The reality is a lot of women are suffering from PTSD due to male sexual violence. 
This fight, flight or freeze mental injury can cause devastating consequences, and many women are treatment resistant. What's another tool we can use to help us cope with the suffering that comes with anxiety, flashbacks and nightmares? How about some magic mushrooms? 

In this episode we speak to two women, who for similar and different reasons suffer from PTSD and use psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, to help alleviate their debilitating symptoms. One of the women is Indigenous to Guadalajara, Mexico and helps us understand that the sacred hallucinogenic mushroom has been used traditionally in her community for thousands of years, and is a resource that continues to be at risk of being abused and exploited. She's also shared with us the use of the plant on the various frontlines across so called BC, fighting extractive capitalism and colonial violence. 

Feat. Sam Fazio & "Emi" 
With your host, Mandalena. 

*correction: Emi was not in Wet'suwet'en