84. Are Mushrooms Safe for Pregnancy, Birth, Breastfeeding & Postpartum Depression? The Latest Citizen Science with Mikaela de la Myco - Pt. 1

The Psychedelic Mom

Mikaela de la Myco serves as a mother, an educator, a folk herbalist, a community organizer and entheogen facilitator. She applies her gifts in ancestral healing ways by supporting cooperatives, caretaking survivors in her work with MA'AT, educating in polyamorous and extended family structures, administrating certification courses like ECO Sensual, the Herbal & Trauma-Informed Advocacy Certification, conducting and presenting citizen science research for Mothers of the Mushroom, and tending to people in need of full-spectrum herbal womb care. She has collaborated as an educator and activist with many companies and organizations within the sacred earth medicine space and is well known as a maternal caretaker in the community.

Episode Highlights

• Mothers and women in the entheogenic space
• Mikaela's mission and the Mothers of the Mushroom Project
• Citizen science on the benefits and safety of mushrooms for mothers
• Exploring the Mothers of the Mushroom Project
• Participant experiences and survey results
• Dosing and breastfeeding insights
• Mushrooms and the birth experience
• Personal stories and cultural competency
• Advocacy, safety, and community
• Creating safe and inclusive spaces

Mikaela de la Myco’s Links

• Website: www.mushwomb.love
• Instagram: @mamadelamyco
• OFFERING: Guides & Teachings: How to make your own microdose, Natural Birth Control Guide and The Entheogenic Earth Medicine Assisted Motherhood Guide

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Book: Microdosing: For Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance by James Fadiman & Jordan Gruber