This episode is a must for ANYONE holding space and facilitating the psychedelic journey for others. As leaders of this community, we need to learn how to not cause any kind of harm to those we are entrusted to heal, this is why training and being trauma informed is so crucial for anyone holding space. In this episode Laura Dawn drops in with somatic psychotherapist Laura Mae Northrup about the importance of understanding the power dynamic, consent, what we need to be aware of when it comes to sexual harm, and how not to cause it. Tragically, survivors of sexual trauma are more likely to be sexually abused by the practitioners they go to for healing. Tune in and you’ll get practical guidance you can apply immediately, powerful resources to become more trauma-informed, a more informed perspective about the importance of psychedelic preparation, and get to the heart of understanding trauma so that we can co-create a safer future for everyone.Key takeaways:Absolutely everyone involved in facilitating a container for another’s psychedelic journey should become trauma informed and take training.As a community we MUST have difficult conversations with each other, and hold each other accountable for upholding the safety of all.Power dynamics exist that we may not be aware of, and we have to be diligent in getting feedback from our peers if we are unclear about crossing a line.Which training is best for people just entering into psychedelic facilitation. How healing practitioners can unconsciously cross lines.Sexual Abuse in Patient/Clinician relationships.RESOURCES MENTIONED:Get a copy of Laura Mae’s book Radical Healership here and use the code livefree for 35% + free shipping before April 31st.45 Questions to Vet Your ShamanTransforming the Living Legacy of Trauma by Janina Fisher PhD Peter Levin - Sounds TrueStrozzi Institute - Embodied LeadershipGenerative Somatics - Stacy HanesSelf Love Workshop by Britta Love Betty Martin - Wheel of ConsentInside Eyes PodcastFeatured MusicEpisode #47 of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast features a song called Water by the Emmitt Sisters. Listen to "Water" on SpotifyListen to "Water on Bandcamp

Whether you’re a medical or mental health clinician, psychotherapist, coach, or wellness practitioner, if you are interested in integrating psychedelics into your practice so you can serve the healing and evolution of your clients, this episode is for you.As a co-founder of Psychedelics Today, Kyle has been at the forefront of psychedelic education for over a decade. Alongside his personal and professional experience with psychedelics, Dreamshadow Transpersonal Breathwork, transpersonal psychology, and mental health through his work with co-founder Joe and a massive team of expert faculty, Psychedelics Today is bringing clinicians into the art and science of psychedelic practice through their 12-month program called “Vital”.Vital is a 12-month professional certificate training in the elements of psychedelic therapy and integration where you will master the elements of psychedelic practice and join a community of professionals on their mission to provide safe, ethical, and effective treatment and integration. ‍This certificate program is born out of their vast experience guiding, teaching, and leading the conversation on psychedelic therapy, as well as their mission to empower the future leaders of the psychedelic movement.Key Take-aways:Navigating psychedelics for clinicians and therapistEducating people around exceptional human experiences, how to hold space, and integrate them.What does the future of psychedelic healing look like?Creating the future of psychedelic education, handling imposter syndrome while at the cutting-edge and what it takes to develop a program that is on the same level or higher than a traditional masters programCompetition vs cooperation in this spaceOther programs require you to be a therapist or clinician, this program is more open to anyone interested in facilitating psychedelic experiences.Resources mentioned:VITAL Psychedelic Facilitation TrainingAccess all FREE Downloads, including a free 8-day microdosing course, plant medicine integration guides, music playlists for psychedelic journeys, and more HERE.

In 2015, Tom Eckart and his late wife Sheri Eckert had a vision – a vision that very few people thought was possible. They wanted to make access to psilocybin legal in the State of Oregon, which led them to create and lead the measure 109 initiative. Five years later on November 3, 2020, Ballot Measure 109 was passed with support from 1.233 million Oregonians, or 55.68% of the vote. In January 2023, “psilocybin service providers” will be legally allowed to serve psilocybin, as long as they have adequate training. We are less than one year away from the rollout and implementation of Measure 109 which of course opens up a lot of questions. What does psychedelic facilitations training look like? What is the core curriculum? Who’s offering this training?How much do these psychedelic facilitation trainings cost?How long will they be? Do you have to be a therapist or medical practitioner to get licensed? Are there apprenticeship models? In this episode featuring both Tom Eckart and Alissa Bazinet, a clinical psychologist who serves on the training subcommittee of the Oregon psilocybin advisory board, we dive into all of these questions about the specifics of Measure 109 and what it means for psychedelic practitioners. In the last part of the conversation, we get more personal as we explore the essence of visionary leadership and what it takes to not only dream the impossible, make it a reality. Core ThemesVisionary leadershipPsilocybin The origin story of measure 109What is Measure 109Misconceptions of 109Psychedelic facilitation training Core components of facilitation trainingResources Mentioned Access all FREE Downloads, including a free 8-day microdosing course, plant medicine integration guides, music playlists for psychedelic journeys, and more HERE. The Trip Treatment by Michael Pollan Oregon Psilocybin Services (all meeting notes from the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board are posted here.)Tom's training program (Inner Trek)The Sheri Eckert FoundationAlissa Bazinet’s clinic/nonprofit called Sequoia CenterTrain as a Psychedelic Integration Coach: Being True to YouVITAL 12-month facilitation training VICE Article: In Oregon, Psychedelics Regulators Confront Conflicts of Interest: The need for financial—and personal—disclosures is another growing pain for the nascent psychedelics industry.Featured MusicEpisode #45 of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast features a song called "Strongest of Our Kind" by Mihali, G. Love & Special Sauce. Listen to Strongest of Our Kind on SpotifyListen to Strongest of Our Kind on Bandcamp

Day Schildkret is an artist, ritualist, and award-winning author. He’s the author of Morning Altars, and just published a new book called: Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change. As we collectively move through these times of enormous transition, more people than ever are trying to make sense of these times. Rituals and ceremonies are profound tools and catalysts for meaning-making. The power of ritual helps us to make contact with the fullness of the present moment, inviting us to pause and remember how to turn towards and tend to the sacred. Rituals can help us punctuate the chapters of our lives with meaning and purpose and a greater depth of significance. In this episode, Day shares why rituals are so important, especially right now. He shares various ways of defining and understanding what ritual is and explains the difference between ritual, ceremony, and routine. Click here to access this episode's page complete with a full transcript, more about the author, and complete list of resources. Core ThemesThe significance of ritualsWhy rituals are so important as we move through times of changeExploring the various definitions of ritual The act of returning to and tending to the sacred Ceremony of LifeRites of passage Why rituals are important for reorienting our lives around meaning The difference between ritual, ceremony, and routineRituals and cultural appropriation The meaning of catastrophe Microdosing morning ritualsResources Mentioned Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Celebration, Loss, & ChangeThe Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure (Foundations of Human Behavior) by Victor TurnerBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of PlantsFeatured MusicEpisode #44 of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast features a song called "The Offering" by Aea Luz. Listen to Lineage on SpotifyListen to Lineage on Bandcamp

Have you ever considered that the relationship you have with your ancestors quite literally shapes all aspects of your life? Ancestral Healing Guide Torie Feldman makes a strong case for how our relationship to our ancestral lineage impacts your relationship to money, to your body, to your spouse and family and influences the way you live and lead. In this episode Torie shares her remarkable story that initiated her journey of ancestral healing and awakening, and we dive into what it means to connect with your ancestors, and how to cultivate a relationship with them. Torie shares her perspective on what we can do if we don’t feel a strong resonance with our own lineage and how to navigate honoring the ancestry of cultures of a different bloodline. We look at this conversation through the lens of leadership and explore why it’s imperative for the leaders of our time to heal their lineage. Click here to access this episode's page complete with a full transcript, more about the author, and complete list of resources. Resources MentionedBooksJambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical RitualsBy Yeye Luisah Teish House of Hoodoo Other ResourcesReclaim Your Energy Meditation: https://www.sacredancestry.com/receive-free-meditationWise + Well 5-Day Challenge: https://www.sacredancestry.com/challengeUnveil the Witch Within 3-Day Ceremony: https://www.sacredancestry.com/free-ceremonyThe Honeyed Womb: https://www.sacredancestry.com/the-honeyed-womb-evergreen Use code “Laura20” to get 20% off! Featured MusicEpisode #43 of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast features two songs called "Lineage" and "Beads on a String" by Marya Stark. Listen to Lineage on SpotifyListen to Lineage on BandcampListen to Beads on a String on SpotifyListen to Beads on a String on Bandcamp

What we are witnessing unfold in the psychedelic movement is truly unprecedented. We are reaching a tipping point where psychedelic medicines are rapidly entering mainstream society.  But is this really a good thing? And how do we make sense of the sacramental and sacred use of psychedelics within the cultural context of late-stage capitalism? In this episode, Laura Dawn drops in with best selling author of Stealing Fire and Recapture the Rapture, Jamie Wheal, who holds strong opinions about the dark underbelly of the psychedelic movement. Jamie shares the pitfalls we need to be aware of and how this psychedelic party isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Jamie shares his criticisms and cynicism with a twist of hope and invitation to tend to and feed the holy in our lives. This is how we build our lives around meaning 3.0.     Click here to access this episode's page complete with a full transcript, more about the author, and complete list of resources. Resources Mentioned Books Tim Woo’s book The Master Switch Feed the Holy quote from Martin Prechtel  How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis by James McCrea Hope in the Dark by Rebecca SolnitOther resourcesNorth Star Pledge Psychedelic Leadership Mastermind for Women Vet your shaman Guide Guide to Integration Featured Music Episode #42 of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast features a song called Chosen Ones by Mary Isis. Listen on SpotifyListen on Bandcamp

Hi Friends, Laura Dawn here. In this introduction to season two, I share some thoughts about the direction of this season, including some of the core themes that I’ll be exploring through conversations with some truly phenomenal human beings, and brilliant thought leaders, in the psychedelic space and beyond. In this bonus episode, I dive into a pretty transparent share about what I've been witnessing in the psychedelic movement and an invitation for all of us to step up our game and do better. What we are witnessing right now in the psychedelic space is truly unprecedented, and it's not necessarily all a "good" thing. There are a lot of different factors and forces at play that complicate things. We are all being forced to live our lives and operate within old paradigms and structures that were built for a different era. We are living in late-stage capitalism and these very powerful compounds are emerging in a western medicalized culture that doesn’t actually have a lot of recent historical context for sacramental use of hallucinogens.Meanwhile, everyone's got a super strong opinion about how this movement "should" go down. This season we'll be exploring a variety of very nuanced, tricky, and challenging topics that explores the complexity of this movement with a deeper inquiry as to how we can contribute to the movement in the best way possible, starting with the invitation to lean into these conversations by listening with an open heart and an open mind. With the launch of season two, we also launched an entirely new website: www.lauradawn.coThank you for continuing to tune in and support this show. If you'd like to be in touch please reach out to my team at support@lauradawn.coTo access all my free guides and downloads, visit www.lauradawn.co/downloadsAnd to sign up for my upcoming 7-Week Course with the Shift Network called Weaving Wisdom Traditions With the Science of Psychedelics for Resilience, Inspiration & Open-Hearted Living visit: www.ExplorePsychedelicScience.comTo join my next Women's Mastermind visit: www.lauradawn.co/psychedelic-leadership-for-womenUntil next time, Laura Dawn

It’s when we learn to cultivate a relationship with our death and make peace with the fact that one day our lives will come to pass that we can learn to lean into living life more fully and more wholeheartedly. Founder of Entheowheel, Dream Mullick is a death coach. She leads people through what she calls the ceremony of living and dying, guiding you through the portal of death into rebirth, allowing your awareness of death to become a powerful catalyst for living life more joyfully right now. In this conversation, we explore the intersection of psychedelics, death, and eastern philosophy. We explore the paradox of what it means to be human and how to hold space for opening to feeling the full spectrum of what life has to offer us, from joy and inspiration to grief, pain, and suffering, while learning how to hold our center through it all. We talk about creativity and what it takes to anchor big visions, and the necessity of slowing down and finding stillness, opening the channel to receive guidance that comes from a higher place, so we can create from that space. Core Themes Explored in this Episode:DeathGriefJoyEastern PhilosophyCreativitySlowing DownParadoxResources Mentioned in this Episode:Click here to access the full episode transcript and list of resourcesJoin Me at Entheowheel this January! Visionary Scholarship For EntheowheelDream Mullick’s Website Episode #4 of the Psychedelic Leadership PodcastFree ResourcesFree 8-Day Microdosing Course4 Music Playlists for Psychedelic Journey’s & BeyondMusic to Move YouEpisode #41 features a song called Listen, Dream featuring Alan Watts and put together by Boreta and Superposition. Purchase this song on Bandcamp.

If you’re in the psychedelic space or tracking the psychedelic movement, then you’ve undoubtedly heard the name Rick Doblin, Ph.D., who is the founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, also known as MAPS. Rick is a visionary leader in his own right and has been leading the revolution in psychedelic medicine for more than 50 years. I wanted to invite Rick onto the show so I can listen to him share his life’s story and what led him to where he is now – and what a remarkable story it is. Rick doesn’t only share the past. The second half of the conversation looks at the future of psychedelic medicine, where Rick shares some thought-provoking insights, especially his vision of the movement in 20 years from now and what he thinks the next wave of psychedelic research will be. He also shares some really good advice for people who want to contribute to the psychedelic movement reminding us that psychedelic leadership can take many forms.  I also offer an additional introduction to this special episode offering a lens through which to tune into this conversation; the lens of visionary and psychedelic leadership. Core Themes Explored In This EpisodeThe story of Rick Doblin’s lifeMDMALSDThe difference between MDMA and classic psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and DMTTrauma and PTSDThe Phase 3 Trials at MAPS, and what's to come nextThe future of psychedelic medicineAdvice for psychedelic leadersResources Mentioned in This Episode:Click here to access the full episode transcript and list of resourcesMAPS WebsiteWatch Rick Doblin's Ted Talk. MAPS MDMA Facilitator Training Program Free ResourcesFree 8-Day Microdosing Course4 Music Playlists for Psychedelic Journey’s & BeyondMusic to Move YouEpisode #40 of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast features a song called Strongest Medicine by Kevin Paris & Casey Kalmenson off of their Say Love album.

Langston Kahn is a Shamanic healer that supports people through what’s called the Deep Liberation Process, a body-based approach that allows us to radically transform the range of fear-based stories we each hold in ourselves: from traumatic experiences, internalized oppression, and habitual emotional patterns rooted in old beliefs that hold us back from healing, transforming, and freeing our authenticity and unique genius. Bridging the shamanic wisdom of ancient spirituality with the needs and demands of modern-day life, Kahn offers concrete skills to cultivate deep grounding, skillful boundaries, and a healthy energy body; methods for authentic shadow work and healing our triggers; and tools for effectively tending personal and collective well-being in community.Core themes explored in this episode: Community Defining deep liberationEstablishing healthy boundariesWorking with triggersEmbodiment Calling in your ancestors and helping SpiritsRituals for processing griefResources MentionedClick here to access the full episode transcript and list of resourcesRead Deep Liberation by Langston KahnFree 8-Day Microdosing Course4 Music Playlists for Psychedelic Journey’s & BeyondMusic to Move YouThis episode features a song called "Sitting in a Circle" by Avasa & Matty Love, featuring Ryan Dilmore.