When I got the invite to watch screeners for the docuseries “How to Change Your Mind”, I replied immediately. I was instantly intrigued at the synopsis and settled into watch right after getting my greedy hands on the show.
Title: How to Change Your Mind
Director: Alison Ellwood and Lucy Walker
Novel by: Michael Pollan
Episodes: 4 x 50 minute episodes
Genre: Documentary/Medical & Science
Platform: Netflix
Release Date: July 12, 2022Synopsis: Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and New York Times best-selling author Michael Pollan present this documentary series event in four parts, each focused on a different mind-altering substance: LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and mescaline. With Pollan as our guide, we journey to the frontiers of the new psychedelic renaissance – and look back at almost-forgotten historical context – to explore the potential of these substances to heal and change minds as well as culture.
Before we get to my top 5 reasons to watch, let’s check out the trailer.
Top 5 reasons to watch How to Change Your Mind
- The idea — the science between psychedelic drugs and mental health
- The format — each episode focuses on one drug, gives the history of it and how it’s used in clinical trials
- The stories — patients with ocd, depression, cancer, bipolar disorder, ptsd, and sexual assault share their before, during, and after of taking the drugs
- The science — research in the 50s was fruitful and successful, but also buried
- The narrator — also the author the series is based on, at the end of each episode, he takes the psychedelic and shares his experience
I was really into this show and I am eager to see how this information helps in the future. Huge thanks to Netflix for the invite to watch this. How to Change Your Mind releases on July 12th.
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