When the six-month follow-up interview comes around and they ask about symptom changes... #PsychedelicTherapy #PsychedelicResearch #PatientCenteredCare #LivedExperience #PsychedelicScience

Fear Processing in MDMA-Assisted Therapy: A Patient Perspective Meet Frank Sers from Switzerland who received MDMA and LSD-assisted therapies for depression via compassionate use. #PsychedelicTherapy #PsychedelicResearch #PatientCenteredCare #LivedExperience #PsychedelicScience

Psychedelic research relies on validated scales to measure outcomes: depression scores, PTSD symptoms, anxiety levels. But participants describe changes not fitting into a questionnaire: identity shifts, relationship changes, spiritual insights, destabilization, renewed purpose. #Psychedelics

Meaning Making Intervention in Psychedelic Prep Sessions Meet Julia King Olivier, MD — psychiatrist, psychedelic therapist, and founder of the Compassionate Care Center in Geneva, Switzerland. #PsychedelicTherapy #PsychedelicResearch #PatientCenteredCare #LivedExperience #PsychedelicScience

This is what it looks like when a community prioritizes access and inclusion. Through a grassroots and unfunded effort, and with the generosity of some attendees, we welcomed many people who otherwise would not have been able to fully take part in the summit. #Psychedelics

Why Lived Experience Perspectives Are Often Missing from Psychedelic Research Conversations Meet Sandeep Nayak, MD, a psychiatrist, psilocybin clinical researcher, and associate professor at Johns Hopkins University @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social. #PsychedelicResearch #Psychedelics

When we talk about safety in psychedelic care, we often focus on protocols, screening, and clinical oversight. Patients tell a broader story. Feeling safe means being trusted, prepared, supported, and not left alone once the session ends. #livedexperience #psychedelics

Do you work in psychedelic clinical research? In this short Behind the Scenes Update (Dec 20, 2025), our founder and director, Pedram Dara @pedramdara.bsky.social, shares how a new initiative is taking shape following conversations from the first-ever Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit.

When the follow-up Zoom call asks: “Any adverse events?” (and you don’t know where your life fits on the checklist) #Psychedelics #LivedExperience #ClinicalResearch #clinicaltrials #patientadvocacy #mentalhealth #memes

Rethinking Safety in Psychedelic Care for Cancer Patients Meet Anne Hamilton, founder & executive director of The Survivorship Collective, a nonprofit focused on support related to legal psychedelic-assisted care for people affected by cancer. #CancerSurvivorship #HealingJourneys #psychedelics

For everything the psychedelic-assisted therapy field is still working to improve, there are three strengths that already stand out. These strengths offer meaningful foundations for the future. Learn more below and share what you think. #psychedelics #livedexperience

Behind the Scenes Update | Dec 13, 2025 In this short update, our founder & director Pedram Dara, @pedramdara.bsky.social shares reflections on what has been happening behind the scenes in the psychedelic research and education space over the past few weeks. #LivedExperience #Psychedelics

Psychedelic-assisted therapy research shows promise because it supports reflection, connection, and new perspectives. Lived experience inputs remind us that participant journeys are complex and rarely follow a single path. #Psychedelics #ClinicalResearch #PatientAdvocacy #LivedExperience

What Happens When Cancer Patients Explore Psychedelic Therapy Together Meet Anthony Back, MD, an oncologist, professor of medicine, and co-director of the Center for Excellence in Palliative Care at the University of Washington. #LivedExperience #CancerResearch #ClinicalTrials #Psychedelics

Most psychedelic therapy trainings focus on how protocols are designed to work rather than how the process is actually experienced by participants. No participant input, no co-creation, no lived experience faculty member. #LivedExperience #therapisttraining #ClinicalResearch #psychedelics

Behind the Scenes Update | Dec 8, 2025 In this short update, our founder and director, Pedram Dara, @pedramdara.bsky.social shares what’s coming up after the first-ever Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit. #LivedExperience #ClinicalTrials #ClinicalResearch #PatientVoices #PatientAdvocacy

Humbled and grateful for reflections like this. When a community comes together to center lived experience, the field shifts toward more human, patient-centered care. Thank you, Sara Garcia Velazquez, MD, for sharing this comment. #LivedExperience #psychedelics #ClinicalResearch #ClinicalTrials

“Informed consent”… Except nobody feels informed and everyone leaves with 47 unanswered questions. #LivedExperience #ClinicalTrials #ClinicalResearch #PatientVoices #PatientAdvocacy #InformedConsent #ConsentMatters

The field of psychedelic-assisted therapy has a blind spot. It often trusts the numbers more than the people whose experiences generate those numbers. Clinical trials measure outcomes. Participants offer context and insight. #psychedelics #clinicaltrials #livedexperience #patientvoices

Patients and trial participants are the ones who take part in regulated psychedelic-assisted therapy research, yet their perspectives are often missing from the conversations that shape this field. #LivedExperience #ClinicalTrials #ClinicalResearch #PatientAdvocacy #psychedelics

Not all forms of support serve the same role. If you were preparing to participate in a regulated clinical or research setting, which type of support would you find most valuable? 👇 Comment the number (1–6) and share why. #PLESummit2025 #livedexperience #clinicalresearch

Here is a quick behind-the-scenes look at the past week following the first-ever Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit. If you missed the summit, you can still watch every interview and every panel with the All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psychedelics #livedexperience

Over 3 days, 3,000 people from 74 countries participated in the first-ever Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit. Here are five key insights that emerged. Catch the rest on our Instagram account: www.instagram.com/psych.lived.... #psychedelics #livedexperience #clinicaltrials

Janis Phelps, PhD on What Made Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit Remarkable Here is her perspective on why the Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit mattered and why this level of openness is so essential. 🎟️ Recordings are available now with the All Access Pass. Link in bio. #psychedelics

The numbers tell a story and it’s bigger than any of us expected. This movement is real. And it’s growing. Want to access all sessions and recordings? 🎟️ All Access Pass link in our profile. #psychedelics #LivedExperience #ClinicalTrials #TraumaHealing #PatientVoices

We did it. The world’s first Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit has officially wrapped and what started as a response to a major gap in the field has now become a global movement. 3,000+ attendees from 74 countries. 3 full days. 54 speakers. #psychedelics #livedexperience

[LIVE PANEL] Lived Experience as Expertise: Redefining Psychedelic Healthcare What if people with lived experience helped shape how we study, teach, and understand? Get All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit-upgrade 🗓️ November 23 ⏰ 12 PM PT | 3 PM ET | 21:00 CET #psychedelics

Behind the Scenes Update | Nov 21, 2025 We’re officially kicking off the Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit today. Join us! 🎟️ Summit Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit 🎟️ All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psychedelics #livedexperience

[LIVE PANEL] Psychedelics and Serious Illnesses: Fear, Meaning, and Mortality A serious diagnosis can shake every part of life, identity, purpose, and hope. Get Your All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit-upgrade 🗓️ Nov 22, 2025 ⏰ 12 PM PST | 3 PM EST | 21:00 CET #psychedelics

Two Forms of Lived Experience Perspectives That Inform Psychedelic Clinical Studies Meet Paul Liknaitzky, PhD, a psychologist, clinical researcher, and head of the Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University. Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psychedelics

[LIVE PANEL] MDMA-assisted Therapy for PTSD: Lived Lessons and Blind Spots The promise of MDMA therapy is real but so are its limits. Get Your All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit-upgrade 🗓️ Nov 22, 2025 ⏰ 8 AM PST | 11 AM EST | 17:00 CET #psychedelics #livedexperience

Long-Term Difficulties Reported After Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy in a Clinical Trial Meet Kim Fluxgold, who participated in a regulated psilocybin-assisted therapy clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression in Canada. Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit

[LIVE PANEL] Centering Lived Experience in Psychedelic Research and Training What happens when lived experience becomes evidence? Get Your All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit-upgrade 🗓️ Nov 21, 2025 ⏰ 12 PM PST | 3 PM EST | 21:00 CET #psychedelics #livedexperience

Behind the Scenes Update | Nov 16, 2025 In this week’s update, Founder and Director @pedramdara.bsky.social shares what unfolded during the final stretch of preparing for next week’s Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit. Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psychedelics

How Psychedelic Clinical Research Could Integrate Lived Experience Expertise Meet Corine de Boer, MD, PhD, a pediatrician, clinical researcher, former medical lead at Lykos Therapeutics (MAPS PBC). 🎟️ Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psychedelics #ClinicalTrials

Only 1 week until the Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit (Nov 21–23 | Free & Virtual). Join us for an educational, research-focused event featuring 50+ clinicians, researchers, trial participants, and practitioners. 🎟️ Claim your Free or All Access Pass via the link in bio #psychedelics

Police Officer and Psychotherapist Shares a Numinous Experience with MDMA Meet Sarko Gergerian, a police officer and psychotherapist who received MDMA as part of experiential therapist training. 🎟️ Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psychedelics #livedexperience

[LIVE PANEL] Beyond Treatment: Integration, Aftercare, and Lasting Effects Healing doesn’t end with the session, it begins there. Get Your All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit-upgrade 🗓️ Nov 23, 2025 ⏰ 8 AM PST | 11 AM EST | 17:00 CET #psychedelics #livedexperience #research

Why This Is a Golden Opportunity for Patient Partnership in Psychedelic Therapy Meet Houman Farzin, MD, a palliative care physician and psychedelic therapist specializing in psilocybin therapy for patients facing terminal illness. 🎟️ Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit

For decades, psychedelic research has focused on data, not dialogue. 
Now, the people who’ve lived these treatments are leading the conversation. Join the first summit led by those who’ve been there.
50+ voices. 9 live panels. Claim Your Free Pass via the link in bio. #psychedelics

Lessons from a SPRAVATO® (Esketamine) Patient: What Clinicians Can Do Better Meet Cedric Codron, who received the treatment for treatment-resistant depression in Belgium. He shares candid reflections on his healing journey. 🎟️ Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit

Want to experience the summit in full? 50+ expert recordings to revisit on your own time 9 live panels with top clinicians, researchers and lived experience advocates Private community for real conversation and support Upgrade before Nov 21 to save up to $100 (link in bio) #psychedelics

How Clinicians Use Their Lived Experience to Improve Research Design Meet Pamela Kryskow, MD, physician, board member of the Psychedelic Association of Canada and medical lead at Roots to Thrive. 🎟️ Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psychedelics #livedexperience

[LIVE PANEL] Ethics and Safety in Psychedelic Therapy: Risks and Accountability With high potential comes high risk. Get Your All Access Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit-upgrade 🗓️ Nov 21, 2025 ⏰ 8 AM PST | 11 AM EST | 17:00 CET 🎟️ Included with All Access Pass → [link in profile]

Behind the Scenes Update | Nov 9, 2025 In this weekly update, our Founder and Director, Pedram Dara, shares what he’s excited about as we approach the summit in less than two weeks. 🎟️ Claim Your Free or All Access Pass via the link in our profile #plesummit2025 #livedexperience #psychedelics

Only 2 weeks until the Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit (Nov 21–23 | Free & Virtual). Join us to hear from 50+ patients, therapists, and researchers. Explore the potential and limits of psychedelic treatments. Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #livedexperience

Rethinking “Treatment-Resistant”: A Participant’s Journey with Psilocybin Therapy Meet Maryam Jabir, a clinical trial participant who received psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression. Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #psilocybin #depression #psychedelics

[Free Live Event Nov 12] Psychedelic Science Hour | Measuring the Ineffable: Can Science Capture Lived Experience? Join Manesh Girn, PhD, , Chloé Pronovost-Morgan, MD, and @jwsanders.bsky.social exploring the intersection of science and lived experience. 🎟️ Register free now via the link in bio

Making Space for the Unexpected in Psychedelic Therapy Meet Michael Mithoefer, MD, a psychiatrist, clinical researcher, and medical monitor for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD clinical trials. Claim Your Free Pass: psychedeliclivedexperiences.com/summit #livedexperience #psychedelics

The “patients can’t be trusted” myth began in schizophrenia research, became habit across psychiatry, and still silences lived experience today without evidence. Centering lived experience in research and care is how we begin to rebuild trust, accountability, and understanding in mental health.