Psychedelic medicines are substances that can create significant changes in perception, consciousness, emotion and our usual sense of self. They include naturally occurring medicines such as psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca and ibogaine, as well as synthetic substances such as LSD and Ketamine.

Plant medicine is an even broader term. Not every medicine or natural support I educate about is psychedelic and technically, not all of them are plants. My support may include education, preparation and integration for psychedelic plants and fungi, non-psychedelic natural medicines such as functional fungi and adaptogens.

No. You may be curious and looking for credible education before deciding whether this path is right for you, preparing for an upcoming experience, or looking for support integrating an experience that happened weeks, months or even years ago. There doesn't need to be a first or another medicine experience planned.

Preparation is about building a foundation before the experience, not trying to control the outcome. Depending on your individual circumstances, we may explore intentions, expectations, questions or concerns, safety and harm-reduction considerations, provider selection, support systems, grounding practices and what you may need when you return home. Preparation frameworks commonly emphasize expectations, coping/grounding skills and creating appropriate support around the medicine experience.

Integration is where we begin translating an experience into everyday life. Rather than telling you what your experience “meant,” I'll support you in exploring what surfaced and what feels meaningful to you. Our work may incorporate self-inquiry, journaling, mindfulness, nervous-system and somatic practices, time in nature, boundaries, creative expression, supportive rituals and small, intentional lifestyle changes.

The medicine may show you the path. Integration is how you learn to walk it.

Absolutely. Not every medicine experience feels beautiful, profound or immediately meaningful. Integration can provide a supportive space to explore emotions, questions or material that surfaced and identify what support you may need moving forward. Difficult experiences are specifically recognized within psychedelic integration literature as an important reason people may seek support. If what you're experiencing requires medical, psychiatric or psychotherapeutic care beyond my scope, I'll encourage connection with a safe, appropriate professional.

No. I do not provide, sell, source or facilitate access to any psychedelic or controlled substance. My role is education, preparation and integration support.

No. People explore psychedelic and plant medicines for many different reasons. While addiction and recovery, chronic stress, grief, anxiety, trauma and nervous-system restoration are areas I have particular experience with, preparation and integration can also support personal growth, self-exploration, spiritual connection, life transitions and simply understanding yourself more deeply.

That depends on where you're starting and what you're looking for. If you're primarily seeking education or clarity, the 75-minute Plant Medicine Education Consultation may be enough. If you're preparing for or integrating an experience and want more individualized support, 6 and 12 week options provide a longer container for preparation, integration and ongoing support.

My experience is both personal and professional. My lived experience with psychedelics began prior to sobriety, when substances such as LSD, MDMA, ketamine and psilocybin were used largely recreationally.

My relationship with these medicines changed profoundly through my own recovery and healing journey. Since then, my personal experience has included Kambo, ibogaine, ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT (Bufo), Sananga and psilocybin microdosing, approached through a very different lens of intention, preparation, ceremony and integration.

Professionally, I have worked as a ketamine-assisted therapy nurse supporting clients receiving treatment for treatment-resistant depression and my education and integration training through Plant Medicine People extends across a range of psychedelic medicines and integration pillars.