Third Wave Authors

As part of our mission to help you feel safe, supported, and empowered as you follow your path towards personal transformation, Third Wave is committed to sharing trusted, research-based content that educates, informs, and engages. Meet our diverse team of writers who make this possible:

Caine Barlow

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Caine Barlow is a fungi educator and mycologist.

Drew Birnie

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Drew Birnie is a Third Wave contributing writer and SEO specialist.

Edan Armas

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Edan Armas is a VortexHealing® energy healer and holds a Human Biology degree from Stanford University.

Elena Schmidt

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Elena Schmidt is a freelance writer and content strategist in Austin, Texas.

Emma Stone, Ph.D.

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Emma Stone, Ph.D. is a journalist who specializes in covering cannabis and psychedelics.

Gregory Frederick Ferenstein, M.Sc.

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Gregory Frederick Ferenstein, M.Sc. has been writing on innovation and psychology for over a decade.

James Kingsland

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James Kingsland writes about the wonders of science and medicine.

Jeff Kimes

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Jeff Kimes is Third Wave’s copywriter and messaging wizard.

Maria Nazdravan

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Maria Nazdravan is a writer, psychedelic integration coach, and trauma-sensitive meditation teacher.

Jeffrey Rindskopf

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Jeffrey Rindskopf is a freelance writer specializing in culture and mental health, currently based in Seattle, Washington.

Liz Zhou

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Liz Zhou is a freelance writer and integration coach.

Paul F. Austin

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Paul F. Austin is a pioneer in the 21st century for the responsible use of psychedelics for healing, leadership, and personal transformation.

Reilly Capps

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Reilly Capps’s writing on psychedelics has appeared in DoubleBlind, the Telluride Daily Planet and the Washington Post.

Samantha Morse, PhD.

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Samantha Morse, PhD was an English professor and high school teacher before turning to freelance writing and editing.

Shannon Calderon

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Shannon Calderon is a copywriter, marketer, and data analyst.

Tessa Love

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Tessa Love is a writer whose work has appeared in Outside Magazine, BBC, Longreads, Gossamer, Slate, Elemental, OneZero, and more.

Samuel Douglas, Ph.D.

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Samuel Douglas, Ph.D. is a freelance writer, philosopher, and drug law reform, activist.

Shelley DeMarco

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Shelley DeMarco is a life long entrepreneur, from the early age of 11.

Sam Woolfe

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Sam Woolfe is a freelance writer, blogger, and journalist.