
Psilocybin Service Center Feature: Chariot in NW Portland
Chariot was one of the first psilocybin centers in Portland, and its location, aesthetic and commitment to community seems to embody the city itself. And every day of the week, nearly 365 days of a year, folks—alongside experienced facilitators—show up to take mushrooms, look inward and drop into the light.

The Idiot’s Guide to Psilocybin Therapy: Grit Your Teeth & Bear It
One of the most important things I do for my clients while we’re preparing for a guided mushroom journey is coaching folks on how to drop into the experience. Even if you’ve tripped before, apprehension tends to bubble up to the surface as we begin to feel the medicine enter our bodies and start flicking all those light switches in the cobwebbed corners of our minds.

Shrooms in the News Vol. 5: All the Guided Psilocybin Therapy Headlines Fit to Print
Shrooms in the News for Spring 2025—a roundup of what’s happening in the world of legal psilocybin mushroom therapy in Oregon.

What a Long Strange Trip it Was: A report from my most recent mushroom journey
Buckle up, folks. In the next handful of paragraphs, I’m going to attempt to describe—in context with preparation and integration—my most recent psilocybin journey where my identity washed away and I experienced a kind of spiritual reboot, among many other fantastic and mysterious things.

25 Reasons Why I Love Magic Mushrooms
They remove our blinders and biases and tell the truth.
2. They don't tell us we're fine if we aren't.
3. They re-calibrate your body and leave it ringing like a rotary phone in a Wichita kitchen in 1984.
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What Oprah Got Wrong and Right—A breakdown of her lovely conversation with Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan and Oprah Winfrey’s conversation—which included testimonials from psychedelic evangelists joining via video call—was both profound and superficial, inspiring and incomplete, so I thought I’d jump in with my tie-dyed crayon and color outside the lines.

Goons on the Ice, Microdosing Golfers and Gridiron Trauma—How psychedelics help athletes repair, reset and thrive
As a former elite athlete, this topic is pretty near and dear to my heart. When we think psychedelics, most of us will conjure up visions of drum circles and glow sticks or tapestries and eye masks. Locker rooms with lineups scrawled on whiteboards or 20-page scouting reports don’t immediately come to mind. That said, athletes are generally strong candidates for psilocybin therapy, and here’s why.

Ain’t No Mushroom Strong Enough: The Myth of the Miracle Cure
Psilocybin therapy is not a silver bullet therapy—it’s miraculous, magical, profound and transformative, but without rigorous effort and critical thought, the medicine might not have a lasting effect at all.

What is Psychedelic Integration?
Before we break out the sharpies and flow charts, let’s take a few baby steps backwards. What is psychedelic integration? What do we mean by connecting the dots of our experience? Why is it the most essential step of psilocybin therapy?

Shrooms in the News Volume 4: Anderson Cooper, Demoralization and Lasting Belief
Here’s your 4th installment of al the shroom news fit to print. From a 60 Minutes report spotlighting folks one year after psychedelic therapy to calls for research participants at UC San Francisco, it’s a whole lot of good news in the wellness realm.

Healing Center Feature: Vital Reset in Hood River
Vital Reset is one of my favorite places to facilitate psilocybin journeys. The collective energy in the center really does create a calming and nourishing atmosphere, and many of my clients have commented on the inviting aura of the space. Keep in mind, vibes are important in psilocybin therapy. You’ll likely arrive at the center a little nervous about your journey—the fact that you’re surrounded with good people and good energy is a lovely way to banish those butterflies.

Shrooms in the News Volume 3: Your Psychedelic News Roundup
From end of life care to retreats designed specifically for first responders, this news roundup reinforces the power of psilocybin therapy.

How to Talk to Skeptics Psilocybin Guided Therapy
If the holidays taught me anything, it’s that people are generally disappointed and confused when they find out I work as a psilocybin facilitator. They look down at me with pity and seem to silently lament my wasted potential, while a little golden halo of superiority buzzes above their heads like an old florescent bulb.

The Hero’s Journey: How Archetypes and Metaphors Help Us Prepare for Psilocybin Therapy
Let’s just take the word trip and run with it. Think about all the trips you’ve taken in your life and how much you generally plan and what you tend to pack. Treating the psilocybin experience as an actual trip should help you prepare for your own hero’s quest. After all, it’s easier to slay dragons and find treasure if you’ve got a sword and a map.

My Holiday Recipe for Legal Psilocybin Service in Oregon
My recipe for a legal psilocybin session in Oregon—this mushroom dish is best served with a heaping dose of humility and a gravy train of empathy.

Shrooms in the News: Your psychedelic news roundup
From in-home psilocybin therapy for the terminally ill in Oregon to encouraging news from Australia about psilocybin and meth addiction, these new stories are proving the legitimacy of natural medicine.

From Brian Eno to Etta James: How Music Can Amplify Guided Psilocybin Therapy
Music is far more than an accessory in psilocybin therapy. It’s a guide, a mirror, and an anchor. Whether through the hum of a sound bowl or the soulful croon of Etta James, music invites us to dance with the medicine and discover the profound depths of our inner worlds.

Building a Container: What Does It Mean in the Context of Psychedelic Healing?
A well-built container isn’t flashy. It’s often invisible—like the unseen frame that supports a masterpiece. But without it, the transformative work of psychedelic therapy would be far harder to achieve.

Shrooms in the News: Your psychedelic news roundup
More than a few folks have recently wished out loud for a comprehensive hub for the latest psychedelic news, so I decided to turn that wish into a lovely reality sandwich. Welcome to Shrooms in the News, a bimonthly roundup of what’s happening on the ground.

Holding Space: What Does it Mean in Context with Psychedelic Healing?
Holding space is a phrase we toss around in our psychedelic discourse, but rarely do we stop and actually explain what the heck we think it means. What does it mean to hold space for someone during a psilocybin therapy session?
I hear ya. If you feel like staying in tune with news from the brave new world of legal psilocybin therapy, I’d be happy to let you in on the conversation.