Living Medicine
Episodes
The New Executive Order: Implications for Psychedelic Treatment
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Giorgio is the Director of Strategy and Development at Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), the largest youth-led network working to end the...
Why Does Studying Adverse Effects Improve Psychedelic Treatment?
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Roman Palitsky, PhD, is the Director of Research Projects for Emory Spiritual Health and a Research Psychologist for Emory University School of Medici...
Attunement, Ethics, and the Inner Directed Approach in Psychedelic Therapy
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Sienknecht, PsyD, is the Co-founder and Psychologist at Polaris Insight Center, a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinic and training center. As ...
How Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Helps Break Mental Patterns and Drives Lasting Change
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Corbett, LICSW, is the Founder and Executive Director of Kapstone Clinics, a network of mental health clinics focused on integrative and ketamin...
Interviews With the Elders: Marcela on Working With Psychedelics and the Importance of Attunement
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marcela Ot'alora is a Psychotherapist, Artist, and Researcher at Memoru, a nonprofit organization focused on psychedelic education, clinical care, tra...
Honoring Ancient Wisdom and Guarding Against Harm: What Practitioners Should Know
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana Lerman, MD, is the Founder of Skylight Psychedelics, a company that trains therapists in psychedelic‑assisted therapy and provides medically su...
Psychedelic Oncology - Can Psychedelics Offer Support for Cancer Patients?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Konner, MD, is the Co‑founder of Psychedelic Oncology, an initiative exploring the intersection of psychedelic‑assisted healing and cancer c...
From Experience to Evidence: How Data-Driven Ketamine Treatment Is Combatting Depression
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolas Grundmann is the Co-founder and CEO of Ember Health, which provides IV ketamine treatments for depression. As a board-certified emergency medi...
Trauma-Informed Ketamine Treatment: What Clinicians Need To Know
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sandra (Sandy) Newes, PhD, is a licensed psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Programming Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psych...
MDMA and Ketamine as Tools for Trauma Treatment: Reflections From an Expert in Both
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Raymond Turpin is the Clinical and Executive Director of The Pearl Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing trauma-informed care...
Trauma Focused Therapy Using Psychedelics: What Does It Take To Support Deep Healing?
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Sprinkel is an individual and family trauma therapist with over 30 years of practice experience. As a licensed therapist in multiple states, she...
Psychedelic Healing for Veterans: Integration, Peer Support and the Role of a Therapist
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Weingardt, PhD, is the Director of Training and Education and a Clinical Advisor at Heroic Hearts Project, which provides psychedelic psychotherap...
Why Community and Spirituality Matter in Psychedelic Healing
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Zemon is the Co-founder and CEO of HAPPŸŸ, a mental wellness company focused on psychedelic-assisted ketamine therapy. In his role, he leads th...
Safely Curious: Embodiment, Trauma, and Psychedelic Healing With Licia Sky
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Licia Sky is the Co-founder and Global Ambassador of the Trauma Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization advancing research, education, and treat...
How Multidisciplinary Mental Health Clinics Are Transforming Care in the Netherlands
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rutger Engels is the Co-founder and Director of Senz, a treatment center for anxiety and depression in the Netherlands. He is also a Professor of Deve...
Exploring the Clinical Process and Sacred Connections in Psychedelic Work
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will Van Derveer, MD, is the Co-founder of Integrative Psychiatry Institute, a practice that trains clinicians in holistic mental health care. He is a...
The Healing Power of Compassion and How To Work With It
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ron Siegel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 40 years. As a clinical psychologist in...
A Deep Dive Into the Clinical Process of Psychedelic Psychotherapy
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gita Vaid, MD, is the Co-founder and Medical Director of the Center for Natural Intelligence, a multidisciplinary laboratory specializing in psyched...
Healing Through Psychedelics: Insights From Leaders in Ketamine and Trauma Therapy
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedeli...
Clinical Innovation in KAP: Changing the Story, Depathologizing Suffering, & Moving Beyond the DSM
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jayne Gumpel, LCSW, is the Founder and Lead Facilitator of Relationship Resources, which offers psychedelic-assisted retreats. As a psychotherapist, t...
Clinical Interventions and the Intentional Use of Relationship in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Hopper, PhD, is a Teaching Associate in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where he co-directs a conference on psychedelic-assisted psychothera...
Changing the Narrative: Why the MAPS Protocol Is Real Psychotherapy
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Doblin, PhD, is the Founder and President of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), a nonprofit organization advancing res...
Psychodynamic Approaches To Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Dr. Erika Czerwinski
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Erika Czerwinski, PsyD, is the Founder, Director, and Facilitator of Eleos, which integrates ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and nature-based mind...
Ketamine for Multiple Personality/DID: The Client Experience
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode… Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is often misunderstood, stigmatized, or misdiagnosed, especially in high-functioning individua...
Psychedelics, Psychotherapy, and the Power of Kindness With Dr. Phil Wolfson
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Phil Wolfson, MD, is the Founder and CEO of the Ketamine Research Foundation, which advances ketamine's use in therapeutic modalities. As a pionee...
From the ER to Ketamine Clinic: A Physician Talks About What It Takes
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jonathan Leake is a Board Certified Emergency Department Physician and the Co-owner and CEO of Dérive Health, a clinic specializing in ketamine-a...
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treating an Index Trauma: The Client Experience
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode… Trauma from sudden medical crises often leaves more than physical scars; it disrupts a person's sense of safety, identity, and cont...
MDMA, Ketamine, and Other Tools for Working With Trauma
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Veronika Gold, LMFT, is the Co-founder of Polaris Insight Center, a clinic offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, integrative psychiatry, and integ...
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Complex Trauma: The Client Experience
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode… Many people struggling with trauma feel stuck — trapped by memories they can't fully recall yet deeply affect their daily lives. ...
The Use of Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Tricky Topic
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedeli...
Michael Mithoefer: The Non-Directive Approach Takes Actual Work
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Mithoefer, MD, is a clinical psychologist and the Senior Medical Director for Medical Affairs, Training, and Supervision at the Multidisciplin...
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Trauma: Some Healthy Debates
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedeli...
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Physician Burnout
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Herbert is the Founder and CEO of EM: RAP (Emergency Medicine: Reviews and Perspectives), which provides engaging, high-quality educational conten...
Beyond Healing: Consciousness Expansion With Psychedelic Medicine
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Keith Heinzerling, MD, is the Director of the Pacific Treatment and Research in Psychedelics (TRIP) program at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute,...
Clinician to Clinician: Bill Richards' Fun and Good Advice
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Richards, PhD, is the Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Sunstone Therapies, which delivers psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in medical settings....
Perspectives on Psychedelic Research, Clinical Trials, and Continuing To Connect From The Heart
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Manish Agrawal, MD, is the Co-founder and CEO of Sunstone Therapies, the leader in the delivery of psychedelic-assisted therapies in the medical setti...
A Mindfulness Expert Talks Psychedelics: Dr. Ron Siegel
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ron Siegel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 40 years. As a clinical psychologist in...
How We Can Hurt: Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Harm
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Rinaldo, MA, LCMHC, and LCAS-A, is the Owner of Clear Life Counseling, where he specializes in counseling men with anxiety, depression, trauma, ...
Exploring Psychedelic Sobriety With Dr. Rick Barnett
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick Barnett is the Owner and Clinical Psychologist at BPS Health, LLC, a private online and in-person CBT practice. As the Co-founder of the Psyc...
Running the Medical Side of a KAP Clinic: Lessons Learned
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Meidad Goldman, MD, is the Medical Director of Concierge Medicine and Psychiatry's Ketamine Clinic and Living Medicine Institute, which offers psy...
Interviews With Real KAP Clients: What Is It Actually Like?
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedeli...
What to Know: Advice for a Career in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedeli...
IFS, Psychedelics, and the Spirit World: Dick Schwartz Speaks to His Lived Experience
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Richard (Dick) C. Schwartz is the Founder of the IFS (Internal Family Systems) Institute, which offers professional training in IFS therapy, an ev...
Breaking Barriers in Mental Health: How Psychedelic Therapy Can Reduce Human Suffering
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sherry Rais is the Co-founder and CEO of Enthea, a licensed, third-party administrator of health plan benefits. Through her company, she focuses on ex...
The Challenges of the MDMA Research Studies: Annie and Michael Mithoefer Part Two
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Husband and wife team, Michael Mithoefer, MD, a clinical psychiatrist, and Annie Mithoefer, BSN, a registered nurse, are Clinical Investigators for MD...
The Origin Story of MDMA Research: Annie and Michael Mithoefer
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Husband and wife team, Michael Mithoefer, MD, a clinical psychiatrist, and Annie Mithoefer, BSN, a registered nurse, are Clinical Investigators for MD...
Dr. Sandy Newes Talks About Ketamine and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sandra (Sandy) Newes, PhD, is a licensed psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Programming Director of Living Medicine Institute. With over 25 years...
Why Psychedelic Medicine Needs Training and Safety With Dr. Signi Goldman
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedeli...
Altered States of Healing: A Deep Dive Into Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedeli...