Writer, independent researcher, and guide working at the intersection of mental health, spirituality, non-ordinary states of consciousness, and human transformation.
A systematic study of 543 first-hand accounts of emergent phenomena, from 485 people, analyzed for patterns in what people experience, what precedes it, how the body changes, and what integration involves.
storiesofawakening.org →Working individually with people navigating non-ordinary states of consciousness and major life transitions, providing grounding, context, and a clear-eyed companion for the journey.
Get in touch →IMHU provides education at the intersection of integrative medicine and mental health, training clinicians, researchers, and practitioners to bring whole-person approaches to mental healthcare.
imhu.org →A nonprofit connecting veterans with psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD and other service-related trauma, bridging ancient healing traditions with modern trauma science to support those who served.
heroicheartsproject.org →I did not set out to do this work. A series of experiences in my own life opened questions I could not close: about the nature of consciousness, about what the mind is, about what it means for everything to change and then have to rebuild a life around that change.
Those questions led me to a decade of research, training, and direct work with people navigating similar territory. I am an independent researcher, writer, and guide working at the intersection of mental health and non-ordinary states of consciousness. The research literature calls these emergent phenomena. They have also been called spiritually transformative experiences, and older traditions have called them awakening. I use the plain terms where they work and the older ones where they carry something the plain ones miss. I built Stories of Awakening because I wanted to understand what was common across hundreds of these experiences, not just the peaks but the long middle.
I serve on the boards of Integrative Mental Health University and the Heroic Hearts Project, organizations doing serious work at the edges of what mainstream mental health is currently equipped to engage with. The clues keep leading somewhere worth following.
I work with people navigating non-ordinary states of consciousness and the life changes that follow. If you are looking for context, grounding, and someone who has been through this, get in touch.
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