Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers

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The psychedelic renaissance is here! Join Dr. Steve Thayer, Dr. Reid Robison, and special guests as they explore the frontiers of psychedelic medicine and what it takes to cultivate a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Our hosts draw from their extensive knowledge and experience with psychedelic therapy research and treatment to discuss the science, practice, and art of psychedelic healing. If you are a helping professional, therapist, clinician, guide, healer, psychedelic enthusiast, or simply curious about mental, physical, and spiritual health, this is the podcast for you!

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How to integrate a psychedelic experience into every-day life

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06/24/21 • 45 min

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Dr. Reid Robison and Dr. Steve Thayer discuss how to integrate a psychedelic experience into every-day life. They cover the following topics:

The transformative potential of the psychedelic experience itself
How crucial it is to take deliberate actions to make changes prompted by psychedelics stick
The dangers of chasing one ecstatic, psychedelic experience after another without taking time to integrate
The role that proper intention-setting and expectations play in the integration process
How to use meditation for integration
How to use mindfulness for integration
The difference between pain vs suffering
How our attachment to technology and internet media is "eating our souls"
Yoga and physical activity as an integration strategy
The importance of have a supportive person to discuss your experience with (e.g., therapist, guide, knowledgable friend)
How to use journaling to process your psychedelic experience
The types of psychotherapy approaches that pair well with psychedelics
Identifying obstacles that could impede integration and removing them

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Recent research on trauma in eating disorders, MDMA and self-compassion, psilocybin vs SSRIs, and more!

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06/17/25 • 48 min

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Could psilocybin help people with eating disorders process unconscious trauma? What’s the difference between the effects of psilocybin and SSRIs on depression? How does formulation and route of administration affect a LSD experience? What role does self-compassion play in the treatment of PTSD with MDMA-assisted therapy?
In today’s episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, we explore recent research on these topics and more.
For those of you who are new to the show, welcome! Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers is brought to you by Numinus Network and is hosted by Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison.

How to set boundaries for better relationships and better mental health

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11/29/22 • 57 min

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss how to set healthy boundaries so your relationships can be energizing and your mental health can flourish.
(2:00) Boundaries are important in many facets of life
(4:00) Our basic need for belonging
(4:40) Transcend, by Scott Barry Kaufman
(7:21) Don't take on what isn't yours
(10:25) Setting boundaries isn't the same as selfishness
(13:55) Boundaries allow you to be generous
(15:51) The challenges of changing your boundaries
(21:08) Types of boundaries
(22:55) Borderline personality disorder
(24:27) Vulnerability, intimacy, and safety
(30:40) Touch boundaries in psychedelic therapy sessions
(32:38) Cognitive and affective empathy
(33:04) Validate and listen first
(42:25) Setting boundaries around your time
(44:38) Let me Google that for you
(45:00) Integrity boundary check exercise
(47:02) Energies, vibrations, quantum physics, and the nature of consciousness
(53:17) Recommended books: Talking to Crazy, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Children of the Self-Absorbed, Never Split the Difference, Boundaries, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Co-dependent No More.
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Hannah Cross, LCSW, on Sex, Tantra, Psychedelics, and making relationships work

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03/01/22 • 52 min

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In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined for the third time on the show by Hannah Cross to discuss sex, tantra, psychedelics, and making relationships work. Hannah is a licensed clinical social worker, expert therapist, reiki master, yoga teacher, ecstatic dance facilitator, and super cool. They discuss the following topics:
(1:45) Introduction to the topic
(2:58) What is tantra?
(5:30) Reserving and channeling sexual energy and "no fap"
(9:57) Non-monogamy and polyamory
(13:03) David Deida
(15:34) Relationship to self and synchronizing your life with a partner
(18:15) Aubrey Marcus and his polyamorous phase
(21:07) The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships, by Neil Strauss
(21:42) The Ethical Slut, by Janet Hardy and Dossie Easton
(21:54) Come as you are, by Emily Nagoski
(21:55) Esther Perel's books
(22:01) Sex at Dawn, by Christopher Ryan
(23:10) Navigating the challenges of romanticism
(24:15) Steve reflects on his marriage
(25:49) Divorce, break-ups, and conscious uncoupling
(27:38) Grow As We Go, by Ben Platt
(28:04) The "soul" of a relationship
(31:00) Polarizing energies in a relationship (feminine and masculine, yin and yang)
(37:40) Kink and BDSM
(38:52) Existential Kink, by Carolyn Elliott
(41:35) Sex, Love, and Goop on Netflix
(45:00) The power of sensuality
(46:16) Embodiment
(47:10) Journeys of Embodiment at the Intersection of Body and Culture, by Niva Piran
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Interpreting dreams, lucid dreaming, and psychedelics

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03/11/25 • 57 min

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Sigmund Freud said that dreams are the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind. In today’s episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, we explore this royal road as we discuss the nature of dreams, the neurophysiology of the dreaming brain, the therapeutic utility of dream interpretation, nightmare rescripting, lucid dreaming, and the parallels between dreams states and and the altered states occasioned by psychedelics.

For those of you who are new to the show, welcome! Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers is brought to you by Numinus Network and is hosted by Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison.

Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy with Saj Razvi

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12/06/22 • 114 min

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Joe Flanders interviews Saj Razvi. Saj is the Director of Education at the Psychedelic Somatic Institute (PSI) and one of the primary developers of the Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP) modality. He is a psychotherapist and former clinical researcher in the MAPS Phase 2 trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. He is faculty at Mind Medicine Australia and taught PTSD studies at the University of Denver. Learn more about Saj on the PSI website.
(3:52) Saj's background
(6:50) The power of cannabis to help with the psychotherapy process
(9:00) Psychedelic therapy is complex and an art form
(13:25) The trauma roots of treatment-resistant mental health conditions
(15:39) PSIP vs insight-oriented therapies
(24:18) Psychedelics and working at the somatic level
(27:55) White paper on PSIP
(29:24) The default mod network and entropic brain
(36:38) How the nervous system self-corrects the effects of trauma through a 5-stage defense cascade
(53:30) Avoidance and shame
(57:30) Selective inhibition
(01:08:44) Inside and outside the window of tolerance
(01:12:20) Working with trauma is about relationship/attachment
(01:16:45) Joe's experience with PSIP
(01:26:25) Adaptive vs maladaptive responses to stress
(01:36:00) Cannabis and working with dissociation in trauma therapy
(01:43:35) "Cracking open" stuckness in psychedelic therapy
(01:46:20) Cannabis vs ketamine
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Self-care strategies for the psychedelic therapist

Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers

11/22/22 • 43 min

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On this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss self-care strategies for the psychedelic therapist.
(1:30) Self-care vs self-indulgence
(3:02) Why is self-care a necessity for therapists
(6:05) The therapist is an important part of the setting
(8:45) Managing the long sessions typical of psychedelic therapy sessions
(11:40) How much of this work can a therapist handle?
(13:18) Staying attuned when the client is still and quiet
(15:00) Modeling good self-care for clients
(17:45) Logistical support for the psychedelic therapist
(19:19) What Reid and Steve do for self-care
(23:50) Signs that you need to improve self-care
(26:26) PTF episode on burnout
(30:32) Balance between cutting slack and self-discipline
(33:22) How to care for yourself during a long psychedelic session
(35:30) Get supervision
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What is Hapé? The ceremonial tobacco snuff

Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers

08/09/22 • 48 min

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In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison discuss the origins and uses of hapé, the tobacco snuff used by the indigenous cultures of the amazon basin for thousands of years.
(1:27) Steve's and Reid's hapé meditations
(4:41) What is hapé?
(6:35) Historical use hapé
(7:17) How hapé is prepared
(9:15) The varieties of the hapé experience
(17:45) Waking Up Course, with Sam Harris
(19:13) Dosage considerations
(20:56) The ordeal
(22:20) LSD episode
(24:30) Tobacco snuff usage in the post-colonial era
(27:25) Sourcing, nicotine concerns, and responsible use
(30:17) Hapé research and possible carcinogens
(33:00) Oomancy, scrying, and other mystical practices
(37:00) The synergy between science and spirituality; rationality and intuition
(44:16) Dangers of nicotine addiction with hapé
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LSD, creativity, and insanity

Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers

08/02/22 • 45 min

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In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison LSD research, phenomenology, and the future of LSD-assisted psychotherapy.
(1:03) Albert Hofmann's description of the first LSD experience on "bicycle day"
(4:13) Alex Grey artwork
(5:38) The stigma against LSD
(8:51) LSD as a treatment for alcoholism
(9:50) Big pharma
(12:15) Hofmann's letter to Steve Jobs
(13:44) LSD and creativity
(16:23) Default Mode Network
(17:51) LSD for anxiety disorders
(20:25) LSD is a "promiscuous" molecule
(22:00) The connection between creative genus and mental chaos
(24:37) LSD dosage pharmacology
(26:40) Ram Dass and Maharajji
(29:56) The importance of testing substances with kits like Dance Safe
(32:00) MK Ultra and the CIA
(32:41) Our LSD clinical trial
(34:12) Set and setting
(36:53) Fear of losing your mind on LSD
(39:49) Risks of LSD use
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Psychedelic neurology, functional seizures, faith healing, and neuroplasticity with Dr. Evan Lewis

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05/02/23 • 66 min

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On this episode of Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Evan Lewis. Evan is a Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist with expertise in pediatric neurology and epilepsy. At Numinus he’s the VP of Psychedelic Neurology and the medical director of our Toronto clinic. Evan has extensive clinical and research experience using medical cannabis and psychedelics to treat neurological disorders in adults and children. Link to Evan’s full bio HERE.
We have a wide-ranging conversation today.. We talk about the potential for psychedelics to treat neurological conditions like Alzheimer's, TBI, migraines, and functional seizures. We discuss what neuroplasticity actually means relative to what we think psychedelics do in the brain. We explore possible neurological explanations for faith healing and conversion disorders...and much more.
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(2:43) Dr. Evan Lewis introduces himself
(7:48) Psychedelics and neurological conditions
(19:30) Functional blindness
(25:45) Faith healings
(41:44) Neuroplasticity
(53:02) Psychedelic pediatric neurology
(58:11) We are what we repeatedly do

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The episode title 'How to integrate a psychedelic experience into every-day life' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers is 59 minutes.

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