# Community is the Medicine

Brooklyn Psychedelic Society's official blog and podcast. We're a nonprofit developing Trellis: a practical framework that maximizes the safety, accessibility, and transformational potential of community-based psychedelic healing.

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## [Important Announcement from Colin Pugh, Executive Director of BPS](https://citm.substack.com/p/important-announcement-from-colin)

_2026-05-12 · Colin Pugh_

Starting a new journey

## [Global Psychedelic Week: a Community Approach to Psychedelics](https://citm.substack.com/p/global-psychedelic-week-a-community)

_2025-11-03 · Colin Pugh_

with Colin Pugh, Missi Wooldrige, and Logina Mostafa

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/177930477/337a50d626ffa3f7315b0c1523f8a1fe.mp3)

## [Community is the Medicine: Psychedelic Co-ops with Jason Wiener](https://citm.substack.com/p/community-is-the-medicine-psychedelic)

_2025-08-20 · Colin Pugh_

Colin and Jason discuss how co-ops are a perfect fit for community-based psychedelic healing

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171509160/2511e78eb8ec709296d97d8a6023d8b3.mp3)

## [Reflecting on 10 years of BPS](https://citm.substack.com/p/reflecting-on-10-years-of-bps)

_2025-06-27 · Colin Pugh_

and our community-based future!

## [Cate Jester on Lessons from the Medicine, Laughter, and Community](https://citm.substack.com/p/cate-jester-on-lessons-from-the-medicine)

_2024-10-30 · Patrick Doerksen_

Listen now | Cate Jester, BPS facilitator, dives into the power of laughter as medicine, sharing her journey of learning and healing through plant ceremonies.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/150947380/1a4e2cfcc638e2acc06b6e0251a85970.mp3)

## [The Heart of Community with Mike Fowler](https://citm.substack.com/p/the-heart-of-community-with-mike)

_2024-08-02 · Patrick Doerksen_

In this episode, we dive into Mike Fowler’s journey, a former software engineer who traded the San Francisco tech world for a more meaningful path as a psychedelic facilitator.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/147251724/4eb5fb35b3dc741904406a6172e82fb2.mp3)

## [Ep 2: Rave Theory with McKenzie Wark and Michelle Lhooq](https://citm.substack.com/p/ep-2-rave-theory-with-mckenzie-wark)

_2024-06-12 · Colin Pugh_

Recorded at After-Rave 5.11.24

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/145578656/a3b29ca6f153366601aebeacdee7bfc5.mp3)

## [Announcing Trellis (and other exciting announcements)](https://citm.substack.com/p/exciting-announcements)

_2024-04-25 · Colin Pugh_

New name, status, support, mission, and a rave!

## [Community is the Medicine Premiere Episode ft. David Bronner](https://citm.substack.com/p/community-is-the-medicine-premiere)

_2023-10-24_

Listen now (63 mins) | Featuring David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Soaps

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/138257537/3157ad3ae3faf2da248939221148b3e8.mp3)

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## [Welcome to Community is the Medicine!](https://citm.substack.com/p/welcome-to-community-is-the-medicine)

_2023-06-13 · Colin Pugh_

Brooklyn Psychedelic Society's official blog and podcast (and slogan!)