The Path to Embodiment

I began my healing journey in 2016, exploring various modalities such as talk therapy, EMDR, brain spotting, transformational breathwork, and some psychedelics. Even after all this inner work, I was still dealing with dysregulating symptoms I could not understand.

In search of answers, I travelled to Peru to partake in a number of ayahuasca ceremonies. I was not prepared for how my life was about to turn upside down. Ayahuasca resurfaced suppressed trauma in a manner that was far too intense for my nervous system, and overall retraumatizing.

After my final ceremony, I knew I had gone too far. For about 2 and a half years afterward, I teetered on the edge of psychosis with continuous symptoms of terror, confusion, dissociation, intrusive thoughts, shame, self-sabotaging thoughtforms, and a fear I was broken forever.

Not only was I processing my original trauma at a pace I did not have the capacity for, but I was also navigating the retraumatizing experiences of ayahuasca.

Thankfully, I found therapy that worked through a Somatic lens, and was able to make sense of my sensations through a grounding, biological, nervous system perspective. I acquired the tools and support to come back to center, and was able to process the debilitating affects of my trauma; regaining a sense of peace and of my Self.

This inspired me to get trained in the modalities that were successful for me so that I could help others who have also experienced the unease, fear, and separation that can come with healing the past.

Even though my journey has held some difficulties, I am grateful to now be in a position to support others in navigating the path to feeling at home in their bodies.