trauma 

(NOTE: All disease originates in trauma, so this section is pertinent for most people)

• [Video] MUST WATCH - Gabor Maté - Manifesting the Mind - Inside the Psychedelic Experience - Excellent explanation of trauma as the cause of all dis-ease, and how psychedelic therapy helps you to heal it.

• Fawning: The fourth trauma response we don’t talk about

• [Video] The Completion Process - Teal Swan talks about integrating traumatized parts of ourselves [shorter intro video]. She has other videos on this topic as well.

• [Book] The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk (how trauma is stored in the body)

• The Triggers Are the Medicine - Using triggers and psychedelics to heal [5/3/2021]

• New Survey Suggests Psychedelics Could Help Heal the Complex Trauma of Child Abuse [11/17/2021]

• How to Forgive Someone Who Isn't Sorry and Won't Apologize

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