58 Episodes

  1. 37. What IS a Psychedelic?: The Beginner's Guide To Psychedelic Science

    Published: 21/04/2025

  2. 36. Everything You Need To Know About Scientific Research: Peer Review & Publishing Papers

    Published: 14/04/2025

  3. 35. Yes, I've Done Psychedelics, Part 2: From Psychonaut to Researcher

    Published: 07/04/2025

  4. 34. Everything You Need To Know About Scientific Research | Funding 101: How Science Gets Paid For

    Published: 31/03/2025

  5. 33. Everything You Need To Know About Scientific Research: How Scientists Are Trained, pt. 2

    Published: 17/03/2025

  6. 32. Everything You Need To Know About Scientific Research: How Scientists Are Trained, pt. 1

    Published: 10/03/2025

  7. 31. Everything You Need To Know About Scientific Research: Why This Matters (And Why Now?)

    Published: 03/03/2025

  8. 30. My Mental Health Journey: Part 5

    Published: 24/02/2025

  9. 29. My Mental Health Journey: Part 4

    Published: 17/02/2025

  10. 28. I’M BACK! Where I’ve Been, & Where We’re Going From Here

    Published: 10/02/2025

  11. 27. From Me-search To Research: How I Turned My Lived Experience Into An Independent Research Project

    Published: 26/10/2023

  12. 26. OCD 101 & My Full OCD Story: Misdiagnosis, Evidence-Based Treatment, OCD Myth Busting, & Comorbidities

    Published: 09/10/2023

  13. 25. From College Dropout to Graduate Student: Navigating Graduate School Applications & Admissions as a Nontraditional Student

    Published: 21/09/2023

  14. 24. Nontraditional Students: My Experiences, Advice, & Reflections From My Nontraditional Academic Path

    Published: 07/09/2023

  15. 23. Life Updates: Moving To Wisconsin, Mental Health Treatments, Psychedelics, & Starting My Ph.D

    Published: 31/08/2023

  16. 22. How To Survive Your Ph.D: Addiction Research, Science Communication, Boundaries, & Being Your Unique Self with Dr. Elizabeth Berry

    Published: 17/08/2023

  17. 21. The Truth About Self-Compassion: OCD, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, & Chronic Illness with Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT - Your Anxiety Toolkit

    Published: 10/08/2023

  18. 20. OCD Conference Recap: Psychedelics, Genes, PTSD/Trauma, Brain Scans, & BIPOC Representation

    Published: 03/08/2023

  19. 19. Disability Isn't A Dirty Word: The Realities of Being Disabled and Navigating Discrimination, Erasure, & Ableism

    Published: 27/07/2023

  20. 18. The Real OCD Chemical Imbalance: Glutamate, GABA, & Becoming An OCD Neuroscientist with Dr. Ana Maria De Souza

    Published: 20/07/2023

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Hi! I'm Uma - a neuroscientist, researcher, board-certified Mental Health Peer Specialist, mental health advocate, organizer, community builder, communicator... and most importantly, someone with vast lived experiences with mental health, chronic illness, young-adult cancer, & survivorship. On this show, I bring all of my identities together to bring you honest and unfiltered conversations exploring our true human experiences in their fullest form. We bridge the gap on all things neuroscience, psychology, mental health, lived experience, advocacy, psychedelics, research, & more!

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