In this episode, Xochitl sits down with Entheogenic Recovery Counselor, Becca Evans, to explore the connection between addiction, healing, and the use of sacred plant medicines. Becca shares her personal journey of addiction, recovery, and transformation, highlighting the importance of community and embracing one's true identity, especially within the context of the queer community.

Becca shares an alternative perspective to addiction recovery using sacred earth medicines as a support tool, challenging traditional views of addiction as a "brain disease" and advocating for a more empathetic and supportive path to healing.

Becca Evens identifies as a queer, former IV-heroin user, and is a certified addiction counselor. Becca is also a integration coach with a 7-year ongoing intentional relationship with sacred plant and fungi medicines, and uses a harm reduction approach in their work with folks across the broad spectrum of recovery.

Becca sees community, close relationship to Earth, and self-empowerment as vital components to healing as a queer person in today's system. Becca believes in each person's ability to access and empower their inner healer, and utilizes a variety of perspectives, research and approaches to tailor their approach to the individual. Becca is a mother of 2 amazing children, one who is gender expansive. Becca is a volunteer with Fireside Project's free psychedelic support line, and is also a facilitator for Psychedelic Recovery, founded by Danielle Negrin of San Francisco Psychedelic Society.

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(00:00) Welcome to Sacred Psychedelics

(00:45) Who is Becca Evans?

(02:02) Becca's personal story with addiction

(06:33) Motherhood's role in transitioning into adulthood

(09:13) The Sacred Mushroom as a spiritual discovery tool in healing addiction

(15:19) Addiction is not a brain-disease

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(21:29) An Indigenous Worldview on addiction

(23:59) Sacred medicines as a healing tool for addiction

(26:37) Healing addiction through the lens of harm reduction

(28:04) The need for a Queer Psychedelic Society

(34:50) Modern health crisis: a poisoned drug supply

(35:42) Sacred mushrooms for addiction disruption

(38:54) One final piece of wisdom

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