What if the breakthrough you’ve been longing for isn’t something to figure out, but something to feel?
For many high-performing leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives, success on the outside doesn’t always reflect peace on the inside. Burnout, anxiety, disconnection, or unprocessed grief can quietly erode clarity, motivation, and joy. And the usual strategies—more structure, more effort, more self-optimisation—only temporarily cover the symptoms.
This is where psychedelic-assisted therapy, combined with intentional preparation and integration, can create a fundamental shift.
In this post, I want to share a few real stories from clients I’ve worked with. Each of them arrived at a different crossroads. Some were stuck. Some were grieving. Some were simply ready for something more.
They didn’t come for a “trip”. They came because they had had enough of what they were experiencing. They came because they knew there was more to life.
Through guided psilocybin or MDMA journeys, therapy, coaching, microdosing, and integration, they found something more valuable than any technique: the permission to feel, to heal, and to return home to themselves.
If you’re curious about what this work looks like in practice, I invite you to read on.
Before every transformation, there’s a tension. A sense that something isn’t quite right. A quiet knowing that something more is possible.
For Emil, it was the grief of losing his father. Grief, he didn’t know how to feel, let alone express. It showed up as procrastination, numbness, and a disconnection from the business he once loved.
For Leyla, it was the weight of years spent in cyclical depression and anxiety, functioning on the outside while feeling lost and exhausted inside. She longed not just for relief, but for reconnection: to herself, to joy, and to the mother she wanted to be for her children.
For Matthew, it was the desire to move beyond personal growth into something sacred —something that connected with the deepest part of his being. As a cacao ceremonialist and entrepreneur, he had helped others find connection, but he knew there was a deeper layer waiting within himself.
And for Sandy, the call came through relationship challenges and inherited family trauma. Patterns that kept repeating themselves in her business, her body, and her sense of self-worth.
Each of them heard the same whisper: Something has to change.
But unlike most self-help paths, this wasn’t about adding more. It was about softening, listening, and allowing something buried to come to the surface. The work began with a willingness to feel.
Despite the different backgrounds and life paths, each of these clients came to this work carrying something heavy and invisible.
For some, it was burnout. The kind that creeps in after years of pushing, building, and leading. Only to wake up one day feeling numb or directionless. For others, it was anxiety, a sense of constant inner pressure that no achievement could still. Many had undergone talk therapy, worked with a coach, read the books, and even tried to meditate—but something deeper still felt out of reach.
They kept finding themselves caught in the same destructive behavioural loops: pushing people away, sabotaging connections, replaying old wounds in one relationship after another. Emotional patterns repeated like clockwork: overwhelm, self-doubt, procrastination, overthinking. There were sleepless nights. Tight chests. And beneath it all, a lingering sense of disconnection—from joy, from purpose, from the parts of themselves they knew were still in there… somewhere.
Each story started with a longing. A quiet, persistent voice saying:
Something has to change.
Not just on the surface, but in the soul. A change that couldn’t be strategised or forced—only felt, seen, and integrated.
This is the threshold from which we begin with honesty. And from there, the real work can begin.
When Emil, a successful entrepreneur from Latvia, reached out, he had lost his spark. The recent death of his father left him in a state of grief and emotional shutdown. He was procrastinating, feeling disconnected, and unsure how to move forward.
Through our 1:1 psychedelic-assisted therapy and coaching process, Emil found space to feel what he had long suppressed. The psilocybin journey helped him reconnect with his emotional world, while coaching and integration brought clarity to his next steps.
Today, he describes the experience as a turning point. His passion for work returned—not from pressure, but from inner alignment. He’s clearer, more motivated, and finally at peace with where he is.
→ Read Emil’s full case study here.
Leyla, a full-time mom and entrepreneur, had spent years battling cyclical depression, anxiety, and insomnia. She felt like she was surviving, not living.
Our work together included guided psilocybin therapy, mindfulness practices, coaching, and microdosing support. For the first time in decades, she felt safe enough to face the root causes of her inner turmoil.
The result? A complete emotional reset. Leyla now experiences joy, calm, and connection in her daily life—and her family feels the shift too. What began as a search for relief evolved into a journey of lasting self-worth and healing.
→ Read Leyla’s full case study here.
Matthew, founder of Holy Wow Cacao, had long been familiar with sacred plant work—but this time, he was seeking something more: a companion to help him cross a deeper inner threshold.
In his words, I served as a “modern-day ferryman,” guiding him through one of the most nurturing and insightful psychedelic experiences of his life. With deep listening, practical tools, and healing stories, I held a space where insight could arise—not just during the journey, but in the integration that followed.
Through coaching and microdosing support, Matthew began to experience greater ease, clarity, and alignment in his daily life. What he found was healing and a new flow. One that continues to shape how he walks his path, with more self-love, purpose, and grace.
Lisa came feeling overwhelmed and directionless in her business. The pressure to perform was draining her joy, and she was running on empty.
Her psilocybin session cracked open a deeper truth: she had been pushing from fear, not alignment. With coaching and integration support, Lisa began restructuring how she worked, prioritising well-being and aligned action.
The results were immediate. Clearer decisions. More energy. Better boundaries. She calls it the best investment she’s made in herself, because it didn’t just change her business; it changed her relationship with herself.
Sandy, a serial entrepreneur and investor, was carrying the weight of unresolved family trauma. It was spilling into her business, her sleep, and her relationships. She was trying to keep everyone happy at the cost of her well-being.
From the first microdosing hike together, something clicked. Later, through our guided sessions, she learned to connect with emotions he’d long avoided.
What made the difference, she says, was the emotional safety and depth of the space. A space where she felt safe to go at her own pace. Through coaching, therapy, psychedelic journey work, and integration, Sandy reclaimed parts of herself she’d left behind. The impact? Deeper authenticity in her leadership, more honest relationships, and a return to inner stability.
Each person’s transformation looks unique, but underneath, the same foundations are present.
This isn’t about taking a substance. It’s about how the experience is held, guided, and integrated. That’s where the real change happens.
Here’s what makes this work different:
This is deep, meaningful, and serious work, yet grounded in real-life application. It supports emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.
This work isn’t for everyone.
It’s not a quick fix. It’s not a bypass. And it’s not for those looking to escape.
But if you’re someone who’s already achieved a lot on the outside—and still feel something is missing on the inside—this may be the invitation you’ve been waiting for.
Ask yourself:
If you can answer yes to any of these questions, this work is for you.
It’s for leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs, and seekers who are ready to go beneath the surface… and transform from the inside out.
And it starts, not with having it all figured out, but with a willingness to show up, to feel, and to receive the right support.
Final Reflections: Change Is Possible
Each of the stories you’ve read is deeply personal. Different people. Different struggles. Different journeys.
But they all share something essential:
The courage to show up.
To feel what they’d been avoiding.
To ask for support.
And to trust that something new was possible.
This work isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about remembering who you already are—beneath the noise, burnout, beyond the coping, behind the success.
And with the right container, the right support, and the right tools…
That remembering can put you on your most authentic and fulfilling path.
If something in these stories resonates, trust that.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to begin.
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