Trump’s surgeon general pick Casey Means credited psychedelic mushrooms with helping her find love

President Trump’s latest nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, recently claimed she used psychedelic mushrooms to help her find love — and suggested the drugs can be used by some as a form of therapy.

Means — a former political lobbyist-turned-wellness influencer — indicated in a newsletter she published this past October that her use of mushrooms, which she tried for the first time in 2021, helped her make “space to find love at 35.”

She noted, too, that she “did plant medicine experiences with trusted guides” to become ready for partnership — punctuating the line with a mushroom emoji.

The 37-year-old, however, acknowledged that her experience did not necessarily mean that others should do the same.

Dr Casey Means (left) — a former political lobbyist-turned-wellness influence — indicated in a newsletter she published last October that her use of mushrooms, which she tried for the first time in 2021, helped her make “space to find love at 35.” AP

Means also wrote in the 2024 book, “Good Energy” — co-authored with her brother Calley — that people should consider “psilocybin-assisted therapy” to manage stress and trauma.

“If you feel called, I also encourage you to explore intentional, guided psilocybin therapy,” she wrote. “Strong scientific evidence suggests that this psychedelic therapy can be one of the most meaningful experiences of life for some people, as they have been for me.”

Means, who refers to psychedelics in her book as “plant medicine,” said she first took mushrooms after being inspired by “an internal voice that whispered: it’s time to prepare.”

“I felt myself as part of an infinite and unbroken series of cosmic nesting dolls of millions of mothers and babies before me from the beginning of life,” she wrote, adding that “psilocybin can be a doorway to a different reality that is free from the limiting beliefs of my ego, feelings, and personal history.”

Calley Means works as a special government employee in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Psilocybin — a psychedelic compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms — is currently listed as a Schedule 1 drug, with federal regulators classing it as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”

However, Oregon and Colorado have both legalized psychedelic therapy.

Means, who received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Stanford University, began a medical residency in Oregon but did not complete it.

Her medical license is listed as inactive.

Trump revealed Means as his new pick for surgeon general earlier last week after yanking the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, the medical director CityMD.

“I am pleased to announce that Dr. Casey Means, will be nominated as our next Surgeon General of the United States of America,” Trump posted on Truth Social at the time.

“Casey has impeccable ‘[Make America Healthy Again]’ credentials, and will work closely with our wonderful Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to ensure a successful implementation of our Agenda in order to reverse the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and ensure Great Health, in the future, for ALL Americans.”

Means’ confirmation hearing hasn’t yet been scheduled.

With Post wires