PT 589 - Erica Siegal LCSW
Psychedelics Today
Psychedelics Today, LLC
4.6 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Podcast Show Notes: Psychedelics, Harm Reduction & Ethical Care with Erica Siegal
In this episode of Psychedelics Today, Joe Moore sits down with Erica Siegal, founder of Nest Harm Reduction and Shine Collective, for a deep conversation on psychedelic harm reduction, ethical facilitation, and the evolving psychedelic landscape. Erica shares her journey from the Grateful Dead lot scene to festival harm reduction, social work, and leading initiatives to support survivors of psychedelic-related harm.
The conversation covers:
- Erica's background in hospitality, social work, and psychedelic harm reduction
- The mission of Nest Harm Reduction in offering psychedelic therapy, integration, and community education
- The work of Shine Collective, a nonprofit supporting survivors of psychedelic harm and abuse
- The challenges of ethical facilitation, power dynamics, and the importance of clear boundaries
- How the psychedelic community can better address harm, accountability, and survivor support
- The intersection of Jewish spiritual traditions and psychedelics through Shefa
This episode is a must-listen for those passionate about harm reduction, ethical psychedelic practice, and building a safer, more accountable psychedelic culture.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody, welcome back to Segalics today. This is Joe Moore. Today on the show, we have |
| 0:23.6 | Erica Siegel, who is a licensed clinical social worker living in California. She's also a |
| 0:32.3 | psychedelic assisted psychotherapist, community organizer, and harm reduction advocate. |
| 0:37.5 | She has spent the past 20 years exploring diverse ways to create impactful connective experiences |
| 0:42.4 | while increasing community safety and wellness. |
| 0:46.1 | Erica worked on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy clinical trials from 2014 to 2019 and has spent over a |
| 0:52.4 | decade providing harm reduction education outreach, outreach, and crisis response |
| 0:56.4 | services at festivals and events worldwide, including Bernie Man, Lightning in a Bottle, Desert |
| 1:02.7 | Days and Vision Festival and Summit series. In 2019, she founded Nest Harm Reduction and Consulting, |
| 1:09.6 | a mental health and psychedelic support |
| 1:11.4 | organization that provides psychotherapy, outreach, education, and integration. |
| 1:17.0 | Erica serves on several non-profit boards, including aid team, a disaster planning and education |
| 1:22.4 | platform, and Sheffa, a Jewish psychedelic support network. |
| 1:27.1 | Erica recently founded Shine Collective, a non-profit startup dedicated to supporting those who |
| 1:32.5 | have experienced real harm from assault, abuse, neglect, coercion, and manipulation within |
| 1:37.3 | the psychedelic community. |
| 1:40.0 | I can't believe this is the first time I've had Erica on the show. |
| 1:43.6 | It was a treat and I really hope |
| 1:46.1 | we get to do more with Erica. So I hope you all enjoy this one and we will see on the other side. |
| 1:52.9 | Before we do that, a few messages. |
| 1:58.9 | Have you been curious about psychedelic assisted therapy but don't know where to start? |
| 2:03.5 | We get it. |
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