For too long, the story of psychedelics has been told through a narrow lens, often overlooking the realities, wisdom, and needs of women and gender-diverse people. Yet our bodies, cycles, and life stages profoundly shape how we experience these medicines — and how they might support healing.
This conversation invites us to reflect on what happens when women’s perspectives are centered in psychedelic culture, research, and practice. It is about asking how power dynamics might shift, how care might expand to include families and parents, and how Indigenous knowledge and lived experience might transform the ways we understand psychedelics.
Together, we will explore the intersections of menstruation, menopause, mental health, and caregiving with psychedelic use — not to pathologize difference, but to recognize the richness and complexity of bodies that have long been marginalized in this field. By weaving cycles, care, and conditions into the broader psychedelic dialogue, this panel opens space for more inclusive, compassionate, and transformative approaches to healing.
Speakers –
Eline Haijen, PhD
Julia Mandoki
Grace Blest-Hopley, PhD
Mikaela de la Myco
moderated by: Jennifer Chesak