Ali McGhee, PhD, is a writer, storyteller, researcher, and teacher. She completed her PhD in English Literature from the University of Rochester in 2015. She is the Director of the Psychedelic Studies Program at Salem University, co-founder of Appalachian Psychedelic Society, and Director of the Enneagram School of Awakening Her work has been published in Lucid News, the MAPS Bulletin, Dark Mountain, Slippery Elm Literary Journal, Holler, Scallywag, WNC Magazine, and others, and she has presented at Psychedelic Culture, Psychedelic Science, the International Enneagram Association Global Conference, CreativeMornings, and PechaKucha. She is a contributing writer to the Chacruna Chronicles. For more information, see: alimcgheewrites.com.