Send us a text On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss self-care strategies for the psychedelic therapist. (1:30) Self-care vs self-indulgence (3:02) Why is self-care a necessity for therapists (6:05) The therapist is an important part of the setting (8:45) Managing the long sessions typical of psychedelic therapy sessions (11:40) How much of this work can a therapist handle? (13:18) Staying attuned when the client is still and ...
Nov 22, 2022•44 min•Ep. 76
Send us a text On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer, Dr. Reid Robison, and Dr. Joe Flanders discuss the healing power of music. They share their personal journeys with and connections to music, childhood piano lessons, the powerful effect music has on emotion, how they use music in psychedelic therapy, and much, much more. (1:55) Reid's music journey (4:00) Steve's music journey (7:05) Joe's music journey (10:00) Why we pair music with psy...
Nov 15, 2022•57 min•Ep. 75
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers Podcast, Dr. Joe Flanders interviews musician & producer, Jon Hopkins. Jon has been producing music for over 20 years. He's written six studio albums and has produced albums for Coldplay & Brian Eno. His album Singularity received a Grammy nomination for best electronic dance album in 2018. His latest album, Music for Psychedelic Therapy , was written as a soundtrack for ketamine experiences. Joe and Jon discuss Jon...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 74
Send us a text On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast we announce that Numinus will officially adopt and produce the show and we welcome Dr. Joe Flanders to the podcast team. Joe is a licensed psychologist, with an active practice in psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy. He has previously served as a co-therapist for a MAPS MDMA-assisted therapy clinical trial and provided psilocybin-assisted therapy through Health Canada’s Special Access Program, in addition to h...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 73
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how to prepare for a psychedelic journey. (2:35) Terminology: harm reduction vs. conscious preparation (4:00) Preparation might be the most overlooked aspect of the psychedelic experience (4:30) Importance of long-term, intermediate, and short-term prep (6:45) Physical preparation: contraindications, the potential need to taper off medications, nutrition… (8:00) Reid’s story ...
Oct 25, 2022•45 min•Ep. 72
Send us a text In this episode of Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison explore how psychedelic medicine might make one more psychologically flexible. They discuss what psychological or cognitive flexibility means, how it’s implicated in mental health, how psychedelics influence it, the concept of entropy applied to the brain, and much more. (1:29) Strength and flexibility (3:29) The REBUS model and entropic brain theory (4:04) Neuroplasticity (8:38) The transdiagn...
Oct 19, 2022•36 min•Ep. 71
Send us a text Steve recently returned from the MAPS MDMA therapist training retreat, so we thought we would discuss his experience and Reid’s MAPS training a few year back. We discus the differences between the live and zoom versions of this training, some of the challenges MAPS is facing with therapist training, accessibility & feasibility, and other post-FDA approval considerations. (1:45) Steve introduces his trip report (2:23) MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)...
Oct 11, 2022•38 min•Ep. 70
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Hannah Cross, LCSW and Dr. Reid Robison talk about embodiment and psychedelics, and what it means to come home to oneself. (2:27) Kundalini as psychedelic yoga (2:42) Gabor Mate & compassionate inquiry (2:58) Sat Dharam Kaur , kundalini teacher in Canada (6:25) Yoga, breathwork, and other body-based practices as gateways to our inner worlds. (7:52) Hannah’s Holotropic breathwork story, and how breathwork can be such...
Oct 04, 2022•49 min•Ep. 69
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison talk about the history, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic applications of the psychedelic Mescaline. (4:11) Introduction to the topic (7:35) Why we started the podcast (8:05) Yoga tangent (12:30) What is mescaline? (14:25) History of mescaline (16:02) Psychedelic dog study (28:29) Mescaline research (36:23) Aldous Huxley's trip description (38:48) Subjective effects survey ...
Sep 27, 2022•49 min•Ep. 68
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss MDMA-assisted therapy. They explore the following topics: (2:00) Making this year the best year yet (3:57) The early history of MDMA with Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin and Merck (7:00) The pioneering work of Sasha and Ann Shulgin (9:32) Why MDMA became illegal and the repercussions (10:23) MDMA study with couples (11:00) Chemical structure and mechanisms of action in t...
Sep 20, 2022•52 min•Ep. 67
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Bruno Rasmussen MD to talk about the psychedelic, ibogaine. Bruno is an internal medicine physician, gastroenterologist, and the CMO of Beneva Clinics in São Paulo, Brazil. Bruno has spent the last 20 years working with ibogaine to treat substance use disorders with incredible success. Beneva Clinics website: https://clinicabeneva.com/en/ Beneva Clinics Instagram: ...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 66
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison answer your questions! This is the first of what will be many Q&A episodes, so if you like the show and want Reid and Steve to answer your questions, email them to [email protected] (1:54) Introduction to the topic (4:36) What are the pros and cons of legalizing psychedelic therapy? (13:22) Is there a preferred therapy modality to use with psychedelic therapy? (17:58) E...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 65
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison the ancient Amazonian psychedelic brew, ayahuasca. They explore its medicinal, ceremonial, and psychospiritual uses, modern research, and Reid even shares some personal experiences navigating the ayahuasca experience. (3:45) Introduction to the topic (5:30) Paul Simon's song about ayahuasca, Spirit Voices (7:21) Jack Kornfield on respecting the psychedelic experience (8:28) Aft...
Aug 30, 2022•56 min•Ep. 64
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Sherry Walling. Sherry is a clinical psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author, and mental health advocate. Her company, ZenFounder , helps entrepreneurs and leaders navigate among other things transition, rapid growth, and loss. She hosts the ZenFounder Podcast , which has been called a “must listen” by both Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine and has been downloaded ...
Aug 23, 2022•52 min•Ep. 63
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the most fantastic of fungi, psilocybin mushrooms. They we explore ancient and modern history, therapeutic and ceremonial uses, current research, and more. Whether you’re new to psychedelics or an experienced psychonaut, there’s’ something in this episode for you. (1:00) Maria Sabina (4:02) Gordon and Valentina Wasson (5:37) How To Change Your Mind on Netflix (6:30) Hapé pod...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 62
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the origins and uses of hapé, the tobacco snuff used by the indigenous cultures of the amazon basin for thousands of years. (1:27) Steve's and Reid's hapé meditations (4:41) What is hapé? (6:35) Historical use hapé (7:17) How hapé is prepared (9:15) The varieties of the hapé experience (17:45) Waking Up Course, with Sam Harris (19:13) Dosage considerations (20:56) ...
Aug 09, 2022•49 min•Ep. 61
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison LSD research, phenomenology, and the future of LSD-assisted psychotherapy. (1:03) Albert Hofmann's description of the first LSD experience on "bicycle day" (4:13) Alex Grey artwork (5:38) The stigma against LSD (8:51) LSD as a treatment for alcoholism (9:50) Big pharma (12:15) Hofmann's letter to Steve Jobs (13:44) LSD and creativity (16:23) Default Mode Network ...
Aug 02, 2022•46 min•Ep. 60
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the concepts of motivation, drive, goal-setting and living a self-actualized life. (1:17) Is goal-setting stupid? (3:53) Goals compared to intention-setting in psychedelic therapy (7:07) Abraham Maslow and the book Transcend, by Scott Barry Kaufman (14:54) Native American medicine wheel (17:04) Big picture thinking and checking goals against your values (21:42) Goals, habits...
Jul 26, 2022•48 min•Ep. 59
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the psychedelic Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). DMT and similar psychedelics have been used by indigenous peoples for healing, development, and spiritual purposes for thousands of years. Western science is now exploring how this molecule might be used to treat modern mental health conditions. (1:24) Terence McKenna (3:35) What is DMT? (5:41) Ayahuasca (6:36) Similarities between t...
Jul 19, 2022•58 min•Ep. 58
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss whether or not cannabis is considered a psychedelic and how it might be used for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. (1:57) Is cannabis a psychedelic? (2:53) Hallucinations , by Oliver Sacks (7:23) Cannabis as a tool (11:10) Potential risks of cannabis use (14:18) The set and setting factors for a cannabis experience (17:26) Is cannabis a "non-specific amplifier" l...
Jul 12, 2022•55 min•Ep. 57
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison joined by Paul Austin. Paul is the CEO and Founder of The Third Wave , author of Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life , a public speaker, and a coach. (1:44) Paul introduces himself and tells his story (6:20) Psychedelic experiences calling people to the work (8:14) Integrating psychedelic experiences using collective, community support (21:10) Altered st...
Jul 05, 2022•58 min•Ep. 56
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison joined again by Hannah Cross, LCSW. Hannah is a licensed clinical social worker, excellent therapist, reiki master, yoga teacher, ecstatic dance facilitator, and an expert at using psychedelic medicines to enhance the psychotherapy process. Like many therapists, Reid, Hannah, and Steve have benefited tremendously from receiving their own therapy and coaching over the years. In this ...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 55
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how habits shape our lives, both for good and for not so good. (0:58) Batman Begins (2:25) Habit inventory (6:30) Atomic Habits , by James Clear (11:22) Steve's dad, Douglas H. Thayer (12:22) Is it harder to establish a healthy habit or break an unhealthy one (14:11) Mental illness and addiction through the lens of habit (18:19) How practice relates to habit formation (...
Jun 21, 2022•59 min•Ep. 54
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the neuroscience of psychedelics and mental health. Introduce basic neurochemistry, discuss the major neurotransmitters implicated in mental health, explore how psychotropic medicines affect neural circuits, and talk about how psychedelics affect neural circuitry. (0:54) Positive review for the podcast (2:07) The story of Phineas Gage (7:15) Are we just meat machines? Biolog...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 53
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss imposter syndrome--its origins, the many ways it manifests, and what to do about it. If you know someone who struggles with this, then send them this episode. (1:14) Imposter syndrome quiz (2:32) Defining imposter syndrome (4:07) Over-pathologizing (6:26) Could imposter feelings be good for you? (12:35) Reid helps Steve with his own imposter syndrome (16:55) Your Life Withou...
Jun 07, 2022•41 min•Ep. 52
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss breathwork. Breathwork is all the rage in the wellness community right now, but humans have been using the power of the breath to heal and transform for thousands of years. We discuss a variety of breathwork practices and explore the similarities between certain of those practices and psychedelic medicine experiences. (1:11) Intro to the topic (2:28) Poem about a practice of...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 51
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss making life sacred through ceremony and ritual. Post-enlightenment and certainly post-industrial life in the west has become increasingly more profane. Reid and Steve explore the potential problems with this and the value of adding ritual and ceremony to your life if it isn’t already there. (1:21) Chanting and toning (2:23) PTF episode on setting intentions (3:18) What is sa...
May 24, 2022•47 min•Ep. 50
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss intention-setting. We believe this is a crucial part of getting the most out of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and….out of life. We talk about our favorite ways to help clients set intentions and how we are personally trying to live lives calibrated to our highest purpose. (1:23) Introduction to the topic (2:19) The relationship between intention and attention (4:07) Val...
May 17, 2022•47 min•Ep. 49
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison joined by Hannah Cross. Hannah is a regular guest on the show and today we’re doing our 2nd installment in our series on relationships. Hannah is a licensed clinical social worker, expert therapist, reiki master, yoga teacher, ecstatic dance facilitator, and an expert at using psychedelic medicines to enhance the psychotherapy process. In this episode we explore the concept of love ...
May 10, 2022•59 min•Ep. 48
Send us a text In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison joined by Dr. Eric Garland. Dr. Garland is the Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research in the University of Utah College of Social Work, Director of the Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND), Associate Director of Integrative Medicine in Supportive Oncology and Survivorship at the Hun...
May 03, 2022•58 min•Ep. 47
