In this Psychedelic Podcast episode, Paul F. Austin welcomes the esteemed Dr. Rosalind Watts, clinical psychologist and founder of ACER Integration, to discuss the power of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy.
Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-223-rosalind-watts-phd/
Dr. Watts shares about the powerful transformation she witnessed in clinical trial participants for psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. She also reveals the research and insights that led her to create the global online integration community ACER Integration.
Together, Paul and Dr. Watts explore the potential of psychedelics to help restore environmental health and usher new paradigms of growth and healing.
Rosalind Watts, Ph.D.:
Dr. Rosalind Watts is a clinical psychologist and the founder of ACER Integration. As the former clinical lead on the psilocybin for depression trial at Imperial College London, Dr. Watts led a clinical team that facilitated over a hundred psilocybin treatment sessions. Having recognized that safe and effective use of psychedelics requires substantial integration support, Dr. Watts co-founded the UK's first psychedelic integration group, and is now launching a global online integration community, ‘Accept, Connect, Embody, Restore’ (ACER) where members follow a 12-month process together.
Her contributions to the field of psychedelic therapy are numerous and include the development of the ACE model ‘Accept, Connect, Embody’, which has been used in clinical trials of both psilocybin and DMT, as well as the Watts Connectedness Scale, a psychometric tool for measuring outcomes of psychedelic therapy. Dr. Watts sits on the clinical advisory board of the Usona Institute.
Highlights:
Dr. Watts’s journey into psychedelic research.
Patient transformations in Dr. Watts’s first psilocybin therapy sessions.
How psilocybin fosters a deeper connection with self and the world.
The challenges of integration in a society that still stigmatizes psychedelics.
The importance of finding a community of ‘fellow travelers’.
Compelling research on psilocybin and Nature Connectedness.
Psychedelics as a medicine to restore environmental health and usher a new planetary paradigm.
ACER Integration’s community-based program structure.
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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes back Jonathan Lu & Shauheen Etminan, founders of VCENNA and the supplement line Ancestral Magi.
Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-222-jonathan-lu-shauheen-etminan-phd
Following up from their first episode, the duo unpack the neurobiology of oneirogens (dream-inducing substances).
Delve into the dreamlike realms of consciousness as Jonathan and Shauheen explore the unique effects of beta-Carbolines and Syrian Rue, comparing them to classic psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, Ayahuasca, and Iboga. Uncover the secrets of lucid dreaming and the ancient traditions that inspired them.
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Jonathan Lu:
Jonathan Lu is an engineer who has been studying 2000-year-old Chinese texts in search of compounds, formulations, and rituals that have been lost to history. Their team applies modern neurophysiological and computational tools to understand scientifically what our ancestors discovered millennia ago, and from which they developed the nootropic formulations for Magi Ancestral Supplements.
Jonathan is a proud father of three daughters and has visited 66 countries. He is a graduate of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and received a B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from Cornell University.
Shauheen Etminan, Ph.D.
Shauheen Etminan, Ph.D. is an intuitive activator and repeat founder with a passion for creating impactful products and platforms that embody wellness, abundance, authenticity, reciprocity, and inclusion. He has a track record of working in multiple industries including psychedelics for mental wellness and cognitive growth, which are aligned with his life story as a founder and mission as an autotelic entrepreneur.
Shauheen holds a MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary. He is a secular mystic who practices Sufi Dervish whirling meditation.
Highlights:
Rumi, Sufism, and the traditions of Sufi Whirling.
Exploring the unique dreamlike effects of beta-Carbolines and Syrian Rue.
Ayahuasca vs. Haoma (speculated to include Syrian Rue).
Iboga as an oneirogen.
Research into the impacts of beta-Carbolines on memory.
Considering the preparation and integration for oneirogens like beta-Carbolines.
Lucid dreaming, archetypes, and the sacredness of dreamtime in indigenous traditions.
The neurobiology and subjective effects of beta-Carbolines vs. classic psychedelics.
Unique potions and stacks featuring beta-Carbolines.
VCENNA’s current drug research.
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In this Psychedelic Podcast episode, Co-host Joseph Anew and Integrative Health Practitioner JoQueta Handy, Ph.D. explore the intersection of autism, gut health, and quantum healing.
Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-221-joqueta-handy-ph-d/
Dr. Handy and Joseph examine questions like, How does gut health impact people with autism and the greater population? Why is the microbiome so vital–not only to optimal wellness but to microdosing success? What is digital psychedelic dosing, and how can it bypass gut challenges? What are quantum connections, and how can they transform healing?
Find out what autism can teach the world about health, connection, and self-discovery.
JoQueta Handy, PhD, IMD:
Dr. JoQueta Handy, PhD, IMD is an internationally-recognized speaker, author, educator, and Natural Integrative Health Practitioner. She is a coach certified by The Psychedelic Coaching Institute, holds a certified competence in clinical speech-language pathology, and is a certified quantum biofeedback practitioner.
JoQueta is also the CEO and Chief Visionary of Brilliant Learning, Handy Wellness Center, and Brilliant Blends. She has spent the last 30 years working with special needs children and their families using a holistic philosophy rooted in nutritional protocols and extending to specialized learning strategies. JoQueta has applied her life and career experiences to take her practice to the next level by founding Brilliant Blends and formulating its supplements.
A mom of five grown children and a grandmother, she works with her husband, James Handy, DC in their wellness practice in Newport Beach, CA.
Highlights:
Examining the connection between autism and gut health.
Exploring the healing power of quantum biofeedback, shared energy, and digital psychedelic dosing.
Why Dr. Handy sees people with Autism as powerful teachers.
How Dr. Handy uses frequencies to address patient imbalances and promote healing.
Dr. Handy’s psychedelic initiation and the lessons from each medicine.
Harnessing psychedelics to break free of generational patterns.
Brilliant Blends, Dr. Handy’s adaptogenic mushroom line.
Understanding the gut health, serotonin levels, and the psychedelic response.
Glyophosate’s global impact on human and planetary health.
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In this Psychedelic Podcast episode, Paul F. Austin and Shift Network Founder Stephen Dinan explore spiritual cross-training, psychedelics, and balanced success.
Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-220-stephen-dinan/
Stephen and Paul explore topics like: How can psychedelics open people’s minds to spiritual dimensions? Can all religions and traditions play a role in elevating collective consciousness? How do ayahuasca’s masculine and feminine lineages contribute to wisdom and healing? And why do we need both spectrums to facilitate cultural progress?
Tune in for a diverse conversation on Stephen’s psychedelic path, Shift Network goals, and the power of patience on the path to visionary growth.
Stephen Dinan:
Stephen Dinan is the founder and CEO of The Shift Network and a member of the Transformational Leadership Council and Evolutionary Leaders.
The Shift Network was founded in 2010 and has served over 3M people worldwide, in 170 countries. It delivers virtual summits, courses, and trainings featuring over 250 core faculty and 3,000 thought leaders. The diverse domains include spirituality, sound healing, holistic health, psychology, enlightened business, shamanism, qigong, and psychedelic healing.
Stephen graduated from Stanford University (Human Biology) and the California Institute of Integral Studies (East-West Psychology). He helped create and direct the Esalen Institute’s Center for Theory & Research, a think tank for leading scholars, researchers, and teachers to explore human potential. As the former director of membership and marketing at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, he was the driving force behind the Shift in Action program and the One Minute Shift media series.
He has been a featured speaker at the World Cultural Forum in China, the Alliance for a New Humanity in Costa Rica, Renovemos Mexico in Mexico City, the University of Cuenca in Ecuador, and many US conferences, events, radio programs, and online summits. Stephen is also the author of Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All, and Radical Spirit.
Highlights:
Stephen’s early plant medicine experiences.
Paul and Stephen's spiritual awakening through psychedelics.
Ayahuasca lineages and masculine vs. feminine ceremonies.
Lessons from Shift Network’s 40-day program featuring 40 spiritual traditions.
Stephen’s tips for embarking on Vipassana meditation retreats.
Stephen’s challenges and joys running The Shift Network.
How Stephen patiently crystalizes visions into action.
Elon Musk and masculine vs. feminine leadership.
The future of The Shift Network.
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