Overcoming depression or an addiction, overcoming PTSD, stimulating creativity, and more to the point of this podcast, gaining a sense of connection with nature, a higher level of empathy towards others (including animals) and even a willingness to become vegan are all transformations that can be triggered by a psychedelic experience.

Then, maybe psychedelics are the powerful ally that the vegan movement needs. Maybe we should fight for them to become legal and more readily available, as they might provoke the cultural reset we need to overcome speciesism.

To discuss this topic, I have with me Elin Pöllänen. She is the co-author of the only study examining the link between the use of psychedelics and how we treat animals. The study is titled "Classic Psychedelics and Human-Animal Relations". Read the study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266040/

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Special thanks to Cynthia, Adam (https://www.easyforanimals.com/), Astrid, Christopher (https://nolumberjacks.com/) and Andreas for voicing the testimonies!

Psychedelics: the Antidote to Speciesism? With Elin Pöllänen | Ep. 34