ABOUT MILICA
PSYCHEDELICS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Milica Radovic Mandic is an educator, event organizer, and ecosystem builder with over 10 years of experience engaging with the psychedelic field through education, harm reduction, community building, and public dialogue.
She founded Psilocybin San Francisco, an educational platform focused on psilocybin education, risk awareness, harm reduction, and responsible public conversation.
She also founded Bizdelics, organisation that provides recourses for psychedelic industry, including The Psychedelic Ecosystem List with 500+ names. She is a host at Psychedelic Pillow Talk Podcast.
Academic
She completed an MSc in Psychology in the UK, with academic research focused on attitudes toward clinical applications of naturally occurring medications, including psilocybin.
Her dissertation examined the relationship between personality traits and attitudes toward clinical applications of naturally occurring medications, including psilocybin and THC.
VOLUNTEERING
Milica's volunteer work spans constructing mud houses across Asia and Latin America, operating tractors in rice fields, supporting orphanages, teaching in schools globally etc. Beyond her hands-on contributions, Milica was a TED licensee, organizing TEDx events for 6 years highlighting local social issues.
TRAVELS
During her travels to more than 70 countries, Milica has been an active volunteer, offering assistance to those in need. She has also lived and helped indigenous tribes in Indonesia and Africa.
During her travels in Uruguay, she met and interviewed her childhood hero, Pepe Mujica.
Proficient in five languages, she is deeply passionate about the potential of community.
Learn more about her travels at her blog.
Note: she wrote it up until 2017.
SPIRITUALITY
Her spiritual journey began in Thailand with a focused 21-day Vipassana meditation retreat, 16 days of which were spent in intensive meditation. Her interest in spirituality also led her to study cross cultural approaches to consciousness, contemplative practice, and traditional healing systems. Today, for her, spirituality means discovering paths to remain faithful to her authentic self.
MUSIC AND FESTIVALS
Milica is interested in music, festivals, and the role of art, creativity, and community in shaping human connection.
Her favourite festivals are Day Zero in the jungle of Mexico and Ozora in Hungary. Her favourite music artist are Oliver Koletzki, Nicola Cruz and Damian Lazarus.