Y Combinator Startup Podcast

#64 - Researching Psilocybin's Effects on Depression - Dr. Rosalind Watts

Mar 15, 2018
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Rosalind Watts
Dr. Rosalind Watts, clinical psychologist at the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London, discusses the history and resurgence of psilocybin research, embracing difficult emotions and surrendering in psychedelic experiences, the effects of psilocybin on depression, the role of psilocybin in therapy, accessing altered states beyond psychedelics, and maintaining change and connecting to self and others.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The History and Resurgence of Psilocybin Research
03:41 • 10min
3
Embracing Difficult Emotions and Surrendering in Psychedelic Experiences
14:10 • 2min
4
Effects of Psilocybin on Depression
16:15 • 17min
5
The Role of Psilocybin in Therapy
33:14 • 14min
6
Accessing Altered States: Beyond Psychedelics
47:33 • 2min
7
Maintaining Change, Connecting to Self and Others, and the Power of Mushrooms
49:36 • 4min