Hi there,
Women are more likely to suffer from depression, PTSD, and eating disorders. Logic says you'd study women when developing treatments, right?
Wrong.
Women make up just 33% of psychedelic research participants. Some studies exclude them entirely. This research gap isn't just an academic problem - it's creating real safety issues in retreat spaces.
Most retreat protocols were designed without considering women's unique needs, trauma histories, or how their bodies actually respond to these medicines. The result? Women feeling unsafe, unheard, or retraumatised, despite facilitators' best intentions.
Read our investigation into how women experience psychedelics and what needs to change →
From consent in altered states to the power of women-only spaces, we're finally starting to understand what "holding space" really means.
You can join the conversation on Women's Psychedelic Experiences on July 22 in London as we dive deep with the incredible Dr. Grace Hopley and Mary Bonnett who collectively bring cutting-edge research on cannabinoids and neuroimaging together with years of experience facilitating women's ceremonies and working with sexual trauma survivors.
As always, you can find all our upcoming events and retreats on our events page.
At the bottom of this newsletter you'll also find:
- We're hiring! Apply to become our next London event coordinator
- A 10% discount to All Things Fungi festival in September
- A 20% discount on mushroom grow kits from our friends at MycoPunks
ALL OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
in Psychedelic Science & Integration
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in Psychedelic Retreats
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in Ceremony & Ritual
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in Adventures in Awareness
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in Community & Social Change
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in Embodiment & Creativity
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in Intimacy & Identity
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in Nature Connection
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NEWS & OFFERINGS
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We're hiring!
We're looking for a passionate freelancer to join our cosy team of 6 to help us further develop our events offerings related to nature connection, psychology and wellbeing, and the therapeutic arts. You'd vision, create, manage and promote 1–2 events/month (20–40 capacity), plus at least one larger-scale event per quarter (70+ capacity) across a range of subjects and topics and help build our beautiful community!
Location: Remote, London-based with preference for South London or West London
Contract Type: Freelance, fully flexible hours
Hours & Pay: £20/hour, 7 hours/week for first month (£420/month); after first month: commission-based (current coordinators earn £800–£3000/month)
Full role description and application
Discount to All Things Fungi festival
Calling all fungi lovers! This is an educational and community-oriented gathering uniting local and national fungi groups. The festival will cover mushroom identification, cultivation, microscopy, DNA sequencing and topics surrounding the soil food web, composting, permaculture & and rewilding.
All Things Fungi Festival celebrates creativity, exploring the somewhat blurred boundaries where art meets science with experts at the forefront of mycology in the UK and beyond!
Use code PSY10 at checkout for 10% off tickets
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Ready to grow your own mushrooms?
Our friends at MycoPunks and Orangutan Trading Co have created exclusive discounts for Psychedelic Society members off a selection of curated mushroom cultivation kits, supplies and spores. MycoPunks are a small team of passionate fungi fanatics who supply all manner of mycology related wares, from ready to use mushroom grow kits to lab equipment!
Simply use the code PSYCHSOC at checkout for 20% off selected items.
Orangutan Trading Co also offer a vast selection of spore syringes, prints, and swabs for microscopy. Use the code PSYCHSOC for 10% off your spores.
Join our community of members!
We fund our work in community-building and psychedelic education primarily through our membership program.
By becoming a member of The Psychedelic Society community, you get access to exclusive members-only events, a discount on events, and support the development of this alternative cultural space. Membership starts from just £5/month!
