The Masters of Bad Trips
As proponents of psychedelics begin to grapple with legacies of abuse, it’s time to learn from victims themselves. Psymposia is co-producing an investigative podcast series, Power Trip, with New York Magazine.
Decriminalization offers an ethical counterbalance to address sexual misconduct in psychedelic therapy
Sexual violence is already notoriously under-reported, and barriers— including distrust in police—are amplified when victims are also members of a criminalized subculture and were under the influence of illegal drugs when the violence occurred.
The Politics of Grief During a Pandemic
The grief we live with during the COVID-19 pandemic is political.
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.
