Survivorship Collective
Why we support it
The Survivorship Collective imagines a world where cancer patients and their families have access to transformative healing beyond conventional treatment, where no one has to face the profound existential distress of cancer alone. In this world, when people confront mortality, grief, and overwhelming fear that traditional medicine cannot address, they know exactly where to turn for safe, legal, and deeply supportive therapeutic options.
The Survivorship Collective is bringing that vision to life. Founded by cancer survivors for the cancer community, it is building a model of patient-centered, science-backed, legal psychedelic-assisted therapy that addresses the emotional and spiritual dimensions of cancer that conventional treatment often overlooks. Its goal is to create accessible pathways to healing for cancer patients and their families, and to reshape what comprehensive cancer care can look like.
Root Cause of the Problem:
Cancer care systems focus primarily on physical treatment while overlooking the psychological and existential dimensions of illness. Emotional distress, fear, and meaning-making are insufficiently addressed, leaving patients and families unsupported through profound life disruption. Existing care structures are not designed to meet the full human experience of serious illness.