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Jason Najum

Senior Editor & Creative Producer at States of Mind

Canada

Jason Najum is a Senior Editor & Creative Producer at States of Mind with extensive experience in the psychedelic medicine space. He has held senior editorial roles at Psychedelics.com and Microdose Psychedelic Insights, and was a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. His work has also appeared in Seeking Alpha, National Geographic, and Lonely Planet.

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Can Magic Mushrooms Help With Alzheimer's?

A woman with advanced Alzheimer's regained memory, mobility, and self-care after two psilocybin sessions —…

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Can Magic Mushrooms Help With Alzheimer's
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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…

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Europe's Psychedelic Moment: ICPR Conference 2026

ICPR 2026, Europe's premier psychedelic research conference, ran June 4–6 in Haarlem with 100+ speakers…

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Stories
CBT Therapists on What Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Can Offer

Therapists explain how CBT builds clarity, emotional awareness, and skills for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and…

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My Experience at a Legal Psilocybin Therapy Retreat 

States of Mind's Senior Editor tells us what actually happens at a psychedelic therapy session.

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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…

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What Really Happens at a Men’s Retreat?  

Alexander Cottle, founder of The Unmasked Man, on the shadow work, breathwork, and vulnerability that…

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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…

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Inside Europe’s First Residential Ketamine Therapy Retreat

In Malta, HIVE BIO runs a legal, medically supervised ketamine therapy program built around a…

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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…

Written by: Jason Najum
Unmasking ADHD: Samantha Hiew on Late Diagnosis and the Layers We Don’t See
Stories
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…

Written by: Jason Najum
The Psychedelic DJ: How Matt Xavier is Turning Music into Medicine
Stories
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”.

Written by: Jason Najum
The Courage to Heal: A Conversation With Tom Feegel of Beond Ibogaine Treatment Center
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The Fight for 7-OHM: Inside the Movement to Legitimize a Controversial New Plant Medicine

A new conversation (and controversy) is unfolding around 7-OHM in the world of plant medicine.

Written by: Jason Najum
The Fight for 7-OHM: Inside the Movement to Legitimize a Controversial New Plant Medicine