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Maggie Ervin:
what brought me here

For my first twenty-five years of work (waiting tables, facilitating support groups, teaching salsa, interpreting, coordinating teams…), I always enjoyed certain elements of my jobs. But none of them was truly satisfying. One thing was always clear, though: my favorite moments were when I was supporting people in understanding themselves and stepping fully into life.

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Meanwhile, I’d been in therapy on and off since I was seventeen. While it helped me in countless ways (hell, when I started I didn't even know what a feeling was), it wasn’t until I took mushrooms that things really changed for me. I finally let go of the rage and bitterness I’d been carrying around since I was little.

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Doors opened.

I’m now thrilled to be in psychedelic service, accompanying clients as they dive into the unknown with these sacred medicines. The combination of holding them, challenging them, witnessing them, and helping them connect more with themselves (not to mention with their loved ones, nature, and the awesome cosmic wow) is the honor of my life.

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But psychedelics aren’t for everyone. No worries. There’s another incredible tool: coaching.

 

The only reason I tried it is because my buddy was in training and needed to practice. “What a good friend I am, doing this favor,” I told myself, all self-satisfied. But by the end of the first session I was like, “Woah, what is THIS?” Coaching became a game changer for me, helping me grieve adoptions that didn't work out, lean into challenges, overcome narratives that were holding me back, and trust my inner knowing. And maybe most importantly, just enjoy life more.

I fell in love with this transformational path.

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Whether through coaching or psychedelics or both, my work is multifaceted: somatic, mental, emotional, and behavioral. And while there are concrete tools I bring in, my approach is also deeply intuitive.

Just as you are utterly unique and unrepeatable,
so is your healing and the life you're building.
 


So naturally our work together
is a one-of-a-kind co-creation. 

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I believe the most important qualities of a someone in this work are being grounded and intuitive, having a close relationship with the medicine, deeply appreciating the uniqueness and vastness of every human (while also celebrating our connectedness), being an attentive listener, and living an examined life.

 

There are also techniques, modalities and trainings that are invaluable. Mine have included the following:

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  • Medicine Keeper Immersion - Medicine Keeper School

  • End-of-Life Doula Training - Inelda

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