This week marks one full year of Mindful Mondays! And to celebrate, we're going somewhere a little adventurous: the growing research into psychedelics, neuroplasticity, and what it might mean for neurodivergent minds.
Ashley explores the idea of a \"slow psychedelic\" - how From Mask to Map's substance-free process can offer a slower, more integrated version of the revelation psychedelics can provide in a single night. Plus: emerging research on psychedelics and neurodivergence (including autism and ADHD), a few honest words on due diligence, and a brand-new guided practice, Meeting What You Carry.
In this episode:
- The origin of the word \"psychedelic\" - and the more poetic meaning behind its Greek roots
- Why psychedelic experiences can feel so revealing, and what neuroscience says about prediction, filtering, and neuroplasticity
- The \"slow psychedelic\": how From Mask to Map's Aware, Allow, Align process works without substances
- What's genuinely known so far about psychedelics and neurodivergence, including autism and ADHD research
- A few honest words on due diligence and care
- A guided practice: Meeting What You Carry
Links & resources:
From Mask to Map - founding cohort begins 15 September, ten places: integrativeiom.co.uk/from-mask-to-map
Ashley's psychedelic and mental-health series on Tenacious Be: https://youtu.be/HKrEN6-3-r4?si=F9687B3CbrsBOcH7 - the show itself is also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Next week: revisiting a favourite from the archive - Episode 24, How Gratitude Rewires the Neurodivergent Brain
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