EP 36: Dr. Julia Mirer — A Look Into The Emerging Field Of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
A consultant in the emerging field of psychedelic medicine, Dr. Julia Mirer’s medical career began first on the path to pediatrics. But after graduating from medical school and beginning her pediatric residency, she realized the medical system wasn’t exactly what she’d imagined it to be. Namely, she got to see its many pitfalls up close.
“I started to grow very disheartened. It started to not make sense to me,” she recalls. “There wasn’t as much focus on preventative care as I would’ve hoped. It just seemed that the tools we had available to us weren’t working, and that we were missing a bunch of tools.”
Choosing to resign, Dr. Mirer began instead exploring other avenues for healing like mindfulness-based stress reduction, self compassion and trauma therapy. It was around this time she stumbled upon the practice of psychedelic-assisted therapy — something that, at the time, was already being studied in her backyard at NYU — and its “unbelievable healing potential.” Her life, she says, was changed, and her calling found. Today, as Chief Educational Officer at Mr. Psychedelic Law, Dr. Mirer is a full-time educator and advocate for the ethical, responsible reintegration of psychedelic and cannabis medicine into mainstream society.
In this episode of Good Dudes Grow, Gary and Dr. Mirer talk about the value of psychedelics for processing trauma, where the field is headed, and how she sees CBD and cannabis-based therapies intersecting with it.
What You’ll Learn:
- What Dr. Mirer has learned being part of a study on psilocybin (“the magic in magic mushrooms”) for major depression, currently in phase 2 clinical trials with the FDA
- Why trained guides are such a vital component of psychedelic-assisted therapy, and what that training looks like
- Why she calls CBD the “yin to the yang” of our bodies’ cortisol responses
- And much more!
Favorite Quote:
“I see these patients coming in. They’re off their opioids. They’re lowering their antidepressant medication. And it’s all with cannabis.”
— Dr. Julia Mirer
Connect with Dr. Mirer:
How to get involved:
Gary Roberts is the founder and CEO of Pure Body Zen, a company based not only around creating and selling high-quality CBD products, but one that is on a mission to change the landscape on how mental health and addiction are treated. Gary has founded a non-profit called Promises Recovery Centers for those who need it as well as creating the first-ever educational training facility for Physicians, Therapists, and Mental Health advocates using innovative therapeutics like psilocybin, Mdma, and LSD.
You can learn more about Pure Body Zen on their site, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram.
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