PT 591 - Dr Hannah McLane - SoundMind
Psychedelics Today
Psychedelics Today, LLC
4.6 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Psychedelics Today, Kyle Buller is joined by Dr. Hannah McLane, founder of the SoundMind Center and SoundMind Institute. They dive deep into the evolving psychedelic landscape—touching on policy developments in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and beyond. Dr. McLane shares her experience testifying in support of psilocybin legislation and discusses the medical frameworks being explored, particularly in contrast to Oregon and Colorado's models.
The conversation also explores the essential qualities of effective psychedelic facilitators, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, lifelong learning, and doing personal inner work. Dr. McLane offers insights into the challenges of entrepreneurship in the psychedelic space, balancing mission-driven work with sustainability, and how neurodiversity and trauma have shaped her approach.
Toward the end, the conversation takes a playful and heartfelt turn, reflecting on parenting, the power of curiosity, and the need for more community-centered, human-first spaces for integration and healing. This is a rich, honest, and inspiring dialogue that bridges the personal and political, the clinical and ceremonial, and the visionary future of psychedelics.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody and welcome back to psychedelics today. |
| 0:22.6 | This is Joe Moore. |
| 0:24.0 | Today's guest is Dr. Hannah McLean, a physician, psychoanalyst, and the founder of the |
| 0:30.6 | Soundmind Center in Philadelphia, the first psychedelic-assisted therapy clinic on the East |
| 0:36.4 | Coast. |
| 0:36.8 | She's also the director of the |
| 0:39.0 | Soundmind Institute, which trains facilitators in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic care, |
| 0:44.9 | with a background in neurology, occupational medicine, and speech-language pathology. Hannah is |
| 0:51.3 | at the intersection of science, healing, and policy. She's deeply involved in psychedelic |
| 0:56.4 | legislation efforts and passionate about ethical, trauma-informed training for future facilitators. |
| 1:02.9 | I hope you all like this one. We've known Hannah for quite a while. I'm really excited that we |
| 1:07.7 | finally got Hannah on. I'm glad that this interview is actually with Kyle. |
| 1:12.2 | I wish I got to do it, but it's quite past due. |
| 1:15.8 | Funny, we made it so long without having her on. |
| 1:18.3 | All right. |
| 1:18.6 | Well, I hope you all like it and learn a bunch of things. |
| 1:23.4 | On with the interview on the other side of these messages. |
| 1:28.6 | Have you been curious about psychedelic-assisted therapy but don't know where to start? |
| 1:33.3 | We get it. |
| 1:34.0 | Finding a safe, trusted guide can feel overwhelming. |
| 1:37.2 | Journey Ome takes the guesswork out of your healing journey. |
| 1:40.5 | Their concierge service carefully matches you with vetted, compassionate guides who prioritize your safety, well-being, and transformation. |
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