Our midlife spiritual journey often calls us to explore beyond conventional healing methods. When therapy plateaus and we're still carrying emotional weight, what other paths might open doorways to deeper healing?
Angela DeCraene joins us to illuminate the therapeutic potential of psilocybin journeys. As a psychotherapist completing her doctorate in integral and transpersonal psychology, Angela bridges ancient wisdom with modern science in her approach to healing. Having walked her own path from evangelical Christianity to spiritual exploration, she brings both personal experience and professional insight to our conversation about psychedelic therapy.
We dive deep into what actually happens in your brain during a psilocybin journey. The default mode network—responsible for your habitual thought patterns—temporarily goes offline, allowing parts of your brain that don't typically communicate to connect. This creates opportunities for profound insights and healing that might otherwise remain inaccessible. Angela explains why each hour in a psychedelic journey equals roughly one week of heightened neuroplasticity afterward, underscoring the critical importance of proper integration work.
What distinguishes therapeutic psychedelic use from recreational use? Angela and her partner Tammy have developed a holistic preparation and integration model that emphasizes self-leadership, personal autonomy, and careful attention to set and setting. Rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all approach, they create a container for individuals to safely explore their own consciousness with skilled support before, during, and after journeys.
Whether you're merely curious or actively considering psychedelic therapy as part of your midlife spiritual journey, this episode offers valuable insights into this increasingly mainstream healing modality. You'll learn about safety considerations, contraindications, and the importance of timing these experiences thoughtfully within the context of your life circumstances.
Ready to explore new frontiers in your healing journey? Listen now to understand how psychedelic medicines might help decompose what has decayed within us, creating space for new growth and deeper connection with ourselves.

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Angela DeCraene is an explorer at heart who approaches both life and work with deep curiosity. As an entrepreneur and trained psychotherapist currently completing her doctorate in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology, she's researching the healing potential of psychedelic medicines—work that bridges ancient wisdom with modern science.

Angela collaborates with both two-legged and four-legged friends in her work, and together, she and her partner in the “deep work” have developed a holistic preparation and integration model for psychedelic journeys. Her passion lies in helping people not just have transformative experiences, but meaningfully integrate those insights into their lives.

A self-described "forever student" and traveler, Angela is drawn to the big questions about consciousness, healing, and what it means to live fully. Whether she's working with clients in some capacity, or exploring new frontiers, she's always seeking the deeper spaces where real transformation happens.

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