Good Medicine Collective

04/01/2026

Join us on April 8th 6-8pm for a special Psychedelic Studio in honor of Bicycle Day—a moment in history that quietly opened the doors of perception for generations to come. We’ll begin with a short historical video exploring the origins and significance of this day, then move into an open, community-centered space for storytelling, reflection, and conversation.

This evening is an invitation to gather in curiosity and reverence—for the history, for our own experiences, and for the ways these medicines continue to shape healing and consciousness.

Come as you are. Listen, share, and be part of the unfolding dialogue.

All proceeds support ongoing education and community building around consciousness, culture and healing. Link to register in bio.

04/01/2026

Celebrate teacher appreciation week by joining us for a special fundraising event to support the vital and incredible educators in our community!

Riverbird and Good Medicine Collective are hosting a community screening of When It Breaks, a documentary following the “inspiring story of Special Education teacher Konrad Wert and his personal journey from teacher burnout through becoming a folk-singing advocate. Stepping away from the classroom, Wert turns to his musical side career as a means to tour the country with his family and engage teachers, parents, and audiences in a conversation about the current state of Special Education and the epidemic of Teacher Burnout. As opportunities arise, Konrad must decide how his service is most effective- as an advocating artist or as a teacher in the classroom.”

Teaching is an invaluable profession and is also notoriously under-supported and underpaid, leading to burnout. This July, Riverbird Clinic is offering an Educator Resilience Retreat as a way to care for, nourish and help restore our educators. 100% of the proceeds we raise from this event will go directly to supporting accessibility to this retreat for our community educators. Come help us care for our beloved teachers!

Our evening will begin with an open-mic poetry reading. Share your own words, or the words of another poet who has impacted you, or simply receive in the audience. We’ve found that pairing film screenings with shared poetry creates a uniquely intimate and connective experience. After you make a donation for your ticket, a link to sign up to share a poem if you wish will be in your registration email.

Link to sign up in bio!

03/05/2026

For this month’s PSYCHEDELIC STUDIO, Good Medicine Collective hosts anthropologist and chaplain Bonnie Glass-Coffin from Utah State to discuss 5-MeO-DMT. It is one of the most potent psychoactive substances on the planet and has been foundational to spiritual practices in South America (and the Caribbean) for at least 5000 years. It is an increasingly popular alternative to other tryptamine psychedelics because it is short-acting, easy to use, and because it has few side effects .

Bonnie will present a general overview of the history and current use of this powerful plant in a spiritually-informed understanding. The evening will include community participation in building a despacho. This is an earth-honoring gratitude ritual, native to the Andes. We hope you will join us for this informative and experiential gathering.
Link to register in bio. This is a donation-based community building event.

02/27/2026

Come join us for a morning sing! In this song circle, we explore voice not as performance, but as a practice of inspiration, connection and belonging . Come to sing, listen, or simply rest. No prior musical experience needed.

Family-friendly, perfection-free zone.
Link in bio.

02/20/2026

Join us next Tuesday evening, February 24th, for our monthly Francis Weller-inspired grief circle. All are welcome. Link to register in bio. Donations go to support Riverbird scholarships for ketamine-assisted therapy.

02/04/2026

in collaboration with Good Medicine Collective and .mechanics, is deeply honored to hold an empathetic, safe, and nurturing space for grief, gratitude, and community. Join us and a team of over 20 facilitators, healers, social workers, death doulas, grief counselors, art therapists, shamans, and performers. Space is limited to 100 participants.

Grief and gratitude are not meant to be solitary, though today many of us grieve and give thanks alone; communal ritual offers the opportunity to witness one another’s pain and joy, share our stories of heartbreak and heart-made, and to hold each other as we journey into the depth of our collective sorrow so that we may more fully experience the joy of being alive and connected to each other and the world around us.

This event will include:
• poetry and song
• an invocation to the unseen world through spoken word and drumming
• grounding somatic movement practices to help us find deep support as we unwind and soften the bracing in our bodies
• time to explore different healing modalities including Reiki, art therapy, and more
• the creation of a beautiful shrine
• guided writing practices that include an opportunity to share and witness in small groups
• dancing and singing together to let our feelings move through us and back into the world

Robin Wall Kimmerer writes, “If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again.”

Link to register in bio.
Sliding scale tickets $25-75

02/03/2026

Join us Wednesday, Feb 11th 6-8pm for our next Psychedelic Studio featuring Sarah Seigel- IFS practitioner, ordained Interfaith Minister, Recovery and Mindfulness Meditation Coach. We will explore Iboga within both its traditional Bwiti context in southern Gabon and its contemporary clinical relevance. Initiated into the Bwiti tradition, Sarah brings a rare perspective on how lineage-based spiritual frameworks shape the safety, meaning, and integration of powerful psychoactive medicines.

Drawing on personal experience with ibogaine in addiction treatment, Sarah will briefly address the distinctions between ibogaine (a single alkaloid) and Iboga (the whole root bark), while keeping the primary focus on the role of ritual, community, and integration in supporting therapeutic outcomes. This conversation will examine the challenges and responsibilities involved in translating an initiatory tradition for Western clinical and cultural contexts.

Sarah is co founder with Ryan Rich of Bassé Root Church in the USA.

01/26/2026

01/24/2026

Join us for our first Riverbird Song Circle next Wednesday 1/28 6pm. No singing experience needed! In these divisive times, let’s find each other in our communal voice. Link in BIO.

01/22/2026

At Good Medicine Collective, we stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors and recognize that recent events have created real fear and uncertainty for many in our community. We are committed to offering care rooted in dignity and belonging, and to providing healthcare and wellness services in a calm, safe, and welcoming environment for all.

As part of our ongoing commitment to wellness and belonging for immigrant individuals and families, clinicians at Good Medicine have long provided no-cost medical services, including required exams for those seeking permanent residency.

In response to the current climate, we are making thoughtful adjustments to how this care is provided in order to prioritize community safety and privacy.

We hold the safety and well-being of our entire community at the heart of everything we do. Our intention is to ensure that Good Medicine remains a space where people feel safe, supported, and protected, especially those who may be most vulnerable right now.

If you’d like to support this work and our immigrant neighbors, please donate via the link in bio.

01/12/2026

Join us THIS Wednesday evening for Psychedelic Studio. We are so lucky to be joined by Dustin Sulak to learn more about cannabis and how it compares to classical psychedelics as a healing tool. Donation-based event to support ongoing educational and community events at Good Medicine. Registration link in bio!

01/05/2026

At Good Medicine Collective, we believe that healing begins with belonging.

On Thursday, Jan 22nd we’ll be hosting our first community dinner to raise funds in support of our work providing immigration physicals and healthcare for individuals and families seeking permanent residency (green cards) in the United States.

For many newcomers, these required medical exams—covering vaccinations, tuberculosis screening, and general health assessments—are costly and inaccessible without insurance or financial support. By gathering as a community in generosity, we ensure that no one’s path to safety, family reunification, or stability is blocked by medical expense.

Your financial contribution (and ticket cost) directly supports:

-Nursing care for compassionate intake and vaccination support
-Physician consultations for federally required immigration exams
-Laboratory testing necessary to complete the process
-Interpreter support and care

Together, we can help our immigrant neighbors take this important step toward belonging—rooted in dignity, care, and love.

All proceeds go directly to cover the cost of care. There are two ticket price options to support accessible attendence. If you cannot attend, you may still donate! And if you can attend, but cannot afford the ticket price, email liz@goodmedicinecollective.org.

We hope you’ll join us for an evening of shared food, story, and solidarity. 

Warmly,

Liz Strawbridge and Khadija El Barkoui
Good Medicine Collective

Link to register in BIO