Episode 29: Psychedelics & Cross-Cultural Mysticism: Dr. Amod Lele on Philosophy & Self-Transcendence

Healing is often understood through the individual experience, but what might we learn by centring Indigenous perspectives on the deeply relational nature of psychedelic healing?

How can we better support Indigenous access to psychedelic-assisted healing, develop community-led models of care, and shape the future of psychedelic research in Canada?

What happens when psychedelic research moves beyond the traditional pharmaceutical model and becomes more patient-centred, grassroots, and responsive to the realities of how people are actually accessing these therapies?

What can we learn about psychedelics by studying how people actually use them in the real world?

In this episode of the MAPS Canada Podcast, host Matt Hamel speaks with occupational therapist Shel Scott about the emerging role of psychedelic-assisted therapy in the treatment of eating disorders. Drawing from her unique perspective as both an eating disorder survivor and a mental health clinician, Shel explores why eating disorders remain among the most challenging psychiatric conditions to treat, and where psychedelic medicines may offer new therapeutic possibilities.