What if the key to unlocking deep emotional healing lies not in escaping your body, but in truly coming home to it?

In this episode of Medicine with the Medals, hosts Mark and Michelle sit down with somatic psychedelic integration coach Amber Helgeson to explore the transformative synergy between psilocybin and the lineage medicine Tepezcohite (Abuelito).

From reactivating dormant neural pathways to releasing trauma stored in the body, Amber reveals how plant medicines, when paired with intentional integration, can catalyze lasting mental, emotional, and spiritual breakthroughs.

What You’ll Learn:

• How somatic psychedelic integration bridges body, mind, and spirit for lasting transformation.

• The neuroscience behind psilocybin’s “great connector” effect on neural pathways and emotional regulation.

• What makes Tepezcohite a unique “love medicine” and how it works in ceremony.

• Why integration, before and after the ceremony, is more important than the medicine session itself.

• Real-world results from MS research involving psilocybin strains like Golden Teachers and Blue Meanies.
  

Episode Highlights:

• 01:25 – Why psychedelics are becoming the “new avocado toast” and why integration matters more than the trend.
• 04:50 – Amber’s journey from massage therapy to creating the Amber Helgeson Method.
• 08:15 – How the body “keeps score” and stores emotional trauma at the cellular level.
• 14:05 – Psilocybin’s ability to reactivate dormant neural pathways and shift fight-or-flight patterns.
• 20:40 – Introducing Tepezcohite: history, preparation, and ceremonial use.
• 27:10 – The synergistic healing power of combining psilocybin with Tepezcohite.
• 33:00 – Why pre- and post-ceremony integration shape long-term outcomes.
• 38:25 – Valerie Langhoff’s powerful story of transformation through ayahuasca, bufo, and mushrooms.

Meet the Guest:

Amber Helgeson is a somatic psychedelic integration coach, medicine woman, and shamanic practitioner with over seven years of plant medicine facilitation experience. Drawing from studies with Lakota, Navajo, Cree, and Apache traditions, she created the Amber Helgeson Method, a body-centered approach to psychedelic integration that bridges ancient wisdom and modern science.

Tools, Frameworks, and Strategies Mentioned:

• Amber Helgeson Method – Somatic Psychedelic Coaching Model

• Sacred Rage Release – Structured emotional expression

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) integrated with shamanic practices

• Somatic Emotional Scales for trauma release

• Embodied Feminine Program for women’s multidimensional self-connection
  

Closing Insight:

“Plant medicine is just a tool; the real work happens before and after the ceremony.” – Amber Helgeson

When we integrate the lessons of psilocybin, Tepezcohite, and other sacred medicines into daily life, we step into our fullest humanity, connected, grounded, and free.

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