Share this postMenstrual Moods & MushroomsAdvocacyCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreAdvocacyTina WilliamsJun 17, 2024Share this postMenstrual Moods & MushroomsAdvocacyCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareA collection of posts on women’s health & psychedelic research advocacy. A Call for Compassionate UseTina Williams·April 18, 2023Read full storyWomen are the Psychedelic Medicine MarketTina Williams and Hailey Llewellyn·July 29, 2023“Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition.” Timothy Leary Mental illness is more common in women than in men. Elevated prevalence rates among women may be attributed to many factors, including female biology, an often overlooked variable in traditional mental health research and emerging psychedelic research.Read full story2024 - The Year of the Feminine in Psychedelic ResearchTina Williams·December 29, 2023“Feminism is a tremendously underestimated force, viewed in the present context primarily as a woman's concern. The understanding has not yet percolated throughout society that the advancement of women is a program vitally connected to the survival of human beings as a species.”Read full storyMenstrual Cycle Customs in the Indigenous Use of PsychedelicsTina Williams·Jun 7Natural psychedelics like Ayahuasca, Psilocybin Mushrooms and Peyote have long been used by indigenous populations around the world. From the rich cultural history of the Amazon, to the mountains of Mexico, to the Sonora Desert, there is much to learn from cultures who have have kept psychedelic wisdom over many generations.Read full storyOpen Letter to the FDATina Williams·Apr 12The Dysphoric Project has been working hard to draft a letter to the U.S Food and Drug Administration regarding psychedelic research and the menstrual cycle. In Partnership with Dr. Grace Blest-Hopley from Hyselica, we are happy to report that we have finalized it, published it, and notified most of the 64 stakeholders listed.Read full storyMoms on Mushrooms, Surveys and a Quiet Women's RevolutionTina Williams·Mar 29I oftentimes feel like I exist in a reimagined story from America in the 1960s - international conflict, psychedelics, a women’s movement….haven’t we been here before? While I don’t wear bell bottoms or floral patterns often, I do spend plenty of time in nature, hug trees on occasion, and eat mushrooms when I feel like it.Read full storyThe Biggest Risk to the Psychedelic Industry is Underestimating Female BiologyTina Williams·Feb 22(This article has been revised to include the NIH Revitalization Act which was signed into law in 1993.) “In women’s cases, we needed to standardize where they were in their menstrual cycle when we studied them. We timed the doses for the first 10 days after their menstrual cycle bleeding stopped.”Read full storyResearch Advocacy for Menstrual Health in Psychedelic Medicine - Q1 UpdatesTina Williams·Mar 8Starting the Dysphoric Project has been a wild ride for Hailey and I. Neither of us realized how hard it was going to be to start a nonprofit focused on psychedelics and periods. The work is overflowing and the funding is TBD. We realize that we cannot achieve our mission alone, and we want to pause for a moment, to share advocacy updates, and volunteer …Read full story
