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.
Beyond Venture and Charity: Defining a Care-Centered Model of Psychedelic Finance
Psychedelic care does not align with venture capital or charitable funding models. This essay explores a care-centered approach to psychedelic finance grounded in stewardship, patience, and financial structures designed to support facilitators over time rather than extract value or create dependency.
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.