Welcome to this week’s edition of The Guide ⚡️ 

Today’s newsletter takes about 5 minutes to read—so if you’ve only got 60 seconds, here’s what you need to know:

• Traditional couple therapy doesn’t always work—many couples hit walls around trauma, trust, or communication…

• MDMA, once quietly used by therapists, is showing potential to reopen empathy, intimacy, and emotional safety…

• Early trials combining MDMA with Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT) report stronger relationships, reduced PTSD symptoms, and deeper connection…

• Researchers like Dr. Anne Wagner are mapping how MDMA supports couples across emotion, cognition, behavior, and somatic experience…

❣️ What makes this moment exciting is the bridge being built between modern neuroscience and helping people improve their intimate relationships.

The same pathways that govern trust, bonding, and resilience are now being studied with renewed scientific rigor and validating observations many have echoed for decades…

💊 While MDMA isn’t yet available as a treatment for couples, the research underway suggests a new therapeutic frontier.

Let’s dive into it…

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🎧️ The Webdelics Podcast

🎙️ In this week’s episode of The Webdelics Podcast, we sit down with facilitator and cultural critic Gibran Rivera to explore the communal and ancestral dimensions of psychedelic healing.

This week’s discussion challenges the modern view of psychedelics as individual self-help tools, urging a return to ritual, community, and mythic understanding.

🎁 Gibran also unpacks the pitfalls of “Instagram shamans,” the difference between healing and therapy, and why integration must extend beyond the self…

And shares personal stories to both offer insights for navigating plant medicine with humility and reverence.

📣 We’ve gotten a lot of great feedback on this one…

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🧠 Can MDMA Help Heal Relationships?

Traditional couple therapy often works for many, but not for all…

For some, communication blocks, emotional defenses, or lingering trauma make progress difficult.

And that’s exactly where MDMA-assisted therapy is gaining interest.

💊 Why MDMA?

Originally used by therapists before becoming a Schedule I drug, MDMA (also known as ecstasy or Molly) is now being revisited in clinical settings for its ability to reduce fear, boost empathy, and enhance emotional connection.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Anne Wagner, a leading researcher in the field, believes MDMA could help couples break through emotional walls and reconnect.

MDMA increases the release of oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine, the neurochemicals linked to bonding, trust, and positive mood.

And these neurochemical effects from MDMA mirror those naturally seen in romantic love, which is why Dr. Wagner (and many others) thinks MDMA can help reawaken intimacy in struggling relationships.

Recent research also suggests that MDMA can lower defensiveness, improve emotional insight, and reduce anxiety during therapy.

📚️ What Does The Research Show?

In couples therapy trials, MDMA has already shown promise in this quickly growing field…

Early studies and underground therapist reports often report better communication, more vulnerability, and deeper emotional processing when couples integrate MDMA-assisted therapy into their treatment sessions.

More recently, clinical trials using MDMA-assisted Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT) have shown improved PTSD symptoms, relationship satisfaction, and social intimacy in couples.

And additional follow-up trials with veterans and their partners have reinforced these findings.

⭐️ Highlights from Dr. Wagner’s Research Thus Far

Dr. Wagner’s research has identified four key areas where MDMA can positively impact couples:

• Emotion - Enhances empathy and reduces fear

• Cognition - Promotes clarity and trust

• Behavior - Increases openness and cooperation

• Somatic Experience - Helps process stored physical-emotional pain safely

💫 While more research is needed before this therapy becomes widely available, the early signs are hopeful.

For couples feeling stuck, MDMA-assisted therapy may offer a new path forward… A path built on safety, trust, and reconnection.

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Our Top Psychedelic and Plant Medicine Blog from Webdelics

The Webdelics website has over 170+ evidence-based, research-backed blogs that were intentionally written to give you the facts, not just our opinions. 

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• Top Ten Myths About Psychedelics

🧠 This article tackles the most common misconceptions you’ve most likely heard about…

Like whether psychedelics cause brain damage, if they’re addictive, or if “bad trips” will cause you to jump out of your window.

🌱 Beyond busting myths, the piece also sheds light on what psychedelics can offer: opportunities for healing, personal growth, and connection—when approached responsibly and with proper support.

✨ Whether you’re new to the field or already well-versed, this blog offers a practical primer to cut through stigma and misinformation, leaving you better equipped to engage with the psychedelic conversation…

💬 We Will Leave You With This…

We’re standing at a crossroads…

As psychedelics move from underground conversations to mainstream headlines, it’s easy to get lost in the noise between hype, stigma, and genuine breakthroughs that are occurring…

🔍️ At Webdelics, we believe clarity matters…

Our mission is to cut through confusion and deliver evidence-based insights that empower you to ask better questions, make informed choices, and discover what healing and growth can mean for you.

💫 Because ultimately, psychedelics aren’t just about substances…

They’re about people, communities, and the stories we write together.

🙏 Thanks for being part of ours!

Until next time…

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Disclaimer: Webdelics does not support or promote any illegal activities, including the use of substances that may be mentioned in this newsletter. We encourage all readers to familiarize themselves with and adhere to the laws in their region. Please note that Webdelics does not offer mental health, medical, or clinical services and should not be used as a replacement for professional medical, psychological, or psychiatric care, diagnosis, or treatment.