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Building Community with MDMA: Charley Wininger's 20-Year Experiment
Tuesday, 14 October, 2025
Building Community with MDMA: Charles Wininger's 20-Year ExperimentPsychotherapist Charles Wininger shares 20 years of experience leading group MDMA sessions in New York, detailed protocols for creating safe communal experiences, and his vision for a nationwide simultaneous experience to rebuild community connections.Guest: Charles Wininger - Psychotherapist for 35 years, psychonaut for 50 years, author of "Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA"Key Topics:Why community is literally life or deathComplete protocols for group MDMA experiencesThe "serious fun" middle way between therapy and ravesGround rules: consent, boundaries, and safetyWhy mixing substances changes everythingCouples using MDMA 2-3x weekly at micro-dosesPlanning a nationwide simultaneous experienceThe Fireside Project's 24/7 psychedelic supportTimestamps:00:00 Introduction - Tribal animals need community01:01 Meet Charles Wininger01:59 "Community is the medicine"03:55 MDMA as the "chemical of connection"06:22 Healing a 7-year rift between friends10:12 Structuring safe group experiences12:14 "Serious fun" - the middle way13:55 Selecting participants carefully15:02 Ground rules and safety protocols18:45 Respecting boundaries and consent20:50 What people fear most: safety24:04 Creating "chill space" for solitude25:10 No mixing substances policy27:16 Saturday sessions with Sunday integration29:04 Managing the "Tuesday blues"31:33 Lowering doses with age33:31 Coming out of the "chemical closet"38:17 Why not mix ketamine or cannabis40:29 Psilocybin combinations in therapy43:03 Community ripple effects48:09 Couples using MDMA 2-3x weekly52:21 One day weekly for relationship57:52 Fireside Project's free support line01:00:40 Helicopter rides during earthquakes01:03:38 Connect with CharlesLinks:Website: higherpurpose.communityBook: listeningtoecstasy.comContact: charles@higherpurpose.community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe
