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☆ Psilocybin: These athletes suffered life-changing injuries. Then, they turned to psychedelics.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Last year, Australia became the first country in the world to legalize clinical prescribing of MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, and psilocybin for certain mental health disorders. Elite athletes experience mental health disorder symptoms and psychological distress at similar, if not higher, rates to the general population, researchers pointed out in a study published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. Researchers in the field say that psychedelics are shown to work when treating some mental health conditions. Later, he founded Wesana Health, a biotechnology company which focuses on developing psychedelic medicine for mental health, the most recent being a CBD and psilocybin-based drug. Since her retirement as a professional athlete, Symonds explains that she uses psychedelic drugs for clarity, though not under the direction of a doctor.

Persons: CNN — Daniel Carcillo, Carcillo, ”, Jeff Gross, “, –, Aaron Rodgers, ayahuasca, Dustin Satloff, ” Rodgers, Mike Tyson, Dana White, Courtney Walton, ” Walton, Jeff Novitzky, White, Novitzky, Johns Hopkins, we’ve, ‘, ’ ”, Chris Unger, ” Robin Carhart, Harris, Ralph Metzner, University of California San Francisco, psychedelics, ” Carhart, Carhart, psychedelics aren’t, ” James Rucker, ” Rucker, I’ve, Jonathan Daniel, Lucy, Anna Symonds, Symonds, James MacDonald, Rucker, “ They’re Organizations: CNN, Canadian, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, CNN Sport, ” Sporting, Harvard Health, Oregon, UFC, Elite, Applied Sport Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Athlete Health, University of Miami, Neurology, Psychiatry, University of California San, Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London, King’s College London, Imperial College of London, Getty, Wesana Health, US Food and Drug Administration, NASDAQ, Lucy Scientific, Former US, Addiction Center, US National Institutes of Health, Numinus Bioscience, Bloomberg, Prevention, Befrienders Locations: Denver, Colorado, psychedelics, Australia, “, Nanaimo

It's been 10 years since he released his cover of “Wagon Wheel,” one of the most popular country songs of all time. On Friday, he released “Carolyn’s Boy,” his eighth solo full-length album in tribute to his mom. There’s nothing somber about this tribute album — “Carolyn's Boy” is about the good times. “She was a happy person.”Optimism is found all over “Carolyn’s Boy." If anything, that is the spirit Rucker carries hopes throughout “Carolyn’s Boy": it should sound like a celebration.

Persons: Darius Rucker ’, Carolyn Rucker didn’t, It's, Darius Rucker, ”, “, ‘, I’m, Rucker, ” —, Carolyn, Darius, Al Green, ” Rucker, Hart, Danica Hart, Devynn Hart, Trea Swindle, Parton’s, Jolene ”, they’d, Sara, Ed Sheeran, He’s, Sheeran, Taylor Swift Organizations: ANGELES, —, Associated Press, Twitter Locations: London, U.S

☆ Stop trying to be happy. Instead, have more fun
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jessica Dulong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Rucker's "The Fun Habit" offers practical tips and tools to encourage everyday acts of fun. CNN: What effect does nurturing a fun habit have on our lives? Because it’s human nature to quickly fill up any space we create, I suggest coming up with what I call a fun file — a robust list of fun activities you’d like to integrate into your days. Rucker: Fun is the antidote to life’s slings and arrows. CNN: How does journaling support building a fun habit?

Persons: busyness, Mike Rucker, Finley Skelton, Rucker, ” Rucker, “, Simon, we’re, Ippei, Stephen Zeigler, we’ve, Journaling, that’s, you’ve, Jessica DuLong, ” Organizations: CNN, Schuster CNN, Getty, Bank, Research Locations: ruminating, Brooklyn , New York

☆ Super Bowl ads lean on stars, humor to grab attention
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Musician Ozzy Osbourne takes part in a Super Bowl ad for Workday, in this undated handout photo provided by Workday. Big-name celebrities are not uncommon in Super Bowl ads. A 30-second Super Bowl spot this year sold for a little over $7 million, according to a person familiar with the ad sales. “Advertisers want people talking about their brand, and not just during the 30 to 60 seconds of (Super Bowl) air time,” Rucker said. Some stars will poke fun at themselves or their careers in Super Bowl ads.

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