The Hotflash inc podcast
Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
In more than 100 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. And she has connected with a perimenoposse of powerful women in the midst of a perplexing transition.
Hotflash inc is among the top 1.5 percent of podcasts in the world according to Listen Notes. It was named the number one podcast in women’s health in August 2023 by GOODPODS.
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159: Can magic mushrooms help you heal in midlife? Talking psychedelic therapy and seeking more with The Journeymen Collective
Are psychedelics a missing key to personal transformation in midlife?
This week, I speak with Rob Grover and Gary Logan, the founders of The Journeymen Collective, a luxury guided psilocybin retreat company based in the mountains outside Vancouver, BC. These two have helped entrepreneurs, performers, couples—and yes, many women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife transitions—use guided mushroom journeys to reconnect to themselves and release emotional burdens that therapy, medication, or self-help books haven’t resolved.
We talk grief, depression, anxiety, the inner critic, and how to tap into the body’s sacred intelligence when everything feels disconnected. Rob and Gary explain the difference between “tripping” and undergoing a true guided journey, and why that distinction matters so deeply for healing and growth.
Highlights:
- “Most people who find us have done the therapy, read the books, tried the biohacking—and still feel stuck.”– Rob Grover
- “This isn’t about escaping—it’s about meeting yourself more deeply than ever before.” – Gary Logan
- How grief led both Rob and Gary to their first journeys with magic mushrooms—and why it changed everything.
- Why psilocybin is not a shortcut or magic bullet, but a profound reset for the nervous system.
- The science, spirituality, and deep preparation that goes into their luxury retreats.
- Why talk therapy for 10 years often gets outpaced by 4 days of immersive guided work.
- A frank and beautiful discussion about anger, sadness, menopause symptoms—and how they’re often calls to listen to the body, not suppress it.
Links + resources:
- Learn more: The Journeymen Collective
- Follow Rob and Gary on Instagram and LinkedIn
- Mentioned: Red School: Menstruality Education
- Research: MAPS – Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
- Use code HOTFLASH20 for 20% off at MenoLabs.com
Episode sponsor: Thanks to Menolabs for sponsoring this episode. Use code HOTFLASH20 for 20% off at menolabs.com
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