#18 - MDMA For Couples: How Empathogens Expand Relationships

Welcome to Episode 18 of the The Flying Sage Podcast! In this episode we will be speaking with Doron & Tricia, avid members of The Flying Sage Community, about how psychedelics can be used to deepen intimacy in couples.

Doron and Tricia met 33 years ago at a grocery store in Newport Beach California. After one month of knowing each other, they decided to move in together and the rest is history. They now have two kids. A son Jake who is 27 and their daughter Emily who is 25. After growing up in southern California, they lived in Los Angeles until 2003, then moved to Portland for about 10 years before immigrating to Canada and settling in Vancouver in 2013.

Doron has been a realtor for about 25 years and Trish is in Marketing/Sales in retirement living. Doron's parents immigrated to the US from Israel in the early 1960s and his mom is a Holocaust survivor. He has one older brother and two younger sisters. Trish is an only child and her dad was an alcoholic and Mom suffered from a hereditary neurological disease and she has been on her own since she was 17 years old.

In the last couple years, Doron and Tricia have started to explore bringing psychedelics into their relationship which has resulted in a beautiful and powerful expansion which they openly share during our conversation.

Ever since Doron and Tricia shared pieces of their story with me, I have been very excited to have them come and share their journey on the podcast because I think it is especially inspiring for older adults who are curious about how psychedelics might help deepen and expand their own relationships.

This episode was hosted by Michael Oliver and edited by Usama. Music by Michael.