How to Change Your Mind By Michael Pollan (2018)

This book, published in 2018 by renowned New York Times writer Michael Pollan, offers a more in-depth exploration of the modern psychedelic renaissance than the later Netflix documentary based on it. Blending neuroscience, cultural history and personal storytelling, Pollan crafts a narrative that is both rigorous and deeply human. His firsthand experiences serve as a bridge between science and lived reality, showing how substances like LSD and psilocybin can quiet the brain’s default mode network, soften the ego and open pathways to healing and connection. By reframing psychedelics not as dangerous taboos but as promising therapeutic tools, the book helped bring the conversation back into the mainstream. It remains essential reading for anyone curious about the inner landscapes that shape both consciousness and wellbeing.

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