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As you explore the promising world of psychedelic healing, the MAPS Canada Podcast is your resource for science-based information, learning, and invigorating conversation!
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Episode 62: Access to Psychedelic Care in Indigenous Communities w/ Dr. Leah Mayo (opens the original)
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How can we better support Indigenous access to psychedelic-assisted healing, develop community-led models of care, and shape the future of psychedelic research in Canada? In this episode, host and MAPS Canada Executive Director Dr. Rielle Capler speaks with Dr. Leah Mayo, Parker Research Chair in Psychedelics and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Calgary. Dr. Mayo discusses the development of LIVE-PATH (Lifting Indigenous Voices and Experiences in Psychedel
Episode 61: Rethinking Psychedelic Access in Canada w/ TheraPsil CEO Spencer Hawkswell (opens the original)
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What happens when psychedelic research moves beyond the traditional pharmaceutical model and becomes more patient-centred, grassroots, and responsive to the realities of how people are actually accessing these therapies? In this episode of the podcast, host and MAPS Canada Executive Director Dr. Rielle Capler speaks with Spencer Hawkswell, CEO and President of TheraPsil, about the evolving landscape of psychedelic research, access, and policy in Canada. Spencer discusses innovative approaches to
Episode 60: Bringing Psychedelic Research to the Rave w/ Rachel Simon (opens the original)
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What can we learn about psychedelics by studying how people actually use them in the real world? In this episode of the MAPS Canada Podcast, host Matt Hamel speaks with psychedelic researcher and MAPS Canada volunteer Rachel Simon about her research investigating psychedelic use in music festival and rave environments. Rachel recently completed her Master’s of Science in Psychology at McMaster University, where her research explored the mechanisms underlying long-term change following psychedeli
Episode 59: Eating Disorders, Psychedelics, and Targeting Cognitive Rigidity with Shel Scott (opens the original)
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In this episode of the MAPS Canada Podcast, host Matt Hamel speaks with occupational therapist Shel Scott about the emerging role of psychedelic-assisted therapy in the treatment of eating disorders. Drawing from her unique perspective as both an eating disorder survivor and a mental health clinician, Shel explores why eating disorders remain among the most challenging psychiatric conditions to treat, and where psychedelic medicines may offer new therapeutic possibilities. The conversation exami
Episode 58: The Medicine Within | Ep. 7: Entropy, Plasticity & the Critical Window Period with Dr. Manesh Girn (opens the original)
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In this final episode of the Medicine Within series, neuroscientist Dr. Manesh Girn (The Psychedelic Scientist) joins us to unpack what happens in the brain after a psychedelic experience. Together, we explore: What actually happens in the brain after a psychedelic journey Neuroplasticity and how psychedelics support lasting change The science of entropy and altered states of consciousness The "critical window" after a psychedelic experience—and why it matters Whether different psychedelics crea
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