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San Pedro, Gratitude and Getting Nailed

Last week, I attended a San Pedro retreat here in Peru. San Pedro is a psychedelic cactus native to the mountains of Peru. Itā€™s difficult to tell you exactly what it is or what it does, and I donā€™t want to colour your expectations of it in case you ever do itā€¦ ā€¦but I will … Continue reading

The Weird Power of Curiosity

Somatic Experiencing and the power of curiosity and tracking sensations

Before Emily started working with her nervous system and survival response, she was clinically depressed and anxious. She had regular panic attacks. She hated her life. In fact, she was so miserable and unhappy that she considered killing herself numerous times šŸ˜³ It got so bad that she had to quit her corporate job in … Continue reading

Ever Had A Fever For 1 Year Straight?

Ever had a fever for 1 year straight?

Late last year, Adyashatmypants and I got hit with Covid-19. Fever, body aches, insomnia, brain fog and more. It sucked šŸ˜¢ However, we were back to normal in 1-2 weeks šŸ„³ Thanks to the inflammation triggered by Covid-19, our bodies healed themselves in a relatively short period of time šŸŽ‰ Thatā€™s the thing with inflammation: … Continue reading

Your Anxiety Is Not Your Fault

Your Anxiety Is Not Your Fault

Nor is your depression, trouble sleeping or that icky sticky imposter syndrome feeling. This is one of my favourite things about the nervous system framework. I used to blame myself for my various ā€œissuesā€. I thought Iā€™d somehow failed. That I was broken. But once I understood the mechanics of the nervous system survival response … Continue reading

Everything Is Everything

Spanish is jiu jitsu is ballet is gardening is knitting is building houses is programming is writing is hiking is snowboarding is cooking is overcoming anxiety and depression is nervous system work is tantric sex and full body orgasms that shake the walls of the house and make your neighbours call the cops. The point … Continue reading

Be here now or buy that butt plug?

Itā€™s simple advice. Just be here now. Donā€™t think. Donā€™t imagine anything. Just be here now. And yetā€¦ Itā€™s incredibly difficult, is it not? Look at how most people live. Itā€™s ALL about distractions. Itā€™s as if the entire world is designed simply to distract us from whatā€™s happening right now. Thinking is simply the … Continue reading

I know I said no more butt plugs BUTTTā€¦

ā€¦my friend Marianne sent me the following message after yesterdayā€™s email and it was so good that I had to share it with you: You crack me up hahaha. Just in case you needed more information about butt plugsā€¦ā€¦ šŸ¤£ Attached to Marianneā€™s message was a photo of, you guessed it, a butt plug. However, it was … Continue reading

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