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Research & Resources

Books, podcasts, films, and research we trust, shared so you can learn at your own pace and bring better questions to your care team.

Community survey

Adaptogenic Mushroom Consumption Feedback

Mrs. Vicius

A short community survey about how people use adaptogenic mushrooms. Your experiences help shape better products, education, and support for women.

Take the survey

Book

The Psilocybin Handbook for Women

Jennifer Chesak

A practical, women-centered guide to psilocybin covering history, safety, preparation, and integration, written by a health and science journalist.

View on Google Books

Research thesis

Unveiling the Healing Potential: Mothers' Experiences with Psilocybin Mushrooms in Postpartum Depression

Madeline Haskins, University of West Georgia, 2024

A master's thesis exploring the lived experiences of mothers who used psilocybin during postpartum depression, with themes of self-doubt, a turning point, and self-compassion.

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Podcast

The Oprah Podcast: How Psychedelics Are Actually Healing

Oprah Winfrey with Michael Pollan

Oprah sits down with author Michael Pollan to talk about psilocybin and other psychedelics, and how guided therapy is being studied to help with depression, PTSD, anxiety, and trauma.

Listen on Spotify

Article

Healing Sexual Trauma with Psilocybin

mikaela de la Myco, mushWOMB

A gentle, survivor centered piece on how psilocybin can support healing from sexual trauma, written by a folk herbalist and mother who centers BIPOC and birthing communities.

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Article

Why We Should Not Fear Psilocybin

mikaela de la Myco, mushWOMB

A reassuring look at the real risks and rewards of psilocybin, unpacking the old scare stories with care, context, and lived experience.

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Documentary

How to Change Your Mind

Netflix, based on the book by Michael Pollan

A four part documentary series following everyday people whose lives changed through guided psilocybin and MDMA therapy, from a chapter of grief to recovery from depression and addiction.

Watch on Netflix

Radio interview

Michael Pollan Explains The 'New Science Of Psychedelics'

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, NPR, 2018

Terry Gross talks with Michael Pollan about How to Change Your Mind, and how psychedelics like psilocybin are being studied in therapeutic settings for depression, addiction, and fear of death.

Listen on NPR

Video conversation

The Psychedelic Moment: The Sabina Project

Esalen

A conversation with the Black led collective creating safer, culturally rooted spaces for psychedelic healing, education, and community care.

Watch on YouTube