Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Nick Canby, visiting assistant professor at Brown University and a clinical psychologist specializing in meditation and psychedelics. Together, we dive into Nick’s research on the self — what is it and what it’s like to lose it. Along the way, we mention some of the downsides of experiencing oneness and the complications of defining a mental health disorder.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
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 <li><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044347/episodes/17497011">Previous episode on meditation challenges with Willoughby Britton and Jared Lindahl</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.cheetahhouse.org/vce">List of Publications from the Varieties of Contemplative Experience study</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14639947.2025.2485677">Canby et al., "The Teacher Matters: The Role and Impact of Meditation Teachers in the Trajectories of Western Buddhist Meditators Experiencing Meditation-Related Challenges"</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/meditation-sickness-a-sourcebook-on-the-dangers-of-buddhist-practice/">Pierce's forthcoming volume, "Meditation Sickness: A Sourcebook on the Dangers of Buddhist Practice"</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044347/episodes/17767109">Previous episode on madness and religious experience with Richard Saville-Smith</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.drnicholascanby.com/">Nick's clinical practice</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.cheetahhouse.org/care-team%20and%20here:%20https:/www.cheetahhouse.org/about-us/#team">Nick's profile on Cheetah House</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicholas-Canby?ev=hdr_xprf">Complete list of Nick's publications</a></li>
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Become a paid subscriber on <a href="http://blackberyl.substack.com/">blackberyl.substack.com</a> to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading:
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 <li>Article summarizing Nick's dissertation research on "loss of self" experiences</li>
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<a href="http://www.piercesalguero.com/">Pierce Salguero</a> is a transdisciplinary scholar of health humanities who is fascinated by historical and contemporary intersections between Buddhism, medicine, and crosscultural exchange. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2010), and teaches Asian history, medicine, and religion at Penn State University’s Abington College, located near Philadelphia. <a href="http://www.piercesalguero.com/">website</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology</a>

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