Salomé Andrade

Beyond Trauma: The Transformative Potential of Psychedelics and Ethnobotanical Substances in Healing Sexual Abuse Survivors

Salomé is a certified full-spectrum doula and HRHP student at Justisse College International who speaks French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish. She works with clients in- person, in the south of France and online. She has a background in Anthropology and worked for many years in the humanitarian sector (mostly working on sexual and gender-based violence and human rights) before being trained as a doula in Colombia and France. Salomé created UTERA SANA as a safe space to provide every birthing person and menstruating individuals with the resources, tools, support, and evidence-based information they need to navigate their reproductive health journey with confidence and empowerment. What We’ll Explore This presentation will explore the intersections between sexual trauma, reproductive health, and the therapeutic potential of psychedelic and ethnobotanical substances. We will challenge the limitations of Western biomedical paradigms and advocate for more integrative, embodied, and culturally respectful approaches to healing. We will analyze how the practice of menstrual cycle observation and fertility awareness can support post-traumatic healing processes. These approaches help restore interoception, offer a practical structure for emotional regulation, and can inform the optimal time to undergo or integrate a psychedelic experience, particularly for people whose emotional vulnerabilities are closely linked to hormonal fluctuations.