(Part 2) Magic Mushrooms: Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Cancer Patients with Alice Grasset

MindBody Matters

In part two of a three part miniseries on the therapeutic use of psychedelics, Alice Grasset shares her personal journey of healing from breast cancer and her participation in a groundbreaking psilocybin clinical trial at the Sunstone Therapies Clinic in Maryland (CEO, Dr. Manish Agrawal) and was a client of Dr. Brian Richards. Brian and his father Dr. Bill Richards are featured in a recent Netflix show, How to Change Your Mind hosted by Michael Pollan (actress Tracy Pollan's brother). Bill Richards was a pioneer in the therapeutic use of psychedelics from 1967 to 1977 when the drugs became illegal during the Nixon administration.

Alice describes her psilocybin experience, including the dissolution of the ego and the realization that she is part of something larger. Alice left the corporate world and launched the Sparkles of Grace program for breast cancer survivors through yoga, meditation, and coaching.

After the interview MindBody Matters co-hosts Greg Rennie and Rob Wreford discuss how they are now convinced that the use of psychedelics can help people struggling with a cancer diagnosis, depression and PTSD. Greg, who is a Psychotherapist considers using providing psychedelic assisted therapy.

'Dr. Roberts' is a new segment that starts next week as part three of the miniseries in which Dr. Robert Shepherd returns to the show to provide his opinion about the first two episodes of the series. He believes Drew and Alice's experiences are only hallucinations and not personal or spiritual insight and there are risks to using psychedelics in therapy.

• MindBody Matters is a Graype Media podcast
• Artwork for MindBody Matters created by artist Mel Coleman ⁠https://www.instagram.com/melscoleman/⁠ or melcoleman.ca

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• "The Use of Psychedelics for Depression and PTSD: An Interview with Psychiatrist Dr. Singh": Episode #3: mb-matters.com/episodes
• Aquilino Centre/Sunstone Therapies: https://www.sunstonetherapies.com/#news-events
• Alice Grasset's website "Sparkles of Grace" dedicated to helping women who are breast cancer survivors through the use of yoga and meditation: https://sparklesofgrace.com/about/
• Alice and her husbands business, Yapura Wellness: https://www.yapurawellness.com/about-us
• Book by Dr. Bill Richards, "Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences: https://www.amazon.ca/Sacred-Knowledge-Psychedelics-Religious-Experiences/dp/0231174071/ref=asc_df_0231174071/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309747941035&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12825562238776908532&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000914&hvtargid=pla-543158761878&psc=1&mcid=edb5167bbe283a64a17770b6b32a2222

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