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Clarity Project and Project Thesis join forces to talk about Women in Psychedelics! 



Panelists:

Bia Labate, Executive Director of Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. Chacruna provides public education and cultural understanding about psychedelic plant medicines and promotes a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science.



Charlotte James, Co-Creator of the Ancestor Project. The Ancestor Project offers education, ceremony and support for modern journeyers rooted in reverence and respect for ancestral wisdom.



The discussion will be moderated by Co-Founder of the Clarity Project and Project Thesis, Ashley Lukens. The Clarity Project is an organization based in Hawaii working to establish legal, safe access to psilocybin and other psychedelics. Project Thesis is a women’s learning circle committed to increasing the dedicated financial and intellectual capital invested in womenleadership in Hawaii.

Listen and learn about how psychedelics continue to show promising and groundbreaking efficacy in treating depression and other mental health issues.  



Panelists: Dr. Lynn Marie Morski, M.D., J.D. and Dr. Thomas Cook, M.D.  Dr. Morski is the president of the Psychedelic Medicine Association, host of the Plant Medicine Podcast, the founder of Plant Medicine .org, and the medical director for WayofLeaf.com. She is a Mayo Clinic-trained physician in family medicine and sports medicine, as well as an attorney and former adjunct law professor.  Check out Dr Morski’s Plant Medicine podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-medicine-podcast-with-dr-lynn-marie-morski/id1476831468  Psychedelic Medicine Association (PMA): psychedelicmedicineassociation.org - free for students to join!  



Dr. Cook has spent over a decade working to bring natural and alternative treatments to the practice of psychiatry. After graduating from medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago, Dr. Cook moved to Hawaii in 2009 and has been helping patients thrive independently of daily medication ever since.  Dr Cook’s Clinic called Beyond Mental Health: https://beyondmentalhealth.com  



Show notes:  


For community-based psychedelic integration options, check out SF Psychedelic society’s social media, social and zoom linked below:  https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicsocietysf/ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/  
Check out MAPs for comprehensive research and psychedelic advocacy: https://maps.org   
Harm reduction means to minimize or eliminate negative experiences / impacts of psychedelic experiences through proper eduction, support, and integration  Here’s a podcast on harm reduction: http://bit.ly/Harm-Reduction-Erica-Siegal  
Veterans Healing Through Psychedelics Event with Heroic Hearts Project available here: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/508712698  Microdosing event with SF Psychedelic Society available here: https://vimeo.com/543829331  
Check out our Clarity Project resources here: https://www.clarityproject.org/resources 
Follow us on IG @clarityhawaii and like us on FB  https://www.facebook.com/ClarityHawaii

Join our co-founder Ashley as she sits down with Adam and Seth from SF Psychedelic Society's Microdosing Movement team to chat best practices, use-case, and the WHY behind microdosing psychedelics.  If you are already on a microdosing journey or are wanting to begin and seeking a community for guidance, integration, support - go register for their Microdosing Support Network zoom gatherings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month @ 4pm pst / 1pm hst to connect.  

Some show notes from this excerpt on dosing:   


 Start low and go slow.  
Everyone has a different sweet spot! If you are feeling anxious, your microdose is probably too high.   
Go browse all of the amazing Microdosing Movement educational material @psychedelicsocietysf offers on their page re: dosages, protocols, and general do’s and don’ts.  
Sign up for their Microdosing Movement Course to become an expert on microdosing yourself and join a family of amazing folks seeking to expand themselves!  
Microdosing dosages:   


Psilocybin: A microdose of psilocybin as low as 20 micrograms (.02g) - can work up to 50, 100, or as high as 200 micrograms. It’s    important to remember that psilocybin mushrooms are not all created equal and can vary in their range of potency.   
LSD: Starts at 5 micrograms to 10 micrograms (.05-.1g) for most people - .0625g is a good target dosage.

Our veterans suffer at a high rate of PTSD and mental health issues, and there is growing movement of veterans healing through psychedelics.   In this conversation, we hear from Jesse Gould and Jared Rineheart of the #HeroicHeartsProject, which supports veterans pursuing psychedelic healing options and leading the way in the fight against PTSD.

An illuminating and well-rounded conversation with MAPs Policy & Advocacy Counsel member Ismail Ali and Oregon's Measure 109 Campaign director Sam Chapman on the growing movement to realize the power of psychedelics to heal some of society's most pressing mental health issues. 



Speakers include: Ismail Lourido Ali, JD, is Policy & Advocacy Counsel for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), where he advocates to eliminate barriers to psychedelic therapy and research, develops and implements legal and policy strategy, and supports MAPS’ governance, non-profit, and ethics work.  



Ashley Lukens, PhD is with the Clarity Project. She is an independent philanthropic and development advisor in Hawaiʻi and Oregon. She has worked in and with the impact sector in Hawaiʻi since 2006 as the founder of the Hawaiʻi Food Policy Council, director of the RISE Program at Kupu, director of Hawaiʻi Center for Food Safety, and currently as the executive director of the Frost Family Foundation.  



Sam Chapman was the Campaign Manager for the Yes On Measure 109 Campaign in Oregon, a statewide ballot campaign that successfully created the first ever state wide regulated psilocybin therapy program in the United States. Sam has over a decade of experience in advocating for progressive drug policy reforms at the local, state, and national levels.