In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of http://www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Ashley Glowiak, a licensed marriage and family therapist, PhD candidate in transformative studies, birth and postpartum doula, yoga teacher, and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trainee with MAPS. Ashley specializes in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for families, with a deep focus on maternal health and intergenerational trauma.
We touch upon topics of:
- Ashley’s healing journey and entry into psychedelics and family systems therapy (00:02:00)
- Parenting with consciousness and the concept of “family ecology” (00:06:00)
- Intergenerational trauma and Family Constellation work (00:08:00)
- Spiritual and epigenetic layers of ancestral healing (00:12:00)
- Using Ayahuasca and psilocybin to address family trauma (00:14:00)
- A practical framework for healing cycles and trauma with plant medicine (00:17:00)
- Somatic integration and neurogenesis post-ceremony (00:20:00)
- Breaking relationship and behavior cycles consciously (00:23:00)
- How to identify what is truly your authentic self (00:26:00)
- Postpartum depression and the healing role of microdosing (00:33:00)
- The importance of natural birth, rite of passage, and community support (00:41:00)
- The “village mindset” and raising children in community (00:50:00)
- Birth as a psychedelic experience and the hormonal reality of labor (00:47:00)
If you would like to attend one of our Ayahuasca retreats go to http://www.lawayra.com
Find more about Ashley Glowiak at http://www.ashleyglowiak.com and follow her private membership community for support on microdosing, family-centered retreats, and integration work.