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The Golden Thread Studio, Calgary, AB (2026)

03/10/2025

💐I may be a day late, but swinging by with flowers to wish the ladies of my life a belated Happy Women’s Day!💐

To celebrate, I got to ring in chemo round #5 with the Queen Bee🐝 herself.

My little cold-capping extraordinaire, keeps me going even when I don’t want to. 🫶🏻

It helps when folks have walked the path before, and having a cancer survivor in your corner cheering you on out of you Benadryl stupor to change your cold cap during your 5 hour treatment marathon……. is true sisterhood lol

So grateful for ALL the women in my life - near and far
Love to each and every one of you
May you be celebrated every- damn-day!
🩷🎉🩷
XO

03/07/2025

Your breath 🌬️is the bridge between deep transformation and daily life.

Psychedelic experiences can open powerful doorways🚪—but integration is where the real work begins. ✨♥️✨

Breathwork helps you:
🔹 Regulate your nervous system after expanded states
🔹 Process and release stuck emotions
🔹 Anchor insights into embodied wisdom
🔹 Access altered states

Discover how to bring breathwork to your life with Essence to Essence “Psychedelic Fridays” where we will be hosting ✨Breathe & Play✨on 🗓️March 14

We will guide you through Kundalini Breathwork and Conscious Breath, two transformative techniques designed to activate energy, release tension, ground back down, and connect you to your essence.

🌬️Ready to explore the power of your breath?
🎟️ Tickets available now - Tap the link in bio to join us!

XO

02/05/2025

....Cancer turned my world upside down

It still feels pretty surreal, especially since I left the beauty industry to focus on wellness. I mean, ...the irony of it all.🙄

One thing’s for certain, cancer has had me uplevel my self-care game in ways I never imagined✨

Throughout the years, balancing a demanding corporate career and caring for a special needs family led me to prioritize others over myself, resulting in burnout and highlighting the critical importance of self-care. I prioritized everyone else over myself, running on empty until burnout forced me to reconsider everything.

Learning to care for myself still feels clunky, sometimes even met with resistance—but when a life-threatening illness is nipping at your heels, you start figuring it out pretty quick!

Today is World Cancer Day—🌎🌏🌍 a global movement to raise awareness, encourage prevention, and drive action against the cancer epidemic.

Cancer is more than a diagnosis. It’s deeply personal, just like self-care. Behind every case is a human story—one of grief, pain, healing, resilience, and love. It impacts every part of life: physical, emotional, mental, social, and even spiritual.

The truth is, 1 in 5 people will develop cancer in their lifetime. But here’s the hopeful part: between 30-50% of cancers can be prevented through lifestyle choices and evidence-based prevention strategies—a powerful form of self-care. I even throw in some “woo” from the alternative world for good measure😉

Every experience with cancer is unique, but one thing is clear: we need a world where we see the person before the patient. Where healthcare centers around people and communities, not just treatments.

Today I’m flipping my pic upside down in awareness of —but this conversation doesn’t end here. Cancer has changed how I see self-care, and I’d love for you to be part of this journey with me. Let’s rethink what it means to care for ourselves, to support each other, and to build a world where well-being isn’t an afterthought.

02/01/2025

Are you exploring the transformative power of psychedelics? ✨ Have you experienced their impact on healing and personal growth? ✨ Or perhaps you work in the psychedelic space and want to connect with others on this path?✨

✨ Join us for our Community Share Circle! ✨

In this sacred space, we gather to:
✔️ Share our experiences, insights, and questions
✔️ Explore the intersection of psychedelics, spirituality, and personal growth
✔️ Discuss integration tools for lasting transformation
✔️Engage in guided mindfulness practices & reflective exercises
✔️Connect with like-minded women in an open, non-judgmental community

All are welcome—whether you’re curious, experienced, or a professional in the field.

Bring your stories, wisdom, and heart! 💜
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📍 Date: Monday Feb 3
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM MST (Doors close at 6:35 PM)
📍 Location: Pachamama Soul Café, #2110-380 Canyon Meadows Dr. SE Calgary

Come as you are, share from the heart, and expand in the wisdom of sisterhood✨

Tag a friend who would love this & RSVP at our FB event or in our IG stories now! 💕

01/22/2025

✨If I’ve learned anything this past year, it’s that pain doesn’t have to define us, but it can shape us.✨

Let’s be real: the last year has been heavy for many and 2025 doesn’t seem like it’s slowing down.

Whether it’s personal setbacks, global uncertainty, or the weight of grief and change, we’ve all felt it. It can be really easy to feel hopeless and fall into the trap of suffering….I know I’ve spiraled there a time or two!

2024 unfolded by bringing the formidable “heavy hitters” of grief and loss to my world - A broken heart, deaths, and a breast cancer diagnosis. (I’ve already had my mastectomy and am 2/8 rounds deep into chemotherapy treatment, with hormone and radiation therapy following.)

It often feels very surreal.

I’ve leaned in hard to the commitment of joy…because how does the saying go? “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional”

So, I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the beauty that has also been gifted.

✅the goodness of community

✅a reverence for my little “meat-suit”

✅and a completely up-leveled game of self-care.

One thing I know for sure is, life will continue to knock us down. The practice of resilient self-care can shape us in new ways and make the way back up a little easier.

I look forward to sharing my discoveries (big and small!) and would love to hear yours as well- all in the the hope that some may resonate and offer a little peace to everyone.
✨♥️✨

We need community more than ever these days.
XO

PS – Please enjoy this lovely art from 🎨♥️

It keeps me sane when I begin to spiral and think I need to do anything other than heal😆

05/28/2024

Time to celebrate!🎉🍾🥂

I’m not going to lie, when I left the beauty industry for a career in ✨🍄✨psychedelics, it wasn’t as clean of a pivot as I had hoped.

With an ecosystem that is still dimensionalizing, legalization that is a work-in-progress, a global pandemic, and some of my own limiting beliefs, you could say I’ve earned a degree in resilience!

I know in my bones this work heals people.♥️

To witness folks’ stories of transformation and the impact it has on their lives, families, and communities is deeply moving. The kind of moving that keeps you going when others think you’re crazy…. It’s sad to say the stigma of psychedelics remains alive and well (it was a bit surprising how many people “righteously” let me know!)😜

Which makes me thrilled to be able to share the amazing work that’s being done in this field…..because like it or not, we have a mental health crisis that continues to implode.

And I’ll be sharing a lot more because I’ve recently taken the role as Program Advisor at , where we offer education, training, clinics, and services in psychedelic therapy. You’ll also find us conducting Health Canada-approved clinical trials on psychedelic medicines to continue advancing research and understanding.

Mental health and wellness is a long game, so I’ll still be leading breathwork journeys at because….. psychedelics aren’t for everyone, but the breath IS! 😉

If you have questions or are interested in learning more about the world of psychedelics hit me up – it would be a total honor to support you and they’re quite literally my favorite thing to talk about!

Mush Love ♥️🍄♥️
Rissa

P.S. – a giant THANK YOU to everyone who cheered me on and supported this dream, I love you for that and will never forget it.💋

12/03/2023

There’s something magical when women gather to share their stories, witness each other, and both give and receive support. ✨

We have been doing this in sisterhood and circles since the beginning of time.💖

Whether you’re just becoming curious about psychedelics, or you are deepening your experience and knowledge, Calgary Women in Psychedelics monthly “Community Share Circle” provides the opportunity to learn, share and grow in a supportive group of like-minded women.

Gather in community to:
✔️Express your joys, challenges, and aspirations in a non-judgmental environment
✔️Share your own psychedelic experiences, insights, and questions
✔️Gain knowledge and insights from the experiences of other women
✔️Explore the intersections of spirituality, personal growth, and psychedelics
✔️Discuss integration strategies and tools for maximizing the benefits of psychedelic experiences
✔️Contribute and receive support, advice, and encouragement from a loving community
✔️Engage in reflective exercises, guided meditations, and mindfulness practices to deepen self-awareness
✔️Create new friendships and connections with like-minded women

Join us at our favorite flavour emporium , we can’t wait to be with you!

To RSVP your attendance, please join the Meetup group “Calgary Women in Psychedelics” found in link in bio
XO

*Please allow yourself to join on-time for the creation of community circle agreements – we create a closed container by 6:35 PM MST and open back up to complete the evening at 8:30 PM MST.
* *Sourcing and/or supplying of illegal substances is strictly forbidden at this meetup.

10/30/2023

Last night I had the privilege of holding space for some amazing humans while they ✨🍄❤️journeyed during last night’s full moon ✨🌕✨lunar eclipse ceremony facilitated by

I’m present to the beauty of the human experience – the messy raw bits to the joyful beauty that we all can encounter, and what’s possible when we honor ALL of it.

Assisting within the ceremony, I found myself noticing the action of “mothering” and how we all just want to be seen, nurtured, protected, and held in compassion…regardless of our age.❤️

It takes courage to be willing to receive the lessons given on a journey and it was a total gift to witness
XO

If you’re curious about ceremony and what could be possible for you, check out the offerings of

I sat with her this spring and made a pinterest board after – it was so magickal I never want to forget it! 🥰

10/20/2023

Day #3&4 ✨🍄✨

✨Key Take Aways: Increased flexibility with life circumstances and general interest in NOT getting jammed in about things not going as planned.

The last few days have been full with birthdays, work, company…life. (and in very good ways too I might add) AND on this planet, we have a dedicated amount of time each day to fulfill on things which has caused unusually late bedtimes/early mornings for me. I’m exhausted and yet totally energized. I could make myself “wrong” about not doing my self care the way I know how to, but instead of self shaming, I’m noticing there’s a softer voice that’s encouraging me along.

✨Day #3 was a microdosing day and brought the usual suspects of triggers and old ways of being. I noticed I was easier to let go of ruminating thoughts and stay in the present moment. To also identify specific thought patterns as negative/ unhelpful and reroute my focus to something else…like my intention or values and even just NOT thinking and enjoying music. Basically not falling into a downward spiral of thoughts that highjack my body into a state of stress was a real win. 😆

✨Magic and Miracles: We had a lovely time celebrating our son’s birthday. 💙🎂💙
This year our family has been challenged with health issues and we’ve had to dial back how we typically approach life. It’s been hard not celebrating long weekends, summers, holidays (basically insert anything that one would associate as fun or something to look forward to here) the way we’d like to.
But this time, we really got to enjoy both each other and the day……..together. And that was a total gift
🎁❤️

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