Jessica Nielson, Ph.D. I’ve had a long-standing relationship with psychedelics, stemming from my exploratory days in high school and college to a spiritual transformation during a […]

Sean McAllister, Esq You likely know a lot about psychedelics. You know that in most cases, these substances are illegal under U.S. law. But do you […]

Chacruna’s Sex, Power & Psychedelics series explores pervasive cultural dynamics related to sex and power as they manifest in psychedelic research, science and communities. This series […]

Shelby Hartman As a kid growing up in suburban New Jersey, Steve Silberman was just beginning to get into counterculture when he stumbled upon an interview […]

Kathryn L. Tucker, JD As an advocate, I have engaged in multidimensional advocacy to press for recognition of the rights of terminally ill patients on various […]

Lebert F. Lester III, B.A and Michael Crawford, M.A Psychedelic research is noticeably lacking both participants of color and researchers of color, and “objective” thought patterns […]

Francoise Bourzat, MA When I first sat down with my teacher Julieta in Huautla de Jiménez in Mexico, after having explored entheogens for some time in […]

Rebekah Senanayake I didn’t realize I had been sexually assaulted by a shaman until a few years after the incident. His manipulation brainwashed me, and for […]

Britta Love, MA Increasing awareness of sexual abuse and exploitation by ayahuasqueros and other healers has been disconcerting for the psychedelic community, where “shamans” are often idealized and […]

Ben Meeus It’s never easy for people belonging to minority groups to express their identity and have the freedom to live accordingly. Often, majority groups feel […]

Michelle Corbin, Ph.D. During the Women and Psychedelics Forum, sponsored by the Chacruna Institute, a white woman panelist twice used the “n-word” while answering a question […]

Prazo: 22 de abril.https://www.congressointernacional2019.abramd.org GT 5 – CUIDADOS, ABUSOS E TABUS NAS INTERSECÇÕES: QUESTIONAMENTOS ABERTOS SOBRE GÊNERO, SEXUALIDADE E USO DE PSICOATIVOS. RESUMO: O presente GT se propõe […]

Matt “River” Baldwin, MFT I was introduced to Eric Sienknecht last summer while we were at the Beyond Psychedelics conference in Prague. Eric is a psychologist […]

Genesee Herzberg and Jason Butler As the field of psychedelic medicine gains momentum, the glaring underrepresentation of people of color in the movement is hard to […]