"It was with these five core lessons that I am able to achieve my agency's missions and goals and lead as a mental health and psychedelic entrepreneur."
That's what Tara Gottlieb, CEO of the Happy Clinic, had to say in a Rolling Stone profile of herself, a psychotherapist who incorporates cannabis and psychedelics into her treatment program.
"As a substance abuse and mental health professional, being able to communicate and educate people who challenged my work was important for me to strategically address their concerns, as well show the efficacy of my treatment strategies," Gottlieb writes.
Among her takeaways: Be educated: "The history behind the century-long prohibition has led to many misconceptions and a popular negative stigma, or misunderstanding against the true value and clinical potential of what these natural medicines consist of," she writes.
"As a substance abuse and mental health professional, being able to communicate and educate people who challenged my work was important for me to strategically address their concerns, as well show the efficacy of my treatment strategies."
Stay connected: "My cannabis treatment program has evolved over and over again since its conception, in order to meet the sophisticated needs of my clients but also to adjust to the evolving landscape of this emerging field," she writes.
"By attending conventions, conferences, workshops
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