Psychedelics & Healing Initiative 2026 Trends Initiative Chair: Mary-Elizabeth Gifford, EVP, Psyence, United States Initiative Vice-Chair: Julia Mirer, MD, Director of Strategy, NeuroPain Health, United States Initiative Vice-Chair: Rick Doblin, Pdh, Founder & Executive Director, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), United States If it seems the world is falling in love with psychedelics, it may be easy to understand why. Ground-breaking studies on these innovative…
Death is a universal experience, yet many people today arrive at the end of life unprepared – emotionally, practically, and spiritually. Over the past century, dying has gradually moved from the comfort of home into hospitals and other medical institutions. While advances in medicine have extended life, they’ve also contributed to a growing sense of detachment from the natural process of dying. Many of us…
Psychedelics & Healing Initiative 2025 Trends This modern psychedelic revival is rooted in both ancient ritual and recent history, with cultural icons, scientific pioneers, and policy reformers shaping a new era of consciousness exploration. From the countercultural highs of the 1960s to the setbacks of the War on Drugs in the 70s, and now toward a potential pharmaceutical future, psychedelics are re-emerging with a powerful…
GWI Initiatives Are Instrumental in Empowering Wellness Worldwide The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) supports a wide range of important industry initiatives that further the growth of the various sectors of the wellness economy. Led by Initiative Chairs who are renowned thought-leaders in their field, GWI Initiatives have been instrumental in powering the growth of the multi-trillion-dollar wellness economy and uniting the health and wellness…
Books on Psychedelics and Entheogens Curated by Psychedelics & Healing Founding Member, Sa’ad Shah, cofounder of the Noetic Fund Ayahuasca in My Blood, Peter Gorman Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake Entheogens and the Future of Religion, Robert Forte Good Chemistry, Julie Holland How to Change your Mind: What the New Science of PsychedelicsTeaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence,Michael Pollan In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close…
