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Authentic stories of personal transformation and healing through psychedelic therapy.
Advocating For Veteran Psychedelic Therapy in Ukraine
Ukrainian-Russian war veteran Stanislav Hibadulin is advocating for access to psychedelic-assisted therapies for veterans with…
Did Psilocybin Change My Relationship With Chronic Pain?
During a psilocybin retreat in Europe, I experienced a significant change in my perception of…
Human Journeys Podcast: The Freedom to Explore Psychedelics, with Zeus Tipado
Neuroscientist Zeus Tipado on his DMT and visual cortex research, and the childhood panic attacks…
"Psychedelics Transformed My Life. I Hope My Story Can Help Others"
Nutritionist Daniel O'Shaughnessy on how psilocybin and ayahuasca helped him heal body dysmorphia, steroid use,…
What I’ve Seen As A Ketamine Therapist
Psychiatrist Dr. Sam Zand on the 4 stages he sees patients move through in ketamine…
Ketamine for Trauma: A Personal Story of Surrender and Release
A trauma coach's six-session ketamine journey — from full dissociation and panic to surrender, release,…
Cancer Patient Faces Hurdles After Diagnosis — Could Psychedelics Help End-of-Life Care?
Canada, Australia, and a handful of other countries now allow supervised access to psilocybin for…
Healing Yourself Before Helping Others: A Therapist's Personal Journey
Gemma Autumn left journalism for psychotherapy, training five years before specializing in psychedelic integration and…
“I Wish I’d Done It Sooner”: How Ketamine Changed My Life
Retired firefighter Matt Thierfelder on how 6 ketamine sessions with EMDR helped him process PTSD…
Personal Breakthrough From Addiction After Psychedelic Integration
Christian Rasmussen used microdosing to ease opioid and benzo withdrawal — but says integration is…
CBT Therapists on What Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Can Offer
Therapists explain how CBT builds clarity, emotional awareness, and skills for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and…
The Real Life Results Of Not Seeking Help
A clinical psychologist speaks to States of Mind about the real life implications of not…
Psychedelics Gave Her the Breakthrough Traditional Therapy Couldn’t
After years of talk therapy failed to ease her trauma and chronic pain, one MDMA-assisted…
Mushrooms for ADHD: Can Microdosing Psilocybin Relieve Symptoms?
Psilocybin hasn't been proven to treat ADHD — trials have found it performs no better…
Beckley Retreats: A Deeper Look at Legal Psychedelic Therapy
States of Mind gets an in-depth view at one of the industry's leading psychedelic therapy…
Human Stories of Ketamine Therapy as Czech Researchers Receive €800,000 Grant
Psychedelic therapy gets EU government support. In the Czech Republic, ketamine-assisted therapy has moved from…
Antidepressants: A Deeper Look at the Results and the Real Stories
UK antidepressant prescriptions rose 40% since 2020, yet suicide rates are at their highest since…
My Experience at a Legal Psilocybin Therapy Retreat
States of Mind's Senior Editor tells us what actually happens at a psychedelic therapy session.
I Went to The Netherlands For A Legal Psychedelic Therapy Retreat
States of Mind's Senior Editor experiences legal psilocybin therapy — the first part in a…
Recovering from Trauma and CPTSD: Turning Toward The Tiger
The story of facing one's past, working through trauma, and discovering healing.
Listen to the Body: Nervous System Coach Shares Her Tools
Karen Ann Canham has made it her mission to understand the language of the nervous…
How People With Chronic Fatigue Are Gaslit by Healthcare Systems
Patrick Ussher spent years being told his ME/CFS symptoms were psychosomatic — a pattern experts…
Why I Left Television to Build a Mental Health App
Neil Smith discovered newfound meaning by leaving a successful career to fight the men's health…
What Really Happens at a Men’s Retreat?
Alexander Cottle, founder of The Unmasked Man, on the shadow work, breathwork, and vulnerability that…
Living With Chronic Illness: A Story of Hope and Resilience With Gigi Robinson
Model and author Gigi Robinson on living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and endometriosis — holistic care,…
From Shadows to Gold: Turning Hidden Pain Into Community
After breaking his back twice paragliding, Dan Jones found healing through breathwork — and built…
Healing Through Kink: The Power of Male Submission
BDSM expert Nicolle Hodges explains how submission is more than just kinky, it's permission to…
Beats & Psilocybin: Inside a Music Executive’s Psychedelic Routine
For music executive Edward Crowe, high-dose mushroom ceremonies in the woods are how he resets…
What It Means To Be a Man: A Healthier Masculinity, With George Bell
Writer George Bell on healthy masculinity — balancing traditional strength with emotional expression, as male…
How Ibogaine Is Helping Veterans Rewire Trauma and Redefine Strength
An 8-day ibogaine program is helping veterans with PTSD and TBI process trauma, acting on…
I Wasn't Sick, But I Wasn't Well: A Mental Health Story
States of Mind's senior editor shares his journey to overcome anxiety through mindfulness, microdosing, and…
More Followers, More Pressure: How to Stay Sane While Inspiring 300K People
Psychologist Dr. Leslie Dobson, who has 300K followers, on setting boundaries, handling online death threats,…
Living With OCD: How ERP Therapy Transformed Life For Entrepreneur Mother
Sarah Michelle Boes wasn't diagnosed with OCD until she was 28 and pregnant. ERP therapy,…
A “Miracle State": Dr. Suzanne Mulvehill on Unlocking the Orgasm and Reclaiming Female Pleasure
Cannabis helped reclaim her pleasure and power, now she's fighting for women's rights to use…
From Personal Healing to Professional Purpose: Why I Started a Psychedelic Retreat Company
Sophie Spitzer, founder of Kinisi, a boutique psychedelic retreat company, shares how a mushroom journey…
ArtDHD Visionaries: 6 Creators Reframing ADHD into Art
A look inside the beauty of neurodivergent minds: six artists transforming distraction into vision, and…
“Psychedelics Saved My Life”: In Conversation With Shawn Wells
Biochemist Shawn Wells was working 100-hour weeks and burning out, until psychedelic therapy helped him…
Unmasking ADHD: Samantha Hiew on Late Diagnosis and the Layers We Don’t See
Dr. Samantha Hiew was diagnosed with ADHD at 40, then autism — and turned that…
Closing the Orgasm Gap: Could Cannabis Be the New Frontier in Female Pleasure?
Can cannabis help close the orgasm gap? What research and practitioners say about cannabis, arousal…
Do Difficult Psychedelic Experiences Hurt or Heal You? Inside The World’s Bad Trip Debate
Many believe that "bad trips" should be reframed as challenging parts of the healing process.…
The Psychedelic DJ: How Matt Xavier is Turning Music into Medicine
Former DJ Matt Xavier curates live music for psilocybin sessions — calm at onset, expansive…
The Courage to Heal: A Conversation With Tom Feegel of Beond Ibogaine Treatment Center
“There’s usually a painful past, and sometimes we label that as trauma”.
