Australian Psychedelic Society

Dr Alana (Lani) Roy is the Founder of The Signs of Life Psychology. She is a psychologist, social worker, and therapist and has spent the last 15 years working in mental health, suicide prevention, trauma, sexual abuse, family violence, and the disability sector. Lani is an Associate Research Fellow for Swinburne University and Founding Board Member of Australian Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Practitioners (AMAPP).

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Dr. Nigel Strauss, an Australian psychiatrist for over 40 years, has a special interest in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. He is an Honorary Research Fellow within Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, and he also holds Honorary positions at Swinburne University Melbourne, and as a Senior Consultant with St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He is a published author of papers on psychedelic medicines and is currently a Principal Investigator and senior therapist in a clinical trial in Melbourne using psilocybin assisted psychotherapy for patients with treatment resistant depression. Dr Strauss trained in psychiatry in Melbourne and at the Jung Institute in Zurich. He is a MAPS accredited psychedelic assisted psychotherapist. He is currently advocating (within the Australian College of Psychiatrists) for the safe introduction of Psychedelic medicines into psychiatric practice in Australia.

Enjoy this episode as we dive into the recent legislative changes regarding the use and facilitation of plant medicines in the mainstream psychological space!

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In this episode listen to the delightful rain-scape of Nick Wallis (APS co-founder) in Melbourne while our APS Vice-President Antanika Hoberg talks to the CEO of Enlighten Mental Health, Eternity Hausen and Clinical Counsellor Meg Wilson about the recent changes to Decriminalisation legislation in ACT. They discuss the importance of harm reduction and ethical practice in clinical settings, and what does psychedelics under a decriminalisation framework look like?

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Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, Monica Barratt sits down with our VP Antanika Hoberg to explore the potentials of psychedelics and motherhood. Is pregnancy a psychedelic experience in itself? How does the body prepare us for parenthood and can psychedelic experiences integrate maternal/paternal wisdom?

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For the past few decades we have been humming along to the many hits from this music veteran, but did you know that Ben is also well versed and experienced in the world of not only Psychedelics, but indigenous-shamanic ritual and activism? In this premiere episode of the Australian Psychedelic Podcast, our very own Nick Wallis discusses the current state of Psychedelics with Lee as well as peeling back some of the layers on perhaps not just what these medicines are, but also what they are not. We know you'll enjoy it as much as us! Enjoy!

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