The Trip Lab
The Trip Lab is a podcast on integrative medicine and psychedelics hosted by board-certified physician Dr. Mary Ella Wood. Through conversations on psychedelics, neuroscience, and whole-person care, the show examines emerging evidence alongside deeper questions of meaning, healing, and human experience. Life is a trip. Let’s explore it.
Podcasting since 2022 • 25 episodes
The Trip Lab
Latest Episodes
#25 – We Oversimplified Psychedelics. The Brain Is Doing Something More Interesting (DMN Modulation, Network Dynamics, and the Brain–Body Connection)
Our understanding of how psychedelics work has evolved in meaningful ways over the past several years. While earlier neuroscience frameworks helped move the field forward, newer research has added important nuance and depth to how we interpret ...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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24:10
#24 – Microdosing Psychedelics: Evidence Updates, the Placebo Response, and the Neuroscience Behind Why It May (or May Not) Work
Microdosing has gone mainstream and is often described as a tool for creativity, mood, productivity, and emotional healing. But what does the science actually say?In this episode of The Trip Lab, I take an evidence-based look at...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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23:31
#23 – Functional Medicine Testing: When it’s helpful, limitations, and the truth about test validation
Functional medicine testing is everywhere. It is often marketed as “test, don’t guess,” and just as often dismissed as invalidated or unscientific. So what is the truth?In this episode of The Trip Lab, we take a deep dive into w...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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23:11
#22 – Is Modern Medicine Still Evidence-Based? Reclaiming Evidence, Restoring Clinical Wisdom
Is modern medicine still evidence-based, or have we quietly mistaken rigor for certainty?Evidence-based medicine is essential. It’s why we save lives, advance care, and trust modern healthcare. But as medicine has become more spec...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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35:16
#21 – Psychedelics & Mystical Experiences: Why Medicine Is Uncomfortable Talking About Them
Why do psychedelic experiences so often feel spiritual, sacred, or life-changing? Why are mystical-type experiences so closely linked to lasting therapeutic benefit? And why does medicine struggle to talk about them at all?In this episod...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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25:10
