Psilocybin and the Power to Change (Susannah Rose Stokes)

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07/25/23 • 26 min

Psilocybin containing mushrooms are increasingly in research publications these days. In February 2022, Johns Hopkins published a follow up study suggesting the anti-depressant effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for those with Major Depressive Disorder may last at least a year for some patients, see show notes for the study.

Today we’ll be talking with Susannah Rose Stokes about metamorphosis and transformation. Our conversation will wander from sacred sexuality to church culture, from bdsm culture and brat identities back to sexuality and threesomes. And of course, we’ll talk about mushrooms from microdoses to hero doses. I’ll even share a recent mishap involving my first experience with Costa Rican mushrooms. Enjoy.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811211073759

https://www.instagram.com/susannahroses/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/golden-rule-leadership

https://opentomore.mykajabi.com/ (Open to More course)

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811211073759

https://www.instagram.com/susannahroses/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/golden-rule-leadership

https://opentomore.mykajabi.com/ (Open to More course)

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Resources

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Resources

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