April Pride

53. African Transkei Mushrooms: Visuals, Vibes, and the Psychedelic Punch

In this special episode of The High Guide, host April Pride introduces a new strain review series called Shroom Strains—kicking it off with the emotionally charged and visually vibrant South African Transkei, aka SAT. With poetic personal storytelling and grounded trip tips, April unpacks what makes this particular psilocybin strain stand out: rainbow visuals, intense connection, and sensory overload. This episode helps psychonauts—especially those at midlife—understand when, why, and how to approach this powerful mushroom safely. If you’re looking to go deep, see dancing lights, or reconnect with beauty, SAT might be for you. Just don’t start here if you’re a beginner.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-African Transkei (SAT) delivers emotional intensity, not ideal for therapeutic first-timers.

-Vivid visuals include kaleidoscopic light, rainbow lace patterns, and synesthesia effects.

-Best for experienced users due to high potency and potential dissociative states.

-Dose matters: two grams = grounded, more than five grams = galactic.

-Effects last about 4 hours, with a 10–40 minute onset depending on prep method.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/african-transkei-mushroom-effects-dosing

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

52. How Cannabis Use Disorder Quietly Disrupts Midlife—and What You Can Do About It

What if the very thing that helped you survive a breakup, burnout, or pandemic isolation… is now holding you back? In this episode, host April Pride unpacks her personal and professional reckoning with cannabis use disorder—a diagnosis affecting 3 in 10 cannabis users. Alongside cannabis tech CEO Raeven Duckett, April explores how high-potency weed, TikTok discourse, and midlife mental health are colliding for women navigating real trauma. Expect insight into treatment options, lived experience with psilocybin and ketamine, and candid conversation about how cannabis can help—and harm—when used unconsciously.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-Cannabis use disorder can silently develop—even with “intentional” use—and may mask deeper depression or anxiety.

-Midlife transitions like divorce or empty nesting can intensify reliance on cannabis for comfort or control.

-High-THC cannabis products have been linked to a 4x increase in addiction risk, especially in daily users.

-Treatments like motivational interviewing, CBT, and psilocybin microdosing offer paths to reset the relationship.

-Women must be allowed to explore their use without shame—story-sharing, not scare tactics, changes behavior.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/cannabis-use-disorder-midlife-women

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

51. Trust, Control & Ketamine Therapy: How Letting Go Heals

What happens when women stop trying to control everything—and trust what’s already inside them? In this kickoff episode of Season 4 of The High Guide, host April Pride sits down with Dr. Bridget Carnahan, Director of Field Trip Health Seattle, to explore how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) helps women reclaim self-trust and rewire their inner narratives. With roots in midwifery and a deep respect for altered states, Dr. Carnahan shares how KAP enables her patients to shed fear, quiet the ego, and engage life with more curiosity and less resistance. This episode lays the emotional groundwork for the season’s theme—Ketamine for Divorce, Depression, and Dependency—and shows how the psychedelic path back to self begins with a single shift: trust.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy can help patients reframe fear of losing control and access a sense of deep self-trust.

-Altered states of consciousness—whether through birth or psychedelics—can connect us to inner knowing and collective awareness.

-Control often arises from fear, and KAP offers a safe environment to explore what happens when we surrender it.

-Each ketamine session is unique, and even seemingly “uneventful” journeys can hold therapeutic value.

-Trust is not just a feeling—it’s a practice of turning toward discomfort with compassion.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack: https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/trust-ketamine-therapy

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

From 2015-2018, Ketamine clinics in the US increased from 50-300. And, today, thanks to changes in telemedicine regulations as a result of COVID-19, well, ketamine prescribed by a medical professional can be legally delivered right to your door. Host April Pride opens up about ketamine-assisted therapy's profoundly positive impact on her post-divorce depression in 2022. 

Here’s what you can expect to learn about ketamine-assisted therapy this season on The High Guide: 

• How medical professionals trained in KAT are helping women connect with what they truly want
• The science behind ketamine’s effect on brain chemistry to treat depression when all else has failed
• Ketamine’s success in treating addiction including Cannabis Use Disorder & My Experience 
• Based on your desired outcome & budget, choose between the different types of ketamine - IV, IM, nasal spray, and sublingual lozenges

If you’re considering ketamine treatment, check out Wondermed’s website to start your Eligibility Survey to see if you’re qualified for At-Home Ketamine Treatment.

Featuring:

• Dr. Bridget Carnahan, Field Trip Health Seattle [LINK]
• Lauren Swanson, Wondermed [LINK]

IG @thehigh.guide 

YOUTUBE @thehigh_guide

EMAIL [email protected]

Created & Hosted by April Pride 

A Podcast Of Like Minds

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

50. Ketamine Therapy & the Soul: Women, Healing, and Psychedelic Psychiatry

How do you balance science with soul in mental health care? In this special episode swap with Field Tripping, April Pride introduces a conversation between Dr. Julie Holland and Dr. Dominique Morisano—two powerhouse voices in psychedelic psychiatry. They explore the promise of ketamine-assisted therapy, the stigma around spirituality in medicine, and what true integration looks like for midlife women, BIPOC communities, and our over-Yang culture. Expect thoughtful dialogue on trauma, transformation, and how to work with these medicines—not just as tools, but as catalysts for reconnection and resilience.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-Ketamine therapy is a legal, accessible entry point into psychedelic-assisted healing and serves as a training ground for future treatments like MDMA and psilocybin.

-The integration of soul and science is essential in mental health treatment—psychiatry must evolve to include spiritual and emotional truths.

-Racial trauma and equity in access remain urgent priorities in psychedelic therapy, with a call to train more BIPOC therapists.

-Yin energy—receptivity, stillness, reflection—is culturally devalued, yet crucial for healing. Psychedelics help us restore this balance.

-Women are leading, though rarely spotlighted, in the current psychedelic renaissance. Visibility and recognition matter.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/ketamine-therapy-psychedelic-psychiatry

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

49. Psychedelic Symbolism, Ancestral Guidance & Self-Trust: Maria’s Golden Teacher Journey

What does it mean to see a Viking ship with your eyes closed on psilocybin? In this High Guide episode, host April Pride introduces the final “Sister Tripper” of the season: Maria Prieto, a 20-something videographer guided through her first structured psilocybin journey with the help of integration coach Natasha Lannerd. From setting an altar that honors her Mexican roots to surrendering into the music (hello, Max Richter), Maria’s experience reflects the depth of trip symbolism and its power to help us trust ourselves. Her post-journey reflections—anchored by the words presence, power, and patience—are a masterclass in psychedelic integration. Whether you’re exploring ancestral connection, learning to receive divine messages, or simply seeking a new mantra, this episode offers a grounded, personal, and poetic window into how symbolism shapes our inner healing.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-Symbolism reveals the subconscious. Viking quests, breezes, and rushing water aren’t random—each has meaning tied to feeling, mind, and soul.

-Presence, power, patience. Maria’s post-trip mantra offers a new framework for intentional living and emotional regulation.

-Ritual builds the container. Preparing the space, playlist, and altar deepens the impact of the medicine and invites in guidance.

-You are not alone. Ancestral connection and spiritual guides remind us of the shoulders we stand on—especially in altered states.

-Integration takes practice. Journaling, symbolism recall, and visual cues like phone backgrounds can keep insights alive long after the trip.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/psychedelic-symbolism-self-trust

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

48. Haitian Vodou, Psychedelics & Ancestral Healing

How do you reclaim your lineage when it’s been severed by colonization, religion, or time? In this deeply personal episode of The High Guide, singer Lalin St. Juste embarks on a solo psilocybin journey with the intention of reconnecting to her Haitian ancestry. Guided by the Ioa spirits of Vodou and supported by ritual, sound, and nature, Lalin opens to a spiritual realm long obscured by silence. From bodily discomfort to divine symbolism, she discovers that healing is a duet between voice and spirit. Hosted by April Pride, with integration led by psychedelic guide Natasha Lannerd, this episode offers a rich exploration of what it means to use psychedelics not just for introspection—but for ancestral transformation.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-Lalin’s solo trip was a spiritual pilgrimage, invoking the Ioa spirits Lasirenn, Dambalah, Marassa, and Erzulie Freda.

-Her voice became a healing tool during moments of physical discomfort, echoing the ancestral gifts passed down through generations.

-Water, twins, and music emerged as core symbols linking Lalin’s body to her Haitian lineage.

-The Marassa, divine twins in Vodou, became spiritual guides during the journey—prompting connection, reflection, and even a new tattoo.

-Discomfort became a doorway: Natasha reframes physical unease as an energetic shift, part of the human-spiritual integration process.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/haitian-vodou-psychedelic

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

47. From Grief to Power: How Psychedelic Integration Therapy Heals the Body

How do we truly let go of grief that’s lived in our bodies for years? In this episode of The High Guide, host April Pride is joined by sister tripper Adelia Carrillo, who shares her profound journey through psychedelic integration therapy. After experiencing sexual trauma, miscarriage, and the invisible weight of infertility, Adelia turns inward—guided by High Guide Natasha Lannerd—to explore how trauma lives in her body and how psychedelic states can release it. Through intentional movement, deep breathwork, and cultivating presence, she learns to trust her body again and taps into a powerful, creative energy. This is a deeply embodied, emotionally resonant conversation for anyone curious about how psychedelics help women transmute pain into power.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses sexual trauma, including references to rape, and grief related to miscarriage. Please take care while listening and share with someone only if it serves their healing.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-Psychedelic integration therapy can support deep emotional and physical healing from grief, trauma, and fertility challenges.

-Trauma often lives in the hips and psoas muscle—movement and breath help release stored pain.

-Witnessing your emotions without judgment is a core skill in integration work.

-Sexual energy is not just for sex—it’s a powerful source of creative life force.

-Integration isn’t over after the trip: daily practices and affirmations keep the healing alive.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/psychedelic-integration-therapy-womens-healing

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

46. Cultivating the Witness: Inside the Psychedelic Journeys of Women Healing Without Judgment

What happens when women drop judgment and pick up the practice of compassionate self-observation? In this deeply moving episode of The High Guide, host April Pride guides us through the real-time psilocybin journeys of three sister trippers—Maria, Lalin, and Adelia. With spiritual and science-informed insight from integration coach Natasha Lannerd, this episode unpacks the meaning of “cultivating the witness,” a practice of observing yourself with neutrality during and after altered states of consciousness. Through song, symbolism, grief, and even a Viking vision, you’ll hear how these women processed everything from ancestral trauma to body trust. The psychedelic self-awareness they uncover isn’t about fixing what’s broken—it’s about remembering who they are.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-“Cultivating the Witness” means holding space for your experience without judgment—especially in psychedelic states.

-Ritual and intention (altars, playlists, ancestor invitations) can deepen the emotional and spiritual resonance of a trip.

-Physical discomfort isn’t failure—it can be a portal to presence, embodiment, or emotional release.

-Integration coach Natasha Lannerd explains how journaling, breathwork, and self-compassion anchor long-term healing.

-Each trip is unique: from Viking ships to voodoo songs, sister trippers share what surfaced—and how it changed them.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/psychedelic-healing-cultivating-the-witness

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset

45. How to Design Your Ideal Psychedelic Trip Setting

How do you create a psychedelic trip setting that supports your intention, calms your nervous system, and maybe even connects you with your ancestors? In this episode of The High Guide, host April Pride and high guide Natasha Lannerd walk us through the essentials—from who to invite (or not) to what snacks to prep. Whether you're flying solo, tripping with a sitter, or reconnecting with the land, your surroundings matter more than you think. With voices from sister trippers Maria and Lalin, this episode offers intimate, practical advice on crafting a setting that feels safe, sensual, and spiritually aligned.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-A thoughtful trip setting starts with comfort—body, mind, and space.

-Nature calls to some; others need blankets, LED lights, and film scores.

-Build an altar with earth elements and offerings to guide ancestral communion.

-Snacks aren’t just a luxury—they’re part of psychedelic self-care.

-Music transforms the journey—skip the lyrics, go for soul-expanding scores.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/psychedelic-trip-setting-tips

Hosted by April Pride

Sign up for April’s newsletter on Substack at https://aprilpride.substack.com/ or at getsetset.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@getsetset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@getsetset