Resources
Here is a short list of resources, in case you’re inclined to learn more.
Books on Psychology or Psychedelics
- Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana
- Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors by Janina Fisher
- Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing and Inner Wholeness by Estelle Frankel
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, Psy.D.
- The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma by James S. Gordon, M.D.
- Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, M.D.
- In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine, Ph.D.
- When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate, M.D.
- Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
- How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence , by Michael Pollan
- IntraConnected by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
- The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions by Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D.
- A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life , by Ayelet Waldman.
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
Websites
- www.maps.org MAPS stands for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Great clearing house for more information.
- Washtenaw County has decriminalized plant medicines. What does that mean? Read their one-page policy regarding entheogenic plans HERE.
- Full eight-page law with references can be found HERE.
Research
- Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive Disorder (JAMA Psychiatry)
- Long-term Effects of Psychedelic Drugs: A Systematic Review (Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews)
- MDMA-assisted Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pooled Analysis of Ethnoracial Differences in Efficacy and Safety from Two Phase 2 Open-label Lead-in Trials and a Phase 3 Randomized, Blinded Placebo-controlled Trial (Journal of Psychopharmacology)
- Perceived Benefits of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy beyond Symptom Reduction: Qualitative Follow-Up Study of a Clinical Trial for Individuals with Treatment-Resistant PTSD (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs)
- Psychedelics and the Essential Importance of Context (Journal of Psychopharmacology)
- Quality of Acute Psychedelic Experience Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression (Frontiers in Pharmacology)
- Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression (The New England Journal of Medicine)
- The PSIP Model: An Introduction to a Novel Method of Therapy: Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (The Journal of Psychedelic Psychiatry)
- Therapeutic use of psilocybin: Practical considerations for dosing and administration (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
- Using a MDMA- and LSD-Group Therapy Model in Clinical Practice in Switzerland and Highlighting the Treatment of Trauma-Related Disorders (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Podcasts, Episodes and Apps
- Psychedelics Today Podcast
- The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast
- Huberman Lab: “How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks”
- Huberman Lab: “Psychedelic Medicine” with Dr. Matthew Johnson
- Waking Up: An Introductory Course on Meditation (Sam Harris, phone app)
Movies and Short Clips
- How to Change Your Mind (Netflix)
- Fantastic Fungi (Various)
- Headspace Guide to Meditation (Netflix)
- Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective (YouTube)