Ira Byock, MD, is a leading medical authority, author and public advocate for improving care for people living with serious medical conditions, and is a past president of the Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. His article, “Taking Psychedelics Seriously”, in 2018, helped spark renewed interest in psychedelic-assisted therapies within the field of palliative care. Ira’s first book, Dying Well, became a standard in the field of hospice and palliative care. His The Four Things That Matter Most is widely used in counseling within palliative care, pastoral care and psychology.