In this episode of the Meadow Podcast, Dr. Tracy Kim Townsend, MD and Mike Townsend share a behind-the-scenes look at Meadow’s recent growth, evolving systems, and the philosophy guiding their work. From expanding their physical space to building a mission-driven team, they reflect on what it really takes to scale a legal psilocybin service center while staying grounded in care, safety, and integrity.

They explore the importance of letting go of perfectionism, especially in entrepreneurship and content creation, and how embracing iteration allows for real progress. Tracy and Mike also break down Meadow’s client journey—from consultations and screening to personalized health intake reviews—highlighting how technology and human expertise work together to create a safe and supportive experience.

The conversation also introduces Meadow Med School, a new learning platform designed to support clients through preparation, integration, and community connection. To close, Tracy offers a primer on complex PTSD, explaining how it differs from traditional PTSD, how it develops, and why it’s becoming more widely recognized. She shares how psychedelic work may help address deeply rooted patterns by working not just with the mind, but the nervous system as a whole.

If you’re curious about how a modern psychedelic service center operates, how safety and screening are handled, or how trauma healing fits into a broader path of personal growth, this episode offers a transparent and insightful look inside Meadow.

00:00 Introduction
01:12 Letting Go of Perfection
03:17 Center Growth Updates
04:27 New Spaces Ready
05:03 Meet the New Team
05:15 Consultations and Screening
08:41 Tech and AI Tools
10:26 Health Intake Safety System
13:50 Meadow Med School Launch
16:32 Complex PTSD Primer and Wrap

Dr. Tracy Kim Townsend, M.D., is a licensed medical doctor and licensed psilocybin facilitator, and the Co-Founder of Meadow Medicine, a doctor-led psilocybin service center based in Portland, Oregon.

Meadow provides legal, medically informed psilocybin services for adults seeking healing support for depression, anxiety, burnout, PTSD, substance abuse, grief processing, and life transitions. Our programs combine rigorous safety screening, structured preparation, guided journey sessions, and integration support to help clients unlock meaningful, sustained change.

If you’re interested in learning more about legal psilocybin services, visit:
👉 https://www.meadowmedicine.org


Subscribe for more down-to-earth education about psychedelics.

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Disclaimer: This channel is for educational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Psilocybin services are currently legal in Oregon under state regulation. Always consult your own healthcare provider before making decisions about medications or mental health treatment.

In this episode of the Meadow Podcast, host Dr. Tracy Kim Townsend, MD sits down with Ayahuasca Curandera Tatiana Aya Tupinambá to explore the deeper meaning of medicine, healing, and humanity’s relationship with nature. Tatiana shares her powerful journey from growing up in the Amazon jungle to navigating trauma, addiction, and depression — and ultimately returning to the jungle to train in traditional ayahuasca practice.

They discuss what ayahuasca is, how indigenous traditions understand ceremony, and why healing is not about quick fixes but about remembering our essence. Tatiana explains the rigorous training process of plant dieting, the importance of integrity in facilitators, and how community ceremony creates connection between people, nature, and spirit.

If you’re curious about ayahuasca, traditional plant medicine training, or how psychedelic healing fits into a broader path of self-awareness and transformation, this episode offers a grounded and deeply human perspective.

Dr. Tracy Kim Townsend, M.D., is a licensed medical doctor and licensed psilocybin facilitator, and the Co-Founder of Meadow Medicine, a doctor-led psilocybin service center based in Portland, Oregon.

Meadow provides legal, medically informed psilocybin services for adults seeking healing support for depression, anxiety, burnout, PTSD, substance abuse, grief processing, and life transitions. Our programs combine rigorous safety screening, structured preparation, guided journey sessions, and integration support to help clients unlock meaningful, sustained change.

If you’re interested in learning more about legal psilocybin services, visit:
👉 https://www.meadowmedicine.org


Subscribe for more down-to-earth education about psychedelics.

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Disclaimer: This channel is for educational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Psilocybin services are currently legal in Oregon under state regulation. Always consult your own healthcare provider before making decisions about medications or mental health treatment.

In this episode of the Meadow Podcast, host Mike Townsend sits down with psilocybin facilitator and lifelong Buddhist Michael Kelly to explore how psychedelic therapy can guide people through major life transitions—from career changes and divorce to facing the end of life with peace and presence.

Michael shares his personal journey from decades in the tech industry to becoming a trauma-informed facilitator, highlighting how psilocybin helped him release medical PTSD and rediscover meaning through mindfulness and connection. Together, they discuss how psilocybin therapy can complement traditional therapy, support spiritual growth, and offer profound insights into death, ego, and what it means to truly let go.

If you’re curious about psilocybin as a catalyst for personal transformation, emotional healing, or spiritual exploration, this episode offers a grounded and deeply human perspective on the medicine’s potential.

Dr. Tracy Kim Townsend, M.D., is a licensed medical doctor and licensed psilocybin facilitator, and the Co-Founder of Meadow Medicine, a doctor-led psilocybin service center based in Portland, Oregon.

Meadow provides legal, medically informed psilocybin services for adults seeking healing support for depression, anxiety, burnout, PTSD, substance abuse, grief processing, and life transitions. Our programs combine rigorous safety screening, structured preparation, guided journey sessions, and integration support to help clients unlock meaningful, sustained change.

If you’re interested in learning more about legal psilocybin services, visit:
👉 https://www.meadowmedicine.org


Subscribe for more down-to-earth education about psychedelics.

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Disclaimer: This channel is for educational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Psilocybin services are currently legal in Oregon under state regulation. Always consult your own healthcare provider before making decisions about medications or mental health treatment.