Have your friends or family asked you to watch over them while they embark on a psychedelic experience? Are you curious about what trip sitting entails?
Our Trip Sitting 101 workshop delves into the essential skills and responsibilities of a trip sitter, providing a framework for properly supporting friends or family through psychedelic experiences. Erica Seigal of NEST and SHINE will guide you in exploring the dynamics of power as a facilitator to limit harm, recognizing potential red flags in facilitators, and understanding the ethical considerations of trip sitting. You will leave with a better understanding around how to create a safe and supportive environment, manage challenging experiences, and craft an effective intake form, empowering you to become a responsible and compassionate facilitator of transformative experiences.
About Our Guest
Who is Erica Siegal?
Erica Siegal, LCSW is a psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist, community organizer and harm reduction advocate. She has spent the past 20 years exploring diverse ways to create impactful, connective experiences while increasing community safety and wellness.
Erica worked on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy clinical trials from 2014 – 2019 and has spent over a decade providing harm reduction and crisis response services at events and festivals worldwide.
In 2019, she founded two organizations th NEST Harm Reduction & Consulting, a California-based mental health practice that provides psychotherapy, outreach, education, and integration services. She recently founded SHINE Collective, a non-profit dedicated to supporting those who have experienced real harm from assault, abuse, neglect, coercion and manipulation within psychedelic communities.
Given her years of experience and unique lens on Psychedelia, Erica provides commentary and insight into the risks and potential harms in the mainstreaming of psychedelics into society and culture.
Monica Cadena
Monica Cadena is an Afro-Latinx California-based artist, writer, movement worker, digital alchemist, brave space holder, plant ally, advocate, and the Creatrix of Black Healers Connect, a digital and in-person community for healers of the diaspora. The former co-founder of Wear Your Voice Magazine, Monica is passionate about highlighting stories from those at the intersections of healing and social justice activism and centering healing-based initiatives. Monica hosted the first Psychedelics and Sensuality event, she spoke to a maxed-out audience at MAPS’ Psychedelic Science 2023 on sex and psychedelics, and has worked closely with major organizations in the space including DoubleBlind Magazine, Oakland Hyphae, and many more.