Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD
Apr 7, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 10 segments
Depression, PTSD, and trauma related disorders continue to challenge modern medicine, even as our understanding of the brain and consciousness rapidly evolves. New research suggests that certain…
Rick DoblinGuestDarshan ShahHostWelcome to Extend with me, Dr. Darshan Shah, a podcast dedicated to cutting-edge science, research, tools, and protocols designed to help you extend your healthspan.
Having become one of the youngest doctors in the country at the age of 21 and trained and board-certified at the Mayo Clinic, I've accumulated three decades of practice as a board-certified surgeon and longevity expert.
Over that time, I've discovered that a mere 20% of health knowledge yields 80% of the results when it comes to your healthspan.
We are living in a new era where we are creating a new healthcare system, no longer focused on disease management, but achieving optimal health and vitality.
Join me as I interview world-renowned experts, offering you a step-by-step guide to proactively avoid disease and most importantly, extend your health span.
Mental health conditions like PTSD, depression, and trauma remain difficult to treat with the traditional approaches used alone.
There's emerging research that suggests that psychedelic-assisted therapies may offer a new path forward by combining neuroscience, psychotherapy, and carefully guided experiences.
In this episode of Extend, I'm joined by a giant in the field, Rick Doblin, Ph.D., He's the founder and president of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.
Since he founded MAPS back in 1986, Rick has dedicated 40 years to developing medical, legal, and cultural contacts for psychedelics and marijuana, sponsoring the most advanced psychedelic-assisted therapy research in the world.
We explore how MDMA-assisted therapy works for PTSD, how psychedelics influence neuroplasticity and emotional processing, and why preparation, conversation, context, and integration are essential for safe and effective outcomes.
You cannot separate mental health from your metabolic health, and you can't optimize performance while your nervous system stays dysregulated.
What we're talking about is the frontier of healing trauma, addiction, and mental health at its root causes.
This episode of Rick Doblin, who's a giant in the field, like I said earlier, is incredibly important because I get asked almost every single time I take stage or in my comments on podcasts, when are you going to talk about psychedelics? So I went right to the top.
Rick Doblin breaks it down for us, and he was gracious enough to give me two hours plus of his time.
So we're going to split this episode up into two segments, part one and part two.
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Welcome to Extend with me, Dr. Darshan Shah, a podcast dedicated to cutting-edge science, research, tools, and protocols designed to help you extend your healthspan.
Having become one of the youngest doctors in the country at the age of 21 and trained and board-certified at the Mayo Clinic, I've accumulated three decades of practice as a board-certified surgeon and longevity expert.
Over that time, I've discovered that a mere 20% of health knowledge yields 80% of the results when it comes to your healthspan.
We are living in a new era where we are creating a new healthcare system, no longer focused on disease management, but achieving optimal health and vitality.
Join me as I interview world-renowned experts, offering you a step-by-step guide to proactively avoid disease and most importantly, extend your health span.
Mental health conditions like PTSD, depression, and trauma remain difficult to treat with the traditional approaches used alone.
There's emerging research that suggests that psychedelic-assisted therapies may offer a new path forward by combining neuroscience, psychotherapy, and carefully guided experiences.
In this episode of Extend, I'm joined by a giant in the field, Rick Doblin, Ph.D., He's the founder and president of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.
Since he founded MAPS back in 1986, Rick has dedicated 40 years to developing medical, legal, and cultural contacts for psychedelics and marijuana, sponsoring the most advanced psychedelic-assisted therapy research in the world.
We explore how MDMA-assisted therapy works for PTSD, how psychedelics influence neuroplasticity and emotional processing, and why preparation, conversation, context, and integration are essential for safe and effective outcomes.
You cannot separate mental health from your metabolic health, and you can't optimize performance while your nervous system stays dysregulated.
What we're talking about is the frontier of healing trauma, addiction, and mental health at its root causes.
This episode of Rick Doblin, who's a giant in the field, like I said earlier, is incredibly important because I get asked almost every single time I take stage or in my comments on podcasts, when are you going to talk about psychedelics? So I went right to the top.
Rick Doblin breaks it down for us, and he was gracious enough to give me two hours plus of his time.
So we're going to split this episode up into two segments, part one and part two.