Psychedelic Wellness Resources for Learning, Safety & Harm Reduction
You don’t have to piece this together alone. The following pages provides free downloadable guides and resources for your psychedelic wellness journey.
Start Here – Free Guides
If you’re looking for support with anxiety, burnout, depression, or simply want a deeper spiritual connection through intentional psychedelic use, these psychedelic wellness resource guides are the best first step. Each one blends practical harm-reduction information with a mind-body-spirit approach – because healing isn’t just physiological, and it isn’t just spiritual either. It’s both.
Two Free Guides: Intro to Microdosing + Contraindications & Considerations
New to microdosing, or ready to go deeper? Get both of my free guides in one place. Intro to Microdosing is a grounded starting point for psilocybin and San Pedro: the science, the safety, sourcing, and the shape of a thoughtful practice. Plant Medicine Contraindications & Considerations is its companion safety reference: the health conditions, medications, and life circumstances that call for a pause, extra care, or a conversation, with an educational note on LSD.
Recommended Reading
A place to go deeper, in your own time.
- The Psilocybin Handbook for Women – Jennifer Chesak. Written by an award-winning science journalist, this is one of the few resources addressing how psilocybin may interact with hormones, cycles, and women’s health specifically.
- A Really Good Day – Ayelet Waldman. A candid memoir of a month spent microdosing LSD. Approachable and honest, especially if you’re still deciding whether this path is for you.
- Microdosing Psychedelics – James Fadiman & Jordan Gruber. A comprehensive reference on the practice, the research, and the major protocols.
- The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide – James Fadiman. Considered a foundational text on safe, therapeutic, and sacred approaches to psychedelic use.
- How to Change Your Mind – Michael Pollan. A well-researched, accessible entry point into the history and science of the modern psychedelic renaissance.
- Trip the Light Within – Catherine Warnock LPC, Psychedelic Assisted Therapist. A first-hand account of Catherine’s personal relationship with psilocybin and how it relates to her professional work holding space for others. Personal stories, client accounts, and practical tips to make the most of your psychedelic journey.
Learning on the go
- Modern Psychedelics (Lana Pribic) – conversations on integration, Indigenous wisdom, and spiritual practice, with a warmth that fits this community well.
- Psychedelics Today (Kyle Buller & Joe Moore) – one of the longest-running, most trusted shows in the space.
- The Psychedelic Podcast (Paul F. Austin / Third Wave) – strong focus on microdosing specifically, along with personal growth and mental health applications.
- Unstuck – a documentary series that explores the transformative potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy and the people helping to bring it into the light. Through powerful storytelling and real-world experiences, the series follows individuals and communities who are reclaiming wellness through psilocybin and other plant medicines.
Podcasts & Videos
Research & Safety
Medication interactions and safety
- Dr. Kristin Speer, PharmD – Psilocybin Medication Interaction checks and Pre-journey management.
- Spirit Pharmacist (Ben Malcolm, PharmD) – Comprehensive education in psychedelic pharmacology along with customized psychopharmacology support and consulting.
- MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) – maps.org, for clinical research and policy updates
- DanceSafe – testing kit education and harm reduction, especially relevant for LSD
- Grassroots Harm Reduction Network – a national nonprofit supporting local, peer-based harm reduction organizations across the US. Their online store offers the lowest cost reagents and test strips available anywhere. 100% of proceeds are distributed to local harm reduction groups!
- Psychedelic.Support – psychedelic support, free webinars and other trainings, practitioner directory and educational articles
Healing in community
- Colorado Sisters in Psychedelics (CO-SIP) – a community of women navigating psychedelic wellness together.
- Psilocybin Assisted Therapy Association – training and education for the facilitator community
- Chacruna Institute – thoughtful work on the cultural and indigenous lineage side of this medicine, especially relevant to San Pedro/Huachuma.
Community Support
The soul journal
Explore insights, stories, and reflections that connect the dots on holistic healing.
How to Choose a Microdosing Training as a Therapist: 7 Questions to Ask Before You Enroll
Is Microdosing Legal in Colorado? What the Natural Medicine Health Act Actually Says
Microdosing and Your License: Scope and Ethics for Therapists
Your Client Just Told You They Microdose. Now What? A Guide for Therapists
A client just told you they microdose. Here’s how to respond with curiosity, stay inside your scope, and keep them talking to you.
Should I Tell My Therapist I Want to Try Psychedelics? A Therapist Answers
How to Keep a Cycle-Aware Microdosing Journal
Psychedelic Microdosing Through Perimenopause and Menopause
Psilocybin, Mescaline, and Women’s Hormones: What the Research Actually Says
Microdosing and Your Menstrual Cycle: What Women Aren’t Told
What Does a Microdosing Coach Do? How to Know if You Need One
Still have questions?
This page is a starting point, not the whole map. If you want to talk through your specific situation – your health history, your goals, or which medicine might be the right fit – I’d love to help.
