Black Beryl
Black Beryl
Dr. Pierce Salguero & Dr. Lan Li
Self and Nonself, with Nick Canby
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Dec 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
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Today I sit 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. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religio...