Psyched

Amanda Siebert is an award-winning journalist and photographer covering the intersections of culture, science, and business in cannabis and psychedelics, and owes her life to the plants, fungi, and compounds she writes about. With their help, she has overcome depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and is committed to spreading the word about their potential to help people live more vibrant lives. Amanda is based on unceded QayQayt territory in New Westminster, B.C.Julie Holland, MD is a psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist and author of the New York Times bestsellers Moody Bitches and Weekends at Bellevue. While now a medical advisor to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), she was a medical monitor for several clinical studies examining the efficacy of using MDMA-assisted psychotherapy or cannabis in the treatment of PTSD. Her newest book is Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, From Soul to Psychedelics. She lives in New York.

“[A] well-researched, impassioned survey … Siebert elegantly combines history, accessible science, case studies, and her own experience with drugs … This smart study fascinates.”—Publishers Weekly“Siebert shows us how psychedelics can transform mental health and enhance the way we live.”—Sara Gottfried MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone Cure“A captivating read that weaves together extensive data and heartfelt personal stories to share how society can use psychedelics to transform the way we exist in the world.”—Robin Divine, writer, psychedelic advocate, and creator of Black People Trip"A fascinating and highly informative read for those curious what the current fuss about psychedelics is about."—Evan Wood, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia"There is no subject more cutting-edge and contemporary in the field of psychiatry than psychedelic drugs. No longer considered a fringe subject enjoyed only by psychonauts and mystics, psychedelic therapies have now well and truly entered modern medicine. And what better time to read this expertly written and informative book from Amanda Siebert. Methodically running through the popularly researched—and now clinically used—psychedelics, Siebert provides expert guidance on the history and contemporary uses of psychedelics, and the challenges that lie ahead as we move from the Psychedelic Renaissance to the Psychedelic Mainstream."—Dr. Ben Sessa, author of The Psychedelic Renaissance"Fascinating and informative, with a colorful historical perspective, Psyched is an easily accessible source book heralding the mysterious new science that is helping to awaken extraordinary healing and creative powers within us.”—David Jay Brown, author ofDreaming Wide Awake and The New Science of Psychedelics"Psyched is at once researched, reverent, and hopeful. I look forward to pointing my patients toward this book as a first stop for understanding the potential role for psychedelics in mental health.”—Ellen Vora, MD, psychiatrist and author of The Anatomy of Anxiety