THIRD WAVE PODCAST
Is Microdosing Right For You? This Entrepreneur’s Experiment May Help You Decide
Episode 30
Janet Chang
Janet Chang, digital marketer and entrepreneur, talks to us about her experiences with microdosing. With a background in professional sports and personal development, Janet has applied her own style of testing and tracking to her microdosing experiment. We hear about the benefits and pitfalls she discovered after microdosing psilocybin mushrooms at work for a year.
The full episode transcript is available here.
Podcast Highlights
- Janet’s background in personal development gave her the tools to rigorously track her progress with microdosing
- She found numerous benefits to her work and personal life
- Janet recommends the high-dose psychedelic experience as a way of healing trauma and for getting the most out of microdosing
Janet Chang has an eclectic background. Professional sportsperson, bestselling author, digital marketer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Janet is well aware of how to get ahead in life and in business. It’s no surprise than Janet decided to investigate the growing world of microdosing psychedelics.
Inspired by her experiences with moderate doses of psychedelics (including psilocybin, LSD and ayahuasca), Janet began her microdosing experiment in April 2016. She describes how transformative her psychedelic experiences were – and how she wanted to microdose in order to have a constant reminder of the lessons she learned on psychedelics, without impacting her ability to go to work.
Janet was also inspired to rigorously track her microdosing progress. Having previously performed similar self-improvement experiments, Janet was well prepared to track the changes that microdosing was making to her work and personal life.
Every day, Janet kept track of every aspect of her life, from her ability to make sales calls to her relationships with friends. She microdosed for a whole year, taking from 0.2-0.4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms every few days.
Overall, Janet reported that microdosing boosted her productivity in certain areas (such as her ability to make sales), but negatively impacted it in others. She reported feeling an increase in empathy, and describes situations where she could connect with friends and co-workers in ways she’d never been able to before.
Janet would recommend microdosing for most people – however, she believes that some people require a high-dose experience to heal past trauma, before they can start to effectively microdose.
It’s Janet’s belief in the healing benefits of a high-dose psychedelic experience that has led her to create the Lighthouse Project. She hopes to take consenting young adults to a traditional psychedelic ceremony, providing college or high school graduates with a “rite of passage” that will help them live compassionate, full lives.
“Humans have become so alienated from the environments we spend the most time in. We are removed from loving communities. So accelerating our individual potential can help bring us back to our natural selves.
“I’m aiming now to help the next generation of youth to be spiritually enlightened by the time they graduate college.”
Show Links
- Janetchang.com
- JLCinnovations.com
- Articles about Janet: The New Scientist and Daily Mail
- Janet’s twitter
- “The Third Wave” by Alvin Toffler – about the transition of societies between hunter-gatherer, industrial and technological waves.
- “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jared Diamond – an account of the rise of civilization and why some societies grew faster than others.
- “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari – about the growth of humanity and our quest for transhumanism.
- “Homo Deus” by Yuval Noah Harari – about the growth of humanity and our quest for transhumanism.
- Our Essential Guide to Ibogaine
This Week in Psychedelics
Cannabinoids can reduce the frequency of chronic migraines, mirroring findings that psychedelics can treat cluster headaches
A new Psymposia series on Robert Widdowson, manufacturer of MDMA in the 80s.
The Guardian’s article on upcoming study that administers psilocybin to religious leaders
How do you do it if it’s illegal?
Hello Bill,
Unfortunately, because of the current illegal status of most classic psychedelics, we cannot offer any recommendations on sourcing. I would like to refer you to our page on research chemicals here that may provide you with more information regarding alternative solutions. However, it should be said that we do not condone any illegal activities and would suggest that you do extensive research regarding the status of these substances where you live.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly at [email protected] if I can answer any further questions and I’ll do my best to help.
– Britt at The Third Wave
I am based in the U.K. , do you have a community here I can contact regarding truffle microdosing. I wanted to join the course anyway but wanted to find this out as it is not legal in the uk yet I believe.