how many children do you have?
three
how many pregnancies have you had?
7
how old were you when you gave birth?
25
what are your childrens' ages?
8,5,3
did any of those end in early release? (miscarriage, still birth or abortion?) if so, can you share a little about those experience?
yes both abortion and miscarriage. it definatly adds some blues
what surprised you about the mushroom journey?
how positive and safe i felt
Protocol & Dosing
with psilocybin, what has been your dosing experience?
microdose (.1 - 1 gram), mid dose (1-3 grams)
how long did you dose for?
three months or more
if microdosing, what size would you have? (.1 - 1gram)
.1g, .15g, .2g, .25g, .3g, .5g, 1g
in what form were you ingesting the mushroom?
capsules, teas, whole, powdered, in lemon juice and smoothies
how often did you dose?
intuitively -- as needed
if you were on a protocol, what protocol did you follow?
paul stamets - four days on, three off
did you have any support with dosing?
when did you start ingesting mushrooms?
after i gave birth
Pregnancy
why did you choose to ingest mushrooms before your pregnancy?
i took full doses before pregnancy and got over trauma and self consiousness
why did you choose to ingest mushrooms during your pregnancy?
i micro dosed during the beging of my pregnancy because it was super stressful. i did choose to end that pregnancy because of the overwhelming amount of things going on
what benefits did you notice in your pregnancy?
adrenal and mood support
After Birth & Breastfeeding
why did you choose to ingest mushrooms after you gave birth?
micro and full doses after the pregnancy ended helped with the guilt and emotions afterwards as well in aiding me back to normal routine
did you ingest mushrooms while breastfeeding?
No
did you notice any benefits to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?
the benefit for me was being able to thing more rationally
did you notice any challenges to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?
n/a
Parenting
what benefits did you notice in your parenting that you attribute to the mushroom?
being able to communicate better and more patience
what were the unwanted effects or challenges of ingesting mushrooms while parenting?
none
what benefits have you noticed about your children that you attribute to the mushroom?
handeling thier stress better or emotional trauma
