Research and Media
In a world where everyone is trying to sell you something, we believe transparency is key. Below, you'll find all the articles and studies that inspire us, along with testimonials from women about their experiences with psychedelics and magic mushrooms.
What science says
Psilocybin With Psychological Support for Treatment-resistant Depression: Six-month Follow-up
This follow-up study highlights the sustained positive effects of psilocybin on individuals with treatment-resistant depression.
Publication: Psychopharmacology
Author(s): Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, et al.
Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
A landmark study demonstrating the efficacy of psilocybin-assisted therapy in significantly reducing symptoms of major depressive disorder.
Publication: JAMA Psychiatry
Author(s): Dr. Alan K. Davis, et al.
What media says
A Very Trippy Trip Inside the Great Shroom Boom
They’re the party drug of the post-pandemic era. So why are magic mushrooms suddenly everywhere? GQ journeys into the psychedelic world of psilocybin to connect the (blurry) dots.
GQ, By Olivia Ovenden
7 November 2022
How Psilocybin, the Psychedelic in Mushrooms, May Rewire the Brain to Ease Depression, Anxiety and More
Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms – everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul Stamets believes it’s time for fans of psilocybin mushrooms to leave such childish slang behind.
CNN, Sandee LaMotte
Updated 6:04 PM EDT, Sat June 11, 2022
This is Your Brain on Psilocybin
As he began the brain scan, neurologist Dr. Nico Dosenbach wasn’t sure if he’d been given a psychedelic or a placebo as part of a new clinical trial that would capture how the brain works on psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in magic
mushrooms.
CNN, Sandee LaMotte
Fri July 19, 2024
Psychedelic Drug Helped People With Alcohol Use Disorder Reduce Drinking, Study Shows
Psilocybin, the ingredient in magic mushrooms, along with talk therapy, showed significant benefit in the largest clinical trial of its kind.
NBC News, Kaitlin Sullivan, Akshay Syal, M.D., Kori Lynch and Harry Smith
Can Microdosing Psychedelics Improve Your Mental Health?
However, there is an emerging push within the scientific community to study these known recreational drugs as treatments for psychiatric conditions that could potentially be more effective with fewer side effects than traditional psychiatric medications.
Harvard University, School of Arts & Sciences, by Isabelle Grabski. Figures by MacKenzie Mauger, December, 2020
A New Chapter in the Science of Psychedelic Microdosing
A study on rats offers the first biological evidence that small doses of hallucinogenic drugs could have therapeutic benefits.
The Atlantic, By Haley Weiss, March, 2019
