Courtney
Courtney Rose
B.A Public Health Education, Co-Founder & Executive Director and Community Minister, Kentucky
Biography
Courtney brings over 15 years of experience in health and wellness, including more than a decade working specifically in psilocybin wellness. Courtney co-founded MycoMeditations in Jamaica alongside Eric in 2012, serving as Director of Operations through 2020. In that role, she helped build and run the retreat's day-to-day systems while directly supporting hundreds of individuals through their healing journeys. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Health Education from the University of Louisville and four certifications from Authentic Relating International, grounding her facilitation work and church community leadership in both academic training and deep interpersonal practice.
After returning to the United States, Courtney co-founded Psanctuary, where she serves as Executive Director, and co-founded More Than Integration Psychedelic Coaching, extending her commitment to supporting individuals before, during, and after their psilocybin experiences.
A mother of four, Courtney continues to build this work alongside her family, guided by a belief that our sacrament should be accessible, relational, and rooted in care.
Courtney is actively engaged in leading our community membership on our private network and co-developed Psanctuary's journey and space holding Courses with her partner and Psanctuary Co-founder, Eric
Learn more about her our church's origins and our community on The Psanctuary Podcast.
Personal Statement
I’ve been blessed beyond measure to be immersed in work with the mushroom for the past 12 years, including co-founding an international retreat center in Jamaica where I supported hundreds of amazing humans through thousands of transformative experiences.
After being arrested in Indiana in 2015 for underground work with the mushroom, I made a clear decision to help ensure that my family and community have safe, legally protected, and empowered access to this spiritual practice. That commitment became a defining force in the creation of Psanctuary in late 2020 when my family decided to move from Jamaica back to our home in Kentucky.
Across both my work in Jamaica and Psanctuary, I’ve served as an Executive Director and have held a central role as both the head and heart of our mushroom work. I’ve created and led community agreements and relational workshops that support people in coming back into connection, especially when it’s most challenging. I’ve also been at the forefront of developing our courses, helping train a peer-supported network to prepare for ceremony at home and in acts of service and reciprocity within our community.
Today, my work is focused on what comes before and after the initial breakthrough in ceremony. Through Psanctuary, I help individuals integrate these experiences into lasting change, grounded in sincerity, compassion, curiosity, and individual liberty. My intention is to support transformation that not only shifts lives in the moment, but continues to ripple through relationships, families, and future generations.
