Human School
Working at the edge of life and death, in 2 medical specialties - emergency medicine and medical toxicology, Dr. Patil Armenian has seen a lot. Join Dr. Armenian as she shares stories & lessons (sometimes learned the hard way), interviews inspiring mentors, physicians, researchers & authors, and explores tools that can help navigate our busy lives. Though her philosophies were born in a busy Emergency Department, they apply to anyone trying to live a joyful life here on Earth. Welcome to Human School! Follow on IG @humanschoolpodcast & @patilarmenianmd
Human School
26. Lessons from Ann and Sasha Shulgin
Ann and Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin were psychedelic pioneers, and their immense influence continues to be felt today. In this episode, I discuss my meeting them as a young toxicologist-in-training and the lessons I've learned from them over the years. Sasha Shulgin was a chemist and psychopharmacologist who invented about 200 psychoactive compounds including the 2C-series. He was also the first person to synthesize, and then take MDMA in the US, introducing it to others including therapists such as Leo Zeff, who would incorporate it into psychedelic-assisted therapy. Ann Shulgin was a therapist, researcher and writer who explored the emotional and spiritual side of psychedelics. With the science and the art of it, the Shulgins were a perfect team to carry out important psychedelic research.
Books I've referenced in the episode:
Pihkal: Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved by Alexander and Ann Shulgin
https://www.amazon.com/Pihkal-Chemical-Story-Alexander-Shulgin/dp/0963009605
Tihkal: Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved by Alexander and Ann Shulgin
https://www.amazon.com/Tihkal-Continuation-Alexander-Shulgin/dp/0963009699
The Secret Chief Revealed by Myron J Stolaroff
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chief-Revealed-Revised-Conversations/dp/B09RFY9VY5
Websites I've referenced:
Shulgin Farm: shulginfarm.org
Alexander Shulgin Research Institute: shulginresearch.net
Erowid: www.erowid.org
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