Can psilocybin save a troubled marriage?

Love Letters

Months after Question 4, let’s explore.

Last November, Massachusetts voters rejected a ballot question about psilocybin.

Question 4 would have decriminalized the use of some psychedelic substances. It also would have allowed residents to grow some psychedelic substances at home.

Six months after the vote, advocates are still lobbying for an acceptance and legalization of psilocybin – because of what it could do for mental health. Even at Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers and doctors are putting great effort into how magic mushrooms might help human brains.

If you’re interested in the subject, try today’s episode of the Love Letters podcast, in which one couple explains how traveling to Oregon for psilocybin treatment changed their marriage.

The story is part of an entire Love Letters season about whether people can change – to become more fun, successful in love, and better at life, in general.

In an early episode a Broad Institute brain expert explained the plasticity of the brain, and how age and saliency helps and hinders our ability to find happiness.

In this new episode, listeners can learn more about alternative therapies, the concept of ego death, and what treatment some people seek to find a new path.

Listen and share your thoughts at [email protected]. You can find the Love Letters column at BostonGlobe.com/LoveLetters.

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