Mushrooms Changed The Course of My Life | Microdosing Psilocybin

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In this episode I'm pulling back the curtain on my personal journey with magic mushrooms - the first time I felt truly present, the trip that made me quit my corporate career, and how microdosing became a thread woven through my path to becoming a clinical herbalist.

I also get into where I see this medicine fitting in clinical practice.

This is a very requested topics I get from clients and listeners.

• Why I think the institutionalization of plant medicine is a problem worth paying attention to
• My personal history with mushrooms - presence, grief, quitting my career, and what actually changed
• The ski slope metaphor for neuroplasticity - what mushrooms actually do in the brain
• Where I see psilocybin fitting clinically
• Why anxiety is a sister emotion to excitement and what that means for microdosing
• Every major microdosing protocol broken down
• My mom microdosing her microdoses
• When to put the mushrooms down

• Depression*
• Anxiety*
• Getting unstuck*
• Emotional processing*
• OCD
• Migraines and headaches
• Addiction - alcohol, tobacco, opioids
• Neurodegeneration and dementia
• Life-threatening illness and end-of-life anxiety

*These are the areas where I see the most consistent and meaningful clinical impact. Mushrooms are particularly powerful when stuckness is rooted in trauma or something herbs alone cannot touch - they create conditions where things can shift.

A microdose is anywhere from 60-250mg of dried Psilocybe cubensis. It should be subperceptible - meaning no tripping, no hallucinations, walls are not moving. You should be able to drive, work, and go about your day. What you might notice is a shift in mood, slightly sharper perception, or emotions coming closer to the surface.

Start low. Work your way up. 125mg is a good starting point for most people.

1. Intuitive Protocol

• Dose as needed, as called
• No fixed schedule - tune in and ask if it's a yes or a no
• Best for: people who are already reasonably body-aware and self-directed
• This is my personal approach

2. Daily Protocol

• Dose every day like an herb - on until you don't need it anymore, then done
• No days off, no fixed end date
• Best for: people dealing with something acute, those coming off SSRIs, anyone who needs consistent support while making a significant shift

3. The Fadiman Protocol

• Dose every third day
• Best for: beginners, people who want a conservative approach, those wanting more integration time between doses
• Example: dose Monday, off Tuesday and Wednesday, dose Thursday

4. The Stamets Protocol

• 5 days on, 2 days off
• Best for: people wanting more consistent support with built-in integration days

*Some recommend you run your protocol for 8 weeks on, 2 weeks completely off, sometimes incorporating a macrodose periodically to support deeper integration. Worth knowing about as a framework if you respond well to more structure.

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