Aliveness: Earth Medicine and Deep Inner Work to Connect us With Who We Are

Since My Summer As A MILF was published I have been engaged in deep medicine and accompanying inner work and life has surprised me with a deep experience of intimacy that is both everything I have longed for and has also stirred some of my deepest pain. In this episode I talk about the recent experience that felt like the completion of all that has driven me forward and how it has changed how I relate to my work and my life and the ongoing challenge of opening to love without making another person responsible for my unfolding and my ability to give and receive love.I recorded this in a very raw state. The video on youtube adds a lot. —JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

I dated younger men this summer and my experience was life-changing. Join me for a spicy and expansive conversation abut what happens when we follow desire and how important it is that each of us does this in our own way.Read the article. Read more about sexual healing. Join my email list.—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

This is an update to Episode 29 - life has evolved and here we are! A personal context for my current work on sexuality. —JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Learn More and Apply for Expand

My recent Ayahuasca ceremonies prompted me to think and write more deeply about sexuality. Here is the result. More to come.Questions for reflection:What would your life look like if you were sexually free?What do you most desire?What does satisfaction mean to you?What enlivens your body?What are you creating? What do you want to create?What do you long for?What does it look like for you to let go into the orgasmic nature of life?—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Learn More and Apply for Expand

"In order to discover a new land we have to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." - André GideI sound much more composed in this episode than I feel. Thanks for being along for the ride.—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

aka Increasing Life Force Sexual Energy Through Targeted Inner WorkThis is a version of the talk I gave at the High Desert Human Design Conference in September 2023.—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Have you every wanted to hear how therapists talk behind the scenes? In this conversation two therapists talk about attachment styles, burn out, how much we care about our clients and so much more.Alison is a dear colleague, friend and former client and she brings her unique medicine to this conversation - she has a way of articulating inner work that is sensitive, nuanced and at the same time crystal clear.Alison James Bio:I hold a BAH from Queen's University and an MA from Dalhousie University, completing the bulk of my training in psychotherapy at The Toronto Institute of Relational Psychotherapy, the Gestalt Institute of Toronto, and the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. In addition, I have received advanced instruction in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Structural Dissociation Theory and Parts Work, Polyvagal-Informed Nervous System Regulation, Mindfulness and Embodiment, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Relational Somatic Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). I also regularly participate in short courses and workshops across a wide variety of topics. I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a member of the Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy. I adhere to the codes of ethics mandated by both organizations. For more personal notes on how she thinks and works visit her website or find her on Instagram.—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Often we have one area - a trigger, a relationship, money, purpose - and we put a lot of energy into figuring it out and fixing it. In this episode I outline how moment to moment tracking with another person (trained practitioners are great for this) allows you to titrate your nervous system experience and change the pattern in real time. The solution to all problems lies in our connection to ourselves - our bodies, emotions, minds and spirits - what it is to be us.Medicine work supports and amplifies these moment by moment changes.Until September 15th the Expand community is available in a six month version to give you the opportunity to really step in, be seen, and shift in profound ways that create lasting change in your life - in how you feel on a daily basis. Email me for more information at alison@alisoncrosthwait.com.—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Lorie Dechar is an Acupuncturist, Author, Alchemical Healer, Mentor and Artisan of Transformation. Lorie and I talk about "the myth, the math and... something else...." - it's one of the best descriptions of inner work I've heard and Lorie drops it in the first few minutes.Join her Inner Sensing Intensive September 30/October 1 Read her book with Benjamin Fox, The Alchemy of Inner Work Join her community - A New Possibility - and learn more about her work on her website: Follow her on Instagram Listen to Integral Chinese Medicine Conversations —JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Lisa and I talk about collective change and what the release of Barbie may or may not represent. It's a fun and fiery conversation!!Follow Lisa on Instagram at @brnnlisaListen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

John Cole, a human design guide, joins Alison to discuss their personal experiences with Human Design, highlighting its ability to unveil our own individual uniqueness, the interplay between nature and nurture, the significance of initiations and transitions, and the transformative process of deconditioning in aligning with one's true self.“There's a transformative process going on as a society, and it's leading to a world where, I think, there will be lot more individual emphasis, meaning that there we're not going to rely on organizations, institutions, experts and other people outside of ourselves to save us, to support us in taking care of our lives. We're going to have to use a lot more of our energy for ourselves, and there will be new forms of spirituality as part of that.” CONNECT WITH JOHN John Cole is a 2/4 Ego Projector on the Cross of the Unexpected. He began his experiment in 2015 when a fellow astrologer invited him to look into Human Design. After decades of working with various astrological systems, he found that the Human Design System offered a very unique framework for understanding our uniqueness through mechanics and our place in the Maia. John is an IHDS certified analyst and teacher with a busy private practice working 1-on-1 with clients offering Foundation Readings, Cycle & Transit analysis, Partnership/relationship analysis, coaching, integration, and more. He is a father to two teenagers and currently runs the Human Design Collective along with Amy Lee where they teach the Foundation Courses and offer other workshops in Human Design and host the Human Design Collective podcast.Consulting Website: https://metamorphichumandesign.com/Human Design Collective: https://humandesigncollective.com/Courses and Workshops: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcole0023/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metamorphichumandesign—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

“That's not how to do it.” This is a recurring theme in our society. We absorb these ideas about “right” and “wrong” and how things should be from childhood through adulthood. The mind can still hold onto these narratives even when we've unraveled them again and again. This is why we have four other aspects of our self — physical, emotional, spiritual and sexual — that we can tap into to support our mind in evolving, even when it's wound so tightly. “The way that we construct our lives is a reflection of the deepest assumptions we have made about the world and about who we are. As we unpack those and experience new truths, new questions and new possibilities in our body, we can feel safe at a whole new level. —Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

When Tamara began working with Alison, she had tight expectations for herself. She raveled herself in how things are, how they should be, and the roles she held, like mom and professional. Her experience opened her perspective and possibilities to life and how it can be different than the way she was living. That gave her permission to put down some of the judgments and expectations she held and cultivated deeper empathy for herself and others. “All of these experiences, all of these different things that I'm doing, they are just different ways to practice life. To notice what's holding you back from really, really expressing yourself and really living it out fully.”—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

True freedom comes from letting go of grasping and opening our hearts. But those two things can be so challenging for us to embody in our modern world. Alison and guest, Stephen Cope, best-selling author and scholar, delve into the relationship between the Eastern contemplative traditions and Western depth psychology and how connecting the two can support you in navigating the modern world.Stephen shares the experiences and insights that he's gained studying these ideas that have shaped his books, including his most recent, “The Dharma in Difficult Times: Finding Your Calling in Times of Loss, Change, Struggle, and Doubt,” and offers a guide for how to connect with your own wisdom, cultivate compassion and open-heartedness, and connect with your inner gifts to contribute to positive change in the world. “There are two forms of grasping in the Buddhist tradition. There's reaching, “oh, I want that. I've got to get that goal. I've got to get over there on the other side of the river.” And then protecting what you have. The real freedom comes in letting go of that grasping, clinging, craving, holding on, and protecting and opening our hearts instead.” CONNECT WITH STEPHEN ​​Stephen Cope is a best-selling author and scholar who specializes in the relationship between the Eastern contemplative traditions and Western depth psychology. Among his seminal works in this area are: Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, The Wisdom of Yoga, and The Great Work of Your Life. His most recent work, The Dharma In Difficult Times, the sequel to The Great Work of Your Life shows us the way through our darkest times to our truest calling. Cope helps give readers a roadmap for the journey to their true calling.For almost thirty years, Stephen has been Scholar-in-Residence at the renowned Kripalu Center—the largest center for the study and practice of yoga in the Western world. Kripalu hosts almost 50,000 guests a year in its many yoga, meditation, and personal growth programs. It is located on a sprawling 200 acre estate in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic...

Surrender is a daily devotion.It unlocks our energy and creates a ripple effect of a positive change in ourselves.But surrender can be one of the most challenging things we can do because it requires that we face our pain. In this episode, Alison shares her recent work with a local medicine man in a ceremony to show how we have to build our capacity to surrender, and how often times, it's by looking directly at our pain that we're able to transform. “We need to feel what we could not feel at the time. That is why we're in the situation we're in‌ — we're not connected to our life force energy. It's because of our situations and our experiences that our life force gets stuck and we're not able to flow.”—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

Society ravels us all so tightly.We're raveled in the “shoulds” and what's “right.” We are raveled in the judgments of others, the definition of success, and the expectations others put on us. This raveling puts us into patterns that keep us stuck — out of alignment with our life force energy. To allow life to flow, we must unravel. “Often our intentions are about business, money, health, life, love. They're raveled intentions, but the answer and satisfaction are in the unraveling.”—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

We live in such a “fix me” culture, often looking outside ourselves for the answers — or offering our answers to our friends and family members when they're experiencing pain. But to truly support our own healing and the healing of others, we have to surrender to these painful moments and move through the process in our own time in our own way. Here, Alison shares the complexities of practicing surrender as a way to empower others and yourself and the importance of having support and healing containers that allow you to look inward and move through your own process.“Surrender empowers other people. It's a way of loving people…It's an inner sense that it's okay for other people to experience pain in their own timing and that my only job is to be present, whether they're a friend or a client, to what they are experiencing.” —Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Sign Up for Alison's Email List

What's the difference between submission and surrender?Both of these terms hold the essence of letting go, but there's a fine line between the two of them.Surrender can be an embodied state that supports our ability to create our desires and experience life as it is, while submission can be where we fall into the false idea that “it is what it is.” In this episode, Alison shares the nuances between these two energies to support you in spotting where you might be surrendering versus where you might be submitting so you can realign toward surrender.“This is a very natural human longing to surrender to life — to stop trying to take care of what clearly cannot be taken care of. And then there's submission — the following of the rules, the doing what we feel we should do, the “I don't see any other alternatives, so I'll just do this,” and it's a very, very, very fine line.”MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEPaper by Emmanuel Ghent, "Masochism, Submission, Surrender: Masochism As a Perversion of Surrender"—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

Alison delves into the painful experience of betrayal in love and how we can step into our own healing and move past the betrayal. Drawing from her own experience, she explores the shame, anger, and upset that arises when our beliefs about love and trust are shattered, and how it feels like everything we thought was true has been taken away. She offers perspectives for how we can navigate and accept betrayal without attaching it to our self-worth or harboring resentment toward the person who betrayed us. “There is no shame in trusting. There is no shame in opening our hearts. Every single one of us is negotiating how much of ourselves to open and how much to give away. If it turns out that it's not reciprocated, that is not a failure on us. But it is certainly something to learn from.”—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

In April, Alison created an experimental offering in which she invited a few of her existing clients to participate in, called Elevate. During this experience, Alison facilitated the group through Toad medicine work, which is a psychedelic, paired with intense breathwork. Two of the participants, Alyssa and Francesca, share their experience working with the medicine and the container. They share the transformation they've received that's still very much unfolding for them, including relieving anxiety, experiencing a deep flow in their lives, and the development of their spirituality.They also share incredibly valuable insights around integration and for the importance of working with an aligned facilitator when working with Earth Medicine. Both Alyssa and Francesca participated in Alison's Expand and Empower programs prior to this experience, and they discuss the importance of the healing work they did in those containers prior to this experience. “My soul literally came out of my body and stretched and I was grounded and connected from above. When I was put back together again, my brain was out. It was like by the fire out of my body. For me, that's a really important conscious reminder to think less and do with intuition, do with a level of presence and consciousness without thinking. The less I think, the more productive I am in my life, in my business. So that's the state I'm always seeking to be in.”CONNECT WITH FRANCESCA Francesca is a Mindset, Spiritual and Human Design Alignment CoachShe's experienced the intense ups and downs of life and is on a mission to help women reframe their reality, rise above current circumstances and transform their lives. She is the creator of the Rise Collective, a mindset membership that helps women unleash the potential of each day with intentional living and connection with other humans.You can connect with Francesca on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/francesca_brunsden/?hl=en—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Julie McIntyre, author and Earth Ceremonialist, shares how by developing a personal relationship with our bodies and trusting their wisdom, we can navigate life with more authenticity — which she describes as a wildness that embraces the sacredness of all life forms. Julie takes us on a personal journey, at the age of 10 when she discovered a magical place in a corner of her family's farm where a massive old cottonwood tree stood. This became her refuge, a space to escape the chaos and connect with something beyond herself. She experienced an energy exchange with the tree, a profound connection that has stayed with her throughout her life.This pivotal moment set her on a path of following something non-human, something from the natural world, to nurture the health of her soul.Join us as Julie shares her wisdom on the power of heart-centered living, intimate self-connection, and the interconnectedness of humans, soul, and plants. “You start by feeling. It's not a mental thing. It's really a feeling thing. Trusting your senses, trusting your body, trusting the feelings that are coming. Our bodies don't lie. They're very sophisticated sensory GPS systems. Life is less lonely when you have this relationship of trust with yourself, trust with your body, and trust in the earth.”—Julie McIntyre is a writer, international lecturer, and workshop leaderhaving taught throughout North America, Ireland, and the UK. Julie is an Earth ceremonialist and practitioner of Deep Gaia focusing on the sacredness and relationship between Earth and human beings and plants and the circle of all life. She offers workshops focused on ceremonies and practices that facilitate closer human bonding with the Earth.An ordained practitioner of the Church of Gaia, Julie has directed a state ceremonial program for Native men in prison. She worked as a clinical herbalist for twenty years working with people in 20 countries around the globe with chronic illness, especially Lyme disease and co-infections. She is the author of “Sex and the Intelligence of the Heart; Nature, Intimacy and Sexual Energy” and the forthcoming, “The Confluence of Gaia, Plant Medicine, and the Human.” Website: https://juliemcintyre.net/ Sex and the Intelligence of the Heart: Nature, Intimacy, and Sexual EnergyThe Confluence of Gaia, Plant Medicines and the Human Soul —Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing...

Sacred sexuality is the difference between getting your steps in and enjoying a walk in nature.It's broadening our experience of sexuality to include all of us, giving ourselves permission to be truly and deeply who we are in all our forms, in all areas, cultivating a deeper connection to ourselves, others, and the world. Tune in to hear Alison's personal experience with sacred sexuality and tips for how you might consider approaching this type of practice in your life to stoke your life force, and how this energy influences how you engage with life itself. “To me, sacred sexuality has a lot of aspects, it is the difference between getting your steps in and enjoying a walk in nature. It's broadening our experience of sexuality to include all of us and so allowing ourselves to heal as we give ourselves permission to be truly and deeply who we are in all our forms, in all the areas of life.”—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:JOIN PLEASURE AS MEDICINE, A FREE, 5-DAY EXPERIENCEFrom Monday, June 5 - Saturday, June 10, I'll share practices and teachings to increase your life force energy, reconnect to your aliveness, and hear what your heart and soul are speaking through your experience of your sexual energy. WIN A 1-1 SESSION WITH ALISON — ENTER BY MAY 31! Win a 1-1 session with Alison during the Pleasure as Medicine experience June 5 through June 10 to process and listen to what your body, heart, and soul are saying. To enter, simply leave a rating and review on Apple Podcast and take a screenshot of the review before submitting it. Share your review on your Instagram Stories and tag her, @AlisonCrosthwait You have until Wednesday, May 31 to enter and we'll select 2 winners who we'll notify through a direct message on Instagram! Sign up for Pleasure As Medicine

When our sexual energy is blocked, it can be challenging to create what we want in the world — whether that's to create a thriving business or simply how we want to engage with our family in a healthy way. Freedom of expression is a practice that can unlock this energy that's needed to create the life you desire in all aspects of your life. Here Alison shares how she needed to reclaim her self-expression and how you can find ways to express your own as a way of connecting with your sexual energy. “It's really fun to explore these things in other ways with other people and just see who you really are, to dream about what you want to create in the world, to actually create it with no purpose whatsoever, but that you enjoyed it and to see what happens.”MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: • Freeing my Expression – Chrysalis• Musical collaboration — Snake + Carla Tour the Multiverse—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:JOIN PLEASURE AS MEDICINE, A FREE, 5-DAY EXPERIENCEFrom Monday, June 5 - Saturday, June 10, I'll share practices and teachings to increase your life force energy, reconnect to your aliveness, and hear what your heart and soul are speaking through your experience of your sexual energy. WIN A 1-1 SESSION WITH ALISON — ENTER BY MAY 31! Win a 1-1 session with Alison during the Pleasure as Medicine experience June 5 through June 10 to process and listen to what your body, heart, and soul are saying. To enter, simply leave a rating and review on Apple Podcast and take a screenshot of the review before submitting it. Share your review on your Instagram Stories and tag her, @AlisonCrosthwait You have until Wednesday, May 31 to enter and we'll select 2 winners who we'll notify through a direct message on Instagram! Sign up for Pleasure As Medicine

Alison shares her sexual healing journey and personal stories of sexuality, intimacy, and love that highlight just how interconnected our sexual energy is to all aspects of our lives. Tune in to this vulnerable and heartfelt episode to discover the power of being present, embracing your sexuality, and the importance of inner marriage, where we hold and love ourselves fully, before seeking a partnership with others. “Sexuality and love is so much a part of everything that happens in our lives. If we can't receive the love, desire, and gifts of people that we also love and desire, it changes our entire life and it closes off so, so, so much.”—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:JOIN PLEASURE AS MEDICINE, A FREE, 5-DAY EXPERIENCEFrom Monday, June 5 - Saturday, June 10, I'll share practices and teachings to increase your life force energy, reconnect to your aliveness, and hear what your heart and soul are speaking through your experience of your sexual energy. WIN A 1-1 SESSION WITH ALISON — ENTER BY MAY 31! Win a 1-1 session with Alison during the Pleasure as Medicine experience June 5 through June 10 to process and listen to what your body, heart, and soul are saying. To enter, simply leave a rating and review on Apple Podcast and take a screenshot of the review before submitting it. Share your review on your Instagram Stories and tag her, @AlisonCrosthwait You have until Wednesday, May 31 to enter and we'll select 2 winners who we'll notify through a direct message on Instagram! Sign up for Pleasure As Medicine

Challenges in the area of desire tend to call us towards interpersonal dynamics. We think it is a relationship problem. I believe this is a misdirection of attention. Experiencing a lack of desire in your relationship isn't necessarily a sign that there's something “wrong” with your relationship. All sexual desire starts with you, even when you're in a partnership. Feeling a lack of desire towards your partner is a sign that your own sexual energy needs tending to, and in this episode, Alison shares the very first step to take to do just that. “What I see is a need for self intimacy first, that from a place of knowing one's self, knowing one is safe, knowing one is loved, which means loving oneself, almost anything is possible.”—Listen to Juicy Stories: 16 women have joined together to share their stories about spirituality in all its forms.https://alison-crosthwait.lpages.co/juicy-stories-series/—JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List —HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide —APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand —CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:JOIN PLEASURE AS MEDICINE, A FREE, 5-DAY EXPERIENCEFrom Monday, June 5 - Saturday, June 10, I'll share practices and teachings to increase your life force energy, reconnect to your aliveness, and hear what your heart and soul are speaking through your experience of your sexual energy. WIN A 1-1 SESSION WITH ALISON — ENTER BY MAY 31! Win a 1-1 session with Alison during the Pleasure as Medicine experience June 5 through June 10 to process and listen to what your body, heart, and soul are saying. To enter, simply leave a rating and review on Apple Podcast and take a screenshot of the review before submitting it. Share your review on your Instagram Stories and tag her, @AlisonCrosthwait You have until Wednesday, May 31 to enter and we'll select 2 winners who we'll notify through a direct message on Instagram! Sign up for Pleasure As Medicine

In our society, we tend to conflate genital sex and orgasm with sexuality in general. But genital orgasm is only part of the definition of orgasm. We all get to have orgasms all the time. Every breath is a reach toward satisfaction, a peak, and a release.This episode encourages you to expand your definition of orgasm to see how embodying sexual energy in your life can support you in cultivating your desires and creating in the world. “Of course, we want genital orgasm, but let's start with orgasm everywhere and then allow more and more to come. As we feel part of the total sex party that life is all the time, and we start to plug into that, and see it, and get it, and live from it, so much is possible, and so much shifts. This is really, really, really the core of everything.”—RESOURCES MENTIONED • Seth Godin• Sex and the Intelligence of the Heart: Nature, Intimacy, and Sexual Energyby Julie McIntyre—JOIN PLEASURE AS MEDICINE, A FREE, 5-DAY EXPERIENCEFrom Monday, June 5 - Saturday, June 10, I'll share practices and teachings to increase your life force energy, reconnect to your aliveness, and hear what your heart and soul are speaking through your experience of your sexual energy.Sign up for Pleasure As Medicine —WIN A 1-1 SESSION WITH ALISON — ENTER BY MAY 31! Win a 1-1 session with Alison during the Pleasure as Medicine experience June 5 through June 10 to process and listen to what your body, heart, and soul are saying. To enter, simply leave a rating and review on Apple Podcast and take a screenshot of the review before submitting it. Share your review on your Instagram Stories and tag her, @AlisonCrosthwaitYou have until Wednesday, May 31 to enter and we'll select 2 winners who we'll notify through a direct message on Instagram! JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREExpand is a three-month alchemical program to transform your current experience into a new chapter in your life. In Expand you will engage in deep mental, emotional and somatic work in a structured process so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire. You will also have the opportunity to experience one full microdosing cycle combined with the inner work if you choose. Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:JOIN PLEASURE AS MEDICINE, A FREE, 5-DAY EXPERIENCEFrom Monday, June 5 - Saturday, June 10, I'll share practices and teachings to increase your life force energy, reconnect to...

How can we not only become okay with suffering but welcome it, love it, and appreciate it? That's the question that unfolds in this episode with Heather Vesey, a Wisdom Mentor. Through this emotional and profound conversation, you'll receive a beautiful call to cultivate your relationship with the Divine and with love itself. Alison has been supported through Heather's Wisdom Mentorship since the summer of 2022 and invited Heather to share this wisdom with you in this episode. “What is your way of relating to the divine inside you? It's a relationship. It's a companion. It's an intimacy. It's knowing that presence, that love that we can just not put words to is there and is yours. It's with you and for you and in you and ahead of you and behind you and around you. Express your love to that divineness and receive it back.”CONNECT WITH HEATHER Heather has always had an interest and a sense of home within the Christian Wisdom tradition. She grew up in the Indian Himalayas, where her father was a doctor, specializing in community health care. These were profoundly formative years for Heather, where her Christian faith was nurtured and where she also developed and absorbed a deep appreciation of other religious traditions and cultures.After completing her secondary education in the UK, she worked with street kids in Bolivia and Peru, and then in Nursing and Social Work. She soon realized, however, that her deeper heart was in more directly accompanying others in their spiritual Unfolding.In 2014 she moved to Colorado with her husband Nicholas, and their kids Sam and Jessica (now 19 and 17), to work at the Aspen Chapel, where she is “Director of Contemplative Work.” She divides her time between leading services and small groups there, and doing her own one-on-one “Wisdom mentoring,” a form of spiritual direction and accompaniment. This is her main focus and joy – deeply listening and accompanying people who want to live more fully into their own authenticity and relationship with the Divine.Join Heather for meditation and contemplative services.You can contact Heather directly at heather@vesey.net RESOURCES MENTIONED• An Interrupted Life by Etty Hillesum• Christian Meditation by James Finley• Bill RedfieldJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON

There are so many healing practices and therapy modalities that can support you with on your healing journey, so how do you choose what type of healing and therapy is right for you? In this episode, Alison shares both her perspective from her personal experience as well as research that highlights the most important consideration when choosing who to work with and why it matters so much on your healing journey.This insight will help you tune into your own intuition to guide you toward who and what will be most supportive for you right now. “All of us have a place at which we can't hold what's happening anymore. We may not show it, but you can feel it. What you're looking for in somebody that you work with is a feeling that you can open all the way, as far as you want to open.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Sign Up for Alison's Email List

This is a follow-up to episode 16, “The Two Stages of Healing.” If you haven't already tuned into that episode, start there and then come back to this episode.This episode is filled with insight that will shape your understanding and open your mind on the deep work that needs to happen to change our state of being in the world. Here, Alison explores what the third stage of healing is, how you can identify where you're at in different areas of your life as a way to expand your awareness of what's possible, and a few ways you can support yourself with moving through to the third stage. She also offers two refinements to what she's shared thus far on the stages of healing that provide a layer of nuance to support you with how you think about these stages in your own life and healing work. “In stage three, we definitely have desires for the future and at the same time we know that our faithfulness to the present moment is the only thing that's relevant. We know in our bones that the outcomes are not up to us, and the only thing that's up to us is the moment-by-moment choosing to be present to elevate our being by inhabiting our body and our hearts.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Sign Up for Alison's Email List

What does it look like to thrive in all five aspects of your health — physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and sexual? This episode is intended to serve as a North Star on your healing journey. Alison shares a few of the most important qualities we're working toward embodying in order to thrive in each of these aspects. Sharing what a healthy state of each of these five aspects might look and feel like gives you an understanding of where you are currently with each and where you may desire to focus in your healing and growth.And a reminder — it's important not to judge or criticize yourself for wherever you may currently be, but rather use this as understanding and inspiration for where you're able to go. “On a cultural level, on a societal level, moment by moment, am I able to be true to myself?How often am I pushed out of myself into a more traumatized state where I'm not acting from presence? The more of this work we do and the more connection we have to our physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and sexual selves, the less we're knocked around by life.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Sign Up for Alison's Email List

Anxiety is a multi-layered phenomenon. It's also overdetermined — many different experiences and combinations of experiences can be labeled anxiety.One aspect of anxiety is the relationship between how we are living our life and our true feelings. This could look like trying to keep a parent or employer happy or being in a relationship that isn't working for you.Living in this state of nonalignment in one or more areas of your life can provoke anxiety. The anxiety sits on top of the true feelings which, if felt fully, would demand massive action on our own behalf.In this episode, I dig deeper into this aspect of anxiety and I share how you can begin to work with experiences of anxiety to heal your trauma and come back to your true self. “We have our natural sufficient life force energy — our true self — and through different traumatic experiences, whether it's messages such as “settle down and be good” or big traumas that happen in our lives, we come to not be present with ourselves. We tamp down our energy, we dissociate, we numb out, and we do whatever we need to do to not be present, which means we're not being true to ourselves.”SIGN UP FOR THE GROWING THROUGH ANXIETY AUDIO COURSEGrowing Through Anxiety is a 28-day audio program offering structured support so you can connect to yourself — what you think, what you feel, who you are. Sign Up for the Growing Through Anxiety Audio Course JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Sign Up for the Growing Through Anxiety Audio Course

Last year, I flew to Hawaii to attend a retreat with Eckhart Tolle.The entire time, I kept getting these signs that I was out of the zone of tolerance. I was triggered again and again in major ways that I hadn't experienced in years, despite turning to my tools and practices to bring myself back to presence.I'm sharing my experience with you here so you can witness the value of recognizing your triggers and facing them head-on, even when it can be incredibly uncomfortable.I share how my practices gave me the self-awareness and compassion I needed to notice when I was out of my zone of tolerance, how I created an intense release of emotion to release the trigger, and the effect this work had on my ability to remain present in my life.My wish for sharing this experience is that you can see there's always a juicer, stronger layer for you to step into if you continuously practice the work.“When we get triggered by things that happen, it's a gift because we have the chance to let those emotions out all the way through… that energy that was stored that was keeping me from being present is released and I'm connected to who I really am.”SIGN UP FOR THE GROWING THROUGH ANXIETY AUDIO COURSEGrowing Through Anxiety is a 28-day audio program offering structured support so you can connect to yourself — what you think, what you feel, who you are. Sign Up for the Growing Through Anxiety Audio Course JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Sign Up for the Growing Through Anxiety Audio Course

Building our capacity for juice and pleasure is a central part of healing.It breaks apart the conditioning that life is hard, that we have to push, and that we have to obey.None of those things are juicy.When we're leaning into what's juicy, we're ultimately moving towards a life of overflow that comes from touching the heart of love and life force energy.In this episode, I'm sharing what juicy is, why it's such a prominent aspect of my work and how we change, and how you can find the juice in your life today.“Juicy is continually unlocking energy that's been tamped down by closed thinking and conditioning. It can have fear and discomfort, but it's sparky.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Sign Up for Alison's Email List

Somatic healing supports you in releasing imprints, patterns, and memories that have been stored in your body.Oftentimes, these are memories that we may not even be aware of but are influencing how we're showing up in the world.Here I'm sharing how somatic healing works with psilocybin so you can better understand how you can meet the medicine to accelerate the healing process of this stored trauma in our bodies in service of your intention.“This is how somatic healing works. It's allowing ourselves to have experiences that require us to relax and breathe. It may require the accompaniment of another person for a while to really feel safe and to have help in tracking it, and to allow that sensation to move and to open and go, ‘Okay. I'm okay.'”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

When Alyssa started working with me, she had been on anxiety medication for a year and knew that while it was a supportive tool to get her through a challenging year, it was a bandaid and she wanted a solution.She described it like she was in a tsunami of emotion that she couldn't swim away from any long: “Who am I? Where am I? Why is life like this? I can't manage.”Throughout her year of intentional work with herself and the medicine, she stepped into a grounded, whole, and in safer physical, mental, and spiritual space.Alyssa shares so many insights for those of you who are curious about this type of work, especially inner work supported by sacred medicine.She touches on what made her feel safe, how to approach medicine work, how even though her transformation was massive and fast, it didn't feel like a lot and why it likely won't feel overwhelming for you either, plus how you can navigate doing this work when others in your life aren't.Alyssa committed to exploring herself and her inner work through both Expand and two rounds of Empower in 2022.“Working with the medicine is kind of like having a magic wand. I say this because it's not magic, but you have a wand. With the wand, you can sit there looking at it, but until you actually activate and interact with and figure out how to utilize the wand, it doesn't do as much as it could for you.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Learn More and Apply for Expand

What keeps us from being present is the inability to experience the present fully. We experience the present when we feel emotions, experience physical sensations and are aware of what is happening.When we are unable to be present we are in a traumatic reaction — a separation from our life force energy.When we're holding trauma, we can't see that within ourselves.Sacred medicine, along with other healing practices, supports us to see, feel, and embody what we weren't able to before and thus to heal the traumatic reaction and come into presence.In this episode, we're exploring the ways medicine can support you in healing trauma, including trauma you may not be aware of that is holding you back from embodying your intention.“Everything that's keeping you from the connection with yourself is being pulled away, layer by layer.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

There are two different stages we go through when we are healing trauma.If you've done a lot of inner work — therapy, meditation, journaling, etc. — but feel as if you've hit a healing plateau where you have awareness of your patterns, but can't quite step into the power of who you are by doing the things you know you have to do to get there, you're likely coming to the end of the first stage of healing.Understanding stage one and stage two will support you in seeing what's possible and what more there may be for you.I share what each stage looks like, the type of work that happens in each, and how you can shift from stage one to stage two.“In this stage (stage 2), you're nourished from the inside because you're connected to the life, to the divinity that's within you. When life is challenging, you can withstand it. It's a very juicy place to be.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Trauma is the only thing that separates us from everything we desire.Trauma is separation from our life force energy. It's what happens when we have experiences that we don't have the capacity to be present for.There are obvious traumas — the things we all know are difficult.And then there is the moment-by-moment way that life nudges us out of our own power, our own authenticity.Ultimately, we are all traumatized to greater and lesser extents through fear and insecurity into living lives that are not our own."It's our aliveness, which is what creates in the world, which is what attracts to us the people and the things that give our lives so much meaning, and when we have a lot of trauma, we don't have as much aliveness.”RESOURCES MENTIONEDDan SiegelJames FinleyJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

When you're doing deep transformational healing work, big emotions can come up like sadness and anger, and our first instinct is to want to feel better.Riding the waves refers to a relationship to our emotions where we accept and even welcome our feelings as they come and go.Alison sees riding the waves as offering an opportunity to open and to hold more.Riding the waves allows us to flow through life without fighting, which frees up energy to respond to life as it actually is.In this episode, Alison shares how you can ride the waves of your emotions to free up your mental, emotional, and physical energy, allowing you to move through challenges with clarity and presence.“When you allow yourself to move through emotions rather than fighting them, you can relax and be supported in huge releases that come up, which results in massive energy gain because those feelings are there, and when we allow them to flow, we're no longer carrying them.”JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

It's possible to experience a big and lasting shift as a result of simply taking the medicine — there are miracles all of the time.But most of the time, it is up to us to create the impact of our psychedelic journey on our lives.Most of the people that Alison facilitates have life-changing journeys because it's what they put into practice in their life to continue to run that energy.There are some very specific things that make a huge difference in whether or not you experience long-lasting transformation after working with psychedelics.Psychedelic medicine opens us up to new parts of ourselves, new things to see, feel, and experience, but making long-lasting shifts in our lives is not about medicine. We have to keep those new parts alive. We have to work things through.There's no substitute for that.In this episode, Alison shares:The 5 principles her clients embody that support them in experiencing major transformations quickly when working with psychedelicsWhat you need to do to prevent yourself from falling into old patterns after your journey with psychedelics has endedHow to know what action to take after working with psychedelics to move toward your intentionJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

We tend to compartmentalize our sexual energy.Some of us see it as strictly physical.Some of us see it as dirty or bad.Some of us see it as mostly emotional.Many of us don't think about it at all.In this episode, Alison is going to show how connecting with your sexual energy can support you in creating the life you desire.You'll discover:How sexual energy goes beyond the physical act of sex and why this expanded definition is key to healing the sexual aspect of yourselfWhy working with your sexual energy isn't just about your relationshipsHow sexual healing can support you in creating more ease and flow in the direction of the life you desireJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Fostering spirituality in our life fosters our connection to life, aliveness, and all that we desire.As we develop and nurture this connection, we have the passion to move forward, to take deeper and broader steps into the fullness of the life that we want to create.In this episode, you'll discover:Why a lack of spirituality can hinder your ability to create the life you wantHow fostering spirituality can support you in relating to yourself, others, and all of life in a new way that creates more peace in your lifeHow psychedelics can support you in expanding your awareness and cultivating a deeper sense of spiritualityJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Our life is defined by our breath — our first breath and our last breath.Yet so many of us are going through the world barely breathing.Today's guest on Aliveness, Jenn Mansell, a certified breathwork facilitator and somatic coach, believes if you change the way you breathe, you change the way you live.In this episode, she shares how you can heal by getting out of your head and into your body using the power of breath, and she's shared a free 20-minute breathwork practice for you to support you after the episode.“We have to let our body's innate intelligence and wisdom, which we tap into through breathing, guide our path and to trust. The body is its own self-healing mechanism, so why wouldn't it do what it needs to do if we give it the right support and the right space?”CONNECT WITH JENNJenn Mansell is a certified breathwork facilitator and somatic coach who helps people heal by lovingly guiding them out of their heads and into their bodies, using the power of breath.Free, 20-Minute Breathwork Practice: https://www.jennmansell.com/freebreathworkrecordingInstagram: @jlmansell https://www.jennmansell.com/JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

We often think of certain emotions as negative, and thus we're taught early to repress them.Usually, it's sadness, rage, and jealousy.It's exactly this imbalance that makes it challenging for us to change our behavior.When we have traumatic experiences— experiences that are too much for us to emotionally withstand at the moment— because we can't feel our emotions because they get locked away.This disturbs our flow and our ability to be present, which makes it difficult for us to create the lives we want to create in all areas of our lives.Discover: Why we hold back our emotions and the impact that has on us3 pieces of emotional work that allow us to have a healthy relationship with a full range of emotionsHow plant medicine can help you access your emotions so you can develop that healthy relationship quickerJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

For most of us, our minds have too much power over the rest of usWhen we work with plant medicine, it can make our minds more open and flexible to change, but we have to direct that energy to create the results we're after.Here, I'll share how I support my clients with cleaning up their minds when microdosing so they can move past the thoughts and beliefs that have kept them stuck.You'll learn:How microdosing gives us the ability to come into a relationship with our thinkingWhy you need to heal your mental aspect when microdosingHow microdosing changes the brainHow you can maximize results to change your mind when microdosingJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

We tend to think that our blocks are in our heads, but often they're actually in our bodies.As we start to do personal work, we can see this because we know that logically we shouldn't be scared of this, there's nothing to worry about, we want to be a certain way, or we want to speak up for ourselves, because we know that's how we're going to step into the next level, and yet we can't do it because we're are afraid.That fear lives in our bodies, so what's in our bodies has an impact on what we're able to create in the world.Tune in to hear: Why the body is a key part of realizing our intentionHow unhealed trauma in the body can prevent you from making lasting changeHow physical symptoms can illuminate psychological, emotional, and mental aspects that need to be healedHow to work with the body while microdosing to experience the most powerful transformationsJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTube

Without an intention for microdosing, working with psychedelics is simply an experience.Having experiences can be interesting — they can be pleasurable (or sometimes not) — but experience without intention is just experience. It's unlikely you'll achieve the transformation you're after.Intentions provide foundation and meaning to things that we do in life, particularly practices intended to support us in healing, growing, and changing.Setting an intention is an important first step when microdosing for transformation to achieve the results you're seeking.In this episode, you'll discover:How to set a powerful intentionHow to choose the right intention for your microdosing cycle when there are so many things you desireHow you should use it in your microdosing cycle to support your resultsJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

There tends to be a bit of fear and some misconceptions around microdosing psilocybin, so this episode is a Microdosing Psilocybin 101 overview that addresses the most common questions people have when they are curious about working with this type of plant medicine.In this episode, I'll answer the most common questions I get asked about microdosing psilocybin, including:What is it?Is it safe?Is it legal?Can I drive, work, and parent?Can I have a bad trip?How quickly does it help you make a change?RESOURCES MENTIONEDThe War On Drugs: A History by David FarberDopesick — A Hulu Mini-Series on the Opioid CrisisJohns Hopkins Center for Psychedelics + Consciousness ResearchThe Immortality Key — Brian C. MurareskuJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

In January 2021, Joy Asibey-Gabriel, a successful feminine adornment coach, joined my Empower program with the intention of stepping forward in her career.She felt like she needed to focus all of her attention to be more visible and bolder with her work and assumed other areas of her life were less important, like her relationship.When she started working with the t medicine, she realized that there were places that she just didn't want to look at and those were the exact places where she needed to focus her healing and growth to break through.She said, “The medicine just allowed me to see, and I knew I had to look at this and do something about it and make some changes.”...“It gave me the ability to process things and move through feelings and experiences and emotions in a way that was even surprising to me. I look at some of the things I've achieved over the last, I'd say six months, and I'm like, ‘Wow.' It's a, it's a lot.”If you have those inner rumblings and areas of your life that you may not feel like are most important to look at right now, or you don't feel ready to look at them, tune in to hear:Joy's experience with working with medicine in my Expand and Empower programs,How she faced all the things she didn't want to face, feeling supported by the medicineAnd how that transformed her into her most expanded self, hitting income goals, and manifesting quicklyConnect with Joy:Joy Asibey-Gabriel empowers visionary women to co-create their style through an intuitive, pleasure-first approach to dressing that aligns what you wear with the amazing woman you are. Together, you'll uncover your signature style and design a wardrobe filled with pieces you love to put on and that make you look and feel amazing, so that you, in turn, can illuminate the world.blackladyofleisure.comInstagram @blackladyofleisureJOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Learn More and Apply for Expand

Microdosing for transformation is the opposite of how we are trained to approach Western medicine.When we go to the allopathic doctor and they give us a prescription, we're taking medicine either for some kind of healing or for symptom relief.This is the opposite of microdosing — microdosing is not a magic pill.When we microdose for transformation, we're looking for a connection to a deeper part of ourselves so that we can get to the root cause of what ails us.When you're working with plant medicine to break long-standing patterns that you can't seem to shake, there are 5 aspects to keep in mind that make that type of transformation possible.In this episode, I'm sharing exactly what those are so that you can have a deeper understanding of what it looks like when you use microdosing to support you in this way.When you tune into this episode, you'll discover:What a microdosing container is and why it's needed to get resultsAn analogy to help you understand what the healing cycle will feel like when microdosingAn example of the types of changes you can expect (because it's likely not what you expect!)JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide

I approached Ayahuasca with the intention of having a baby.But when I drank the brew, I saw tie dye and candy.At the time I said to myself, “This is ayahuasca? This is just one more disappointment. Like, really?”I left feeling great, but apparently having received nothing — that was my impression.And then the next day, the most amazing thing happened.Tune into this episode to hear how I was called to plant medicine and how my healing through this process led me to become a psychedelic guide.JOIN THE EMAIL LIST TO RECEIVE NON-OBVIOUS THINKING ABOUT PERSONAL GROWTH Sign Up for Alison's Email List HOW TO MICRODOSE FOR TRANSFORMATION GUIDEReceive the Transformational Microdosing Guide APPLY FOR EXPAND TO STEP FULLY INTO THE LIFE YOU DESIREIf you are ready to step fully into what you are here to do and live every day with the kind of magic you know is possible, apply for Expand. Expand is an intimate three-month online community experience that supports you through one full microdosing cycle combined with deep mental, emotional and somatic work so that you can fully step into your life in every way you desire.Learn more and apply at Learn More and Apply for Expand CONNECT WITH ALISON WebsiteLinkedInInstagramYouTubeMentioned in this episode:Receive the Transformational Microdosing Guide