S3 | E4 Ashley Carmen

November 2nd, 2026  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 4 mins

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My guest is Ashley Carmen, a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of the Psychedelic Guide Network, joining me from Austin. We dig into the least glamorous and most important topic in psychedelic work: ethics. Ashley walks through Kylea Taylor's InnerEthics model, why motivation and intention matter more than any rulebook, and what it takes for a guide to hold a clean container. Then we get practical, with the questions to ask and the red flags to watch for when choosing a facilitator, from preparation through integration.