Last month, I released one of the most interesting discussions on the Sense of Hope Podcast. Dr Rachael Sumner, a researcher from the University of Auckland, and I discussed the use of psychedelic treatment for mental health disorders.

It’s an odd conundrum - when I first heard about psychedelics for mental health issues - I was not at all convinced. Are we simply going to have a whole lot of people walking around high? With their head in the clouds getting nothing done? Is it a form of escapism?

Then, as a strange twist in how the universe works - I ended up working as a research nurse at the University of Auckland in the same lab where the psychedelic research was being conducted. I helped with a few of the studies.