Today, we’re joined by
Dr. Monnica Williams, a trailblazer in the field of mental health and equity. She’s a clinical psychologist and Canada Research Chair in Mental Health Innovation and Equity at the University of Ottawa, where she leads groundbreaking work at the intersection of culture, race, and mental health.
Dr. Williams has spent her career breaking down barriers in psychology, from helping redefine how we understand racial trauma, to exploring the role of psychedelic medicines like MDMA, ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms and ayahuasca in healing deep emotional wounds. She’s also one of the few researchers working to ensure people of colour are included in psychedelic medicine studies, an area that’s long lacked diversity.