20. Michaela Carlin: Are Earth Medicines Being Westernized, Patriarchalized, Psychologized & Pharmacologized?

In this special solo episode, The Psychedelic Mom, Michaela Carlin, shares perspectives on what it might look like to move forward in right relationship with sacred earth medicines. Michaela explores the current complexities of the psychedelic space, emphasizing the need for a higher level of consciousness and humility to solve complex problems. She highlights the importance of supporting indigenous wisdom and voices, acknowledging her own limitations as a white woman of privilege. Michaela reflects on the themes of coming home, deep knowing, and the wisdom of plants in psychedelic experiences, and questions the Western therapeutic psychological model and the capitalist-driven big pharma industry in relation to psychedelic healing. She calls for an intersectionality of voices and open dialogue as the psychedelic renaissance continues to unfold.