Microdosing: Is It Safe to Do on Your Own?
Before I began microdosing mushrooms, I kept hearing and reading stories about how people were benefiting from them enormously, how they were finding happiness and joy in their life that […]
Rewriting the Story: Using Pain for Power
I was sexually molested when I was in sixth grade. Pretty awful, huh? You want to know the worst part about it? It happened while I was sick in the […]
Taylor Swift Inspires a Father
Two nights ago, along with my wife and four children, I watched Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie. If I’m being honest here (and if you’re just getting to know me, […]
Psychedelic Healing: Turning Fear into Faith
I didn’t fly across the United States and into western Canada eager to take my first sip of Ayahuasca. No way. Simply put, much like everybody else, I was fucking […]
Who Is Ryan M Graves?
Rehab and AA saved my life, but they didn’t fix anything. Growing up in northern Maine, I aspired to be many things―a doctor, a professional basketball player, hell, even one […]