Albert Garcia Romeu's guest appearances

Albert Garcia Romeu

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Enpsychedelia

Altered States of Context

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Albert Garcia

There’s been an explosion of interest in psychedelics over the last 10 years, and phrases like “psychedelic-assisted therapy” have gone from the relative fringes of the mental health conversation to bursting into the mainstream. Alongside a great deal of hype is a growing body of research revealing the potential of substances like psilocybin and MDMA as novel treatments for depression, addiction, and PTSD. On today’s episode of Being Well, Forrest is joined by Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu from the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. They explore the history and current state of psychedelic research, their subjective effects, the necessity of the “trip,” how psychedelics work in the brain, why researchers are so interested in these substances, and what a psychedelic-assisted therapy session looks like.About Our Guest: Dr. Garcia-Romeu is a member of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research examines the effects of psychedelics in humans, with a focus on psilocybin as an aid in the treatment of addiction.Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube.Key Topics:0:00: Introduction1:55: Dr. Garcia-Romeu’s background3:00: What substances have been the focus of research?8:10: The history of psychedelics11:15: Usefulness and subjective effects of classical psychedelics (LSD/Psilocybin)17:35: Ego loss or “ego-death” and the role of spirituality in mental health21:40: What is happening neurologically with Psilocybin? 27:55: Psychedelics may be the best current treatment option for some conditions35:05: How close is the research to proving efficacy?38:05: The relative safety of psychedelics41:00: What does a psychedelic-assisted therapy session look like?47:00: Self-guidance in a session49:50: Duration of treatment, financial and legal access54:00: Using psychedelics for personal growth, spiritual practice, and even recreation58:00: Where is the field going?59:25: RecapSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.Sponsors:Bombas designed their socks, shirts, and underwear to be the clothes you can’t wait to put on every day. Visit bombas.com/beingwell and use code beingwell for 20% off. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.Ready to shake up your protein Ritual? Being Well listeners get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/WELL.Connect with the show:Subscribe on iTunesFollow Forrest on YouTubeFollow us on InstagramFollow Forrest on InstagramFollow Rick on FacebookFollow Forrest on FacebookVisit Forrest's website

There’s been an explosion of interest in psychedelics over the last 10 years, and phrases like “psychedelic-assisted therapy” have gone from the relative fringes of the mental health conversation to bursting into the mainstream. Alongside a great deal of hype is a growing body of research revealing the potential of substances like psilocybin and MDMA as novel treatments for depression, addiction, and PTSD. On today’s episode of Being Well, Forrest is joined by Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu from the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. They explore the history and current state of psychedelic research, their subjective effects, the necessity of the “trip,” how psychedelics work in the brain, why researchers are so interested in these substances, and what a psychedelic-assisted therapy session looks like.About Our Guest: <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/albert-garciaromeu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Garcia-Romeu</a> is a member of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research examines the effects of psychedelics in humans, with a focus on psilocybin as an aid in the treatment of addiction.Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can <a href="https://youtu.be/VfQz90XUIdY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">watch this episode on YouTube</a>.Key Topics:0:00: Introduction1:55: Dr. Garcia-Romeu’s background3:00: What substances have been the focus of research?8:10: The history of psychedelics11:15: Usefulness and subjective effects of classical psychedelics (LSD/Psilocybin)17:35: Ego loss or “ego-death” and the role of spirituality in mental health21:40: What is happening neurologically with Psilocybin? 27:55: Psychedelics may be the best current treatment option for some conditions35:05: How close is the research to proving efficacy?38:05: The relative safety of psychedelics41:00: What does a psychedelic-assisted therapy session look like?47:00: Self-guidance in a session49:50: Duration of treatment, financial and legal access54:00: Using psychedelics for personal growth, spiritual practice, and even recreation58:00: Where is the field going?59:25: RecapSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beingwellpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.</a>Sponsors:<a href="https://bombas.com/beingwell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bombas</a> designed their socks, shirts, and underwear to be the clothes you can’t wait to put on every day. Visit<a href="https://bombas.com/beingwell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> bombas.com/beingwell</a> and use code beingwell for 20% off. <a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/beingwell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join over a million people using BetterHelp</a>, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit<a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/beingwell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> betterhelp.com/beingwell</a> for 10% off your first month!Want to sleep better?<a href="http://calm.com/beingwell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Try the Calm app!</a> Visit<a href="http://calm.com/beingwell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> calm.com/beingwell</a> for 40% off a premium subscription.Ready to shake up your protein Ritual? Being Well listeners <a href="http://ritual.com/well" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">get 10% off</a> during your first 3 months at <a href="http://ritual.com/well" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ritual.com/WELL</a>.Connect with the show:<ul><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-well-with-dr-rick-hanson/id1120885936" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on iTunes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCav9FeKrYOP4JYoetd-d8XA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Forrest on YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/beingwellpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/f.hanson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Forrest on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rickhansonphd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Rick on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/forrhanson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Forrest on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forresthanson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Forrest's website</a></li></ul>

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy with Dr. Albert Garcia Romeu

In this episode, Nate interviews Dr. Albert Garcia Romeu of Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research.First, we discuss the state of diversity within psychedelic research, both in terms of the research subjects and the researchers themselves. We pointed out how this may be particularly problematic in psychedelic science, as it tests many deep assumptions about culture and context that a homogenous group (such as monocultural White, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic- WEIRD- researchers) might not take broad enough perspectives on. Additionally we discuss the cool study on psilocybin that has led to a big NIH grant, and how psilocybin may be able to help people struggling to quit smoking. 

In this episode, Nate interviews Dr. Albert Garcia Romeu of Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research.First, we discuss the state of diversity within psychedelic research, both in terms of the research subjects and the researchers themselves. We pointed out how this may be particularly problematic in psychedelic science, as it tests many deep assumptions about culture and context that a homogenous group (such as monocultural White, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic- WEIRD- researchers) might not take broad enough perspectives on. Additionally we discuss the cool study on psilocybin that has led to a big NIH grant, and how psilocybin may be able to help people struggling to quit smoking.