Samantha Morse has worked with plant medicines for thirteen years, with a particular focus on psilocybin. After a year-long mentorship with an indigenous Ecuadorian mushroom shaman, she completed Third Wave’s 6-month psychedelic coaching certification program. Samantha has worked as a facilitator for three years, providing one-on-one therapeutic support for individuals navigating depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, OCD, addiction, and grief. She partners with psychiatric and medical practitioners, and sees herself as a bridge between therapeutic and spiritual/ceremonial approaches. Prior to dedicating herself full time to the medicine path, Samantha earned her PhD in literature from UCLA and was a college professor. She believes her training in the imaginative, metaphoric, and symbolic space of literature enhanced her ability to explore and understand the expansive places we go in altered consciousness.