Hey, it's Steve.

And this is Luminous, a podcast series about psychedelics from to the best of our knowledge.

For all the talk about how psychedelics might revolutionize the treatment of depression and anxiety,

there's still a lot of debate about why this therapy actually works.

And there's a fascinating question at the center of it all. Is it the mind-blowing experience that

fundamentally changes a person's outlook on life? Where's it the powerful molecules that rewire the brain?

To put it another way, is it the trip or the drug? There's a lot at stake in how

this question gets resolved, not just our mental health, but quite literally billions of dollars

as new drug companies pop up in this wild west of a psychedelic industry that's emerging.

And it's anybody's guess how this will all shake out in the coming decade.

So, why do psychedelics have such a remarkable capacity to transform people's lives?

In this episode of Luminous, we'll hear three very different perspectives.

Hope you enjoy the show.

From WPR.

As to the best of our knowledge, I'm Anne Strain Champs.

And I'm Steve Paulson.

If you've been following the news about psychedelics,

you know we may be on the cusp of a revolution in psychiatry.

For the first time in decades,

promising new treatments for depression and PTSD seem to be just around the corner.

But psychedelic therapy is not going to be like anything we've known before.

When I could feel the medicine taking hold, there was a feeling of like a big feathery wing.

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