how many children do you have?
one
how many pregnancies have you had?
1
how old were you when you gave birth?
35
what are your childrens' ages?
2.5
did any of those end in early release? (miscarriage, still birth or abortion?) if so, can you share a little about those experience?
No
what surprised you about the mushroom journey?
How much flow it help me with in EVERY aspect of my life. How instantaneous the results were and how impactful they were. How sometimes the solution isn’t talking through and working through the pain but actually re-wiring those neuro pathways. How clearly you see choices in places where you originally operated in self-destructive habitual behaviour and actually had the strength and awareness to choose differently. For example eating sugary things that I know are not helpful and feeling so stuck and out of control with it all, then microdosing and seeing the option before that behaviour repeats and choosing a divine, nourishing salad instead.
Protocol & Dosing
with psilocybin, what has been your dosing experience?
microdose (.1 - 1 gram), high dose (6+ grams)
how long did you dose for?
two months
if microdosing, what size would you have? (.1 - 1gram)
.1g
in what form were you ingesting the mushroom?
capsules, powdered
how often did you dose?
protocol -- following a set regimen
if you were on a protocol, what protocol did you follow?
james fadiman - one day on, two days off
did you have any support with dosing?
when did you start ingesting mushrooms?
after i gave birth
After Birth & Breastfeeding
why did you choose to ingest mushrooms after you gave birth?
To help me manage matrescence, to manage my birth trauma and heal and to feel more in flow and connected. To lessen anxiety and fldepression.
did you ingest mushrooms while breastfeeding?
Yes
did you notice any benefits to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?
It helped me with anxiety, depression. Gave me the ability to reclaim myself and also be deeply present with my child. There was a slight change in sleep for us both. I noticed I had to take it quite early in the morning so that we could easily fall asleep at night. Improved energy a lot and me feeling at peace with my space in the world.
did you notice any challenges to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?
As above
Parenting
what benefits did you notice in your parenting that you attribute to the mushroom?
Way more peacefulness and presence when connecting and playing together. Feeing a deep love and connectedness to myself, child and world around me. Loved nature and flowers and made more effect to be outdoors together.
what were the unwanted effects or challenges of ingesting mushrooms while parenting?
Just the sleep aspect and perhaps intuitively adjusting me dose and time of dose
what benefits have you noticed about your children that you attribute to the mushroom?
I haven’t really noticed any changes
Summary
what would you like to say to other mothers & pregnant/birthing people about your own experience?
It is such a life changing and empowering, life enforcing medicine and I haven’t noticed any negative side effects.
would you recommend this path to other people?
Hell yes, and I do, every day