What I Bring To This Work

I am queer, polyamorous, a mother, sex and kink positive, cisgender (she/her), and a cult survivor.  My journey to becoming a Psilocybin Facilitator informs what I bring to this work.  I practiced as a Licensed Homebirth Midwife for over a decade, holding space for the ushering in of new life. In this work, too, I supported people in their most vulnerable, powerful moments. The labor of childbirth can be a non-ordinary state of consciousness, much like the Psilocybin medicine journey. In the same way that I spent years holding safer space for entry into this life for newborn humans and the transformation and surrender that occurs during childbirth, I am now holding safer space for humanity’s continued birth and healing. The labor of birth is akin to the labor of the discovery of self. This path to self can be long and slow, and sometimes quick and intense. The path is one we cannot control, and much like birth requires surrender. 

 I also have experience with other types of social and human service work, especially in healthcare. I spent many years working with adults with developmental disabilities while also cultivating my love and learning of natural healing arts, including plant, body, and energy medicine. I currently do Medical Assistant work with people with mental and behavioral health challenges and people experiencing houselessness.

My ancestral lineage is of many - Irish, Scottish, English, German, and Native American Crow People.  My spiritual practice is thus varied, grounded in the belief that we are all connected to Mother Earth and all the beings who inhabit her. The intergenerational trauma that resulted from colonization disconnected me from these paths, and I have worked to reconnect with them, rooting all that I do from this place of connection.

I recognize that my privilege as a white, able-bodied, cisgender person has enabled me to be in the spaces I have inhabited and to be here now, showing up in the way that I do, which has buffered me from the impact of trauma experienced by marginalized communities.  My work is rooted in social equity, understanding intersectional identities and systems of oppression, and how they cause trauma. I remain humble and teachable, grateful to be continually learning about how trauma impacts lives and challenges healing in marginalized populations. I feel honored for the opportunity to hold space for and to learn more by witnessing empowered self-healing. I utilize the knowledge from observing this significant healing by advocating for marginalized people in all spaces.