184 Hospice Explained: Lisa Snyder on Legal Psilocybin Facilitation, Grief Support, and Designing End-of-Life Conversations
Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former hospice nurse, interviews Lisa Snyder, a state-licensed psilocybin facilitator in Oregon and member of the Portland Grief House Death Collective. Lisa shares how losing both parents to Cancer led her to found the Losing Your Parents online community and to support others through grief, Trauma, and life transitions. She explains why guided psilocybin “journeys” emphasize preparation, trust, and “set and setting,” and discusses potential benefits for PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and end-of-life anxiety, while noting legal-model limitations and timing considerations for terminally ill clients. Lisa describes death doula training, the importance of normalizing truthful end-of-life planning conversations, and balancing a Dying person’s wishes with survivors’ needs. She outlines Oregon’s medical screening process and key contraindications, and provides her website and email for inquiries.
00:00 Welcome and Disclaimer
00:29 Meet Host and Guest
02:36 Lisa’s Story and Work
03:36 Who Psilocybin Helps
04:14 Journey vs Trip and Facilitation
05:28 Set and Setting Explained
07:02 Psilocybin at End of Life
09:58 Designing Your Death
14:51 Lisa’s Parents and Hospice Memories
17:30 Why Death Doula Training
21:34 Cannabis and Other Supports
23:18 Siblings and Shared Grief
25:49 Starting the Death Conversation
27:37 Advocacy and Family Dynamics
29:49 Funerals Are for the Living
33:09 How to Reach Lisa
33:57 Medical Screening and Safety
37:02 Death With Dignity and Closing
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1. You can use Medicare.gov to help find a hospice agency,
This should be a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved one.
