How can somatic therapy help us move from embodying our wounding to embodying our wisdom? Join Michaela Carlin in conversation with Dr. Carista Luminare, a psychotherapist who has spent over 40 years exploring this very question using her unique, holistic approach. Carista shares about how she works with the most common wounds that show up in her practice – unworthiness, shame, abandonment, and feeling insecure and unsafe in relationship – and the importance of expressing authentic emotions in real-time to help release stored trauma in the body.

Carista and Michaela also touch on the potential of working with plant medicines in the healing process, the roots of addiction, adaptive vs. maladaptive ‘parts’, and the role of early conditioning in shaping our lives. The interview wraps up with an exploration of Carista's comprehensive assessment methods with her clients, a deeper look into the concept of 'big T' and 'small t' traumas, and the overarching notion of healing as a journey of self-discovery.

Can we truly understand the value of sacred plant medicines without understanding the indigenous cultures who have been holding them for millena? Listen in as the Psychedelic Mom, Michaela Carlin, explores this question and more with Andrea Valeska and Ana Medina, two women of indigenous ancestry who are deeply embedded in the movement for the decriminalization of sacred plant medicines in Colorado.

The pair express disappointment about the lack of consultation with indigenous people in the development of Colorado’s Proposition 122, “Access to Natural Psychedelic Substances”. They underscore the need for awareness, inclusivity, and respect for indigenous traditions in the psychedelic renaissance, urging listeners to reconnect with the land and develop decriminalization and legalization policies from a place of love and connection to the earth.

This episode can be considered a wake-up call to the importance of respecting indigenous voices and seeking permission when working with sacred plant medicines. Ana and Andrea make a case for the need to decolonize our thinking, slow down, and learn from indigenous elders before attempting to work at scale with “natural psychedelic substances”.

What happens when we tap into the deepest layers of our consciousness, and what role might psychedelics play in this exploration? Join The Psychedelic Mom, Michaela Carlin, in conversation with Dr. Angelo Dilullo, a highly respected non-dual teacher, as they discuss awakening and the synergy between psychedelics and consciousness, offering novel perspectives on reality, self and healing.

Dr. Angelo emphasizes dismantling the illusion of separateness – a shift away from the conventional "fixing" model of healing towards accepting and integrating all experiences. By challenging the perception of self as a fixed entity and acknowledging the value of personal exploration, Dr. Angelo invites us to navigate beyond the conditioned mind to discover true freedom.

Join Michaela Carlin and Tyson Adams as they engage in a profound discussion on porn addiction, sexual trauma, and the therapeutic use of psychedelics. Tyson shares about his history with pornography and how it led to a deeper understanding of his sexuality, He shares intimate details of his practice involving sacred sexuality and the deliberate and mindful engagement in sexual practices.

Tyson’s personal journey of porn addiction beginning at a tender age and how it became normalized during his college years. He highlights the impact of pornography on men's perception of women and how it can outsource pleasure to the women, thereby deflecting men's responsibility for their own pleasure.

Tyson's approach involves dealing with unattached burdens and energies through unique methods, such as N,N-DMT mirror work, which he attests led him to one of his most profound ego death experiences. He also uses tools like Internal Family Systems and bioelectric massage machines to address porn addiction and sexual trauma, coupled with micro or macro doses of mushrooms. His approach is rooted in the belief that trauma is stored in specific parts of the body and in decommodifying ourselves to truly understand our worth as soul beings.

What is it like to receive an extended dose of intravenous DMT? Listen in as Alexander Beiner candidly shares about his recent experiences doing just this as part of a research study at Imperial College London.

In this conversation, Alexander unpacks some of the symbolism embedded in these wild and profound psychedelic journeys, connecting them to our collective need to engage with the intricacies of “complex” systems – both micro and macro – with a flexible and curious approach.

His participation in the DMT study reveals his awe at the possibilities of deriving knowledge from alternate states of consciousness. Reflecting on his encounters with various intelligences during his DMT experiences, Alexander highlights the spiritual teachings he received, especially the centrality of love.

Join Michaela Carlin, The Psychedelic Mom, as she speaks with author and conscious entrepreneur, Dom Farnan. Dom vulnerably shares about the profound impact that plant medicines, specifically ayahuasca, have had on her self-awareness, self-love and inner healing – transforming not only her self-perception, but also her approach towards motherhood and leadership.

In her book, Now Here: A Journey from Toxic Boss to Conscious Connector, Dom maps her trajectory from a work-obsessed, perfectionistic boss in the corporate world to a conscious leader who has managed to infuse her heart-centered ethos into her company culture.

This conversation also broaches the broader subjects of the role of earth medicines in uncovering the unconscious, the impact of both ‘big T’ and ‘little t’ traumas, inherited generational behaviors, and the role of empathy and understanding in breaking the cycles of oppressive systems.

Sheleana Aiyana is an international best selling author of Becoming the One, and founder of Rising Woman, a growing community of more than 3 million readers. Her training and immersion in couples facilitation, inherited family trauma, family systems, conscious relationship, somatic healing, and plant medicines inform her holistic approach to seeing relationship as a spiritual path. She lives with her husband, Ben and their dog Bodhi on xwәnen’әč, the unceded land of the Hul’q’umi’num’- and WSÁNE´ C-speaking Coast Salish peoples, now known as Salt Spring Island, BC.

In this heartfelt interview, Michaela Carlin, The Psychedelic Mom, and Amber Capone discuss Amber’s journey supporting her husband in his incredible recovery from PTSD through plant-based psychedelic therapies like ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. At the core of Amber’s message is that it’s important to reframe cultural perceptions around psychedelic “drugs” to better appreciate their profound therapeutic potential. Her organization, VETS, stands at the forefront of her cause, offering financial assistance for a variety of therapeutic psychedelic modalities, aiming to help veterans and their spouses heal from trauma.

Amber holds a strong belief that psychedelics can serve as vital tools for healing, yet she underscores the fact that they aren't the only avenue for personal transformation and that each person's journey is distinctively their own. Reflecting on her own healing journey, Capone shares the transformative power of therapy, journaling, prayer, and self-care, emphasizing the ripple effect her husband's recovery has had on her own life.

Today's guest, Ben Malcolm, a seasoned pharmacologist, shares about his personal and professional experiences with an array of psychoactive drugs, including psilocybin, cannabis, ketamine, Ibogaine, DMT and MDMA. He characterizes 'good drugs' as those that foster enhanced well-being and circumvent addiction.

Malcolm delves into the subject of psychedelics during the critical periods of pregnancy and breastfeeding, suggesting a favorable risk profile, while also highlighting that from the standpoint of peer reviewed scientific study, safety remains unconfirmed. Malcolm also candidly shares his own spiritual shift following a DMT experience and his subsequent founding of Spirit Pharmacist, his online membership which provides psychedelic education.

Tracey Tee and your host, Michaela Carlin, discuss the role of mothers in the psychedelic space, the challenges and joys of motherhood, and the impact of earth medicines on their experience parenting. They also dive into the benefits of microdosing, which can help mothers feel more present, tap into their creativity, and explore aspects of their identity that may previously have been unconscious.

The interview delves into the importance of self-love, reconnecting with the body, and learning from the stories of our ancestors. Tracey Tee's journey with psychedelics and earth medicines has taught her about surrender, courage, compassion, sovereignty, forgiveness, and love, and she encourages others to create their own new stories as well.

Today’s guest, Katie Moseley, a psychic and psychedelic awakening coach, is modeling a transformational approach to parenting. In this conversation between two psychedelic moms, Katie shares her vision of parenting, which involves accepting the full spectrum of emotions into the relational field, including the dark and primal ones, so that a family can practice moving through difficult emotions and co-regulating together.

Katie also discusses her work as a clairvoyant, emphasizing the importance of keeping one's energy clear to stay in tune. Her approach to clairvoyant work involves connecting to a specific “timeline” and feeling into what the person is most aligned with and needing to connect to in that moment. This intimate conversation offers valuable insights into a mother’s intuition, conscious parenting, mindfulness meditation and clairvoyant work.

In this solo episode, Michaela Carlin, The Psychedelic Mom, shares about how motherhood and earth medicines such as ayahuasca, iboga and bufo alvarius can offer transformative experiences that provide valuable lessons on love, non-judgment, compassion and patience. She explores how these journeys help reveal our connections to generational lines and the Great Mother, fostering personal growth and also better parenting.

Tara Nichols is a bioenergetics practitioner who has overcome both Lyme Disease and Mold Illness as well as an eating disorder and now dedicates herself to helping others heal. In this conversation Tara and Michaela Carlin discuss holistic approach to healing; the connection between mind, body, soul, and spirit; and the importance of dealing with emotions in the healing process.

Tara recommends alternative healing methods such as bio-energetic testing, emotional support tinctures, energy work, yoga, sound healing and microdosing. Her journey involved making daily choices towards recovery and her subsequent healing is a testament to the power of self-love, self-care and transformative alternative modalities.

This week on The Psychedelic Mom, Dr. Johnathan Edwards, an anesthesiologist who specializes in working with adolescents and mental health, discusses the youth mental health crisis and the use of ketamine in this population.

Michaela and Dr. Edwards discuss the benefits of ketamine, the negative impact of lockdowns on mental health, and the importance of adjunct psychological therapies to psychedelic treatments. They explore the potential benefits of using ketamine to treat adolescents, which has gained attention for its effectiveness in reducing depressive symptoms and preventing suicide.

In this special solo episode, The Psychedelic Mom, Michaela Carlin, shares perspectives on what it might look like to move forward in right relationship with sacred earth medicines. Michaela explores the current complexities of the psychedelic space, emphasizing the need for a higher level of consciousness and humility to solve complex problems. She highlights the importance of supporting indigenous wisdom and voices, acknowledging her own limitations as a white woman of privilege.

Michaela reflects on the themes of coming home, deep knowing, and the wisdom of plants in psychedelic experiences, and questions the Western therapeutic psychological model and the capitalist-driven big pharma industry in relation to psychedelic healing. She calls for an intersectionality of voices and open dialogue as the psychedelic renaissance continues to unfold.

In this week’s episode, Swedish artist David Lindberg shares about his transformative experiences with psychedelics that have led him to understand the concept of God and non-duality and expanded his creativity. David and Michaela dive into the importance of self-love and healing childhood wounds, how psychedelics can help access hidden parts of oneself and help heal them, and the need to let go of aspects of ourselves that no longer serve us in order to live in alignment with our truth.

Lindberg also talks about the importance of creativity and discipline and how he collaborates with an idea or energy to create something beautiful. He shares about his project called Tribe, which is a parallel world of creatures representing his spiritual journey that has been inspired by indigenous cultures and created with the help of AI.

As this week’s guest Monica Rodgers sees it, we are living through a “great apocalypse”, which is also a time of revelation that is helping humanity to excavate and reveal the illusions that are holding women back from expressing their divine nature. Listen in to a conversation between two psychedelic mothers and podcasters as they discuss the personal and cultural impacts of the wounding and the healing of the divine feminine.

Join the psychedelic Mom, Michaela Carlin for an intimate conversation with special guest, Aaron Orsini, an expert at the intersection of psychedelics and autism. Michaela and Aaron discuss Aaron’s profound journey of self-understanding and transformation with the help of psychedelics, as well as the gifts and challenges Michaela has experienced being the mom of an autistic daughter.

If you’re tuning in to today’s episode and seeking support with your own autism or that of someone you care about, including how psychedelic may help, please visit PsychedelicAutism.com where you can contact Aaron directly to set up a Zoom consult to explore your questions and be guided towards further resources.

Did you know that psilocybin mushrooms can be fed 5-MeO-DMT during cultivation to create an entirely new psychedelic medicine called psilomethoxin? Meet today’s guest, Ben Moore, military veteran and founder of the Church of Psilomethoxin, and listen in as he explains about the profound healing psilomethoxin has brought him and other veterans with whom he has created a psychedelic healing community.

Ben Moore and your host, Michaela Carlin, explore essential topics of our time, such as how the patterns that shape our lives can be recognized and transformed with the assistance of psychedelics and how a lack of self-responsibility and the courage to change is at the root of many of society's systemic problems.