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Welcome to the Psychedelic Conversations Podcast!

In this episode of Psychedelic Conversations, we speak with researcher Mia Cosco to explore her groundbreaking work on psychedelics and women’s health. We discuss the “Code Red” study, which investigates how psychedelics may help alleviate pain related to the menstrual cycle. Mia shares both her personal and professional journey, from her early research in child development to her passion for bridging Western science with indigenous plant medicine wisdom. Together, we reflect on the challenges women face in accessing education about their own bodies, the importance of intentional community, and how personal experiences often fuel meaningful research in the psychedelic space. We also consider the broader need for more funding, awareness, and conversations around women’s health in psychedelic research.

About Mia:Mia Cara Cosco is passionate about studying the long-term effects of childhood trauma and grief. She worked as a research assistant at the University of British Columbia Peer Relationships in Childhood Lab (PEARL) while co-leading the first UBC Psychedelic Club with Manesh Girn. Upon graduating, she worked with venture capitalists and toured psychedelic labs as a project manager at Perception Medicine Foundation. Mia went on to volunteer with MAPS Canada and The Zendo Project at Burning Man in both 2019 and 2022. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and works as both a model and research assistant with Quantified Citizen, studying how psychedelics (among other things) affect women’s premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms. She hosts support groups for grief both online and offline through her membership platform, The Beauty of Grief, and sometimes in partnership with Daybreaker at The Belong Center Boston. She also writes freelance on mental health, New Age spirituality and psychedelics.

Connect with Mia:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MiaCosco- IG: https://www.instagram.com/miawritesinthecemetery/- Website: https://www.miacosco.com/

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About Susan Guner:Susan Guner is a holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology, focusing on trauma-informed, community-centric processes that offer a broader understanding of human potential and well-being.

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