Reasons to Value Spiritual Experiences in Mental Health

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ZL-axoqKU Expert Summary: How Spiritual Experiences Fit into Mental Health May 17, 2025.  Alexander Moreira-Almeida, MD, PhD, gives his hourlong acceptance speech for the Oskar Pfister Award at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Conference.

Working Group Soteria

Working Group Soteria Authors: Daniel Nischk and Ludi Van Bouwel of ISPS  [To learn more about Soteria, a very successful psycho-social approach to treating extreme states, go a previous blog which introduces the concept as
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Mediumship: Research and Latest Discoveries

Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness: Mediumship, Meditation & Citizen Science Using Muse EEG with Helané Wahbeh (above photo), Arnaud Delorme, and Chris Aimone Friday, May 2, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PDT) Register Now

APA Recognizes Spirituality

Spiritual Experiences Gain Mainstream Recognition with Prestigious Psychiatry Award   … Alexander Moreira-Almeida, MD, has been awarded the 2025 Oskar Pfister Award by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). This prestigious award recognizes his exceptional contributions to

Microdosing & Psychedelic Science Update

Jim Fadiman, PhD. Microdosing The first comprehensive book on microdosing, using new research and extensive reports from individuals to describe the possibilities of the practice. A good night’s sleep is a sacred healing ritual you
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Spiritual Experiences in Increasing Numbers

Over the last 40+ years I have wondered, “What percentage of people are experiencing personally transformative spiritual experiences?”  Since these experiences have previously been seen as possible hallucinations or delusions indicative of psychosis, relatively few
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Soteria: An Alternative to Hospitalization

  Soteria House Soteria House is a Therapeutic Community Residence for the prevention of hospitalization for individuals experiencing a distressing extreme state, commonly referred to as psychosis. We believe that psychosis can be a temporary

Supporting Spiritual Crisis in Veterans

Monday, March 17, 2025 9am to 5pm ET (New York City Time) FREE–Attend live or virtually Info/Registration:  https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/veteran_wellbeing_resilience Veterans, active service men and women, and first responders  are often faced with moral distress when they
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Judy Tsafrir, MD-Integrative Psychiatrist

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Judy Tsafrir, MD.  This 17 min video offers a glimpse into who she is and some of the components she brings to her work.  Outside of her conventional