A personal essay on the path from operating rooms to psilocybin therapy, and why this work feels like a return.
Tracy Townsend trained as a surgeon. For years, she operated on bodies — and watched the limits of what surgery alone could heal.
In this conversation on the With Whit Podcast, Tracy traces her path from the operating room to psilocybin therapy: the moments that pulled her toward this work, the years of study and skepticism, and the realization that a physician-led approach to psychedelic-assisted therapy is exactly the bridge she'd been looking for.
She talks about what surgery taught her about safety and discipline that translates directly to journey work, the personal experiences that shifted her perspective on consciousness, and why building Meadow felt less like a career change and more like a return.