Mia Sarno, Psy.D.

ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄɪɴᴇ.

For those of us conditioned to shrink - whether by traumatic home lives, societal rules, Western academic spaces, or the general white supremacist, cisheteropatriarchy (they’re all connected) - 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. ❤️‍🔥 

While having rules and standards can be important in many ways, often, imposed norms only seek to limit us. 

One of the most beautiful gifts of embracing my queerness has been learning to own 𝒂𝒍𝒍 of me, and stepping unapologetically into full self-expression. This is also a gift given to me(us!) by rave and music spaces. 

The healing potential of psychedelics in queer and rave spaces is not at all new to our communities. However, it is often disregarded by academic and clinical fields, and sometimes even viewed as pathological (cue judgment, an SUD diagnosis, and criminalization). 

A few colleagues and I are hoping to bring this topic to @sxsw next year, to continue bridging these gaps in understanding. We will honor the roots of these spaces, discuss the very real risks of escapism and commercialization(!), promote harm reduction, and challenge the idea that healing only takes place in a clinic. 

Community voting is active August 5-24. 𝕍𝕠𝕥𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕦𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖! Link here, and in my stories:

https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1753674514283001U0LE

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📸 : photos by the incredibly talented and wonderful @helloatlasmedia ILY🥹
🩱: outfit made by me!