Julian Royce talks with Clayton Ickes about the state of legal psychedelic therapy and natural plant medicines in the state of Colorado.

Topics include cutting edge psychedelic science specifically on psylocibin and mental health and well being, current laws and regulations, ways in which psychedelic therapy differs from traditional therapy and psychiatric approaches, Clay's journey to being the first licensed psychedelic therapist in Colorado and more

0:00 - 11:07 Intro

11:08 - End Conversation with Clay Ickes

References:

• Learn more about Clay Ickes:
•  https://www.kykeonwellness.com
• https://www.instagram.com/themushroomtherapist

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Scientific Studies:

•        Griffiths, R. R., et al. (2016). Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer. Journal of Psychopharmacology.

•        Davis, A. K., et al. (2020). Effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy on major depressive disorder. JAMA Psychiatry.

•        Carhart-Harris, R., et al. (2021). Trial of psilocybin versus escitalopram for depression. The New England Journal of Medicine.

•        Griffiths, R. R., et al. (2006). Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences. Psychopharmacology.

•        MacLean, K. A., et al. (2011). Increased openness following psilocybin. Journal of Psychopharmacology.

- Laws and Regulations and the Natural Medicine Health Act in Colorado: https://dpo.colorado.gov/NaturalMedicine

Christian Mendoza of Nizhoni Music talks to Julian from the wilds of New Zealand and shares about his life's journey, his creative process and his new work which he is called 'Culture Codes'

Find Christian at:

https://www.instagram.com/nizhoni.music/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0zfGz5kMT2Y4ZJF1NSUHOD?si=DYNS7_wWTPSJ7ygoC_lfOQ

https://soundcloud.com/nizhonimusic

Topics Covered (Partial List):

• Culture as a Way of Life
• How to create a culture that supports and honors the health and regulation of our Nervous System
• How to practice authentic Manifestation
• The importance of knowing what you truly want
• The importance of knowing that it is so

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Julian talks with Sudakra. Sudakra is a musician, DJ, yogi & healer. 

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Julian talks with Jake Whan, breathwork facilitator, Channel and healer. 

About Jake:

I’m a Master Healer, Breathwork Facilitator, and Channel deeply devoted to helping people awaken to their true essence. My work blends somatic breathwork, energy healing, and intuitive guidance to support spiritual seekers, leaders, and high performers in healing their nervous systems, activating their spiritual gifts, and embodying their divine mission on Earth. Through transformational sessions, online programs, and immersive experiences, I hold space for deep release, remembrance, and ascension.

I'm also the founder of Ascension Agency where we support spiritual entrepreneurs in bringing their soul-led missions into the world.

Instagram: @jake_whan

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Julian sits down with Hilary Sparrow, founder of the Denver Psychotherapy Group 

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John Paul Kingston, aka J.P, joins Julian to discuss health, vitality, and sexual kung fu practices from ancient Taoist & other lineages. 

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Instagra: @JPKexperience

https://jpkexperience.com

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Jon Kamin joins Julian Royce for a discussion on Psychedelic Therapy, healing trauma, the current state of the field of psychedelic therapy, how Jon came to be passionate about making this work more accessible, and more topics. 

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Virginia Salas Kastilio joins Julian for this in depth and intimate conversation

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Mah Ze Tar joins us for a far reaching conversation. Maz is a musician, a psychologist and perhaps an occasional psychonaught. 

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• https://www.instagram.com/mahzetar
• https://open.spotify.com/artist/3t1vbZuEQhRqLTUKLraNDn
• https://youtube.com/@mazkarandishmusic?si=3SnuSFcgdakVc-Ud

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Bill is a leader in men's work. He leads groups and individuals to reclaim their authenticity and show up in wholeness. He cultivates a brave spaces for vulnerability with grounded presence that invites people to feel more, open to the truth within, take ownership of their actions, and consciously create the lives of their dreams.

Learn more about Bill Byrnes here:

https://authenticue.com

https://www.heartsofmen.org

Unison Festival:

https://unisonfest.com

Classic Books for Men:
Iron John: https://a.co/d/gFIfwLb

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: https://a.co/d/husTrOD

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Kevin helped create Thank You Life, a non profit organization dedicated to expanding access to the highest quality psychedelic assisted therapy to those who otherwise could not afford it. 

Kevin is a therapist who is passionate about getting to the root of one's issues and has found psychedelic assisted therapy as one of the most promising treatment for deep seated Anxiety, Depression and Complex PTSD, among other  conditions. 

Learn more about Thank You Life:

• https://thankyoulife.org
• https://www.instagram.com/thankyoulife_fund/

Take an Online Tests for level of Anxiety, Depression & PTSD Symptoms:

• https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/documents/PCL5_Standard_form.PDF
• https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1725/phq9-patient-health-questionnaire9
• https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1727/gad7-general-anxiety-disorder7

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Taj Nahar joins Julian Royce for a far ranging, in depth discussion of micro-dosing and the potential benefits. 

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Harvey Schwartz, PhD talks with Julian Royce about trauma, PTSD, healing, dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, and the importance of psychedelic medicine and his passion for training the next generation of psychedelic assisted therapists. 

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https://www.polarisinsight.com

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harvey-L.-Schwartz/author/B001IZ1EJC?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Harvey Schwartz, PhD has written numerous books & articles, including  and the Alchemy of Wolves and Sheep and Dialogues with Forgotten Voices and co-authoring  Integral Psychedelic Therapy.

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Partial List of Topics in chronological order:

• MAPS
• Lykos - a new organization
• KAP for acute suicidality
• Career before his interest in Psychedelic medicine
• How PTSD became first recognized as a diagnosis in 1980
• How millions of people suffering from trauma were misdiagnosed and shamed and blamed
• Judith Herman's book Trauma and Recovery 
• The challenge of healing internalized negative beliefs, especially as part of PTSD. 
• Children before 8-10 yrs old automatically blame themselves because of their level of cognitive development. 
• The power of Psychedelic medicine to heal and to connect what has been disconnected and break apart the negative belief systems
• Most of our medicines are suppressive in nature
• Scott Shannon's paper on how Ketamine assisted therapy is a  paradigm shift
• Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex which manages symptoms versus curing the root causes
• The way millions of people have been treated as objects by doctors and psychiatrists - the essence of humanity has not been fully taken into account
• How 4 million people had done LSD by 1969
• Ways people are harmed in the mental health system
• Psychologists that lose their license
• No one should do this work of therapy alone.
• Be Held while Holding 
• 3 types of Therapeutic Touch:
• Safety touch - mandatory
• Supportive Touch
• Therapeutic Touch - more complicated - for release work. 
• The need for touch in psychedelic assisted therapy. It is important to talk about this before hand - and have the agreement that clients cannot change their mind about it during session, it needs to be decided on before hand.
• How Disassociation is a huge spectrum.
• Psychedelic based disassociation
• Dissociation is always Positive. 
• We need Dharma not Dogma. 
• The growing issue of Tribalism in our culture and the shadow side of human nature to form in and out groups

Dori Lewis, MA, MEd, LPC-S joins Julian Royce to discuss the current state of psychedelic assisted therapy

About Dori Lewis: Co-founder of Elemental Psychedelics and the owner-operator of Reflective Healing in Fort Collins, CO, a psychotherapy group practice that specializes in psychedelic therapy using ketamine, integration therapy, transpersonal psychotherapy, and providing clinical supervision with over 10 years of experience as a therapist. 

Links:

 https://www.elementalpsychedelics.com/ - A Women-Led Training Center For Education, Experience, and Ethics in Psychedelic Practice

https://www.reflectivehealing.com/

https://www.elementalpsychedelics.com/event-details-registration/mushroom-myths-and-misconceptions-a-webinar-for-psychedelic-professionals

Topics in Chronological Order: 

• Modalities that align and use psychedelic therapy & the spiritual component.
• The most important thing in psychedelic assisted therapy is the therapeutic relationship
• Diagnosed with learning disability at age 5 - neurodivergent 
• So much of therapy is teaching - a class about you! 
• The Value of therapy 
• Sometimes have to tell a client that you're not right person
• Endings
• First experience with psychedelics. - salvia, at age 15
• Ketamine work - for depression
• Advice for Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAP)
• What type of issues KAP is recommended for
• Depression is a symptom cluster - sometime a symptom of something else
• Mushroom journeys
• The current state of regulations and laws around psychedelics in the state of Colorado
• Women retreats for therapist wanting to learn about psychedelics and other trainings
• MDMA assisted therapy in the MAPS trial and studies
• Value of supervision
• Not leading the client - they are leading us. 
• Challenges of MDMA assisted therapy for the therapists. 
• The importance of not having a goal
• Finding one's unique calling
• How Greif is at the forefront of our ability to heal
• LSD and the mind of the universe

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Lama Mike Crowley returns to A State of Mind to discuss his new book 'Psychedelic Buddhism'.

Note: some audio was lost to technical difficulties at 11:56 in - the Dharma teacher that Lama Mike Crowley is referring to here is Dzongsar Khentse Rinpoche. 

Psychedelic Buddhism: A User's Guide https://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Buddhism-Traditions-Symbols-Ceremonies/dp/B0C2S4VHF3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V3EWLA1MTQ&keywords=mike+crowley&qid=1707593181&sprefix=mike+crowl%2Caps%2C318&sr=8-1

Epsiode #71 of A State of Mind Podcast with Lama Mike Crowley 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QqjTJSNCdTkWXfbK6YXGp?si=63d73a88221e460e

Intro: 0:00 - 9:30

Conversation with Mike Crowley begins at  9:49 

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Filmmaker and author Sara Schley shares how it took her 25 years and 5 psychiatrists to receive the correct diagnosis leading to the correct medication and treatment for Bi-Polar II. 

It's a story that is worth hearing from her and reflects some of the real issues in our medical and mental health care systems. 

1 out of 4 people who appear to have major depression actually have a form of Bi-Polar and something like 7 million Americans have a bi-polar brain. 

Learn more about Sara & her book & movie: 

www.saraschley.com

www.brainstormthefilm.com

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Dr. Robert Love returns to A State of Mind to discuss ways to optimize brain health, prevent Alzheimer's & dementia, and shares key insights about diet & supplements for brain and nervous system health. 

About Dr. Love:  Robert Love is one of the most watched neuroscientists on the planet, behind Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist from Stanford.

He has 1.6 million followers on TikTok, over 250,000 followers on IG, and over 100 million views on social media.

He specializes in helping people prevent Alzheimer's disease with science.

Find him at:

TikTok: @RobertWBLove     

IG: @RobertWBLove    

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Chuck Hyde joins Julian Royce on A State of Mind podcast to discuss his work with light, sound, vibration and more in service of healing, growth and transformation. 

Learn more about Chuck Hyde & the Light Club at:

http://www.lightclub.earth

https://www.instagram.com/boulderlightclub/

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Partial List of Topics in Chronological Order:

• Meditation Teacher Reggie Ray and the importance of meditating with the Body
• Vibrational Healing
• De-armoring
• Amplifying the field of Awareness
• The importance of light
• How our Technology actually limits our perception
• And many more

Bunan joins us for this far ranging conversation covering topics including Attachment Theory, how our early development shapes our sense of self, the importance of trauma, healing, and self development, how Zen and meditation practice can lead to states or experiences of awakening without necessarily touching the core ways we interact with the others, and more.

Learn more about Bunan at:

Www.bunanbrown.com

The Tea House: 

www.BoulderTeaHut.org

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Pema Duddul shares about his life and practice of the Buddhist dharma. He is the author of the recently published book 'Luminous Awareness.'

Links: https://www.amazon.com/Luminous-Awareness-Guidebook-Natural-Awakening/dp/0648397297/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1684371122&sr=8-1

Introduction: 0:00 - 12:45

Conversation with Pima Duddul starts: 13:05

Partial List of Topics

• His early discovery of Buddhism around age 11 and recognition that he was already a Buddhist
• Pema Duddul shares about his meditation and spiritual path
• Simplicity in practice versus ritual
• Importance of the Bardo teachings
• Ngondro or preliminary practices in Buddhism
• Psychedelics/ ethics/ 5 precepts including the precept against taking intoxicants
• Guru Yoga
• Orientalism 
• Racist views 
• Karma
• Is this benefit or harm? Look yourself and determine it. 

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