How the Wayfinder Psychedelic Collective Was Born
From The Psychedelic Wayfinder by Wayfinder Psychedelic Collective
May 9, 2025 · 24 min · Season 1 · Episode 1
About this episode
The episode shares the origin story of the Wayfinder Psychedelic Collective and its mission to create a supportive space for women in psychedelic work.
This first episode is close to our hearts. We’re pulling back the curtain on how the Psychedelic Wayfinder Collective came to be — a seed planted in the most unexpected way: through a Google search for “Wayfinder” and “psychedelics.” Kristen, we love you — your curiosity created a ripple that became this podcast and this growing community. In this conversation, we share our origin story — how Sam and I (Joi) found each other, what called us forward, and why we felt the urgent need to create a space where women, especially coaches, space-holders, and healers, could bring their whole selves into psychedelic work. In this episode: Joi’s early relationship with psychedelics and the shadow of shame cast by the War on Drugs How training with Martha Beck (WLCT & MCT) helped transmute that shame into sacred purpose Sharing about psychedelic coaching for the first time — and watching the room not flinch Sam’s search for the right training and how she and Joi connected over a shared initiation The very first Wayfinder Psychedelic Circle — a gathering of six curious women Our collective vision for a model of psychedelic facilitation grounded in Wayfinding What we’ll be exploring in…
People in this episode
Hosts: Joi, Sam
Topics covered
- origin story
- psychedelic coaching
- women in psychedelics
- Wayfinder Psychedelic Circle
- community building
- healing
Keywords
- psychedelics
- coaching
- community
- healers
- Wayfinder
- shame
- War on Drugs
- facilitation
- microdosing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wayfinder Psychedelic Collective, Martha Beck
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