Bailey Elyse
- Bailey Elyse is a Pacific Northwest-based writer and mental health counselor in training. She graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in English and Norwegian, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with the intent to study the intersections of trauma and substance use. She is passionate about harm reduction, drug policy reform, and expanding mental health access. Over the last ten years she has worked as a writer in the cannabis space, primarily as a content manager and patient advocate at Leafly where she also co-authored The Leafly Guide to Cannabis. In the gaps between writing and her studies, she is typically sinking deep into a video game, cooking with music blasting, or wandering around mountain trails.
Latest Articles
How To
How to Become a Psychedelic Integration Therapist
Helping people make sense of their psychedelic experiences is a privilege. We chatted with the experts about how to get involved amid a grey legal landscape.
Mental Health
What is Psychedelic Integration Therapy, Anyway?
Your trip might be over, but the journey is just beginning.
EFFECTS AND RISKS
The MDMA Comedown: Why Coming Down From Molly Feels So Bad
The real cause of the "Blue Monday" crash—according to a psychiatrist.
FEATURES
Long Term Effects of Microdosing: What To Know Before You Begin
The long-term effects of microdosing have been largely unstudied, but aside from building a tolerance, there may be other risks or benefits we don't know about yet.
How To
How to Stop A Shroom Trip: Should You Even Try?
Having a bad mushroom trip? Here's how to get through a challenging psilocybin experience.
FEATURES
Mushroom Dosage: What is the “Right” Amount of Shrooms?
Mushroom dosage can be tricky, especially when different varieties come with different potencies. Here’s what you should know.
FEATURES
Hippie Flipping: What to Know About Mixing MDMA and Mushrooms
Hippie flipping, a.k.a. flower flipping, can be euphoric or overwhelming—depending on how you go about it. Here are some harm reduction techniques.
FEATURES
Mushroom Dosage: What is the “Right” Amount of Shrooms?
Mushroom dosage can be tricky, especially when different varieties come with different potencies. Here’s what you should know.
FEATURES
What is Ayahuasca? Benefits, Risks, Side Effects
Ayahuasca has increased in popularity around the globe—here's what you should know about this entheogenic plant medicine.
FEATURES
What Is Mescaline? A Guide to this Cactus-Derived Psychedelic
Aldous Huxley popularized mescaline in "The Doors of Perception," but no conversation today about this entheogen is complete without attention paid to indigenous sovereignty and conservation strategies around the mescaline-containing peyote succulent.
