Entrepreneur Tania De Jong AM explains psychedelic therapy for treating mental illness

The use of psychedelic medicine to treat mental illness is nothing new, but just last year the Federal Government announced it will pour millions into clinical trials using the likes of magic mushrooms for treatments. Entrepreneur Tania De Jong AM is the co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia and explains psychedelic therapy for treating mental illness and what's currently legal (and not) to consume in Australia. 

 

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Find out more about Tania via her website, here, or on Twitter @taniadeJong. For Mind Medicine Australia, click here. 

 

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The use of psychedelic medicine to treat mental illness is nothing new, but just last year the Federal Government announced it will pour millions into clinical trials using the likes of magic mushrooms for treatments. Entrepreneur Tania De Jong AM is the co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia and explains psychedelic therapy for treating mental illness and what's currently legal (and not) to consume in Australia.&nbsp;
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To hear today's full interview, where Tania discusses why psychedelic therapy should play a major role in treating mental illness...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.
Find out more about Tania via her website, <a href="https://www.taniadejong.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.taniadejong.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649070831142000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1RHoT2LxlgMxYK_WI3zP8e">here</a>, or on Twitter <a href="http://taniadejong/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://taniadejong/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649070831142000&amp;usg=AOvVaw04xlIeKg-yyeu8QqPrQwRv">@taniadeJong</a>. For Mind Medicine Australia, click <a href="https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649070831142000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MOVrHAbfJ2GKcWvqOCdkr">here</a>.&nbsp;
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