Moving at the Speed of Relationship: Why Psychedelic Finance Must Be Slow
In psychedelic care, trust and accountability develop through relationship, not acceleration. This essay explores why ethical psychedelic finance must move slowly — prioritizing consent, stewardship, and long-term care over speed, scale, or market pressure.
Who Holds Risk? Responsibility, Lending, and the Future of Psychedelic Care
In psychedelic finance, risk is frequently assigned to facilitators and treated as an individual failing rather than a systemic condition. This essay reframes responsibility as shared, exploring how care-centered lending can create stability, reduce burnout, and support the long-term integrity of psychedelic care.
What Regulation Can’t Do: Why Psychedelic Care Needs Independent Infrastructure
Regulation is a necessary starting point for psychedelic care, but it does not provide the financial, relational, or material support facilitators need to endure. This essay examines why independent infrastructure must follow policy if psychedelic care is to remain ethical, inclusive, and sustainable over time.
Why We Began with Facilitators: Introducing the Psychedelic Facilitator Loan Program
This essay traces why Inner Guru’s first program focuses on psychedelic facilitators. Drawing on governance experience, mental health equity, and collaboration with Indigenous elders, it explains why financial access for facilitators is foundational to ethical psychedelic care.