Trauma Healing, Transformation, and the Path to Motherhood with Micah Stover
How can psychedelic therapy catalyze profound healing and transformation? In this episode, Micah Stover, a certified psychedelic somatic therapist, dives deep into her work in psychedelic therapy, focusing on safety, harm reduction, and the transformative potential of these therapies. With over eight years of clinical and indigenous training, Micah shares her expertise on how psychedelics can aid trauma recovery and empower women in their healing journeys, particularly in relation to motherhood.
Micah also discusses her personal experience with grief, loss, and the role of psilocybin in her healing process. Listeners will gain insight into the evolving landscape of psychedelic therapy, the importance of decolonizing this space, and what it means to create a future where plant medicines are recognized as safe, supported healing options.
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What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:
The importance of safety and harm reduction in psychedelic therapy.
Micah’s journey from trauma to motherhood using psychedelics.
Insights into the modern, colonized landscape of psychedelic medicine.
How psilocybin supported Micah through grief and loss.
The critical role of women in the psychedelic healing space.
Why healing and self-connection are vital steps toward motherhood.
How psychedelics can catalyze transformation and deep healing.
The history and future of plant medicine as healing tools.
Micah’s personal journey in coaching and therapy over 15 years.
The power of language and intention in healing.
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“There is a lot of work to do to heal the appropriated, colonized landscape that is the modern-day psychedelic movement.” - Micah Stover
“The words we speak become the house in which we live.” - Micah Stover
“I’d like to envision a future where these medicines are destigmatized. Back in the day, all they used were plants as medicine. So, I want the plants to be back in the apothecary as safe and supported options.” - Micah Stover
