Could psilocybin become a cornerstone of mental health care?

In this episode of Medicine with the Medals, we explore how Colorado is building a state-regulated framework for psychedelic therapy, centered on accessibility, safety, and long-term healing.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why the “medicine-only” approach to psychedelics is incomplete without community-centered integration.

• How Colorado’s psilocybin therapy program differs from Oregon’s, especially for licensed mental health providers.

• Which conditions and medications affect psilocybin safety, and what SSRIs really do to your neuroreceptors.

• How psilocybin opens a doorway to healing generational trauma, addiction, and unworthiness through somatic and psychological integration.

• The future of plant-based care, decriminalized healing, and Indigenous reciprocity in the evolving psychedelic landscape.

  
  

Episode Highlights:

• 03:41 – What is the Healing Advocacy Fund and why it matters for Colorado’s psilocybin future
• 08:52 – From ballot initiative to leadership: Tasia’s personal journey into psychedelic healing
• 12:30 – Why Colorado’s therapy model includes non-diagnostic access for grief, creativity, and spiritual care
• 16:48 – How facilitators are trained, and whether they’re required to have personal psychedelic experience
• 21:40 – The real risks of psilocybin use (mental health, heart conditions, medication interactions)26:17 – Can you have a psychedelic therapy session at home? Legal guardrails and safety requirements explained
• 33:10 – What clinical dosing looks like (and why all mushrooms are not created equal)
• 37:56 – Indigenous reciprocity, sourcing concerns, and the ethics of expanding access to iboga and ayahuasca
• 42:30 – What success looks like in 5 years: affordability, community access, and shifting public trust

Meet the Guest:

Tasia is the Colorado Director of the Healing Advocacy Fund (HAF), a nonprofit advancing safe, affordable, and state-regulated access to psychedelic therapy. A political strategist turned plant-medicine advocate, Tasia brings both personal experience and public policy acumen to the front lines of psilocybin healing in Colorado.Tools, Frameworks, and Concepts Mentioned:

• Healing Advocacy Fund (HAF) – nonprofit championing psychedelic policy and education

• State-Regulated Psilocybin Therapy Programs – Colorado vs. Oregon comparison

• Facilitated Integration – post-journey support framework for trauma-informed healing

• Microdosing Access Models – therapeutic and community integration applications

  Indigenous Reciprocity Model – ethics-first approach to medicine sourcing and stewardship

  
  

Closing Insight:

“We need care at every level, care for ourselves, for the plants, and for the people who’ve carried these medicines for generations.” – Tasia Poinsatte

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