Guides Collective
The Weekly Guide
Resources, research, and reflections — curated each week for the guides in our community.
JUL 10, 2026
From the Platform
What's new and coming to Guides Collective.
Looking into better analytics tools to assess seeker behavior on the platform
Until then we're pausing all UX updates until we have a better understanding of user drop offs
Section 01
Industry Headlines
What's happening in the psychedelic space this week.
MEDICALXPRESS · MAY 5, 2026
Definium's LSD Therapy Delivers "Profound" Results, Stock Soars 97%
Definium Therapeutics' LSD-based depression treatment produced Phase 3 results analysts called "profound," sending shares up 97% over the past month to roughly $45 apiece. The data adds to a wave of late-stage psychedelic trial wins pushing the sector toward its first FDA approvals.
COMPASS PATHWAYS · FEBRUARY 17, 2026
Psilocybin Therapy Shows Potential as a Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa in Small Trial
A pilot study of 21 women with long-standing anorexia nervosa found that three psilocybin doses combined with psychotherapy were safe and well-tolerated. Eating disorder symptom severity decreased at every follow-up point, with 48% of participants reaching non-disorder symptom levels by three months.
MEDICALXPRESS · MAY 4, 2026
Hamadeh Introduces Bill Requiring Pentagon Review of Emerging PTSD Treatments for Veterans
Congressman Abe Hamadeh introduced legislation requiring the Department of Defense to formally assess emerging PTSD treatments, including psychedelic-assisted therapies, and report findings back to Congress. The bill builds on bipartisan momentum to expand healthcare options for veterans and service members with treatment-resistant PTSD, aligning with the White House's April executive order accelerating research into serious mental illness treatments.
Section 02
From the Field
Perspectives and insights from leaders in the psychedelic space.
A.C. Redick · Lucid News
Psychedelic Research Gains Momentum Amid Federal Shift From Antidepressants
Reverend Bodhi Be's vision for transforming end-of-life care materialized through the inaugural retreat of the Ram Dass Institute of Psychedelic Studies with the Dying — bringing seventy practitioners to Maui to explore how psychedelics can support conscious dying.
Jack Gorsline · Lucid News
Georgia's New Psychedelic Clinic Regulations Take Effect
States are increasingly establishing task forces to study psychedelic-assisted therapies — with some jurisdictions seeing recommendations translate into action while others face criticism for using commissions to delay rather than accelerate meaningful reform.
Section 03
Personal Journeys
First-person accounts worth reading — perspectives that inform the work we do.
LUCID NEWS · MAY 13, 2026
Marc Dervaes Lost His Arm in Afghanistan. Ibogaine Helped Him Find Himself Again.
Former NFL safety Jordan Poyer documents his journey organizing the Breath of Life Tour — bringing breathwork and somatic healing practices to communities across the country in the wake of his own transformative recovery experience.
NORMALIZE PSYCHEDELICS · MAY 7, 2026
A Nurse's Own Psychedelic Healing Journey: Sherri Mack's Story
A survivor of childhood sexual abuse shares how a combination of plant medicine ceremonies and combat sports became an unexpected path toward integration, reclaiming the body, and finding a language for trauma that years of conventional therapy could not reach.