In this interview, I had the honor of representing Zendo Project with Cato de Vos of OPEN Foundation and Amanda Guzinska of PsyCareUK. We discussed how to provide care and emotional support to people in non-ordinary states (aka altered or expanded states) from psychedelics (eg. psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, ketamine, opioids, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamines, etc), grief, or any intense emotional experience that could lead someone to need support.
Read moreI Volunteered at a High-End Psychedelic Retreat in Amsterdam
In August of last year, as part of my year-long psychedelic-assisted therapy training program at CIIS, I volunteered at a legal psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) retreat center in Amsterdam called Synthesis. Of 4 facilitators, I was the only female facilitator, and one of 2 licensed therapists. 15 participants took a high dose of psilocybin during a 3-day retreat in a beautiful renovated church in the small beach town of Zandvoort.
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