User:SammyTabrett

I'm a passionate and creative person who loves nature, people, adventure, creative endeavours and being a mother to my 9 year old son.

I am currently a third year undergraduate student at the University of Canberra, Australia. I am undertaking a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Art, specialising in Global Studies. My journey to studying psychology and art began with studying massage (relaxation and Hawaiian style of massage called Lomilomi - see Figure 1) and achieving a Diploma in Health Sciences at Torrens University. I wanted to pursue my interests of the human body further and explore the sciences of the mind, and so began my journey into the field of psychology where I hope to meld the two worlds (mind and body) together to create a holistic healing space for people.

This year (2023) in semester two I am undertaking a class called Motivation and Emotion where I have the opportunity to contribute to online wikiversity book Motivation and Emotion/Book/2023 by authoring the chapter on psilocybin assisted therapy and anxiety, which is a field I have always been fascinated by. I look forward to delving deeper into this topic and emerging the out the other side more knowledgeable on alternative treatments that extend beyond the current status-quo of typical treatments for people.

Interests and Hobbies
My interests and hobbies include:

- Travelling

- Permaculture and designing my garden

- Creating compost and soil

- Playing with my son (and we love playing with our chickens)

- Painting and drawing

- Reading - Alternative therapies such as Traditional Chinese Medicine (see Figure 2), bodywork and massage and naturopathy

Book chapter I am working on
In semester two 2023, I am working on the chapter "psilocybin assisted therapy and anxiety", exploring the benefits and challenges that face this ancient modality of healing and how it is finding its new place within modern society for the treatment of anxiety. The key focus questions of this chapter revolve around the theoretical framework behind psilocybin assisted therapy for anxiety, the specific mechanisms of action within the brain and how these contribute to its theraputic benefits and what the the main components of a psilocybin-assisted therapy session are for the treatment of anxiety.

Social Contributions
1. 06:43, 3 October 2023 - Change heading casing on all sub-headings for U3224053

2. 07:13, 3 October 2023 - Added links I found useful with my assignment as we have similar topics

3. 23:32, 3 October 2023 - Changed heading casing and in 'Discuss' tab have mentioned the use of findings by Dr. Carhart-Harris and his work with the DMN