24/08/2025
The results of Australia’s first ever clinical trial of psychedelic-assisted therapy have confirmed the treatment led to rapid and sustained reductions in depression and anxiety for its participants, along with improved quality of life and increased spiritual wellbeing.
The trial, undertaken by St Vincent’s clinical psychologist, Dr Margaret Ross, and psychiatrist, Dr Justin Dwyer, is the first in the world to offer psilocybin-assisted therapy to patients with non-malignant, life-threatening conditions such as motor neurone disease and advanced heart disease, as well as cancer.
The results are now published in the General Hospital Psychiatry journal, contributing to the growing body of evidence around the benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy.
“For people facing advanced illness with few treatment options for their psychological distress, this approach offers something potentially life-changing,” Dr Ross said.
“Our study indicated that psilocybin-assisted therapy can reduce depression and anxiety but also improve quality of life, mental health and spiritual and personal wellbeing. It didn’t just reduce psychological suffering; it also promoted positive interpersonal relationships and psychological states,” said Dr Dwyer.
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📸: Pat Quinn, wife of the late Michael Quinn, holds a photograph of them together. Michael took part in Australia’s first clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in palliative care, which found the treatment can deliver rapid and sustained reductions in depression and anxiety for people with advanced, life-threatening illnesses, along with improved quality of life and spiritual wellbeing.
30/07/2025
Only 3 weeks until Liv Larsson's first Australian training! ⏰
International mediator and author of 23+ books, Liv Larsson, is coming to Australia for two rare workshops.
⚠️Register now and don't wait - these opportunities to learn from one of the world's leading voices on shame, guilt, and NVC-based mediation are incredibly rare in Australia.
Liv brings decades of international experience mediating complex conflicts and profound wisdom on working with the emotions that keep people stuck.
Liv Larsson's Two Powerful Workshops:
💥 Training One: 5-Day NVC Mediation Training: Conflict – A Helping Hand. Sunshine Coast, QLD | 27-31 August 2025
Learn how to formally and informally mediate conflicts with the enhanced skills and support of an NVC lens. This training is equally suitable for:
🌺 Experienced qualified mediators wanting to enhance skills to support connection and transformation of shame
🌺 NVC practitioners wanting to learn grounded skills of both formal and informal mediation
This is applied learning - these are the skills Liv has used in her mediation work over many years, including with UN mediators, social workers, and conflicts between indigenous peoples and forest companies in Sweden.
💥 Training Two: 3-Day Embracing Guilt and Shame – Transforming Power & Choice. Sydney NSW | 5-7 September 2025
Guilt and Shame are 2 of our most impactful yet often most difficult emotions to recognise, impacting almost every aspect of our daily lives. Without this awareness we remain stuck in old patterns and disconnection. Through recognition and reconnection to our life energy behind the shame, we transform them into our natural Power and Choice.
Both courses are PACFA endorsed. Bookings close soon!
Register: https://communicationgroup.com.au/training-schedule-liv-larsson/
22/07/2025
Only 6 weeks until Liv Larsson's first Australian training!⏰
International mediator and author of 23+ books, Liv Larsson, is coming to Australia for two rare workshops:
🌟 5-Day NVC Mediation Training: Conflict – A Helping Hand Sunshine Coast, QLD | 27-31 August 2025
🌟 3-Day Embracing Guilt and Shame – Reclaiming Power & Choice Sydney | 5-7 September 2025
Both courses are now PACFA endorsed.
These opportunities to learn from one of the world's leading voices on shame and NVC-based mediation are incredibly rare in Australia. Liv brings decades of international experience mediating complex conflicts and a profound wisdom on working with the emotions that keep people stuck.
See more about Liv and her two upcoming workshops here: https://communicationgroup.com.au/training-schedule-liv-larsson/
⚠️ Bookings close in 4 weeks!
If you're eager to recognise and transform charged emotions like shame and guilt and to harness these powerful emotions in your inner world and/or your mediation practice, this is your chance to dive deep. You will not be disappointed - Liv is not only a true master of this work, but also my favourite trainer in the world.
Register here:
https://communicationgroup.com.au/training-schedule-liv-larsson/
