{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Plants of the Gods: S8E3 Can Psychedelics Treat \u201cIncurable\u201d Trauma? (Dr. Pamela Kryskow, Part 1)","description":" How can psylocibin be used to help patients work through traumas that once seemed untreatable? Dr. Pamela Kryskow, a self-described \u201cfungi person\u201d 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.  She is also the medical lead for the Roots To Thrive Program.      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.    Show notes:  Roots to Thrive is Canada\u2019s first multidisciplinary, non-profit healthcare practice offering evidence-informed, multi-week group therapy programs, including psychedelic-assisted therapy (if prescribed by licensed medical professional) https:\/\/rootstothrive.com\/    ","author_name":"The Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation","author_url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PlantsOfTheGodsPod","html":"