“These small, sub‑hallucinogenic doses can stabilize mood and improve emotional responsiveness... Research and anecdotal evidence suggest microdosing may help diminish symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD, which disproportionately affect women.”

— Dr. Van de Plassche, author of The Microdose Diet, interviewed about the emotional and mental health benefits of microdosing for women

“Estrogen, the main female hormone, can affect serotonin receptor binding. So when you're undergoing a psilocybin journey, the timing in your cycle may matter.”

— Dr. Jennifer Chesak, psychologist and author of The Psilocybin Handbook for Women, on how hormonal cycles may influence women’s microdosing experience

“Microdosing psychedelics, typically psilocybin, can nudge the brain’s serotonin system and gently promote neuroplasticity. Early studies show improvements in mood, creativity, stress resilience -and women often report more significant changes in depression syptoms.”

— Dr. Vijay Kumar Malesu, Neuroscience Researcher, summarizing data on microdosing’s cognitive and emotional benefits, including gender-specific findings

“Our psilocybin studies at John Hopkins have shown that evening healthy volunteers, psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences that may mediate long-term improvements in mood, anxiety, and meaning of life… There aren’t juste recreational highs - they’re profound shifts in emotional well-being.”

— Dr. Una D. McCann, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, based on clinical research into psilocybin’s long term psychological benefits.