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Plant medicine & emotional healing

You found this page because something about plant medicine is calling to you. Maybe you’ve already sat with a substance and you’re trying to make sense of what happened. Maybe you’ve been curious for years but the stigma has held you back. Maybe you’re a clinician watching the research pile up and wondering what it means for your patients. Cannabis, psilocybin, cacao, and other plant medicines have been used for thousands of years as tools for healing. My work in this space is grounded in neuroscience, shaped by a decade of facilitation practice, and built on the understanding that a plant is a tool, not a shortcut. What matters is what you do with the door it opens.

Plant Medicine

Go Deeper

Plant medicine is a broad term. Becca’s work focuses on the areas where she has direct training, years of facilitation experience, and an evidence base to draw on. From the endocannabinoid system and its role in emotional regulation, to psilocybin’s measurable effects on the default My mode network, to the emerging science of microdosing, each of these paths has its own mechanism, its own preparation, and its own integration work.

Behind the Science

This is the section that matters most on this page. The general public still carries a perception of plant medicine shaped by decades of prohibition and misinformation. The reality is different. Psilocybin is now in Phase II and III clinical trials at Johns Hopkins, Imperial College London, and NYU. Cannabis-assisted therapy is being studied for PTSD, chronic pain, and Anxiety disorders. The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to psilocybin twice.

My multidisciplinary practice – spanning ceremonial cannabis, psilocybin integration, and the Emotional Liberation method – is grounded in this evidence base. The same rigor that goes into pharmaceutical research is now being applied to plant medicines. But here’s what the clinical trials can’t fully capture: these compounds carry thousands of years of intentional use, of ceremony, of transmission from those who understood their power long before a randomized controlled trial existed. My role is to hold both, the ancient wisdom and the peer-reviewed evidence – and let them inform each other.

More on the science

Stories, articles & reflections

These are my writings on what it’s actually like to work with plant medicines – the preparation, the ceremony, the “psychedelic hangover,” the cultural wisdom behind these traditions, and the emotional territory that opens up when you use a plant as a mirror. Written from my personal experience and a decade of holding space for others, these pieces don’t romanticize or evangelize. They tell the truth about what happens when the door opens.

Psychedelics Are Growing Up. Are We Ready?
Microdosing

Psychedelics Are Growing Up. Are We Ready?

By Becca Williams  |  June 17, 2026  |  Updated September 12, 2026

I attend at least one psychedelic science conference a year to stay current – and this year that meant ICPR in Haarlem. About a thousand attendees, a lot of myt…

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Conscious Cannabis as a Spirit Medicine
Conscious Cannabis

Conscious Cannabis as a Spirit Medicine

By Becca Williams  |  May 20, 2026  |  Updated September 12, 2026

It’s not about getting high. It’s about getting access. Conscious Cannabis pairs intentional cannabis work with the Emotional Liberation process to move what’s …

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A picture of young Becca
Anger

My Long, Hidden Relationship With Cannabis

By Becca Williams  |  March 19, 2026  |  Updated September 12, 2026

Cannabis helped me cope long before I understood how it could also help me heal. I was able to side-step Valium and SSRIs – but the trade-off was a secret life …

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Elevation Ceremonies – What to expect
Emotional Triggers

Elevation Ceremonies – What to expect

By Becca Williams  |  January 5, 2026  |  Updated September 12, 2026

Most people know cannabis. Almost nobody has used it like this. Breath, movement, ancient practice, and a plant as an optional ally. Not to escape yourself, but…

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Thanksgiving Dinner Table with Turkey and all the Trimmings including sacred medicine leaves
Conscious Cannabis

Pass the Gravy – Hold the Cannabis

By Becca Williams  |  November 26, 2025  |  Updated September 12, 2026

About a decade ago, living in the cannabis wonderland of Denver – back when legalization there was still new and exciting (and yes, it’s still exciting), I saw …

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Cannabis Postcards from Portugal
Conscious Cannabis

Cannabis Postcards from Portugal

By Becca Williams  |  October 2, 2025  |  Updated September 12, 2026

Portugal has become a global hub for cannabis exports, yet most of its own citizens are shut out of safe access. While a handful of patients can get prescriptio…

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The Beatles Did Psychedelics
Healing

The Beatles Did Psychedelics

By Becca Williams  |  August 28, 2025  |  Updated September 12, 2026

The Beatles’ psychedelic years revealed how quickly insights can fade without grounding. Today, the lesson is clearer: psychedelics paired with integration crea…

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Testimonials

Ceremony participants, retreat guests, course students, and long-term session clients, from California to Dublin, from first-timers to experienced practitioners. Some came skeptical. Some came desperate. Some came simply curious. What they share isn’t curated or coached. It’s what happened, in their own words.

"I felt instantly able to share and receive with the other students in the course."

Andrea D.

USA

I could really start to feel good in my own skin.

Cheryl M

USA

I was able to peel back layers of protective responses to get to my core wound of abandonment – a pain I’ve carried my entire life – so I could address and release it.

Ingrid C.

USA

You have to be ready to live an inspired life to be ready to look under the hood.

Jo

USA

It's the integration part of it that really makes the plant medicines work.

Sergey

USA

"This idea of welcoming in things that I fear was one of the deepest experiences I've ever had."

Tori

Canada

“Becca Williams is a true pioneer in conscious cannabis work, showing us how to engage with it as a powerful ally for growth, healing, and evolution.”
– Stephen Dinan, Founder & President, The Shift Network

When You're Ready

Plant medicine work begins when you’re called to it, not before. If you’ve been considering it for a while, these are my entry points:  My monthly Elevation Ceremonies are free and open to everyone. Regular workshops, both live and recorded, offer a structured way to go deeper. For those ready for immersive work, my Portugal retreats provide the container that a ceremony alone can’t. My live and online masterclass courses can weave cannabis and microdosing into a structured learning format for those who want to understand the practice from the inside out. And personal 1-to-1 sessions meet you exactly where you are.

Work with Becca

Several ways to work together

Whether you're seeking emotional release, spiritual insight, or support through a life transition — there's a path for you.

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1:1 Sessions

Private 1:1 work with Becca. Four or ten-session packages. Starts with a free clarity call to understand your situation.

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Ceremony

Cannabis Elevation Ceremony Guided online ceremony combining intention-setting, breathwork, and ceremonial cannabis. An accessible entry point for conscious cannabis work.

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COURSE · ONLINE

Courses

Learn and practise Becca's full toolkit — breathwork, plant medicine, and neuroscience-informed inner exploration across a structured course.

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Common Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can plant medicine be combined with psychiatric medication?+

This is something we evaluate together, carefully, before anything else. Some combinations require caution or are best avoided entirely – particularly with SSRIs, mood stabilisers, and other psychiatric medications. Cannabis interactions tend to be less acute but still warrant attention. I always recommend consulting your prescribing clinician, and I won’t move forward with any facilitated experience until we’ve reviewed your full medication picture together.

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