Personal stories on consent, gender, and sexual violence against women in psychedelic communities.
A series of personal stories on consent, gender, and sexual violence against women in psychedelic communities
A series of personal stories on consent, gender, and sexual violence against women in psychedelic communities
I Survived Sexual Abuse In The Amazon And Victim Blame At Home
The controlled narrative goes something like this: ayahuasca is good, and we need to control how people perceive it because this is a controlled substance we want to see legalized, a medicine we want to see legitimated. And if we have to sacrifice a few women who get themselves raped to keep ayahuasca’s name clean, so be it.
Time’s Up for “Silencing” Tactics
A few years ago, I witnessed the systematic silencing and shaming of Lily Kay Ross for having dared to call attention to severe abuses of power in the psychedelic space. Her extraordinary bravery in sharing her own experience with abuse was met with victim blaming and accusations of selfishness. Key members of the psychedelic research community turned on her for “jeopardizing” the entire field of psychedelic science with her “negativity” and “theatrics.”
Get up, stand up, speak up
Time stops as his open palm continues toward me, meeting my stomach with force, pushing me back several steps before releasing me.
I Survived Sexual Abuse In The Amazon And Victim Blame At Home
The controlled narrative goes something like this: ayahuasca is good, and we need to control how people perceive it because this is a controlled substance we want to see legalized, a medicine we want to see legitimated. And if we have to sacrifice a few women who get themselves raped to keep ayahuasca’s name clean, so be it.
Time’s Up for “Silencing” Tactics
A few years ago, I witnessed the systematic silencing and shaming of Lily Kay Ross for having dared to call attention to severe abuses of power in the psychedelic space. Her extraordinary bravery in sharing her own experience with abuse was met with victim blaming and accusations of selfishness. Key members of the psychedelic research community turned on her for “jeopardizing” the entire field of psychedelic science with her “negativity” and “theatrics.”
Get up, stand up, speak up
Time stops as his open palm continues toward me, meeting my stomach with force, pushing me back several steps before releasing me.
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Intentionally-diverse MDMA research at University of Connecticut Cut Short
The research team at UConn studying MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is now defunct.
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psychedelic.support creates a network for psychedelic therapists
psychedelic.support could soon become a useful asset to anyone interested in the professional world of psychedelic-related therapy.
It’s time to debunk prohibitionist narratives and calls for monopolies within psychedelic science
As venture-capital-backed, for-profit companies barrel into psychedelic therapy, the potential for the widespread privatization of psychedelic knowledge and profits looms large. Some researchers are so enthusiastic about medicalization by “any means necessary” that they’re resorting to prohibitionist historical narratives and calling for monopolies to push the agenda forward.
Finally, there’s a group giving grants to students researching psychedelics
We talked with Johns Hopkins psychedelic researcher, Alan Kooi Davis, about the Source Research Foundation, a non-profit awarding grants to students researching psychedelics.
Pulitzer Prize winner Terry DeMio on life as a heroin beat reporter
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Terry Demio talks about reporting on heroin for the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Top Story
Intentionally-diverse MDMA research at University of Connecticut Cut Short
The research team at UConn studying MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is now defunct.
Recently
psychedelic.support creates a network for psychedelic therapists
psychedelic.support could soon become a useful asset to anyone interested in the professional world of psychedelic-related therapy.
It’s time to debunk prohibitionist narratives and calls for monopolies within psychedelic science
As venture-capital-backed, for-profit companies barrel into psychedelic therapy, the potential for the widespread privatization of psychedelic knowledge and profits looms large. Some researchers are so enthusiastic about medicalization by “any means necessary” that they’re resorting to prohibitionist historical narratives and calling for monopolies to push the agenda forward.
Finally, there’s a group giving grants to students researching psychedelics
We talked with Johns Hopkins psychedelic researcher, Alan Kooi Davis, about the Source Research Foundation, a non-profit awarding grants to students researching psychedelics.
Pulitzer Prize winner Terry DeMio on life as a heroin beat reporter
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Terry Demio talks about reporting on heroin for the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Stories
LSD liberated me from the prison I had built for myself
Four years since that trip, I’m no longer prescribed antidepressants.
Cartoon Dystopia: 25I-NBOMe and Why You Should Test Your LSD
Like the vast majority of psychonauts, I didn’t use a chemical reagent to verify I was taking LSD, even though I had been active in harm reduction work for three years prior and was aware of testing kits.
LSD Cured My Eating Disorder
As a teenager, I was taking ten milligrams of Ritalin daily. Later, I grew to love the way these pills made it easier for me not to eat.
A multi-part series, explores everything from iboga’s traditional Bwiti use in Gabon, Africa, to its ability to treat opioid addiction and withdrawal, to its safety and very real risks.
The Psychedelic Community Needs More Diversity. Let’s Talk About That.
The Ibogaine Conversation
A multi-part series, explores everything from iboga's traditional Bwiti use in Gabon, Africa, to its ability to treat opioid addiction and withdrawal, to its safety and very real risks.
The Psychedelic Diversity Conversation
The Psychedelic Community Needs More Diversity. Let’s Talk About That
Any system without balanced diversity is subject to collapse and failure. In the current sociopolitical landscape, conversations that simultaneously call for diversity and push the collective bubbles of our social media echo-chambers are more important than ever.
