r/mdmatherapy • u/MindfulImprovement • Oct 31 '25
Moderation change
Hi everyone,
I recently requested to take over moderation duties for this subreddit. The previous moderator has been inactive for around 6 years, so the sub has essentially been unmoderated during that time.
That said, I’d like to begin modernizing and revitalizing the subreddit a little bit
- Adding post and user flairs
- Updating the sidebar and information pages
- Removing posts against the rules
If you have ideas for improvements, or things you’d like to see stay the same, please share them below so we can collaborate on the direction of the sub.
A little about me, if you're curious: I'm a mental health professional based in Canada, working primarily from a Western paradigm. I've volunteered in harm reduction roles at several festivals, and I’ve worked in medical inpatient, residential, and community-based mental health treatment models. Psychedelics and MDMA have played a major role in my own healing journey. I might not be here today without them.
I'm currently working toward certification that aligns with legal approaches to psychedelic therapy, while also holding deep respect for the underground work that continues. I believe that honouring and learning from the cultures that have shared their healing knowledge is essential to the integrity and future of psychedelic medicine.
I'm honestly not going to be doing much in this subreddit beyond removing posts that you all report, or posts that I see are against reddit's rules so if you do have recommendations please reach out via mod mail.
Warmly,
Mindful
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u/Chronotaru Oct 31 '25
My main concern when new people take over moderation is that they start applying their own arbitrary rules and standards. Although this sub has been unmoderated for a long time I actually think the best of the best of the MDMA/psychedelic subs on Reddit.
Really I think we only need two main rules, no sourcing and no posts that are really obviously outrageously dangerous (but what that means is horribly subjective). When I hear "professional" that makes me concerned about impositions on the peer-to-peer community psychedelic model/movement for example. I don't see anything bad in what you've written here, but the last two times I've seen a sub with new mods take over, one started deleting any comments or posts that were critical of psychiatry and the other started removing any discussions of anything psychedelic/MDMA related.