Welcome back to the Pretty Intense Podcast with Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Have you heard about the incredible benefits of psychedelics for your brain when used in a controlled environment with a trained therapist? Did you know that psychedelics can actually promote neuroplasticity in the brain? ... Show More
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Thais Gibson is a counselor, speaker, and leader in the personal development field. She has a Ph.D. and is certified in 13 modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, NLP, Somatic Processing, and Trauma Work. Her scientific research, personal experience, and compassionate ... Show More
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Orion Taraban
An expert in relationships and personal development, Orion Taraban, Psy.D., has helped thousands of people get what they want in life. His podcast, PsycHacks, has over 70 million views on YouTube and has established him as a thought leader in popular psychology. His first book, " ... Show More
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MDMA for PTSD with Rick Doblin
Rick Doblin, psychotherapist and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), returns to chat about methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its positive effects on PTSD and trauma.Today, Doblin share what MDMA is, how it ... Show More
15m 56s
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The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy | Rick Doblin
Could psychedelics help us heal from trauma and mental illnesses? Researcher Rick Doblin has spent the past three decades investigating this question, and the results are promising. In this fascinating dive into the science of psychedelics, he explains how drugs like LSD, psilocy ... Show More
14m 50s
Aug 2019
#65 - Rick Doblin, Ph.D.: MDMA— the creation, scheduling, toxicity, therapeutic use, and changing public opinion of what is possibly the single most important synthetic molecule ever created by our species
<p>In this episode, Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of MAPS, discusses MDMA, a molecule that has (at a minimum) revolutionary therapeutic benefits for PTSD, but arguably could have, at the highest order, a lasting impact on humanity's ability to peacefully coexist. Ri ... Show More
3 h