1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 How can psylocibin be used to help patients work through traumas that once seemed untreatable? Dr. Pamela Kryskow, a self-described “fungi person” and a scientist, is helping to answer this question and others about the health potential of plant medicines. Dr. Kryskow is a founding board member of the Psychedelic Association of Canada and the medical chair of the Vancouver Island University Post Graduate Certificate in Psychedelic Medicine assisted Therapy.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;She is also the medical lead for the Roots To Thrive Program.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; In this episode, Dr. Kryskow discusses her research on psychedelics and PTSD, differing patient experiences in synthetic versus whole mushrooms, and medical and therapeutic uses of ketamine.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Show notes:&amp;nbsp; Roots to Thrive is Canada’s first multidisciplinary, non-profit healthcare practice offering&amp;nbsp;evidence-informed, multi-week group therapy programs, including psychedelic-assisted therapy&amp;nbsp;(if prescribed by licensed medical professional) https://rootstothrive.com/&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation https://www.facebook.com/PlantsOfTheGodsPod <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40587350/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40587350