Mind Body Health & Politics

Building Community with MDMA: Charles Wininger's 20-Year ExperimentPsychotherapist Charles Wininger shares 20 years of experience leading group MDMA sessions in New York, detailed protocols for creating safe communal experiences, and his vision for a nationwide simultaneous experience to rebuild community connections.Guest: Charles Wininger - Psychotherapist for 35 years, psychonaut for 50 years, author of "Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA"Key Topics:Why community is literally life or deathComplete protocols for group MDMA experiencesThe "serious fun" middle way between therapy and ravesGround rules: consent, boundaries, and safetyWhy mixing substances changes everythingCouples using MDMA 2-3x weekly at micro-dosesPlanning a nationwide simultaneous experienceThe Fireside Project's 24/7 psychedelic supportTimestamps:00:00 Introduction - Tribal animals need community01:01 Meet Charles Wininger01:59 "Community is the medicine"03:55 MDMA as the "chemical of connection"06:22 Healing a 7-year