Spilling the Mush Tea
After years of loving mushrooms (yes, even the pizza kind), Danielle finally dedicates a full episode to the wild, wonderful, and deeply intelligent world of fungi, and what it actually looks like to work with them intentionally, ritually, and practically in your daily life.
Danielle shares her full journey, from lion's mane at the LA farmers market to microdosing aligned with the spring equinox, and what she has noticed in her body, her mind, her creativity, and her capacity to move through life with more ease.
In this episode:
Functional mushrooms and why sourcing actually matters, the difference between lion's mane, cordyceps, and reishi and what each one is doing in your system, how mycelium functions as the original worldwide web and what that means when you ingest it, microdosing as a micro ritual, including how to set an intention, choose a protocol, and start gently, the stacking method and how to layer in other functional ingredients, using mushrooms for creativity, intimacy, social ease, and entrepreneurial clarity, why this medicine is particularly relevant for the Aquarian Age and the kinds of people who are building something different.
Danielle also gets honest about her history with SSRIs, ADHD diagnoses, perimenopause, and why she was drawn to something that works with her nervous system rather than overriding it.
About the Products:
I’ve tried a lot over the years, and I’m currently working with I AM premium mushrooms because of the quality, sourcing, and intention behind how they’re created. This has been one of the cleanest, most supportive experiences I’ve had.
If you feel called to explore this for yourself, you can check them out here:
https://www.iamthemedicine.me/daniellemercurio
As always, this is about resonance. Listen to your body, your intuition, and move in a way that feels right for you.
Also mentioned: Paul Stamets and Host Defense supplements, the Stamets Stack, cacao as a heart opener, and what to expect from the upcoming summer retreat.
If you are on medications or working with a healthcare provider, loop them in before adding anything new.