The Psychedelic Mom Michaela Carlin

In this episode of the Psychedelic Mom Podcast, host Michaela Carlin interviews Quilley Powers, an 81-year-old 5-MeO-DMT facilitator with a rich history in psychedelic exploration for over six decades. Quilley delves into the significant role psychedelics have played in her approach to grief, loss, and her practice in hospice care, offering a unique perspective on the aging process, wisdom, and enlightenment.

She discusses how her personal experiences, including the tragic loss of her son, led her to work with psychedelics in a more sacred way, her approach to serving medicine as a “crone” in a youth-centric society, and the importance of set and setting in psychedelic therapy.

Michaela and Quilley also address the ethical considerations of serving a powerful medicine like 5-MeO-DMT, especially with respect to age and preparedness and the role of a facilitator in ensuring safe and meaningful experiences.

The intersection of psychedelics, healing, and awakening forms the central theme of today’s episode of The Psychedelic Mom with guest Licia Sky. This conversation is an exploration into the profound benefits of working with the body, mind and breath with patience, self-compassion and deeply attuned support.

Licia shares her extensive experience as a somatic healer and medicine woman, highlighting the techniques she uses to help people connect with their inner selves. The discussion covers the impact of trauma on the body, the challenges of working within the Western model of mental health, the significance of subtlety in the healing process, and the transformative power of psychedelics such as ketamine when used with sensitive dosing, intention and care.

Tune in to another inspiring episode of The Psychedelic Mom as Michaela Carlin interviews Brandilyn Clay, a ‘mamapreneur’, mother of two, and CEO of Goddess Capes and Liquid Gold Bone Broth. Brandilyn's journey is a profound exploration of transitioning from Mormon roots into a life deeply intertwined with psychedelics, entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Brandilyn's story unfolds as she becomes a passionate beekeeper, through which she met psychedelic mentors and experienced profound spiritual awakenings with plant medicines and psychedelics. Exploring the interconnectedness of psychedelia, motherhood, and entrepreneurship, Bradlyn shares the impact of her spiritual psychology expertise and personal growth on coaching postpartum mothers and married couples. Michaela and Brandlyn reflect on the joys and challenges of integrating psychedelics into the journey of motherhood, offering insights into a devotional life of purpose.

How does one navigate the complex intersection of identity, facilitation, and healing within the psychedelic experience? In this episode Michaela Carlin and Tony Pham (Butterfly), a facilitator deeply rooted in Buddhism and queer and BIPOC identities, dive into the complexities of psychedelic training programs, the art of facilitation, and the importance of self-care and integration on the path of psychedelic service.

With insights into the challenges of navigating facilitation within diverse communities and the responsibility towards ethical practices, this conversation shines a light on the layered experiences of connecting with ancestral wisdom and bridging traditional healing practices with modern needs.

How do we find true fulfillment? Tune in to The Psychedelic Mom for a conversation with Dr. Meghan Roekle about the relationship between one's true nature, the body's wisdom, and the mind-body connection. Michaela and Meghan explore the limitations of traditional therapy, pointing to non-duality and embodiment as portals through which we can move more deeply into genuine healing and fulfillment.

They discuss practical approaches to tapping into the body's wisdom, the power of presence and awareness, and how these principles can be integrated to support navigating life's challenges. Their dialogue offers listeners a deeper understanding of fulfillment by bridging spiritual concepts with everyday experiences and outlines practices to help orient towards living a more connected and fulfilling life.

Tune in for an inspiring conversation with Beana Bern as she shares her transformative journey with psychedelics, from recreational use to becoming a therapeutic psilocybin guide and founder of Rootstock Retreats. High on a hilltop in the far northern reaches of Vermont, Rootstock intertwines therapeutic psychedelics, deep connection to nature, and the strength of community to facilitate profound self-discovery and healing.

Beana shares about why she wanted to live a life in sync with the land and how she created a unique, organic homestead to bring this vision to life as well. Rootstock offers work service days for community building, educational residencies in homesteading, a chemical-free, clothing-optional bathhouse dubbed 'The Oasis', and of course … psilocybin immersions.