Cody joins Francoise Bourzat and Nir Tadmor for a panel discussion on psychedelic integration at the 2020 Psychedelic Psychotherapy Forum.

“Humans live through myths and only endure their realities.” - RAW

Cody shares a personal story and reflects on the role of ceremony and myth in psychotherapy & culture at large.

Give up on enlightenment. Even in the act of meditation, give up on trying to achieve any particular state whatsoever and fully embrace all the you are experiencing.

I am most thankful to have done the therapy sessions with you beforehand. Honestly I don’t think I would have gotten nearly as much from the infusions had I not had such a profound experience in therapy with you. I felt that I learned so much during those sessions, and the infusions help to integrate them and seal them in. If I had to choose, I’d go with the therapy sessions for sure, but I am glad I did the infusions….There is real, quantifiable results from the work we did - my outlook is better, more grounded and less reactive, and I am deeply settled and accepting over the situation with my family.

Cody helped me prepare thoughtfully and consciously, so that I was truly ready to receive the full benefits of the experience when the time came, and to my surprise, it wasn’t scary at all! It was a window that allowed me to see everything that is happening in my life in the light of love and to experience real acceptance.

What do a French philosopher, a modern neurologist, and trees have to do with emotional intelligence? First, that we must stop trying to understand and teach emotional intelligence through the lens of thought alone.