In this soulful episode with Anna Heil we delve into the importance of personal choice and support during childbirth, emphasizing emotional well-being for mothers and their partners during pregnancy and parenthood. Anna discusses how some mothers have reported the positive results of using psilocybin microdoses for mood swings and anxiety during pregnancy and breastfeeding. We also talk about how microdosing can increase awareness, and plant medicines can help embrace our divinity and humanness as parents. 

As Anna underlines, we should see becoming a mother as the ultimate rite of passage; it’s mega transformational, it’s ceremonial, it’s meaningful, and it’s a path of learning and becoming. 

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Anna Heil is a psychedelic ceremony facilitator, birth doula, holistic health coach, breathwork professional and musician. She has guided hundreds of people through psychedelic journeys in both group and individual settings, and is currently working on setting up a comprehensive program that pays close attention to proper preparation and integration pre- and post-journey. Anna has spent much time studying with different indigenous tribes, as well as “modern” curanderos, and in her own work mainly collaborates with the medicines of the psilocybin truffles, cacao and hapé.

IN THIS CONVERSATION

🐞 Introduction to Anna and her ‘many professions’

🐞 Pregnancy and body connection

🐞 Midwife vs Doula

🐞 Personal choice in pregnancy and birth

🐞 Use of plant medicines to support pregnancy

🐞 Motherhood as the ultimate rite of passage

🐞 The concept of second puberty

🐞 Microdosing and personal growth

🐞 Parenting as a spiritual practice

🐞 The importance of open and honest conversations sharing both positive and challenging aspects of pregnancy, motherhood, and childbirth

CONNECT WITH ANNA HEIL

Website: www.annaheil.com

Bliss and Butter Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1aw4d6P0iuR3ECetvjyaqw?si=VSQV0hFcQTuzLZCnTjnauQ

Instagram: @annacatharinheil

SHOWNOTES

Lear more about the Yawanawa people in Brazil

https://pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Yawanaw%C3%A1

Microdosing While Breastfeeding: How Safe Is It? - Microdosing Institute

https://microdosinginstitute.com/health/microdosing-mushrooms-while-breastfeeding-how-safe-is-it/

Psychedelics and Pregnancy - Psychedelics Today https://www.psychedelicstoday.com/2021/09/29/psychedelics-and-pregnancy/

Share Your Story - Contribute to the Mushrooms & Motherhood citizen science project 

https://microdosinginstitute.com/microdosing-research/

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