When I spoke with Tracey Tee, founder of Moms on Mushrooms, one thing became clear: microdosing isn’t about escaping. It’s about returning—returning to presence, to clarity, to a version of yourself you might not have seen in a while.

Tracey started exploring psilocybin after losing her business during COVID. She was burned out, deep in grief, raising a kid in a chaotic world. Like many of the women in her growing community, she was looking for something gentler and more honest than the usual offerings from the pharmacy. What she found was that mushrooms, when approached with intention, could help. Not with magic, but with slow, subtle, persistent change.

She now leads an online community of thousands of moms exploring microdosing together. What they’re finding is consistent: more patience, less reactivity, more creativity, less guilt, more joy. It’s not a miracle. It’s a tool. And if you’re curious, you don’t need to jump in blind.

This guide is for people who want to start carefully, consciously, and in a way that fits into a real life—not a retreat, not a fantasy, just your actual day-to-day. We pulled ideas from Tracey’s work and Ayelet Wald’s personal experience as told in A Really Good Day to build this step-by-step plan.

I’ve included a PDF microdosing schedule and guide for folks who want to follow many of the popular protocols. ...

I don’t usually do this in this newsletter by my friend Greg Ferenstein has been doing some interesting work in founder psychology and I wanted to help him out.

We’re inviting startup founders to take part in a brief and important survey.

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Greg Ferenstein, a researcher and friend who has studied the political psychology of innovators, is conducting a follow-up to his earlier work on how American tech founders think about politics and policy. His first study, which received coverage in The New York Times, explored the political values of technologists during a pivotal time for the industry. Now, he's looking to understand how those views may have shifted in light of new developments, including the rise of AI and other emerging technologies.

If you are a founder of a U.S.-based tech startup, your input would be valuable to this research. The survey is anonymous and takes as little as 3 minutes to complete.

Thank you in advance for contributing to this effort. Your perspective matters.

Reach out to research@frederickresearch.net with any questions.

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