Should You Be Taking Psychedelics? The Benefits, the Risks, and the Science. | Jay Michaelson

This episode comes out for free on Monday, February 24th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Featuring a meditation teacher, author, professor, and dedicated experimenter with these molecules. Jay Michaelson is a journalist, meditation teacher, rabbi, and professor of religious studies whose work for the last several years has been focused on psychedelics, meditation, and spirituality. Jay is a field scholar at Emory University’s Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, and a fellow at Harvard Law School’s project on Psychedelic Use, Law, and Spiritual Experience. He is currently a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, teaching courses on psychedelics, law, and religion. In this episode we talk about: - Everything you should know about psychedelics if you’re wondering whether to give them a try - What the research shows thus far - The differences among various compounds - The overlap between meditation and psychedelics - The difference between spirituality and healing - The dizzying question of whether these medicines have a separate consciousness Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/jay-michaelson-912 Sign up on wonderyplus.com/applepodcasts and stay up-to-date on the latest new podcasts and more from Wondery.