In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of 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 www.lawayra.com Find more about Ashley Glowiak at www.ashleyglowiak.com and follow her private membership community for support on microdosing, family-centered retreats, and integration work.