how many children do you have?
two
how many pregnancies have you had?
2
how old were you when you gave birth?
19
what are your childrens' ages?
13, 10
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?
Everything
Protocol & Dosing
with psilocybin, what has been your dosing experience?
microdose (.1 - 1 gram), full dose (3+ grams)
how long did you dose for?
three months or more
if microdosing, what size would you have? (.1 - 1gram)
.25g, .5g
in what form were you ingesting the mushroom?
capsules, teas, whole, powdered
how often did you dose?
protocol -- following a set regimen
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
After Birth & Breastfeeding
why did you choose to ingest mushrooms after you gave birth?
When I was younger, I had crazy good experiences while having fun with psychedelics. I fully believed that they were a path to healing. I was in active addiction when I was pregnant with my first child. 3 years later, with the 2nd child I was sober however for years afterwards the healing process hadn’t really began. All the while I was doing research on the positive affects that psychedelics could have on your mental state and all around improvement in quality of life. I finally decided to try a Paul Staments microdosing protocol. At the end of week 2, I noticed how less edgy I was, more able to see things from different perspectives, and able to be more present when I was with my children. I gave up pharmaceuticals, and the western medicine approach. I began working with a holistic doctor of sorts and chose to continue to use plant medicine to guide me.
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?
Unrelated
did you notice any challenges to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?
Unrelated
Parenting
what benefits did you notice in your parenting that you attribute to the mushroom?
Ability to be present, open and communicative. Empathic to them as lil humans, understanding and less self centered.
what were the unwanted effects or challenges of ingesting mushrooms while parenting?
When the dose would hit me differently, I would sometimes get anxiety and would just have to wait until the affects wore off. Also have had to be quiet and in a way secretive around me microdosing.
what benefits have you noticed about your children that you attribute to the mushroom?
More open, comfortable and willing to have those tough conversations. They look at me now as some type of super human.
