What Is Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
What is psychedelic-assisted therapy and does it work? Here's everything you need to know about a new approach to mental health.
Evan Lewis-Healey is a Cognitive Neuroscience researcher and science writer from the UK. He studied a Master's in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), where he spent his time researching and writing about the neuroscience of psychedelics and meditation. Alongside writing, Evan is also a research assistant at the UvA, and is seeking a PhD in the neuroscience of altered states of consciousness.
What is psychedelic-assisted therapy and does it work? Here's everything you need to know about a new approach to mental health.
Here's how a legal psilocybin truffle retreat in the Netherlands changed this author's relationship with psychedelics.
New research has investigated the psychedelic ayahuasca in peace-building between conflict regions such as Israel and Palestine.
What is changa? This DMT-containing psychedelic is gaining more recognition for its benefits, but you may still have not yet heard of it.
What is MDMA? This psychedelic is showing promise as a treatment for PTSD and depression.
What is psilohuasca? This psychedelic combo marries MAO inhibitors with psilocin for an extended journey into healing.
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Stanislav Grof is one of the earliest pioneers in psychedelics and holotropic breathwork.
The benefits of peyote have been prized by Indigenous cultures for millennia. Now they're showing promise in modern medicine, too.
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