Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lindsay Jensen-Evans. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Lindsay, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.
I’ve always been someone on the fringe… curious about what’s emerging culturally, globally, and spiritually before it becomes mainstream. After 11 years in a career I once loved, leading experiential marketing strategy for a beloved yoga brand across North America—I began to feel deeply disillusioned. I had learned so much about leadership, communication, and personal growth, but eventually found myself burned out, disconnected, and questioning everything. I was a new mom at the time, juggling cross-country travel, performance pressure, and the weight of a culture that equates worth with output.
From the outside, I had everything: a great job, a supportive partner, a beautiful home in the San Francisco suburbs. But inside, something sacred was stirring. I remember reading Buckminster Fuller’s words—“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model…”—and feeling the truth of them in my bones. I didn’t want to keep climbing someone else’s ladder. I wanted to build something rooted in truth and presence, not productivity.
Over the years, I had quietly been exploring breathwork, energetic practices, and the healing potential of psychedelic medicine. In 2003, as part of my undergraduate studies in Medical Anthropology, I had my first experience with San Pedro cactus in Peru. I didn’t know it then, but that encounter opened a portal I would return to again and again. By 2017, I was back in deep inquiry, asking what this life is really for, and began seriously exploring psychedelics as a therapeutic modality.
In early 2021, just after sitting in an medicine retreat in Costa Rica, I called home to find out my husband had spontaneously put a deposit on an RV. It felt wild and yet completely aligned. We sold our home and most of our belongings, and moved into a 25’ RV with our 6-year-old son and our 150-pound English Mastiff. For the next 18 months, we traveled across the U.S. and Mexico, living simply and intentionally, reconnecting as a family, and reorienting to what truly matters.
During our travels, we visited friends in Hawaii and something clicked. The North Shore of O‘ahu felt like home. A place where I felt nourished, whole, and deeply connected. We lived there for nearly two years before recently relocating to Colorado, to be closer to family, to expand my practice through legal facilitation pathways, and to support our son’s growing passion for skateboarding and snowboarding.
The biggest risk I’ve taken hasn’t been a single leap, it’s been the ongoing choice to listen. To trust the deeper knowing, even when the next step wasn’t clear. To walk away from the known and say yes to the deeper rhythm of my life. That path has led me here: supporting others in remembering their own wisdom through sacred ceremony, breathwork, and expanded states of consciousness.
This is the new model I’m building, one rooted in presence, in love, and in the courage to question what we’ve been taught. To risk being different. To risk being true. To embrace the unknown.
Lindsay, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
My name is Lindsay Jensen-Evans, and I’m the founder of Activist of Love, a practice devoted to helping people reconnect with their true nature through breathwork, psychedelic journeywork, and sacred facilitation. I work with individuals and groups who are navigating big transitions, what I often call “threshold moments.” These are the times when life no longer fits the way it used to, and something deeper is asking to emerge.
I’m a certified breathwork guide and psychedelic therapy practitioner, with additional training in trauma-informed care, somatic healing, yoga, meditation, and ceremonial facilitation. I also bring nearly two decades of experience in leadership development, group dynamics, and relational communication, which shaped my ability to create safe, grounded containers for transformation.
My services include:
+ Private and group breathwork sessions (in person and virtual),
+ Psychedelic journeywork, including preparation, ceremony facilitation (where legally permitted), and integration,
+ Thetadrop, a guided ceremonial microdosing protocol rooted in breath and intention,
+ Mentorship and group containers for women deep in life-transitions through my program SoulFriends.
Many of the people I serve are high-functioning, heart-centered, and seeking something deeper, whether they’re recovering from burnout, navigating identity shifts, or preparing for a personal rite of passage. My work helps them slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with clarity, purpose, and inner truth.
What I’m most proud of is having the courage to walk this path myself, leaving a high-performing corporate career, moving into a more intentional way of living, and creating offerings that reflect what I believe is possible when we lead with love.
Activist of Love isn’t just a brand, it’s a way of working, a way of witnessing, and a way of remembering that we already have what we need within us. My work is simply to hold space for that remembering.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
One of the biggest lessons I’ve had to unlearn is that my value comes from how much I produce and how “busy” I am.
In the corporate world, being “busy” is often worn like a badge of honor. I used to equate a packed calendar with success, as if constantly being in motion proved that I was in demand, needed, or worthy. That mindset, combined with a culture that glorifies hustle, left little room for rest, presence, or real fulfillment.
At the same time, I was living in alignment with many of society’s surface-level ideals – own a house, have a good job, beautiful family, curated Instagram moments, but inside, something deeper was beckoning. I was starting to see how much of my life was shaped by systems I didn’t actually believe in. I had to begin the work of de-conditioning, letting go of the belief that more stuff, more visibility, and more achievement would somehow make me feel whole.
As I deepened into breathwork and psychedelic journeywork, I started listening in a different way, to my body, to my intuition, to the quiet voice within. I began to honor rest as essential, not indulgent. I stopped chasing the version of success I was taught to want, and started aligning with the life I was truly meant to live.
What I’ve come to believe is that presence is far more powerful than perfection. I still value structure and service, but I no longer measure my worth by how full my schedule is. I measure it by how fully I can show up for myself, and for those I support.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
I’m still in the process of building my practice, and I’m doing it slowly and intentionally, through relationships, resonance, and real presence.
If I’m being honest, visibility has been one of the edges I continue to work with. Putting myself out there, especially in a space that feels sacred and deeply personal, hasn’t come easily. But I’ve come to understand that being seen is part of the work, too. Not for validation, but for connection. For service.
So far, most of the opportunities and connections that have come my way have grown through word-of-mouth. I focus on creating meaningful experiences that people remember and feel compelled to share. I’ve found that people don’t always recall your title or credentials, but they do remember how they felt in your presence.
Whether I’m guiding someone through breathwork, supporting their psychedelic journey, or holding space in a moment of transition, I show up with honesty, humility, and care. I don’t try to be a guru or expert. I’m a companion, a witness, and sometimes, a mirror.
What’s helped me most in growing a reputation, at this early stage, is alignment. I don’t offer anything I haven’t walked through myself. There’s a quiet integrity in that. And for the people who are drawn to this work, that matters more than polish or perfection.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.activistoflove.com/home
- Instagram: @lindsayjensenevans
- Other: https://substack.com/@activistoflove
