Contact – Mothers of the Mushroom

If you'd like to support MOTM

We are a small team of citizen science activists and community organizers bring accessible education for families interested in incorporating psilocybin mushrooms into their lives.

Join a number of organizations and individuals who have donated to this life-changing and much needed research in the psychedelic community.

Donate to Mothers of the Mushroom

Currently, we are accepting one-time and ongoing donations to ensure longevity and reach of this project.

Your generous donation enables us to continue:

- marketing to continue receiving submissions
- web development & creative labor for site
- travel to present findings
- publication to a scientific journal
- data processing
- ongoing longitudinal studies

Connect with a MOTM Educator

Do you have questions about psilocybin safety, efficacy, or how to begin your journey with sacred mushrooms?

We're here to help. Email us at —

[email protected]

If your organization, research team, or community group is interested in learning more about psilocybin use among mothers and birthing people or insights from our research, contact the Mothers of the Mushroom team.

We act as resource intermediaries to connect you with a network of educators, authors and collaborators to further train and inform.

About the MOTM

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The Story

how many children do you have?

how many pregnancies have you had?

how old were you when you gave birth?

what are your childrens' ages?

did any of those end in early release? (miscarriage, still birth or abortion?) if so, can you share a little about those experience?

what surprised you about the mushroom journey?

Protocol & Dosing

with psilocybin, what has been your dosing experience?

how long did you dose for?

if microdosing, what size would you have? (.1 - 1gram)

in what form were you ingesting the mushroom?

how often did you dose?

if you were on a protocol, what protocol did you follow?

did you have any support with dosing?

when did you start ingesting mushrooms?

Pregnancy

why did you choose to ingest mushrooms before your pregnancy?

why did you choose to ingest mushrooms during your pregnancy?

what benefits did you notice in your pregnancy?

Postpartum & Breastfeeding

why did you choose to ingest mushrooms after you gave birth?

did you ingest mushrooms while breastfeeding?

did you notice any benefits to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?

did you notice any challenges to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?

Parenting

what benefits did you notice in your parenting that you attribute to the mushroom?

what were the unwanted effects or challenges of ingesting mushrooms while parenting?

what benefits have you noticed about your children that you attribute to the mushroom?

Summary

what would you like to say to other mothers & pregnant/birthing people about your own experience?

would you recommend this path to other people?