EP285: The Ethics of Psychedelic Therapy and Journeying

EP285: The Ethics of Psychedelic Therapy and Journeying

Author: Kristen Manieri January 16, 2024 Duration: 50:12

Explore the uncharted territories of the mind with Rebecca Martinez, a visionary in psychedelic therapy. In a world where ancient wisdom meets modern healing, this episode delves into the ethical labyrinth of psychedelic use. Martinez, author of the revolutionary Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities, offers a rare glimpse into the future of mental wellness. Discover how these powerful substances are not just altering minds, but reforming therapy itself. Join us for a journey beyond the consciousness, where healing and ethics intertwine in the most fascinating ways.

 

Guest Bio

Rebecca Martinez is a Chicana writer, community organizer, and social entrepreneur who from and lives in Portland, Oregon. Martinez explores the intersections between collective healing, systems design, and expanded states of consciousness. She is a student of transformative justice, Emergent Strategy, Somatic Abolitionism, and regenerative landscape design. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Alma Institute, a nonprofit educational institution that equips students from marginalized communities to become legal psilocybin facilitators. She's a Co-Founder of Fruiting Bodies Collective and a staff member of the Measure 109 campaign which produced the Psilocybin Services Act, the first-ever state program to provide community-based, legal access to psilocybin services. Martinez is an advisor to the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, the National Psychedelics Association, and the Plant Medicine Healing Alliance. She is a voice on psychedelic justice and has been featured in Business Insider, STAT News, Lucid News, and Psychedelics Today.

 

For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode285 

 

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities Paperback – January 16, 2024 https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Medicine-Harm-Reduction-Psychedelic-Communities/dp/162317855X 

 

Guest's website: https://www.almatraining.org/ 

 

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is a coach who works with teams to increase both productivity and wellbeing. She also helps individuals navigate transition with clarity and confidence. Her areas of focus are: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, habit formation, rest rituals, and self-care. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 200 authors about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional and joyful life. Learn more at kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me. 

 

Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com 

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