Content Our Psychable Community Loves
Has your life been profoundly transformed through the therapeutic use of psychedelics? If so, we want to hear your story!
Psychable strives to raise awareness of the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics when used safely, responsibly, and with integrity. We love to receive personal stories of healing and transformation, as well as articles covering important developments in the psychedelic sector that pertain to safety, diversity, inclusion, equitable access, and drug policy reform.
These can be shared as informative listicles, step-by-step decision-making guides, and heartfelt personal narratives. Please note that we are only considering topics that are relevant to one of these five categories:
1. Psychedelic medicine
Once considered to be extremely dangerous drugs with the harshest criminal penalties, psychedelic substances are being heralded as breakthrough therapies in the new frontier of psychotherapy. Our community loves to hear about the latest scientific research, discoveries, and therapeutic applications in the emergent field of psychedelic medicine.
Example: Why are veterans turning to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy?
2. Psychedelic safety
Safety and harm reduction is one of our primary concerns in a world that continues to prohibit psychedelics. Our community is always eager to learn about different psychedelic medicines, and what it takes to have a safe, profoundly healing experience with these therapies whether it involves awareness of drug and medical contraindications, best practices in ceremony safety, or facilitator screening processes.
Example: How to find a ketamine treatment center that's safe, qualified, and good
3. Personal healing
We are always amazed and deeply touched by the stories we hear from people who have had profound healing experiences with psychedelics, especially if they found relief from persistent depression, deep trauma, grief, or physical illness. At Psychable, we are on a mission to dismantle the stigma surrounding the use of psychedelics. By sharing your stories of healing and personal transformation, we hope to change public perception of psychedelic medicines and impact drug policy reform.
Example: Healing religious trauma with psychedelics
4. Drug policy reform and advocacy
In order for psychedelic-assisted therapy and medicine to become accessible to people around the world, there must be significant drug policy reform so that further progress can be made in scientific research studies, more qualified practitioners can enter the field, and access to psychedelic therapies can expand without risk to personal or professional safety or fear of legal consequences such as incarceration.
Psychable invites the contributions of activists, advocates, and policy experts that share different perspectives on how to dismantle the War on Drugs and pave the way for destigmatization and decriminalization of psychedelics.
Example: Decriminalization and legalization of psychedelics: what's the difference?
5. Diversity and inclusivity in psychedelics
Our company is unequivocally anti-racist and committed to long-term advocacy, proactive inclusion, and diversity. We recognize the violence and harm that the Drug War has explicitly and intentionally enacted on communities of color. We recognize the need for restorative justice as substances like cannabis, psilocybin and MDMA become decriminalized and legalized for medical and therapeutic use. We recognize the continuation of systemic privileges and inequities that make the psychedelic sector predominantly White and affluent and hope to do our part to make the sector more inclusive and diverse.
We are not perfect and we will make mistakes, but we will absolutely not stand silent nor silence others as we do our part to pursue racial and gender equity. Racism, hate speech, tone policing, and persistent ignorance will not be tolerated in our spaces.
Example: History of psychedelics in America
The Psychable Voice
The voice of Psychable is thoughtful, informative, curious, and grounded. It is important that the content we present is evidence-based as well as personal. We recognize that many of the topics we cover are complex and deeply nuanced and that we don't have all the answers. While we are hopeful, we uphold the mantra that more scientific research is needed.
At times we can be thoughtful, informative, and concerned
"For peyote, sustainability is a conversation about environmental concerns and sustaining the cultures that use peyote as a religious sacrament — namely the Native American Church (NAC). Considering that mescaline derived from peyote inspired the very term psychedelic, there is a natural alliance between supporting psychedelic therapy and supporting peyote conservation efforts. Without immediate action and intention from beyond the NAC community, there are serious risks of peyote disappearing in the United States. In Texas, where peyote grows within the US, the sacrament is considered to be endangered at the local level. Peyote sustainability is possible, but only if people learn about the ethical issues surrounding peyote and make it a priority to support the people and cultures who steward this medicine."
And other times, we can be helpful and curious
"Decide what your intention is for using psychedelics and write it down on a piece of paper. (Try to avoid using the notes app on your phone; consider turning your cell phone off during your trip to avoid distractions and possibly regrettable communications.)"
Here are some examples of intentions that one may set before a psychedelic experience:
- "I'd like my experience to help me explore how I feel about…"
- "I'd like to experience stillness and a connection with my inner self. What steps would be helpful toward this goal?"
- "I'd like to heal past trauma from… What information do I need to start this process?"
- "I'd like to explore my relationship with…"
- "What is the meaning of life? What would give my life more meaning?"
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We're always looking for new contributors to share their unique stories and perspectives about psychedelics. Our community forum is for real people who are passionate about the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics, who are willing to share themselves honestly and vulnerably.