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Psychedelics and Identity Initiative

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Over the past year, SoundMind has begun to put together a diverse team of individuals who have benefited enormously from psychedelics to shape their sexuality or gender identity and want to lead the charge in this regard. What does this look like? It can look like going into a medicine journey and realizing you identify as gay. Maybe going through …

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Dr. Chris Stauffer – MDMA-assisted psychotherapy; Inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in the frontiers of PTSD treatment trials

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We are so proud of Dr. Chris Stauffer, SoundMind Instructor and Advisor to the SoundMind Gender Identity and Psychedelics Initiative for this seminal article on MDMA therapy with transgender clients. This is the first article of its kind and published in Frontiers of Psychiatry. As we have discussed in the SoundMind Identity Initiative. Often aspects of gender identity can come …

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SoundMind Releases Trans-Affirming Care in the Psychedelic Space

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We are excited to announce the release of our latest guide, “Trans-Affirming Care in the Psychedelic Space.” This guide is designed to help psychedelic providers create more inclusive and affirming environments for trans and gender non-conforming people. The rapidly growing popularity of psychedelic medicine has created an urgent need for practitioners to develop best practices for providing ethical, attuned psychedelic-assisted …

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Register Now: SoundMind Narcissism & Psychedelics Webinar

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Join Dr. Hannah McLane on Wednesday, December 7th, at 3:30 pm PST/6:30 pm EST for our virtual panel on Narcissism, Cults, and the Psychedelic Space. Emma Knighton MA, LMHC, and Dr. Hannah McLane will discuss the intersection of cults, narcissism, psychedelics, power, and boundaries, as well as what you can do as an individual to keep yourself and your community …

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Announcing SoundMind Psychedelic Access for Veterans Project

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We are proud to announce the launch of SoundMind’s Psychedelic Access for Veterans Project. There is an urgent need for effective, accessible mental health interventions for veterans. Not only do 1 in 5 veterans suffer from PTSD, a third report they don’t get the mental health care they need. Every day, 20 US veterans take their own life. As part …

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Dr. Hannah Speaks at PA Psychedelic Education Day in Harrisburg

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June 8, 2022, SoundMind joined the Center for Psychedelic Education, Reason for Hope, and other advocates for safe and affordable psychedelic medicine at Pennsylvania’s capital building in Harrisburg for a day of legislative visits and activism! SoundMind and Dr. Hannah stood side-by-side with other amazing local advocates to raise awareness and provide evidence-based policy recommendations for safe and affordable psychedelic …

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Promoting BIPOC Voices in Psychedelics: SoundMind Featured in Frontiers of Psychiatry

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SoundMind is excited to share this important piece by Dr. Darron T. Smith at The University of Memphis, which features SoundMind as an important leader in the space of equitable access to psychedelic medicine. See excerpts below, and find the full piece here. In the US and Canada, historical and contemporary racial mistreatment is frequently experienced by Black people via …

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Can We Predict Who Will Benefit From Psychedelic Therapy?

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Predicting Reactions to Psychedelic Drugs: A Systematic Review of States and Traits Related to Acute Drug Effects By Steven Rowe Media and popular culture have often portrayed psychedelic experiences as widely varied in nature, with extremes in both positive and negative directions. The reality in modern psychedelic therapy and research is far from this. In academic and clinical settings, rigorous …

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MDMA One Step Closer to FDA-Approval: Treatment Shows Powerful Results in Clinical Trial (NYT)

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by Steven Rowe MDMA, sometimes known as molly or ecstasy, has just passed an important hurdle in becoming FDA approved for therapeutic use, according to a recent article by The New York Times. In a phase three clinical trial, researchers paired talk therapy with three doses of the drug and saw powerful results in treating chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …

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Philadelphia Magazine Spotlights SoundMind Center Founder Dr. Hannah McLane

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Philadelphia Magazine featured SoundMind and our founder Dr. Hannah McLane in a Q&A on psychedelic medicine in Philly! Some highlights from the interview are below. Check out the full piece here What mental illnesses can be treated with psychedelics? This answer is a bit more complicated than listing out a bunch of indications. I see the world primarily through the …