The Pattern Library

May is Mental Health Awareness month, and with some new laws passed in Oregon recently, I wanted to shed a little light on "Magic Mushrooms". Magic mushrooms are called such because they contain a psychoactive ingredient called psilocybin. While magic mushrooms are taken for their mind-altering effects, psilocybin is being studied for its potential benefits in the field of mental health. The New England Journal of Medicine has recently published the biggest clinical trial of

The Gut and The Brain are intimately connected. Have you ever heard of "anxious belly" or ever had a "gut feeling". There's a science to back them up! We're learning so much about these connections, and how it's often a 2-way street. For example, 84% of people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome also experience depression. Which comes first? Or are they both at play? We can nourish our gut-brain connection by upping our parasympathetic nervous system AKA Rest & Digest system. Take