184 Hospice Explained: Lisa Snyder on Legal Psilocybin Facilitation, Grief Support, and Designing End-of-Life Conversations

Apr 19, 2026

184 Hospice Explained: Lisa Snyder on Legal Psilocybin Facilitation, Grief Support, and Designing End-of-Life Conversations

Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former hospice nurse, interviews Lisa Snyder, a state-licensed psilocybin facilitator in Oregon and member of the Portland Grief House Death Collective. Lisa shares how losing both parents to cancer led her to found the Losing Your Parents online community and to support others through grief, trauma, and life transitions. She explains why guided psilocybin “journeys” emphasize preparation, trust, and “set and setting,” and discusses potential benefits for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and end-of-life anxiety, while noting legal-model limitations and timing considerations for terminally ill clients. Lisa describes death doula training, the importance of normalizing truthful end-of-life planning conversations, and balancing a dying person’s wishes with survivors’ needs. She outlines Oregon’s medical screening process and key contraindications, and provides her website and email for inquiries.

00:00 Welcome and Disclaimer

00:29 Meet Host and Guest

02:36 Lisa’s Story and Work

03:36 Who Psilocybin Helps

04:14 Journey vs Trip and Facilitation

05:28 Set and Setting Explained

07:02 Psilocybin at End of Life

09:58 Designing Your Death

14:51 Lisa’s Parents and Hospice Memories

17:30 Why Death Doula Training

21:34 Cannabis and Other Supports

23:18 Siblings and Shared Grief

25:49 Starting the Death Conversation

27:37 Advocacy and Family Dynamics

29:49 Funerals Are for the Living

33:09 How to Reach Lisa

33:57 Medical Screening and Safety

37:02 Death With Dignity and Closing

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