Coming along the journey with Sachi, we struggled with the meaning of life, coping with death, facing cancer as a family, and overall, how to live and grow through this process. For us, psychedelics helped answer these questions.

There is so much information available online, it can be overwhelming, especially when facing this life changing disease. Our goal is to collect relevant information about psychedelics in cancer, and to present it in a way that Sachiko would have shared.

To create Sachi, we interviewed experts across the space including oncologists, therapists, guides, activists, thought leaders, psychonauts, amateur mycologists, and industry researchers. And considering how much new information is released every day, we will keep updating the site with as much relevant information as possible.

Everyone has their own journey. Most importantly, there is no “right way” to pursue psychedelic-assisted therapy. We do not advocate any specific corporate method, proprietary compound or molecule, therapy protocol, or group. In our research, we have met a few groups and individuals with similar goals and values, and we share them with you as references or alternatives throughout the site. However, we are committed to sharing information to you, and letting you pursue the path that makes the most sense for you.

T

T is Sachiko’s son, one of 4 children. While the site is dedicated to his mother, cancer has a legacy in the family, taking both parents, grandparents, and threatening his dear sister as well. He has worked in healthcare and technology for most of his career, always coming back to cancer as his life calling. Watching Sachiko battle for almost a decade, and slowly realizing that he was equally as afraid of death as she was, he knew that he needed help to come to terms with his own struggles. Just a few years ago, his first experience with psychedelics (psilocybin, outdoors, with a trained guide) changed his life for the better. Now, he is committed to raising awareness, community, and access to psychedelics for people all over the United States.

J

As a psychotherapist and social worker with 20+ years of experience, J has had the opportunity to observe suffering in many different forms. He has come to believe that emotional and psychological pain is more the norm than the exception. That being said, some problems seem particularly hopeless and traditional treatments can only help so much. Cancer, for example, attacks not only the body of the individual, but challenges the essence of a person often leaving despair and destruction in its path. Another such problem is treatment resistant depression.

Despite all of J’s training, skills, and experience he found himself at the mercy of this disease. In April of 2022 it was particularly bad and he started spending more time as a patient than as a clinician. As a patient, it was disheartening for J to experience the hopelessness and lack of options for treatment-resistant depression. He was put on many different antidepressants including Prozac, Wellbutrin, and Effexor, all of which provided very little relief to the core issues.

Finally, as a last resort, he was administered psilocybin by an “underground” guide. The relief and deep catharsis he experienced is indescribable. He felt reborn and ready to face life again. Since then he has seen many others experience the deep healing and insight that psilocybin-assisted therapy can elicit. To anyone reading this, if you or someone you know has suicidal ideation, persistent thoughts of wanting to die, rage stemming from pain, and/or a sense that life has no meaning, don’t give up. There is hope.

K