How It Began
The Psychedelic Women Network grew out of conversations among women working in different areas of the psychedelic field. Despite our different professional backgrounds, we found ourselves returning to similar questions about representation, research priorities, professional opportunities, and the direction in which the field was developing.
What began as an exchange of experiences gradually became a shared initiative. We wanted to bring together women whose expertise, ideas, and professional paths might otherwise remain disconnected.
One of our first public initiatives, Women in Psychedelics: Diverse Perspectives – Equal Voice, reflected an idea that remains important to us: women do not need to speak with one voice to contribute meaningfully to the future of psychedelics.
What brought us together was not just professional alignment, but a shared recognition that women’s voices, bodies, and experiences are still not fully represented in this field.
Built Through Collaboration
Today, PWN has three co-founders: Tali Avron, Angelika Klosinska, and Manal Al-Hammadi. But its beginnings involved more than the three of us.
Magdalena Kaspryszyn and Karolina Błońska from HoloMind were part of the early vision and helped us establish the initial online platform. Other women, working across different disciplines and countries, contributed their ideas, experience, and support as the initiative developed.
We are grateful for these contributions and recognize that PWN emerged through a collective effort.
Different Perspectives, Shared Responsibility
We do not presume that women share a single experience, professional position, or view of psychedelics. Nor do we think they should.
The psychedelic field is still developing its scientific evidence, clinical practices, and regulatory frameworks. This makes open discussion, critical inquiry, and the exchange of different perspectives particularly important.
We want PWN to be a network in which women can collaborate without needing to agree on everything, where expertise matters more than status, and where ideas can be questioned as well as supported.
To build something collaborative, thoughtful, and grounded, where women can contribute, connect, and shape the future of this field together.
Growing From Here
PWN is still a young organisation. Our initial activities have helped us begin building relationships and exploring how the network can contribute in practice.
The next stage is about giving those relationships continuity and turning shared interests into meaningful, sustained work.
We hope to build a network shaped by the knowledge, experience, and contributions of the women who participate in it.