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I've been thinking about getting Botox lately. Again. I say "again" because I used to get it. I still have a skincare routine. My hair has gone gray naturally. I'm not here to perform some perfect journey of natural beauty: that would be just another unrealistic standard. But something has shifted in me, and I can't stop thinking about why I'm even considering it. It's not in a casual "maybe I'll try it" way. It's that specific, anxiety-tinged feeling where you catch your ref

One of the most common questions I get is about microdosing psilocybin. I get why people are curious. Microdosing feels approachable and is gentler than a therapeutic psychedelic journey. And for many people, it seems like a way to experience some of the benefits of psilocybin without turning their life upside down for a day. Personally, I agree with a lot of that curiosity. I have experience with microdosing and I see why it has become so popular. At the same time, there is

I was genuinely excited to see t his recent bulletin in the MAPS newsletter focused on hormone-informed psychedelic medicine for women. It felt especially resonant because my capstone project during psilocybin facilitator training centered on tuning into my own menstrual cycle and how psilocybin affected me across it. That work made something increasingly clear to me: psychedelic experiences do not happen in isolation. They happen in real bodies, and women’s bodies are cycli

As psilocybin becomes part of more everyday conversation, a lot of outdated ideas keep getting recycled. Some come from old drug education messaging. Others come from assuming all substances work the same way. They don’t. And psilocybin is a good example of that. Here are a few of the most common myths, and what we actually know instead. Psilocybin Myth #1: Magic mushrooms are addictive They aren’t. Psilocybin mushrooms are considered non-addictive, largely because of how the

As psilocybin enters mainstream conversation, it’s often framed as something newly discovered: a promising compound, a breakthrough treatment, a frontier of modern science. But for many Indigenous cultures, psilocybin mushrooms are not new. They are medicine. And, not metaphorically, not symbolically. Medically, practically, and holistically. Long before clinical trials and neuroscience labs, Indigenous healers have worked with mushrooms to understand illness, relieve sufferi

I’ve never really been into New Year’s resolutions. The whole new year, new you  energy- goals, pressure, aggressive self-improvement, has never worked for me. For me, it’s looked like a diet that lasts a few weeks, an exercise regimen that’s way too intense and burns me out, or a new hobby I abandon because I feel bad at it almost immediately. Not exactly uplifting. And honestly… why do we need a new year to start something new? Instead of resolutions, I’ve been focusing on

I just got back from a group psilocybin retreat in Oregon, and it felt like a really meaningful way to wrap up the year. I was genuinely excited going into it. I’d worked with one of the facilitators before, a good friend had done this retreat, and it felt like the right moment for something like this.

Psilocybin as medicine is being studied for depression, anxiety, addiction, and brain flexibility. Here’s what current research shows and what it does not. Psilocybin has long been associated with counterculture imagery, but over the past decade it has quietly entered mainstream scientific research. Universities, medical journals, and public health organizations are now studying its potential therapeutic role in mental health with increasing seriousness. For women in midlife,

Anti-aging usually brings to mind skincare and supplements, not psychedelics. Yet scientists are beginning to explore whether psilocybin influences the cellular stress responses that drive biological aging. The research is early, but the questions are getting more interesting. Why Psilocybin Is Entering the Anti-Aging Conversation Aging is often framed as inevitable decline. Slower recovery. Lower energy. Systems that simply do not bounce back the way they once did. But biolo

What the Research Is Showing About Flexibility, Healing, and Change Many women in midlife find that thought patterns feel more entrenched and stress responses linger. Neuroscience suggests this reflects reduced brain flexibility with age. New research indicates psilocybin may temporarily increase neuroplasticity, even later in life. Many women in midlife notice that patterns of thought and emotion can feel more entrenched than they once did. Stress responses linger. Old narra

Journeys aren't always comfortable, but they are ALWAYS clarifying. Importantly, psilocybin was never the work. It is one modality, used alongside therapy, reflection, and intentional integration. Together, those tools have changed my life in ways I couldn’t have predicted.