Best Students For Sensible Drug Policy Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 31: Gina Gratza - Marriage and Family Therapy | Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator | Psychedelic Integration and Coaching 1:53:51

26d ago1:53:51

1:53:51

In this episode, I talk with Gina Gratza, who specializes in psychedelic-assisted facilitation. In our conversation, Gina tells us about the many different organizations she is involved in and the work she does with them, including psychedelic integration and coaching, being an Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator, working with the Social Neuroscience and…

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Episode 30: Jonathan Robinson - Marriage and Family Therapy | MDMA Facilitation | Ecstasy as Medicine 1:20:37

4M ago1:20:37

1:20:37

In this episode, I talk with Jonathan Robinson, the author of 14 books and a marriage and family therapist located in California. In our conversation, Jonathan tells us about his work in bringing together MDMA experiences and therapy. He discusses how his protocol is unique to other work being done with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy by emphasi…

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Episode 29: Christi Meyers - Ketamine Infusion Therapy | Emergency Medicine | Self-Awareness | Flow Integrative 1:36:22

6M ago1:36:22

1:36:22

In this episode, I talk with Christi Meyers, the Founder and CEO of Flow Integrative, a ketamine infusion clinic in San Diego, California. In our conversation, Christi tells us about Flow Integrative as a form of practicing medicine that provides ketamine infusion therapy, as well as Flow Institute as an educational platform. She discusses the char…

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Health through the widest lens, Part 2: Kim Hobbs and award winning teamwork 19:51

7M ago19:51

19:51

Last month we brought you a repeat of our earlier conversation with Rosalie Pockett AM. Just as we were planning to re-broadcast the follow up episode with her research partner, Kim Hobbs, Kim was named Allied Health professional of 2023 by Western Sydney, LHD. When you listen to this conversation with her, you’ll understand why. Congratulations Ki…

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Episode 28: Dr. Howard Lipp and Ena Vie - Plant Medicine | Integration | Community | Metaphysical Humanistic Science and Indigenous Science 1:45:58

8M ago1:45:58

1:45:58

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Howard Lipp and Ena Vie. Dr. Howard Lipp and Ena Vie have been working as underground facilitators of plant medicine for several years. In our conversation, they speak about how they were called to plant medicine and found each other through music. We also talk about opening up about facilitating plant medicine cere…

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Social Workers Improving Healthcare: Part 1 Rosalie Pockett AM and Health Inequity 20:36

8M ago20:36

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This month we bring you an encore release of our conversation with Rosalie Pocket AM who has spent years overturning the inequities and injustices built into our health system. In this conversation, Rosalie describes her abiding interests in the social and community based factors that influence people’s health. Next month we will follow this up wit…

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The Social Worker in the Library 19:58

9M ago19:58

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For many people who see a social worker, it is because they are already involved in our health or community services system, and they are referred by another professional. This means they have to make contact with our formal service system, and this is something that doesn’t suit everyone. What if it was possible to walk into a public place like a …

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Episode 27: Mariya Punay - Board of Behavioral Sciences Licensure | Bridging Associative Marriage and Family Therapy and Transpersonal Psychology | Sofia University 1:43:36

9M ago1:43:36

1:43:36

In this episode, I talk with Mariya Punay. Mariya is working towards becoming a licensed psychotherapist in California. In our conversation, Mariya speaks to the meticulous process of working on becoming licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) and the many challenges she's faced throughout the process. She also speaks to the essential ne…

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Out of the 'Too Hard Basket' 25:39

10M ago25:39

25:39

When young people walk through Alex Wilson’s door, they are already carrying the stigma from their long involvement in our mental health system. They know they have been called ‘Frequent Flyers’ or ‘treatment resistant’. Alex’s aim for her work with these young people is that they will feel appreciated, validated and empowered. Alex knows that this…

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Episode 26: Gina Giorgio – Graduate School | Psychedelic Policy and Communications | Students for Sensible Drug Policy | North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition | Smush 1:30:33

10M ago1:30:33

1:30:33

In this episode, I talk with Gina Giorgio. Gina wears many hats within the psychedelic space as founder of the North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition, the Director of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Mentorship Pipeline, a Communications and Policy Specialist for NisonCo, a contributing writer for Psychedelic Spotlight, and the Fou…

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ENCORE Leaving Matilda: From Elite Sport to Social Work 20:31

11M ago20:31

20:31

Back in 2021, we talked to Ellen Beaumont about her experiences representing Australia as one of the Young Matildas, and her life afterwards. Back then we had just learned that Australia would be hosting the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Now that we know how well the Matildas have played in that tournament, we are bringing you this replay of that co…

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Ethical decisions at the end of life 28:02

11M ago28:02

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Jane Sullivan OAM’s career has spanned paid and unpaid work, community services and the health system, social work and psychology, church organisations and the public sector. As she looks back over her career, it is her conversations with one group of people that stay with her. These were the people who wanted to make the decision that no-one wants…

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Episode 25: Sapha – Ayahuasca Addiction Recovery | Shipibo Tradition | Sacred Rebels 1:53:50

11M ago1:53:50

1:53:50

In this episode, I talk with Sapha. He is a practicing Cuarandero and a Recovery Consultant at Sacred Rebels Recovery, a peer-led addiction recovery program for men housed at the Nihue Rao Spiritual Center in the Peruvian Amazon. In our conversation, Sapha highlights the uniqueness of Sacred Rebels in providing alternative recovery options for peop…

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“Walk With Us to a Better Future”: The Voice to Parliament and the Road Ahead 48:50

12M ago48:50

48:50

Professor Tom Calma AO is one of Australia’s most respected human rights and social justice campaigners. He is Senior Australian of the Year 2023, and he is a social work graduate. Prof Calma AO is a- Kungarakan Elder and has worked for more than 45 years at local, community, state and international levels championing the rights, responsibilities a…

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Supporting widowed people in rural communities 16:39

1y ago16:39

16:39

Michelle Moriarty has won an award for establishing groups for widowed people in rural Australia to support each other. But Michelle is not going to stop there, because she would like us all to be able to support young people who have been widowed. Reflecting on her own experience, Michelle realised that the reason she didn’t receive the help she n…

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Digital inclusion, community development and social justice 22:00

1y ago22:00

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When a technology company invited a social worker to join their digital literacy project, it was because they hoped her social work skills would be “nice-to-have” additions to their “need-to-have” skills for teaching people how to use their digital devices. But Anna Morgan had already been contemplating digital inclusion for a long time. Anna broug…

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“About Us” 02 – Andrew McMillian – Psychedelic Grad Community Meetings Organizer | Psychology | University of South Florida 24:34

1y ago24:34

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This episode is the second in our occasional “About Us” series, where we feature members of the Psychedelic Grad team. In this episode, Gabby sits down with Andrew Mcmillian, the Community Meetings Organizer at Psychedelic Grad. We talk about Andrew’s experiences in research labs at the University of South Florida (USF) while earning his Bachelor’s…

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Students for Sensible Drug Policy: Reducing harm by changing policy 24:34

1+ y ago24:34

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Harm reduction is an approach to drug policy which promotes health, dignity and rights for everyone, regardless of which drugs they happen to be using. Although it is part of Australia’s National Drug Strategy, the principles of Harm Reduction aren’t always obvious to those of us in the service system. Chloe Span and the other members of Students f…

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Episode 24: Hadas Alterman – Psychedelic Law and Policy | American Psychedelic Practitioners Association 1:57:23

1+ y ago1:57:23

1:57:23

In this episode, I talk with Hadas Alterman. She is the Director of Government Affairs at the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA), which is working to build accessibility in clinical psychedelic therapy by establishing standards for training therapists to do this work. In our conversations, we talk about Hadas’ work with the Psych…

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“About Us” 01 - Gabby Lehigh, Ph.D. – Psychedelic Grad Co-founder | Curious to Serious Co-host | Dissertation Research and Defense 42:08

1+ y ago42:08

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This episode is the first in our occasional “About Us” series, where we feature members of the Psychedelic Grad team. In this episode, Emma talks with me, Gabby Lehigh, Psychedelic Grad Co-founder and Curious to Serious co-host. We talk about my recent achievement of successfully defending my doctoral dissertation and getting my Ph.D. in Anthropolo…

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Episode 23: Sam Banister - Pharmaceutical Psychedelics | Biotech Start-ups | Psylo 1:30:04

1+ y ago1:30:04

1:30:04

In this episode, I talk with Sam Banister. He is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Psylo, a biotech company in Australia that develops different classes of pharmaceutical psychedelics to help treat patients with serious mental health disorders. In our conversation, we talk about Sam’s journey into psychedelics by learning about Albert …

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History is so recent 19:57

1+ y ago19:57

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AJ Williams-Tchen provides Mental Health First Aid training to groups and organisations; and cultural awareness training to health professionals. Throughout all this work, AJ makes sure participants spend time listening to each other’s stories. AJ believes in the power of storytelling as our most powerful tool to drive social change. He practices t…

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Episode 22: Kaitlin Roberson - Women in Biotechnology | Innovative Drug Discovery | Phenethylamines for Nociplastic Pain Treatment | Cacti Therapeutics 55:02

1+ y ago55:02

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In this episode, we talk with Kaitlin Robertson. She is the CEO of Cacti Therapeutics, a biotech company developing FDA-approved psychedelic therapies for chronic pain and sexual dysfunction. Kaitlin received her Master’s degree in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University and has professional experience in trauma care and business f…

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Cindy Smith: Values and Leadership 21:30

1+ y ago21:30

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Social workers draw on knowledge, skills and experiences from their professional and personal lives in all sorts of ways, to bring about changes they want to see in their world. While some of us choose to specialise in a particular field of social work practice, others take on roles in leadership, management or governance. Knowing the importance of…

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Episode 21: Sa’ed Al-Olimat - Psilocybin-Supported Care | Community Pharmacy Manager | Psychedelic Pharmacists Association | PsiloHealth 1:21:51

1+ y ago1:21:51

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In this episode, I talk with Sa’ed Al-Olimat. He is the founder of PsiloHealth, co-founder and Board Director of the Psychedelic Pharmacists Association, and a community pharmacy manager at CVS. In our conversation, we talk about Sa’ed’s many roles in the psychedelic space, including founding Psilohealth, an organization dedicated to education, leg…

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Mental Health and Human Rights: From a communal underwear cupboard to Allyship 20:09

1+ y ago20:09

20:09

When Anne-Maree Newbold OAM commenced her career, the residents of the large stand-alone psychiatric hospital in which she worked slept in dormitories with a shared clothing cupboard. Since then Anne-Maree’s career has been dedicated to reforming the way people experience our mental health and disability systems. Combining her experiences as a care…

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Episode 20: Heather Wickman - Executive Coaching | Horse Integration | Untethered 1:14:06

1+ y ago1:14:06

1:14:06

In this episode, I talk with Heather Wickman. She is the co-founder of Untethered with her husband, Colby. They offer unique integration services with horses and partner with organizations worldwide to offer plant medicine experiences for individual growth initiatives. In our conversation, we talk about Heather’s work in the corporate world as an e…

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The man with badges on his cap 23:09

2y ago23:09

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For Mark Silver, improving the mental health of older people starts when we all respect their story of their lives. He has pioneered intergenerational programs which bring people together across the generations to share stories and build that respect. When it comes to Mark’s own story, it’s in the badges on his cap. Further Information about Mark a…

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Episode 19: Steven Millar - Philosophy and Psychology | Qualitative Research | Glasgow University 1:05:53

2y ago1:05:53

1:05:53

In this episode, we talk with Steven Millar. He is a recent master’s graduate from Glasgow University and an aspiring psychedelic-assisted therapist. In our conversation, we talk about Steven’s academic experiences at Glasgow University, studying Philosophy and Spanish during his undergraduate and Psychology for his master’s degree. We also discuss…

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Health through the widest lens, Part 2: Kim Hobbs and ground-breaking research 19:46

2y ago19:46

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This episode follows from our previous episode with Rosalie Pockett AM. Like Rosalie, Kim Hobbs didn’t intend to make her career in hospital social work, but has ended up doing exactly that. Kim is the other half of the productive partnership between a hospital and university researching inequity in healthcare, and Kim agrees about how powerful the…

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Episode 18: Daniel Tarockoff - Venture Capital Funds | Psychedelic Business | Vine Ventures 1:11:46

2y ago1:11:46

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In this episode, we talk with Daniel Tarockoff. He is a partner at Vine Ventures; an early-stage venture fund focused on psychedelics. In our conversation, we examine Daniel’s work at Vine Ventures. We also talk about venture capital funds, Vine Ventures' reciprocity pledge, and their fundraising efforts for MAPS. We also cover Daniel’s journey fro…

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Looking at health through the widest lens Part 1, Rosalie Pockett AM 20:16

2y ago20:16

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Rosalie Pockett AM never intended to stay in hospital social work. At first its scope was too narrow, but once she ‘widened the lens’ she was using to look at it, she saw how to achieve the two things she was most interested in doing: overturning the inequities in people’s access to healthcare; and building partnerships between social workers and r…

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Episode 17: Ryan “Ghenigho” Rich - Iboga Retreats | Bwiti Tradition| Root Healing 1:32:44

2y ago1:32:44

1:32:44

In this episode, we talk with Ryan “Ghenigho” Rich. He is the Founder and Ceremony and Detox Lead at Root Healing Iboga Retreats and Detox. In our conversation, we explore Ryan’s work at Root Healing. We talk about how Root Healing is unique by centering their Iboga retreats in Bwiti tradition while also exploring the scientific efficacy of Iboga. …

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5. Support. Don't Punish 2022 1:29:42

2y ago1:29:42

1:29:42

Discover more about our local actions this year: Nigeria: https://www.ssdp-intl.org/blog/10/support-dont-punish-activities-across-nigeria Liberia: https://www.ssdp-intl.org/blog/11/support-dont-punish-activities-part-2-liberia University of Calabar, Nigeria: https://www.ssdp-intl.org/blog/12/support-dont-punish-activities-part-3-university-of-calab…

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4. How to Engage with your Government at the UN 58:38

2y ago58:38

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Tune in for our fourth episode where we cover some practical strategies on how to engage with decision makers in your country in order to access spaces of advocacy at the international level, ie at the United Nations and beyond. This episode features Nazlee Maghsoudi, Manager of the Policy Impact Unit at the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation (CDPE),…

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Still Plenty to Fight For 25:45

2y ago25:45

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The work and life of Max Cornwell OAM have been guided by a humanistic impulse; a preference for the democratic and emancipatory. He joined the protests against restrictions to civil liberties in Queensland in the 1970’s, he started theatre groups in Queensland prisons, and he has always been suspicious of grand theories. Even after decades as a fa…

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3. CND 2022 and Youth Forum 2/2 36:09

2y ago36:09

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Tune in for the second part of our first episode where we cover what happened at this year's Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) 2022, featuring Róisín Downes, the Executive Director of SSDP International, and Iulia Vatau, the United Nations Global Fellow. In this episode you will hear about: Ways in which we fight to replace youth tokenism with mea…

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Episode 16: Dr. Christine Ziemer - Harm Reduction & Undoing the Systems of Miseducation with Good Information | Teaching Psychedelics and Transpersonal Psychology 1:03:58

2y ago1:03:58

1:03:58

In this episode, we talk to Christine Ziemer. Dr. Christine Ziemer is a professor of psychology at Missouri Western State University, faculty advisor of the SSDP Chapter, and excellent harm reductionist. Christine became interested in psychedelics and MAPS during her time in graduate school while working for her Ph.D. in psychology. Since then it h…

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Only Everything Changes 25:15

2y ago25:15

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Julie Kulikowski OAM has received an Order of Australia for her work in haematology, palliative care and bereavement counselling. She has sat beside people facing the terror of oblivion. She has been the light on the wharf, while their family was being tossed around in the stormy seas that follow a sudden terminal diagnosis and death. It’s a time a…

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2. Oldest Hemp Fair in Europe Supports Youth Advocacy 10:42

2y ago10:42

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Tune in to the second episode of our podcast featuring Ben Arn, the organiser of CannaTrade, the International Cannabis Expo, in a discussion on recent developments and opportunities in the business, as well as on the importance of youth voices in the making of cannabis policy. Ben has been the organizer of Cannabis Events in Switzerland since 2006…

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Alliances and recognition: Pamela Cohen AM on being influential 20:18

2y ago20:18

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For Pamela Cohen, it wasn’t enough that the cardiac patients in the hospital where she worked received the best care. Pamela wanted that level of care to be available to every cardiac patient, throughout Australia and overseas. She received good advice on what she needed to do to influence this field of medical practice, and she followed it. In fac…

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1. Youth Advocacy at the United Nations 32:17

2y ago32:17

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Excited to launch our first episode of the Sensible Drug Policy Show, a podcast where young people will share their advocacy experiences in the drug policy space. From engaging with the United Nations to local harm reduction efforts, here’s where you can find the latest news about the work of those shaping decision-making processes today! Our first…

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Leaving no one behind 22:16

2+ y ago22:16

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What kind of world do we want? The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals describe one vision of a world which respects rights, shares prosperity and protects the planet: a world in which no-one has been left behind. Every member state of the UN has endorsed that vision. That vision is also endorsed by the International Federation of Social Workers, wh…

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Episode 15: Max C Wood - Impact of Psychedelic Treatment Design | Developmental Neuroscience | Yale University 1:01:14

2+ y ago1:01:14

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In this episode, we talk to Max C Wood. Max is a graduate student studying developmental neuroscience and psychopathology. Max spent last year studying at the Anna Freud Center in London, and is now currently at Yale - researching into the impact attachment styles have on a psychedelic treatment design. Broadly speaking, his passions lie in the int…

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The Rights of the Child and the 7C’s of Reform 21:25

2+ y ago21:25

21:25

Since Dr Robyn Miller started working with isolated, vulnerable families 40 years ago, she has seen enormous changes in the way that children’s needs are understood and responded to. When the Victorian child protection system was overhauled to enshrine the rights of the child as its guiding principle, Robyn became its inaugural Principal Practition…

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Episode 14: David Drapkin - Working In The Psychedelic Space | Psychedelics Today | Vital Psychedelic Training 1:36:16

2+ y ago1:36:16

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In this episode, we talk with David Drapkin. He is the Director of Operations and Strategic Growth at Psychedelics Today. In our conversation, we explore David’s work at Psychedelics Today, including his role in creating Psychedelic Today’s newest course, Vital. We discuss David’s history in economics and how a near-death experience changed his pat…

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#HomeToBilo: Speaking a language that politicians can’t speak 26:46

2+ y ago26:46

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Since March 2018, Bronwyn Dendle and Angela Fredericks have been campaigning for the Murugappan family to be released from detention and returned to their home in Biloela. The story of the family is complicated. It spans continents, decades, and multiple changes in Australia’s immigration laws. The facts of this story can become lost, hidden behind…

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Episode 13: Sasha Cuff - Somatics, Psychedelics, & Trauma | Nectara 1:25:08

2+ y ago1:25:08

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In this episode, we talk with Sasha Cuff. He is a Somatic Relational Practitioner with Nectara. For the past 25 years, he has been sitting therapeutically with people with all types of trauma, tirelessly seeking to understand the roots of suffering and disease. He observed that while some people got better, many of them were not improving at all. T…

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Orienteers, Pilgrims, Explorers 22:46

2+ y ago22:46

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Dr Ann O’Neill AM has survived the unimaginable. In fact she has done more than survive: Ann has used her experience as the basis for further research, from which she has created her own model of recovery. And to make sure that other people have the best opportunity to recover as well, she has established an organisation specifically to do this wor…

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Episode 12: Jon Dean - DMT Research | Neural Imaging | Psychedelic Neuroscience 59:06

2+ y ago59:06

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In this episode, we talk with Jon Dean. He is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Brain Mechanisms of Pain & Health Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego. Jon obtained his Bachelor’s in Chemistry at Youngstown State University, and his Master’s and Ph.D. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology from the University of Michigan, where he studie…

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