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Webdelics PodcastMDMA, Empathy, and Healing: Unpacking Neuroscience and Therapy with Dr. Ben ReinWelcome back to the Webdelics podcast! In this fascinating episode, host Scott Mason sits down with Ben Rein, neuroscientist, Stanford researcher, and Webdelics Board of Advisors member, to dig into the science and societal impact of MDMA. Together, they explore MDMA’s journey from a pharmaceutical shelf to a powerful empathogen making waves in clinical trials—especially for PTSD treatment.
Ben unpacks the neuroscience behind MDMA’s effects, revealing how it uniquely boosts empathy in the brain and may help reshape traumatic memories during therapy. The conversation goes beyond the lab, touching on ethical dilemmas, potential future applications, and the delica...
2025-10-1654 min
Webdelics PodcastWomb Healing with Ayahuasca“She [ayahuasca] was the only medicine that actually could help me to alleviate that grief and to let it go.” - Sofia DaggPregnancy loss, at whatever stage and for whatever reason, creates changes in the body and in the mind. In this episode of the Webdelics Podcast host Scott Mason and guest Sofia Dagg explore the profound and often overlooked role of plant medicine in healing the grief associated with pregnancy loss. They discuss the mental and physical sensations, rituals, relationships and taboos around the experience of losing a child before birth and the transformative power of p...
2023-11-0746 min