Writing at the edge
of science and soul.
Evidence-grounded, honestly felt. On the nervous system, psychedelics, embodiment, and what it means to actually change.
From the archive.
What Should I Expect in My First Session With a Somatic Practitioner?
Most people who book this kind of work spend the week beforehand quietly bracing. Not for the session. For a version of it they’ve assembled from films, from…
Does Your Menstrual Cycle Change How Psychedelics Affect You?
If you have taken psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca or MDMA more than once, you may have noticed that the…
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How Do I Know If My Therapist Is Actually Trauma-Informed?
It is eleven at night and you are on somebody’s website. The page says trauma-informed. It says somatic.…
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What 2.2 Million People Tell Us About Choosing a Partner
Most of us treat choosing a partner as a romantic decision. Occasionally a practical one — money, geography,…
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Why Am I Addicted to Drama? The Neuroscience of Guessing Instead of Asking
If you have ever asked yourself why am I addicted to drama, I want to offer you a…
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Co-Regulation and the Nervous System: Why You Cannot Regulate Yourself Into Healing
Co-regulation is the process by which one nervous system influences and stabilizes another — through breath, voice, face,…
Read → 15 minThe Neuroscience of Manifestation: You Can’t Leap With a Tight Jaw
The first thing that goes is the jaw. I know this because I have watched it happen in…
Read → 14 minThe Integration Window: A Science-Based 3-Week Protocol for Making Your Psychedelic Breakthrough Stick
The most important part of a psychedelic experience isn’t the experience. It’s the psychedelic integration window — the…
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Why You Can Read Everyone but Yourself — The Neuroscience of Masking & the Fawn Response
There are children who learn to read a room before they can read a book. I was one…
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