Episode 84
Can psilocybin mushrooms support mothers in their journey of healing and empowerment?
In this week's episode of the Psychedelic Mom Podcast, Michaela Carlin and Mikaela de la Myco express their shared passion for raising the voices of women in the psychedelic space. They explore stories of mothers using mushrooms at various stages of their journey from preconception through postpartum; the importance of culturally competent, inclusive, safe facilitation; and the roles of advocacy and ancestral healing in their work.
The conversation also touches on the broader cultural and spiritual implications of using earth medicines for healing and transformation, the right use of power within the psychedelic community and the rematriation of entheogens.
Mikaela de la Myco serves as a mother, an educator, a folk herbalist, a community organizer and entheogen facilitator. She applies her gifts in ancestral healing ways by supporting cooperatives, caretaking survivors in her work with MA'AT, educating in polyamorous and extended family structures, administrating certification courses like ECO Sensual, the Herbal & Trauma-Informed Advocacy Certification, conducting and presenting citizen science research for Mothers of the Mushroom, and tending to people in need of full-spectrum herbal womb care. She has collaborated as an educator and activist with many companies and organizations within the sacred earth medicine space and is well known as a maternal caretaker in the community.
Episode Highlights
Mothers and women in the entheogenic space
Mikaela's mission and the Mothers of the Mushroom Project
Citizen science on the benefits and safety of mushrooms for mothers
Exploring the Mothers of the Mushroom Project
Participant experiences and survey results
Dosing and breastfeeding insights
Mushrooms and the birth experience
Personal stories and cultural competency
Advocacy, safety, and community
Creating safe and inclusive spaces
Mikaela de la Myco’s Links
Website: www.mushwomb.love
Instagram: @mamadelamyco
OFFERING: Guides & Teachings: How to make your own microdose, Natural Birth Control Guide and The Entheogenic Earth Medicine Assisted Motherhood Guide
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: Microdosing: For Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance by James Fadiman & Jordan Gruber
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Special thanks to Jeremy Colbert (Taragápe) for the original podcast theme music.
You can find out more about Jeremey’s work here:
taragape.com and @taragape