We had the good fortune of connecting with Ashley Carmen and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ashley, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I need to ensure that our society does not enter into another era of Pharmaceutical Take-Over resulting in addiction, harm and a disconnected society.

The mission was clear in ensuring that we are preserving the sacredness within the Psychedelic Space by decentralizing the Psychedelic Guides through our peer to peer model within the Psychedelic Guide Network. This also serves to increase ethical facilitation and mitigates harm by placing guides in peer groups to continue ongoing education, personal development and continues to inform their work.

What should our readers know about your business?
Our Network is novel and ground breaking in that it is not your conventional consultation group. We are honoring the diversity and multi-disciplinary team approach, truly, by blending the Guides in Peer spaces. Our Wisdom Circles invite witches, wizards, MD’s, Licensed Psychotherapists and energy healers alike to come share wisdom with one another. We also invite elders and other Wisdom Keepers to share with our Network.

Personally, I’ve been inside the medical model as a professional and it’s daunting to think the old paradigm is shepherding in our Consciousness tools. I’ve also personally experienced the deficits of this system to encourage health, well-being or rehabilitation. As a child of a meth addict, the sister of an inmate and daughter of a medically compromised and depressed mother; the systems have failed me and i’m interested in creating a new paradigm.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I live in Austin, Texas. I have friends in Boca Raton, Delray and Brickel. The beach is where you can find me in FL.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Shoutout to my fiance, Michael Bledsoe, who encouraged me to step into full entrepreneurship. His support helped me realize it was possible to create something that has not yet been created. He reflected back my passion in this project and gave me clarity in realizing that this is my heart’s work and because of that, I should surrender and trust the process.

Website: www.psychedelicguidenetwork.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicguidenetwork/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-carmen-pgn/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/psychedelicguidenetwork

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