Speaker: Dr Symon Beck, Australian Psychedelic Society
About: Learn about a harm reduction approach using a “Who, what, where, when and how” model to plan for a safer psychedelic experience.
Bio: Dr Symon Beck is a mushroom enthusiast with over ten years of experience foraging and eating many different species of fungi on Australia’s East Coast. He has a particular interest in Psilocybe and other psychoactive species, and helps run the PMANZ group on Facebook. He is the secretary of the Australian Psychedelic Society. He is interested in the potential benefits of psychedelics and has a passion for harm reduction and advocacy. Symon’s academic background is in medicine and psychiatry.