From Skeptic to Advocate: A Psychedelic Awakening with Karin Calde

Welcome back to another episode of Minds on Mushroom! Today, we sit down with Karin Calde, a licensed psilocybin facilitator from Portland, Oregon as she shares her personal journey into the world of psychedelics.

Beginning with her first guided psilocybin experience during a challenging period of her life, Karin reflects on how the experience helped her rediscover a sense of spiritual connection and self-love. She also discusses the differences between psilocybin and MDMA, noting how each substance contributed to her healing process and deepened her therapy work, especially with Internal Family Systems (IFS).

Karin, a former therapist, realized she needed to undergo her own deep healing before she could truly help others. With an insatiable drive for love and personal growth, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery through psychedelics and alternative therapies. These experiences transformed her, leaving her in a much stronger position to guide and support others on their own healing paths.

If you’re curious about how psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA can help with emotional healing, self-discovery, or relationship challenges, don’t miss this enlightening episode with Karin Calde.

Connect with Karin here:

Web: https://drcalde.com/psilocybin/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/wildwoodfacilitation/

Listen to her podcast: https://apple.co/4dmqxAn

Episode highlights:

(0:00) Intro and more about Karin Calde

(1:18) Karin’s first experience with psychedelics and Michael Pollan's influence

(4:40) Spiritual connection through psilocybin

(7:37) Setting intentions in psychedelic experiences

(12:45) IFS and how psychedelics facilitated Karin’s deeper therapy work

(22:55) Psilocybin and where it comes from

(26:13) What a facilitation session look like for Karin

(34:51) Where to find more resources about Karin

(36:23) Impact of psychedelics on relationships and communication

(40:28) Outro