In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Micah Stover, a certified psychedelic somatic therapist, educator, and author of Healing Psychedelics. Based in Mexico, Micah specializes in trauma healing through plant medicine, blending clinical models with indigenous traditions. Her work is rooted in personal experience with complex trauma, motherhood, and cross-cultural wisdom.
We touch upon topics of:
- Micah’s traumatic birth story and healing journey (01:28)
- Birth and motherhood as psychedelic experiences (04:31)
- Postpartum depression and ancestral trauma (06:11)
- The role of MDMA and psilocybin in healing (12:39)
- Nature as a co-facilitator in integration (16:28)
- Cultural insights from Mexican and Latino worldviews (20:28)
- The power of playfulness and reverence for children (25:50)
- Travel and relocation as healing catalysts (28:06)
- The importance of community and "finding the village" (29:22)
- Group vs. one-on-one healing work (32:55)
- Lessons from curanderas and traditional medicine perspectives (36:08)
- Science vs. spirit in psychedelic healing (40:14)
- Understanding and healing complex trauma (42:56)
- Accessing preverbal trauma through somatic memory (46:05)
- A profound healing story involving mobility restoration (48:35)
- Who Micah’s book is for and why she wrote it (50:48)
If you would like to attend one of our Ayahuasca retreats go to www.lawayra.com
Find more about Micah Stover at www.micahstover.com and on Instagram @micahsugarfoot.
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