Women On Psychedelics

Did you know that women’s experiences at psychedelic retreats can be profoundly shaped by the group’s gender makeup?

Our pilot survey in collaboration with Beckley Retreats revealed something fascinating: women who attend retreats for the first time often don’t initially see the need for a women-only option, but after the retreat, the importance of this choice skyrockets by 36%.

Why? Safety and shared understanding play a huge role.

Being in a women-only space can allow participants to open up more deeply, share sensitive experiences (even about things like menstrual cycles!), and fully benefit from the psychedelic journey.

As one participant said: “For me, I would ONLY attend an all-women’s retreat. Men being there at all is a dealbreaker.”

Single-sex retreats aren’t just about comfort, they can unlock deeper healing, connection, and personal growth.

We are curious to hear about how you experience women-only retreats. Let us know in the comments!

Illustrator & Artist Maggie Stephenson

You’ve had the journey, felt the insights, maybe even cried or laughed, but the real magic often happens after the trip. That’s integration.

Integration is about bringing psychedelic experiences into daily life:

~ Making sense of visions and emotions
~ Shifting patterns in relationships, habits, and self-perception
~ Applying insights to your personal growth and healing

Without integration, even the most profound experiences can fade into memory. With it, the medicine changes your life, not just your trip.

Our tip: Journaling, therapy, movement practices, and sharing circles can amplify your learning and transformation. The journey continues long after the last dose.

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So, should women trying to conceive (or already pregnant) use psychedelics?

The short answer: we don’t know enough yet, so caution is super important.

Some traditions (like the Native American Church and Wixárika community) say pe**te can support pregnancy, even helping with placenta health or breast milk production.

On the other hand, some early studies raised concerns about L*D being harmful for embryonic development (though these reports were often mixed with other drug use). Plus, psychedelics affect multiple systems (immune, endocrine, neural) which makes the risks hard to predict.

And while psychedelics may help with depression, anxiety, or breaking habits like smoking and drinking (all factors that impact fertility), they can also trigger anxiety, panic, or identity loss in unsafe settings. Stress and cortisol spikes alone can negatively affect fertility.

Our takeaway? Psychedelics may have both risks and benefits when it comes to fertility and pregnancy, but right now, we need much more research.

If this sparks your curiosity, has great resources unpacking the complexities of women’s health + psychedelics.

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“Often being the only woman in the room, I long for feminine energy.”
This insight from one of our participants echoes a deep, widespread need.

Healing in isolation has its limits. There is a specific medicine in co-regulation—in being witnessed, without explanation, by others who get it.

Sacred Pause is a return to the circle. It’s a day where your vulnerability is met not with advice, but with shared presence. Where the simple act of breathing together in a held space becomes a powerful corrective to the loneliness of solo journeys.

This is for the woman who believes healing is relational and is seeking her tribe.
Find your circle with us.

👉 Applications open for our intimate Amsterdam ceremonies. https://www.womenonpsychedelics.com/event-details/sacred-pause-2026-01-17-10-00

You know the terms: liminal space, somatic awareness, integration. You’ve done the talk therapy, the journaling, the inner work.

But there’s a gap between understanding your transition and embodying the next chapter.

When intellectual insight meets a body still holding old patterns, something more is needed. A felt experience of release. A somatic doorway to the new story waiting for you.

Sacred Pause is that doorway. A women-only ceremonial container where truffle medicine and therapeutic sound help translate your hard-won insights into cellular wisdom. It’s the next, deeper layer for the woman who is already doing the work.

For the conscious navigator between stories, ready to land in her new reality.
🔗 https://www.womenonpsychedelics.com/event-details/sacred-pause-2026-01-17-10-00

You’ve optimised everything except your own nervous system. Your out-of-office message is ready.

But what about the internal inbox? The one filling up with exhaustion, the hum of chronic stress, the unnamed grief for a world on fire?

You’ve optimized everything except your own nervous system.

We see you. The capable one. The one who holds it together. This invitation isn't for a spa day. It's for a ceremonial reset. A full day, held in safety with other women who speak your language, to finally address what’s piling up inside.

This is Sacred Pause. A trauma-informed truffle & sound ceremony in Amsterdam designed not to add another task, but to create space for the one that matters most: your healing.

For the woman who is tired of thinking her way out of burnout and ready to feel her way through it.

👉 Find out more: https://www.womenonpsychedelics.com/event-details/sacred-pause-2026-01-17-10-00


You’ve optimised everything except your own nervous system.

As psychedelic substances become increasingly mainstream, billionaires, corporations and harmful actors centre profit over safety and accessibility which can lead to ethical boundary violations and harmful behaviour.

The crucial question arises of how do we build a psychedelic ecosystem rooted in inclusivity, community care, safety, equity and accessibility?

Join us at “The Future Is Psychedelic (?): Community, Care, Access, and Resistance” - a full-day event on Saturday 22 November 2025 at the King’s College London, hosted by PsyAware and Maudsley Psychedelic Society.

The WOOP community has the opportunity to join at 20% off using code: WOP20

If you feel called to be part of this dialogue and community-building, link in our bio for more info and to sign up 🔗☝️

Chronic pain doesn’t just show up in the body, it shows up in our relationships too.

Women are often socialized to express pain and seek comfort, while men are taught to “tough it out.” Over time, this shapes how pain is experienced and treated. Studies even show women’s pain is more likely to be dismissed, by doctors and by others.

Psychedelics, especially when used in group or community settings, may help shift this dynamic. Across Indigenous traditions, healing happens in connection, not isolation. Ceremonies create “communitas”,a sense of deep belonging where social roles fall away.

Could group-based psychedelic work be especially powerful for women living with chronic pain? Early research suggests: maybe yes.

What do you think, does healing feel more possible for you in community or alone?

Chronic pain doesn’t just show up in the body, it shows up in our relationships too.

Women are often socialized to express pain and seek comfort, while men are taught to “tough it out.” Over time, this shapes how pain is experienced and treated. Studies even show women’s pain is more likely to be dismissed, by doctors and by others.

Psychedelics, especially when used in group or community settings, may help shift this dynamic. Across Indigenous traditions, healing happens in connection, not isolation. Ceremonies create “communitas”, a sense of deep belonging where social roles fall away.

Could group-based psychedelic work be especially powerful for women living with chronic pain? Early research suggests: maybe yes.

What do you think: does healing feel more possible for you in community or alone?

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Most recreational drugs (like coca.ine, he.roin, MD.MA, and canna.bis) are known to reduce fertility. But when it comes to psychedelics like psilo.cybin, L.S.D., mesca.line, and D.M.T… the picture looks more complicated.

Some early findings suggest psychedelics might actually support reproductive health. For example, women have reported regaining menstrual cycles after psychedelic use.

Mescaline + low doses of L*D stimulated uterine contractions (in rat studies), which can help s***m reach the egg

Psychedelics may impact hormones like estrogen and progesterone through serotonin receptors.

But, before we get carried away, most of this evidence comes from animal studies, anecdotes, or small case reports. We still don’t know what this means for humans.

What’s clear though, is that more research is urgently needed into how psychedelics affect women’s fertility, not just men’s mental health outcomes.

For a deeper dive into this topic, check out , which is doing incredible work highlighting the intersection of women’s health and psychedelics.

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Join us for Healing Harmony: A Ps!locybin Ceremony

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Step into a safe, inclusive space for transformation. Healing Harmony is a 1-day guided psilocybin journey infused with sound, nature, and expert facilitation. Whether you’re curious, experienced, or in need of deep reset, this is a space for you to come home to yourself.

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Did you know that trauma, especially in childhood, can increase the risk of developing chronic pain later in life?

Women are disproportionately impacted by sexual abuse, gender-based violence, and PTSD, all of which have strong links to conditions like fibromyalgia, IBS, and chronic pelvic pain.

Psychedelic therapies like MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and psilocybin/ayahuasca retreats have shown promising results for easing trauma-related symptoms. And for many women, that relief extends to chronic pain.

But here’s the catch: safe, supportive settings matter. Because trauma is such a big factor in women’s pain, psychedelic spaces must be designed with safety and care at the center.

Healing isn’t just about what happens in the body, it’s also about community, trust, and feeling safe enough to release what we’ve been carrying.

Artrok: Liz Pop Art