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This week on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Abbie Rosner, writer, baby boomer, and one of the leading voices exploring how the psychedelic renaissance is reshaping the experience of aging.Based in Washington, DC, Abbie is the author of the forthcoming book Psychedelics and the Counterculture of Aging and the creator of the ELDEREVOLUTION newsletter, where she challenges outdated narratives about getting older and offers a bold, meaningful vision of elderhood rooted in growth, healing, and consciousness expansion.In this thought-provoking conversation, Abbie explores what makes working with psychedelics in later life fundamentally different than in youth. With decades of lived experience, emotional maturity, and insights from half a century of clinical research, older adults are uniquely positioned to benefit from these medicines.She reflects on the oft-quoted line from Michael Pollan that psychedelics may be “wasted on the young,” and examines the specific issues of aging such as grief, meaning,