About North Node™
North Node is a space for intentional exploration, grounded in awareness,
preparation, and integration.
It was created to offer more access to education, integration, and community.
This work is built on a simple idea. The way we think, decide, and move through our lives is shaped by patterns.
When those patterns become visible, new possibilities open.
North Node offers structured ways to explore those patterns and work with them more intentionally.
Founders
Maggie Kirkwood
Founder, North Node™
Maggie is a certified psychedelic practitioner, creative director, entrepreneur, and host of the Minds on Mushrooms podcast. Through North Node™, she helps leaders and entrepreneurs explore the internal patterns that shape how they think, create, relate, and lead. Her work integrates neuroscience, contemplative practice, and the responsible exploration of non-ordinary states of awareness to support greater clarity, self-awareness, and intentional growth.
Angie Fox Dahlof
Founding Partner, North Node™
A cultivator, facilitator, and health integration coach with decades of experience at leading advertising agencies and several companies of her own, Angie brings deep expertise in collaboration, innovation, and the art of sustainable life balance. Having walked her own healing path, she brings lived insight to every session, rooted in compassion and somatic awareness. Her work with clients centers on integration — helping people embody new perspectives, translate insight into purposeful action, and create lasting change in an environment defined by both rigor and warmth.
Advisory Board
Jennifer Lake, MD
Medical Advisor
Jen Lake, MD is a board-certified family physician with additional training in Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She is passionate about whole-person care, combining conventional medicine with evidence-informed integrative approaches to support lasting health and wellbeing. Dr. Lake has a special interest in emerging psychedelic therapies and their potential role in addressing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other treatment-resistant mental health conditions through responsible, research-informed care.
Byron Emmons
Mycology Advisor
Byron Emmons is a Minnesota-raised mycologist and founder of Elevated Mycology. Passionate about making mushroom cultivation more accessible, he is dedicated to advancing education around functional mushrooms and their potential to support mental health and overall wellbeing. Byron believes the future of the mushroom industry is built on sound science, honest education, and strong community. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the outdoors through camping and hiking.
Dr. Megan Ellerson
Clinical Education Advisor
Dr. Megan Ellerson is a leader in clinical education and healthcare innovation, with expertise in experiential learning, simulation-based training, and emerging technologies that enhance patient care. She is passionate about advancing evidence-informed education and creating learning environments that foster curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. As a member of the North Node Advisory Board, Dr. Ellerson brings a thoughtful perspective on healthcare education, innovation, and the responsible integration of emerging approaches to human wellbeing.
William Hardcastle
Human Connection Advisor
William is an entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of WannaHug, a movement dedicated to fostering human connection, belonging, and intentional growth. Following a life-changing injury, he embarked on a journey of healing that reshaped his understanding of resilience, consciousness, and human potential. Through lived experience, thoughtful inquiry, and a passion for education, William brings a grounded perspective to North Node, helping advance compassionate, evidence-informed conversations about healing, connection, and personal transformation.
The Work
An educational and experiential approach to change.
This work draws from neuroscience, mindfulness, and the responsible exploration of expanded states of awareness.
The focus is not on intensity, but on clarity.
Integration is central. What you see and understand only matters if it can be carried forward into how you work, lead, and live.
Care, Structure, and Responsibility
Each experience is approached with care, structure, and responsibility, with preparation, integration, and context all playing an essential role.
This is not about quick breakthroughs or one-off experiences. It is about creating the conditions for meaningful, lasting change.
Integration, not intensity, is the measure of this work, and it is for individuals, teams, and organizations willing to look more closely.
You do not need to have everything figured out, only a place to begin.
Explore Within.
Expand Beyond.
If you’re curious about microdosing education, guided exploration, or immersive experiences, we can talk through where to begin.
Let’s see where your North Node leads.
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Most people talk at a room. Maggie invited the room in. She created space for vulnerability, curiosity, and real conversation, which is exactly what leaders need when exploring something as complex as psychedelics.
— Executive leader, North Node™ Session Participant