Before I had my first psychedelic experience in 2013, I was stuck. It was bad. A pretty brutal existence of constant fear, worry, indecision, and grave mistrust in myself and others. To hide my feelings and to better fit in, I hid, masking my emotions with lots of substance abuse, numbing away the pain. Although, having accomplished what many would deem the “American Dream,” I lived a life without hope. I still gave in to despair, absent the spirit of gratitude. 

I couldn’t see it then but was caught in a webbing of negative feedback loops, projections of childhood trauma, and at the mercy of rigid unbreakable patterns. As psychedelic enthusiast Dr. Peter Attia MD says, “Sometimes we can’t talk ourselves out of something we didn’t talk ourselves into.” While I had tried everything to quiet my mind, nothing worked like psychedelics. It’s still a bit strange to think: these misunderstood medicines give us access to the inner working of the mind; that’s right, curtains of our subconscious minds peeled back. Often it's not pretty, but it’s honest. To see our mess objectively is a true blessing. If my words, thoughts, and actions created my troubled reality, well, then I can clean it up and create anew with more purposeful words, thoughts and actions.

Matt is an Empowerment Coach and Microdose Mentor who guides disenchanted high-achievers back to the path of passion & possiblity. Through his podcast, book, and coaching, he helps his clients maximize the benefit of psychedelic healing to deepen into Self-Love: Clarity & Connection to live healthy, happy, service-driven lives.

Matt is obsessed with the intersection of post-traumatic growth, psychedelic integration & total human optimization.

Wim Hof Inner Fire 2016