Budding social workers interview a wide range of experts and practitioners in the field of psychedelics. Graduate students from the Crown School of Social Work then discuss how our guests' experiences and findings might inform and shape how social work in particular can help shape equitable policies and practices.
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In the final episode of Em's deep dive into the self, identity, and non-ordinary states of consciousness, Em and Libby talk through the field of ecopsychology, pushing against philosophical assumptions of Western academia, and animism with Professor Travis Cox.
Professor Cox is a core associate professor of Ecopsychology at Naropa University. You can find out more about Dr. Cox and by visiting his faculty page (https://www.naropa.edu/profile/travis-cox/).
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16 Feb 2026
Self-Liberation ft. Nicholas Powers and Sara Oke
What does it mean to reclaim your self? Continuing their exploration of identity, the self, and non-ordinary states of consciousness, Em and Libby look at the intersection of psychedelics and Black-American experience. This episodes' guests, Dr. Nicholas Powers and Sara Oke, offer their perspectives on what it really means to liberate the self.
Dr. Nicholas Powers is an associate professor of English at SUNY Old Westbury and the author Black Psychedelic Revolution: From Trauma to Liberation. We dive into this collection of essays, autofiction, and psychedelic visions. You can find out more about Dr. Powers and his book by visiting his website (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.blackpsychedelicrevolution.com/__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!978IocgDwqfVaSTBBMmMkKLVHHsKh7rPyUHXOCWnPiYmrWp9uXLhy2iwpsBNyUZA13PcPz3SyrLIMfRsPw0vhjo8f7NI$), his Instagram (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/black_psychedelic_revolution/__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!978IocgDwqfVaSTBBMmMkKLVHHsKh7rPyUHXOCWnPiYmrWp9uXLhy2iwpsBNyUZA13PcPz3SyrLIMfRsPw0vhjazMDkE$), or his Facebook (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572489800093__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!978IocgDwqfVaSTBBMmMkKLVHHsKh7rPyUHXOCWnPiYmrWp9uXLhy2iwpsBNyUZA13PcPz3SyrLIMfRsPw0vhhVqPMwV$).
Sara Oke is the lead Psychedelic Research Therapist at Imperial College London. She lectures internationally on ways psychedelic-assisted therapists can be more culturally attuned and responsible in their work. You can find more about her on her website (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sarajreed.info/__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!7gqdQfeHzQFMBnC4jJMBPKNZibUIxwRR3pKPUcq9V9XgmAhvVl59QWB-fpXTUbDudqBku1zmZ6u3l6SQwb2lj7xOlw$) and LinkedIn (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarareedms/__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!7gqdQfeHzQFMBnC4jJMBPKNZibUIxwRR3pKPUcq9V9XgmAhvVl59QWB-fpXTUbDudqBku1zmZ6u3l6SQwb09Ff579w$).
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9 Feb 2026
Bonus! 5-MeO-DMT and the Expanded Self ft. Rafaelle Lancelotta
This week, Em and Rafaelle Lancelotta take a detour into the molecule of 5-MeO-DMT. No, they aren't taking it in this episode, but they are discussing some other ways the "expanded self" might well be understood. For more information on Rafaelle and her work, visit her website relationshipispsychedelic.com or check out her ResearchGate profile at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rafaelle-Lancelotta.
Maybe you have comments, questions, or just want to get involved in the conversation somehow. As we mention in the episode, we will be doing an Ask Me Anything episode later in the season. If you'd like to pose an anonymous question and hear answers from the hosts and/or specific guests please send your questions to:
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