RESOURCES
A modest but ever-evolving collection of general resources I would recommend for further exploration
GENERAL INTEGRATION RESOURCES
Connect with others (such as the Ottawa Psychedelic Education Network online Integration Circles)
Therapy in a Nutshell (on YouTube) is good for the basics on navigating one's mental health
Everything You Need to Know About Psychedelic Integration (Psychedelics Today)
How to integrate a psychedelic experience into everyday life (Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers video)
Seven steps for successful psychedelic integration (Psychedelic Experience)
What to Do After You Have Taken Psychedelics (Psychedelic Support)
Real Awakenings are not elegant... (Elizabeth Gordon) A good reminder of what healing looks like
The ZENDO Project for festival-related peer support initiatives
The Fireside Project psychedelic peer support hotline (currently only in the US but hopefully soon in Canada)
A good resource for managing spiritual bypassing in psychedelic healing (Psychedelics Today)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) can be a helpful model for understanding the self: 8 exercises with worksheets
Short, informative video on trauma and forgetting (School of Life)
A quick primer on using art in your integration practice (Centre for Medicinal Mindfulness)
A 10-minute guided video to try using tapping as a somatic healing practice (Russell Brand)
Self-Compassion exercises and worksheets (Positive Psychology)
CEREMONY, PREPARATION and HARM REDUCTION
MAPS MDMA Therapy Code of Ethics-- a good ethics starting point for anyone engaging with these substances
Setting an intention (4 minute Youtube video with Tanya Mate)
Psychedelic Preparation and Integration (4 minute Youtube video with Dr. Rosalind Watts)
What to look for in a psychedelic sitter (Psychedelic Passage)
Setting intentions for psychedelic sessions (Maps of the Mind)
The Psychedelic Explorers Handbook (James Fadiman)
A definition of smudging (Indigenous Corporate Training Inc)
Good blog post on the importance of and differences between 'containers' in psychedelic uses
Cultural appropriation and psychedelic ceremony (Psychedelics Today)
Ayahuasca Community Guide for Awareness of Sexual Abuse (Chacruna)
Some recommended psychedelic playlists -- I am partial to the one put together by Mendel Kaelen (Happy)
How to vet a psychedelic sitter (Double Blind)
Drug Interaction Information Service (ICEERS)
DanceSafe also has helpful information on drug interactions
Kriya maintains a great reading list for practitioners and clients of ketamine assisted therapy
WEBSITES AND RESEARCH
Chacruna Institute is an excellent resource for holistic and inclusive psychedelic studies
MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) is a go-to in the field
EROWID is a longstanding crowd-sourced cornucopia of information about all things psychedelic
Equity in Psychedelic Therapy Initiative (EPTI) is doing important work in the emerging psychedelic field
Women on Psychedelics (WOOP) does a good job of bringing different voices and experiences into the conversation
The Ancestor Project is a great community for intersectional information sharing and support
The Psychedelic Liberation Collective has useful resources for build inclusive and safe community spaces
Reality Sandwich is an accessible source for information on the basics of psychedelic culture and harm reduction
Although quite pop-culture in tone, there is some good information on Double Blind Mag
The Embody Lab is a great place to explore somatic healing modalities
Blossom has a great searchable database to try to keep on top of the latest psychedelic research
Psychedelic Alpha puts out a monthly newsletter roundup of the latest research and updates
SOME ACADEMIC JOURNALS PUBLISHING PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
International Journal of Drug Policy
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
The Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies
PSYCHEDELIC ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(VERY) RANDOM BITS AND BOBS
How to use evergreen tree resins to make your own incense (Apothecary's Garden)