Rachel Pastor & Tiffany Hurd - Microdosing for Real Life: Parenting, PTSD, and Professional Growth

Jun 24, 2025

Rachel Pastor and Tiffany Hurd, co-founders of Golden Rule Mushrooms, explore the transformative powers of microdosing psychedelics. Rachel shares her journey from heroin addiction to advocating for healing through psychedelics. Tiffany discusses her role in guiding people through intentional microdosing for personal and professional growth. They delve into the evolving legal landscape of psychedelics, the challenges of running a responsible microdosing company, and how mindfulness can enhance emotional wellbeing. This conversation redefines perceptions of psychedelics in society.

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ANECDOTE

Rachel's Journey from Addiction to Healing

Rachel Pastor shared her journey from heroin addiction and homelessness to wellness and leadership.
She transformed through fitness and later discovered the healing power of microdosing and psychedelics.

ADVICE

Intentional Use and Education Matter

Use microdosing products with intention and education to optimize therapeutic or personal outcomes.
Golden Rule provides microdosing education, community support, and diverse product options for safe use.

INSIGHT

Golden Rule's Accessible Branding

Golden Rule's brand uses approachable, everyday imagery to make psychedelics accessible to more people.
Their products look like wellness supplements, not traditional psychedelic branding.

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin sits down with Rachel Pastor and Tiffany Hurd, leaders behind Golden Rule Mushrooms, a woman-led microdosing company pushing the boundaries of accessibility, education, and intention in the psychedelic space.

Find full show notes and links here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-309/?ref=278

From overcoming heroin addiction and corporate burnout to leading a values-driven microdosing brand, Rachel and Tiffany share their powerful personal journeys and the mission that fuels their work today. They dive into the evolving landscape of legal psychedelics, the challenges of running a public-facing microdosing company, and the line between recreational use and intentional wellness.

This candid conversation explores how Golden Rule is reframing the perception of psychedelics by offering trustworthy, well-branded psilocybin and LSD microdoses paired with community support and education.

Rachel Pastor is the co-founder of Golden Rule Mushrooms and a passionate advocate for healing through psychedelics. After overcoming heroin addiction and years of trauma, she became a leader in the wellness space, working in fitness and personal development before discovering the transformative power of microdosing. Today, she channels her lived experience into helping others access safe, supportive, and empowering psychedelic tools.

Tiffany Hurd is the co-founder of Golden Rule Mushrooms, a microdosing advisor, leadership mentor, and speaker with over seven years of experience in the psychedelic space. She has guided hundreds of individuals and teams through intentional microdosing journeys using neuroscience-backed protocols. Tiffany’s work bridges personal transformation and professional growth, helping people build emotional resilience, unlock creativity, and heal with integrity.

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Highlights:

From heroin addiction to fitness leader to microdosing advocate
Creating accessible, trusted microdosing products
Navigating legality and risk in a gray-market space
Building a woman-run company rooted in lived experience
The role of education in safe microdosing use
Wellness vs. recreational use
Can microdosing be overused or misused?
Microdosing as a catalyst—not a cure-all

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