Rick Doblin, PhD - The Psychedelic Renaissance
Rick Doblin, PhD, founder of MAPS, discusses the future of psychedelic research and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy on The FitMind Podcast episode 63.
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Episode Overview
Dr. Rick Doblin is the Founder and Director of MAPS, which has raised over $100 million for supporting psychedelics research.
Rick is one of the key leaders of this current psychedelic renaissance, starting MAPS in 1986 with an aim toward making MDMA an FDA-approved medicine.
With recent changes in public policy and a growing body of scientific research, he is close to making this dream a reality.
Topics include Stan Grof's theories of the mind, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and the journey towards the legalization of psychedelics.
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Rick Doblin, PhD Bio
Rick received a doctorate in public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He wrote his dissertation on the regulation of medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana. Rick conducted a 25-year follow-up to the famous Concord Prison Experiment and studied with psychedelic pioneer Stanislav Grof, where he became certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner. Rick hopes to develop legal contexts for the safe and beneficial uses of psychedelics and marijuana, such as for the treatment of mental disorders. Click here for more information about MAPS.