We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Alexis Gonzalez a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alexis, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Was there a defining moment in your professional career? A moment that changed the trajectory of your career?

The defining moment of my life came in 2018 while I was living in Shenzhen, China, working as a speech therapy consultant. On the outside, I had everything I thought I wanted—six-figure salary, a high-rise apartment, regular travel, weekly massages, and a lifestyle that looked picture-perfect. Yet inside, I felt unfulfilled and disconnected. That dissonance led me to Ecuador, where I sat with shamans and experienced ayahuasca for the first time. It was there that I found the breakthrough and deeper answers I had been searching for—the beginning of my true path in healing and spiritual work. The greatest lesson I learned is that true happiness cannot come from achievement, wealth, or comfort if it’s only serving myself. When I am spiritually disconnected, assimilating into systems that don’t align with my heart, I feel empty no matter the success. Real fulfillment comes from living my purpose, giving back, and remembering that joy is rooted in community and the collective well-being of people and the earth.

Alexis, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I entered this work after a moment of radical honesty, realizing that so many of our systems, from education to healthcare to food, are broken and often harmful. At the heart of who I am has always been the question: how can I help others? That calling led me to create a different path for healing, one rooted in truth, community, and the wisdom of sacred medicines.

Through psilocybin-assisted ceremonies, microdosing guidance, and intimate women’s circles, I support people who are struggling with disconnection, anxiety, depression, or the deep ache of not belonging. My work is for those who feel powerless or stuck in cycles that don’t serve them, and who are ready to come home to themselves.

What sets me apart is my integrity and genuine care—I don’t see this as “business,” I see it as sacred work. My background as a pediatric speech-language therapist gives me over 15 years of experience holding safe, structured, and compassionate containers for transformation. Combined with my training as a curandera, I guide others with both grounded professionalism and reverence for the medicine.

What I want people to know is this: healing is possible. It is possible to feel safe in your body, to be present with your family, to wake up excited about your life, and to live with purpose and fulfillment. My brand, Microlove, is about offering that doorway back to yourself, reminding you that you are never alone—we are one family, and when you heal, the world heals with you.

I am most proud of creating spaces where people can face their shadows and find their light, where breakthroughs happen not just for the individual, but for generations to come.

Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?

If I could go back in time, I would absolutely choose this path again. In truth, I believe I’ve chosen it many lifetimes over—because the path of a shaman isn’t something you pick, it’s something you remember. Leaving the stability of being a speech therapist to step into leading transformational circles hasn’t been easy, but it’s been the most aligned choice of my life. They say that as a healer you must first heal yourself, and only then can you return with the medicine to serve others.

What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?

What has helped me build a reputation in my business is the way I approach mushrooms—not as a commodity or a drug, but as sacred allies. I’ve spent years building a slow, intentional relationship with them: learning to grow them, studying through different classes, microdosing, and honoring the history and wisdom they carry. For me, this is not transactional—it’s a way of being in relationship with nature. That commitment has also led me to take action by supporting Indigenous causes and conservation projects, so that my work is always rooted in reciprocity.

And in a world that can feel fake or focused only on aesthetics, I’ve built trust simply by being myself. No matter where you meet me—online, in ceremony, or in daily life—you’re meeting the real me. I think people can feel that authenticity, and it’s what sets me apart.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Www.microlovebyalexis.com
• Instagram: LaCuranderaAlexis
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/micro-love-oakland
• Other: https://share.google/RtKBetOYEeK07w05s

Image Credits

Credit images to Mónika Aldarondo Lugo, @AreitoPhotography on IG

Nirel Salazar (Nirel the Yogini)