Just an update on the building. We plan to open in May and we can't wait to show you the spot. It is so many things: beautiful, cozy, historical, fabulous. We can't wait to have many a gathering about psychedelics, plants, mushrooms, meditation, music, and revolutions in this gorgeous space. The address is 4623 Spruce Street if you want to check out the location on a map or gaze at it with excitement as you walk by.
Read MoreNew Piece by Hannah McLane MD just published on WHYY; "In my opinion, what defines a ‘fair’ resource allocation choice? It is one that considers not just the number of lives saved, but also what is behind those lives. Being fair about where our efforts go and not being biased based on a deluded notion that we are all starting out on a level playing field."
Read MoreWe are offering free educational content about wellness and healing as part of our Solidarity Series initiative. We are also currently raising funds to provide free and sliding scale therapy to frontline healthcare providers and essential workers affected by COVID-19. Spaces will be limited to available funding. Please consider donating to our effort.
Read MoreDuring this COVID crisis, we are faced with a real life bioethics challenge, and we have been contemplating how we can best support our community through the difficult times ahead. To provide some insight into how we are thinking about this issue, we are sharing the presentation Michelle Joy and Hannah McLane gave last summer at the SOAP Conference in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreMDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Expanded Access program has been accepted by the FDA! The FDA will be allowing only a limited number of patients (less than 50 in the entire country) to enroll outside of the phase III trial. This is an incredible moment in the approval process.
Read MoreWe hope your holidays are merry and you've been spending your days contemplating how amazing it would be if everyone with trauma and mental illness could have access to psychedelic therapies! As 2019 comes to a close, we want to remind you that you can make your tax-deductible donation to SoundMind Project up until midnight.
Read MoreThings are progressing here in the world of the SoundMind Center over the past month. Logistically and philosophically, we have been growing, and we are excited to share some of that with you - so check out some of the items below and we hope to see you either in Pittsburgh or somewhere, sometime, in the near future! …
Read MoreSleeping Octopus Assembly on Psychedelics is Sept 27-29th in Pittsburgh. It is a fun and relaxed conference, a nice mix of healthcare workers, psychedelic scientists, artists, philosophers, and enthusiasts. The lineup includes visionaries such as Rick Doblin, the founder of MAPS, and we are honored to announce that Hannah McLane and Michelle Joy will be giving a talk on ethics and access to innovative therapies for trauma. They will also be joining Rick Doblin and a few others for a panel discussion on Saturday afternoon. We hope to see you there!
Read MoreMany updates and dates to remember! Thanks for coming to our fundraiser; An update about expanded access; Reminder about the Psychedelic Medicine and Cultural Trauma workshop next week; Local gatherings and conferences for psychedelic medicine; some other events and upcoming projects From the SoundMind Center development team…
Read MoreOur whole therapy team (Michelle Joy, Aisha Mohammed, Jennifer Jones, Bob Sher, and Hannah McLane) plus our community organizer (Ayele Ajavon) are heading to Kentucky next week (Aug 10-11) for a Psychedelic Medicine and Cultural Trauma workshop. The speaker lineup and topics are incredible.
Read MoreAs many of you know, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is working toward FDA approval for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be treated with MDMA through Expanded Access. MDMA has already passed Phase I (safety and dosage) and Phase II (efficacy and side effects) clinical research trials. In Phase III, they are further evaluating efficacy and safety.
Read MoreWhat an amazing night! Thanks to all who came out on what turned into a rainy summer night, and thanks to the Front Street Cafe for hosting us in their beautiful space.
Read MorePlease join us for an evening of food, drink, community-building, dancing, and fundraising as we welcome to Philadelphia representatives from MAPS as well as the research team that developed this amazing treatment protocol.
Read MoreWe are currently looking for a part-time community organizer for this clinic, with a preference for people living in West Philly and identifying as POC, LGBTQ+, or other marginalized group – or someone who has had significant experience community organizing experience with these groups.
Read MoreThis is exciting news! If you’ve been following the story, there have been huge advancements lately in the effort to establish MDMA assisted psychotherapy as a safe, legal, and effective treatment for PTSD.
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