In today’s episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers, the podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the potential pitfalls of making your problems your identity. They explore the pros and cons of diagnostic labels, growth vs fixed mindset, post-traumatic growth, spiritual bypassing, human being vs human doing, the dialectic tension between self-acceptance and self-improvement, and much more. Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.com/podcast/ Learn more about psychedelic...
Feb 06, 2024•51 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers, the podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how to prepare for, navigate, and integrate a psychedelic experience. Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.com/podcast/ Learn more about psychedelic therapy training opportunities at https://numinus.com/training/ Learn more about our clinical trials at https://www.numinus.com/clinical-trials Learn more about Numinus at https://numinus.com/ Email us at ptfpodcast@numinus....
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer is joined by Jonathan Robinson to discuss his book, Ecstasy as Medicine: How MDMA Therapy Can Help You Overcome Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression...and Feel More Love. Jonathan is a psychotherapist and author of several best-selling books. His work has appeared in Newsweek, USA TODAY, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as dozens of other publications. Jonathan has made numerous appearances on the Oprah show and CNN, as ...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison talk about the importance and power of self-awareness. The phrase “know thyself” is often attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates, but the invitation to examine one’s self is found in many wisdom traditions. Reid and Steve explore the concept from a few angles today. They discuss what the “self” is that we’re seeking to know, various methods of self-inquiry, how psychedelics can be u...
Jan 16, 2024•59 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison talk about how to make this new year your best one yet. They discuss the difference between goals and values, how to set SMART goals in service of your values, why new year’s resolutions tend to fail, the importance of stillness and self-reflection, the exciting developments in psychedelic research and mental health care, the implications that artificial intelligence has for humanity, and much mor...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison talk about how to use self-compassion to heal, grow, and thrive. They discuss what self-compassion is, why it’s difficult to do, why it’s important to do, some techniques for practicing self-compassion, what the “self” is that we’re having compassion for, and much more. Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.com/podcast/ Learn more about psychedelic therapy training opportunities at https...
Jan 02, 2024•55 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the challenge of dealing with uncertainty. This is a challenge we all deal with to some extent and is a source of existential dread for many. Reid and Steve discuss the constant and unavoidable nature of uncertainty, sources of uncertainty, what actions people tend to take to rid themselves of uncertainty and the pros/cons of those actions, how to embrace and cope with uncertainty, and muc...
Dec 26, 2023•53 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Reilly Capps. Reilly is the Editorial Director at HealingMaps, an organization and website that helps people find access to psychedelic treatments and retreats. Reilly has written about psychedelics for The Washington Post, The Telluride Daily Planet, LucidNews, 5280, Chacruna, The Third Wave, and the MAPS Bulletin. His reporting for Rooster, a Colorado magazine, helped catalyze the ...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Carolyn Lovewell (aka Carolyn Elliott), PhD. Carolyn wrote a book called Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power. In their conversation today they discuss this unique approach to shadow work, the importance of surrender when trying to integrate our shadow parts, how the mysteries of Eleusis inspired Carolyn to create what she calls “sleepover mystery school”, ...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Christopher Bache, PhD. Chris is professor emeritus in the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University, adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and on the Advisory Council of Grof Legacy Training. He’s the author of several books, but the one that prompted this intervie...
Dec 05, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss adult development. That’s right, folks. Developmental stages aren’t just for the kids. Reid and Steve explore different theories on adult development, particularly Ken Wilber’s integral theory and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. They talk a bit about their own approaches to personal development and how they help clients on this journey. They also discuss the phenomenon of the so-called midlif...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss eating disorders. They explore the history of eating disorders; biological, social, cultural, and psychological causes for eating disorders; the relationship between disordered eating and trauma; various treatment modalities; whether or not psychedelic-assisted therapy shows promise in eating disorder treatment; and much more. Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.com/podcast/ Le...
Nov 21, 2023•54 min•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss trauma. As clinical experience and research progresses, we’re finding that trauma is associated with many of the ways people struggle psychologically. In this episode they define trauma generally, discuss how traumatic experiences can lead to PTSD, explore a few ways trauma can be treated effectively, review polyvagal theory, and much more. Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.c...
Nov 14, 2023•47 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how to make changes in life that stick. We’ve all had the unpleasant experience of trying and failing to make changes. It could a habit you’re trying to break or form, a career or business you want to start or grow, a skill you want to develop, a relationship dynamic you want to shift, or something else. You try and try again, but nothing changes. In this episode they discuss why that happ...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Rick Strassman, MD. Rick is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine who’s probably most well-known for his book, DMT: The Spirit Molecule–a book that explores his research with DMT in the early 1990s. Rick has written several books since then, most notably his 2022 book, The Psychedelic Handbook. They discuss Rick’s early DM...
Oct 31, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Numinus CEO, Payton Nyquvest. Payton share’s his personal experience with psychedelic healing and reveals how his desire to pay forward his healing experience resulted in the formation of Numinus. They talk about the importance of community in the psychedelic therapy context, explore some of the challenges that psychedelic therapy clinics currently face, discuss the importance of goo...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Tanner Yarro. Tanner is a Numinus client who agreed to come on the show to share his personal experience of how ketamine-assisted therapy helped him overcome crippling anxiety, face existential fears, and ultimately reclaim his life. Tanner shares his perspective on combating the stigma around psychedelic therapy specifically and psychotherapy generally. They also explore how he navig...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the various pathways that lead to a profession in psychedelic-assisted therapy. They talk about the twists and turns of their own paths to this profession, why people might want to pursue this speciality and why they might not, different training opportunities including those associated with clinical trials, the Numinus psychedelic therapy certification pathway, the how different licensed ...
Oct 10, 2023•53 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by former Navy SEAL, Michael Higgs. Since retiring from a long military career, Michael has worked as the Director of Programs at The Honor Foundation–a unique transition institute created to help members of the U.S. Special Operations community realize their maximum potential during and after their elite service careers. He has also served as Director of Operations at The Mission Withi...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Jonathan Rosemberg to discuss his recent paper entitled, “Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Human Flourishing: An Examination of Research and Potential Psychological Mechanisms”. Jon is a consultant for Numinus and recently defended this paper as his capstone project for his masters of applied positive psychology at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania. Jon helps Reid and Steve ex...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how to use psychedelics wisely. They talk about the difference between wisdom and knowledge, setting intentions, educating oneself about the medicine experience, the power of the setting in which psychedelics are experienced, drug interactions, testing your psychedelics, grounding and resourcing, the dark night of the soul, frequency of use, spiritual bypassing, and much more. Learn more ab...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the topic of people-pleasing. Reid and Steve confess their own struggles with people-pleasing and what they’ve done to mitigate it. They explore the relationship between people-pleasing and attachment style, why being nice isn’t always so nice, how to set better boundaries, how self-compassion can help heal the wounds that lead to maladaptive people-pleasing, why selfishness can be a good t...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast Can psychedelics make you feel worse?In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the question, “Can you have a good day on purpose?” They define what is meant by “good day”, discuss the very real challenges and obstacles that can prevent people from having a good day, explore the biological variables at play, summarize the positive psychology literature on subjective well-being, give some practical strategies for how to have a good d...
Sep 05, 2023•54 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the question, “Can psychedelics make you feel worse?” They define what is meant by “worse”; discuss preparation, navigation, and integration factors that effect the outcome of a psychedelic experience; list some contraindications for psychedelic use; explore the relationship between suffering and meaning; talk about neurophysiological reasons people sometimes feel worse after psychedelics, ...
Aug 30, 2023•56 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Nick Bruss, EdD, LMFT. Nick is a psychedelic therapist, IFS expert, educator, therapy trainer, and advocate. They discuss Nick’s approach to ketamine-assisted therapy, whether or not psychedelic therapists should have an experience with the medicine they’re working with, the TREAT California initiative , how IFS pairs with psychedelic-assisted therapy, the value of mindfulness as a fo...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Gül Dölen MD, PhD. Gül is an associate professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a pioneer and world leader of psychedelics research. She earned her MD, PhD at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she carried out seminal work on critical periods, learning and memory, and the pathogenesis of autism. You c...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss a recent paper published in the American Journal of Psychiatry entitled, Must Psilocybin Always “Assist Psychotherapy”? You can read the paper HERE . Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.com/podcast/ Learn more about psychedelic therapy training opportunities at https://numinus.com/training/ Learn more about our clinical trials at https://www.numinus.com/clinical-trials Learn mor...
Aug 08, 2023•47 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Richard Schwartz. Dick is the creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, a therapeutic modality that has seen a recent spike in popularity, especially in the psychedelic therapy space. They discuss the origin story of IFS, how psychedelics affect the parts that comprise the internal family system, what psychedelic research Dick would like to see done, how IFS is used to tre...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison explore how psychedelic experiences might solicit false or maladaptive beliefs. Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.com/podcast/ Learn more about psychedelic therapy training opportunities at https://numinus.com/training/ Learn more about our clinical trials at https://www.numinus.com/clinical-trials Learn more about Numinus at https://numinus.com/ Email us at ptfpodcast@numinus.com Fol...
Jul 25, 2023•48 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison explore some of the lesser-known psychedelics. Specifically MDA, salvia, and kanna. They discuss the case reports, limited research, and cautionary tales on these substances and provide some harm-reduction education along the way. Learn more about our podcast at https://numinus.com/podcast/ Learn more about psychedelic therapy training opportunities at https://numinus.com/training/ Learn more about...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast 
