11:30am-1pm: Presentation by Baya Voce and conversation with Rick Doblin

Repair: The Secret Behind Successful Relationships

Conflict is a normal part of a relationship. Amazingly, our society is just coming to terms with that fact. And the market has responded; countless books, TED Talks & TikTok videos teach us how to fight & manage conflict. What’s missing is how to do the work of repair after. This, more than knowing how to fight, is what the most successful couples have cracked the code on. This talk explores the art of repair—and will include a conversation with Rick Doblin about how MDMA can help couples access the emotional depth needed to truly heal and reconnect.

Baya Voce

Couples Practitioner

MDMA-Assisted Couples Therapy Research

With an MSW from Columbia University, advanced training in Relational Life Therapy under Terry Real, and ongoing mentorship in a supervision group led by renowned couples therapist, Esther Perel, Baya combines the depth of therapeutic techniques with the practicality and directness of coaching. She collaborates with Rick Doblin, MAPS, and Columbia University on groundbreaking research into MDMA-assisted couples therapy, exploring its potential to foster and deepen connection. Her TEDx talk on loneliness, viewed by over 5 million people, highlights the often unspoken cost of loneliness in relationships.

Rick Doblin

President and Founder

Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of MAPS. He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his Master’s thesis on a survey of oncologists about smoked marijuana vs. the oral THC pill in nausea control for cancer patients. Rick studied with Dr. Stanislav Grof and was among the first to be certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner. His professional goal is to help develop legal contexts for the beneficial uses of psychedelics and marijuana, primarily as prescription medicines but also for personal growth for otherwise healthy people, and eventually to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist.

Social handles:

Baya Voce: @baya_voce

Rick Doblin: @rickdoblinphd