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August 13, 2026PracticesA client called me a wise elder after one line pulled back something he didn't expect. Here I unpack what he found on the other side, what he actually took from our session, and what "wise" and "elder" really cost me to earn. Also an invite to join me for my monthly Elevation Ceremony where you can do the same work.
June 30, 2026Emotional LiberationWhat if the people who hurt you most could become some of your greatest teachers? In this deeply personal piece, I share an exercise I use with my clients: looking honestly at our grievances, not to stay stuck in the pain, but to uncover the values we want to live by.
June 24, 2026Emotional LiberationThere's an emotion I see affecting countless people, yet few recognize it in themselves. That's because it rarely looks like a problem. In fact, it often disguises itself as ambition, responsibility, and success. For years, I had no idea it was running my life. Maybe you'll recognize something familiar in my story.
June 17, 2026Plant MedicineI attend at least one psychedelic science conference a year to stay current - and this year that meant ICPR in Haarlem. About a thousand attendees, a lot of myth-busting on stage, certificate programs and shamanic goods in the hallway, and one question from an Indigenous physician that I haven't been able to shake.
June 10, 2026Emotional LiberationWe get endless lessons on attraction, chemistry, and romance. Discernment? Not so much. So we wander into love wide-eyed and underprepared, mistaking a racing heart for a green light. Here are ten questions worth sitting with before you hand over your heart, plus an invitation to keep getting honest with yourself this Sunday.
May 29, 2026Emotional LiberationEvery love song you've ever heard has been teaching you something. The late Wayne Dyer saw it way back in 1976 and called it out plainly: the longing feels romantic, but it's conditioning. And the lesson, that you're not enough without someone, is the one worth unlearning.
May 28, 2026Plant MedicineWhen NB wrote to me after an Elevation Ceremony describing change on three levels - physiological, psychological, and spirit/emotional, I knew I had to share it. This is what we're actually doing in the work: not suppressing, not bypassing, but moving what's stored. Here's what that looks like from the inside, and why it keeps working long after the practice ends.
May 20, 2026Plant MedicineIt's not about getting high. It's about getting access. Conscious Cannabis pairs intentional cannabis work with the Emotional Liberation process to move what's been stuck - the emotional wounds quietly running your inner life for decades.
May 14, 2026Emotional LiberationBig news in the trauma world just dropped. Scientists are pushing back on the idea that trauma lives in your body's tissues. And what they're proposing instead is actually more hopeful. Spoiler: flow states are involved. Here's my take on what it means for healing.
May 6, 2026Emotional Liberation, PracticesThis story explores how one extreme athlete used risk not for adrenaline, but as a way to cope with overwhelming emotional pain. It shows us the hidden role trauma can play in shaping behavior, and how the search for relief can lead to choices that appear fearless on the surface.
April 29, 2026PracticesIf sitting still on the cushion makes your mind louder, you’re not alone. For many, quiet mindfulness meditation amplifies what’s unresolved. There’s another very effective way forward… an active, guided approach that helps you move what’s stuck, often with cannabis used consciously, to soften resistance and deepen the work.
April 22, 2026Plant MedicineMicrodosing psilocybin or LSD might feel good on the days you take it. But that’s where it ends, according to the largest microdosing study yet. No breakthrough. No lasting shift. Just a temporary lift that fades as quickly as it comes. The same pattern shows up with full psychedelic journeys too. So if the change doesn’t stick… what are alternatives?
April 15, 2026Plant MedicineMost people don’t avoid change because they can’t. They avoid it because it asks something real of them. My Sunday’s Elevation Ceremony is for those who are ready to stop circling the same patterns and start working with what’s actually there.
April 9, 2026Emotional LiberationWe can send humans around the dark side of the moon, but circling our own emotions? Still a stretch. As we celebrate another leap outward, the real question lingers: what would happen if we put that same energy into exploring ourselves?
April 2, 2026Spirituality, Emotional LiberationYour emotions aren’t random. They’re signals pointing you back to your deeper self. Drawing on Jung’s insight, this piece reframes midlife struggles not as crises, but as spiritual awakenings. When we stop avoiding what we feel and begin processing it, healing, clarity, and real transformation become possible.
March 26, 2026SpiritualityWe retired the word "guru" after a parade of scandals exposed beloved spiritual teachers as manipulators and predators. Now, the shaman is having its cultural moment - and the warning signs are beginning to look unsettlingly familiar. Are we romanticizing another archetype of spiritual authority, or have we finally learned our lesson?
March 19, 2026Plant MedicineCannabis helped me cope long before I understood how it could also help me heal. I was able to side-step Valium and SSRIs - but the trade-off was a secret life that had a character all its own. Navigating an illegal environment just to access my medicine. And what changed everything was learning to ultimately work with it consciously.
March 12, 2026PracticesDoom-scrolling has competition, and it's not pretty. When the weight of the world lands in your chest, Tonglen offers something rare: a way through that doesn't require checking out. Here's the practice, and an open invitation to go deeper.
March 5, 2026PracticesPanic isn't weakness - it's a survival system no one taught you to work with. The goal was never to become fearless. It was always to become steady enough to find your way back.
February 26, 2026SpiritualityThe polished image of "higher consciousness" is crumbling, and the loudest sound coming from the biggest names in spirituality is silence. What happens when charisma gets mistaken for integrity?
February 19, 2026Emotional LiberationDemons, entities, unhealed trauma - or all three? Western science and indigenous tradition are circling the same dark territory from very different directions. What happens when they meet inside a psychedelic journey?
February 12, 2026Emotional LiberationIgnored emotions don't dissolve - they amplify. The voices that say you're not enough were once survival strategies. The question isn't whether you feel them, it's whether you're still letting them run the show.
February 5, 2026Emotional LiberationThe world is fraying at the edges, and most of us are quietly absorbing it. Niemöller's famous words were a confession, not a sermon - a reminder that silence was never neutral, and waiting was never safe.
January 29, 2026Emotional LiberationThe small stuff piles up. The big stuff never stops. And somewhere between a chaotic morning and a world on the edge, your nervous system quietly breaks. When frustration has nowhere to go, it doesn't disappear it calcifies. Here's how to actually move it through.