A New Dawn of Psychedelic Therapy with Tania de Jong

Our guest in this episode is Tania de Jong, co-Founder and Executive Director of Mind Medicine Australia. Tania is one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs and innovators developing 6 businesses and 4 charities including Creative Universe, Creativity Australia and With One Voice, Umbrella Foundation, Creative Innovation Global, Pot-Pourri and The Song Room. She was named in the 100 Women of Influence, the 100 Australian Most Influential Entrepreneurs and named as one of the 100 most influential people in psychedelics globally in 2021 In this interview we’re focusing on Tania’s work with TGA and a successful conclusion to her lobbying campaign to legalise psychedelic (psilocybin and MDMA) based therapy in Australia. Links and interview references: Tania’s Official Website - https://www.taniadejong.com/ Mind Medicine Australia - https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/ Tania de Jong AM at TEDxMelbourne - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_HOBr8H9EM TGA’s change to classification of psilocybin and MDMA to enable prescribing by authorised psychiatrists. https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/change-classification-psilocybin-and-mdma-enable-prescribing-authorised-psychiatrists Why is the FDA Funded in Part by the Companies It Regulates? https://today.uconn.edu/2021/05/why-is-the-fda-funded-in-part-by-the-companies-it-regulates-2/#