{"id":560,"date":"2026-04-18T11:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:26:09","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/nl\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights &amp; Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"560\" class=\"elementor elementor-560\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76e37f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c76e37f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90dccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b90dccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insights &amp; <i>Research<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fb193 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69fb193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Evidence-informed perspectives on psychology, psychedelics and personal growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237c89d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"237c89d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1640b99 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"586\" class=\"elementor elementor-586 e-loop-item e-loop-item-2622 post-2622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psychedelics\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f587b49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f587b49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/nl\/articles\/internal-family-systems-and-psychedelics\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1374bd2 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Psychedelics<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c17b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c17b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internal Family Systems and Psychedelics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b52c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2b52c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c17b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Psilocybin and the Brain: What Research Shows<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b52c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2b52c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"586\" class=\"elementor elementor-586 e-loop-item e-loop-item-2214 post-2214 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psychology\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f587b49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f587b49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/nl\/articles\/internal-family-systems-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1374bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1374bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Internal-Family-Systems-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2219\" alt=\"Internal Family Systems illustration showing Manager, Firefighter, Exile, and Self parts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Internal-Family-Systems-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Internal-Family-Systems-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Internal-Family-Systems-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Internal-Family-Systems-600x399.webp 600w, https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Internal-Family-Systems.webp 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7a359 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"ea7a359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e50b44d elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Psychology<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c17b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c17b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Internal Family Systems?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b52c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2b52c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"586\" class=\"elementor elementor-586 e-loop-item e-loop-item-1082 post-1082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psychedelics\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f587b49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f587b49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/nl\/articles\/magic-truffles-vs-magic-mushrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1374bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1374bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Magic-Tuffles-1024x572.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1083\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Magic-Tuffles-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Magic-Tuffles-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Magic-Tuffles-768x429.webp 768w, 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JS.\n========================================================== -->\n<section class=\"ncsj-section\" id=\"ncsj-social-reflections\" aria-label=\"Social media reflections\">\n  <div class=\"ncsj-section__header\">\n    <p class=\"ncsj-section__eyebrow\">From the Feed<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"ncsj-section__title\">Short <em>Reflections<\/em><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncsj-section__subtitle\">Ideas first shared on Instagram &amp; LinkedIn, gathered here to read in full.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ncsj-carousel\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-carousel__arrow ncsj-carousel__arrow--prev\" data-carousel-prev aria-label=\"Previous posts\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n    <div class=\"ncsj-track\" data-track>\n      <article class=\"ncsj-card\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-card__trigger\" data-open-modal=\"ifs-psychedelic-preparation\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Read the full post: Before the Dose, Meet Your Protectors\">\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__media\">\n            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifs-psychedelic-preparation-protective-parts-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;Before the dose, meet your protectors&#x27; \u2014 an introduction to Internal Family Systems and psychedelic preparation\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__badge\">\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"7\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M7 7V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-2\"\/><\/svg>\n              8 slides\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__body\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__eyebrow\">Internal Family Systems<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__excerpt\">One of the most important questions in psychedelic preparation isn&#x27;t only what your intention is \u2014 it&#x27;s which parts of you are already preparing for this experience.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__cta\">Read the full post\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ncsj-card\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-card__trigger\" data-open-modal=\"ifs-self-leadership\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Read the full post: How Does It Feel When the Self Is Leading?\">\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__media\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;How does it feel when the Self is leading?&#x27; \u2014 an Internal Family Systems series on Self-leadership\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__badge\">\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"7\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M7 7V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-2\"\/><\/svg>\n              7 slides\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__body\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__eyebrow\">Internal Family Systems<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__excerpt\">What it actually feels like when Self is present \u2014 and how it differs from moments when one of our parts has taken over.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__cta\">Read the full post\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ncsj-card\">\n 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class=\"ncsj-card__eyebrow\">Psychedelics &amp; Nature<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__excerpt\">Earth Day invites a pause \u2014 not just about our impact on the planet, but our relationship with it.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__cta\">Read the full post\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ncsj-card\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-card__trigger\" data-open-modal=\"world-environment-day\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Read the full post: Something Happens in the Body When You Stand Inside Something Vast\">\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__media\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;Something happens in the body when you stand inside something vast&#x27; \u2014 World Environment Day reflection\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__badge\">\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"7\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M7 7V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-2\"\/><\/svg>\n              7 slides\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__body\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__eyebrow\">Nervous System<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__excerpt\">Before you think about it. Before you name it \u2014 something in the body shifts when you stand inside something vast.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__cta\">Read the full post\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ncsj-card\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-card__trigger\" data-open-modal=\"rest-is-not-the-pause\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Read the full post: Rest Is Not the Pause Before Healing\">\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__media\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mental-health-awareness-rest-internal-family-systems-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide quoting a client: &#x27;I know I should rest. But every time I stop, I feel like I&#x27;m failing&#x27;\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__badge\">\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"7\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M7 7V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-2\"\/><\/svg>\n              6 slides\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__body\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__eyebrow\">Mental Health<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__excerpt\">A client said something to me recently that I keep thinking about: \u201cI know I should rest. But every time I stop, I feel like I&#x27;m failing.\u201d<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__cta\">Read the full post\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ncsj-card\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-card__trigger\" data-open-modal=\"psychedelic-glossary\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Read the full post: A Psychedelic Glossary \u2014 It&#x27;s Not the Dose\">\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__media\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide over mushroom photography: &#x27;The language behind a psychedelic experience \u2014 eight terms worth understanding before, during, and after&#x27;\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__badge\">\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"7\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M7 7V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-2\"\/><\/svg>\n              9 slides\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__body\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__eyebrow\">Psychedelic Education<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__excerpt\">In my book, I tell the story of Ellen \u2014 and why the psilocybin itself was never the deciding factor in her experience.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__cta\">Read the full post\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ncsj-card\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-card__trigger\" data-open-modal=\"psychedelic-integration\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Read the full post: Integration Is Not Thinking. It Is Embodying.\">\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__media\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelic-integration-guide-neuroplasticity-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;Integration is not thinking. It is embodying&#x27; \u2014 what happens in the mind and body after a psychedelic experience\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__badge\">\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"7\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M7 7V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-2\"\/><\/svg>\n              8 slides\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"ncsj-card__body\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__eyebrow\">Psychedelic Education<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__excerpt\">After a psychedelic experience, the mind doesn&#x27;t yet know what to integrate \u2014 this is one of the most overlooked parts of the process.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-card__cta\">Read the full post\n              <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-carousel__arrow ncsj-carousel__arrow--next\" data-carousel-next aria-label=\"Next posts\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ncsj-modal\" id=\"modal-ifs-psychedelic-preparation\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-ifs-psychedelic-preparation-title\" hidden>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__overlay\" data-close-modal><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__panel\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__close\" data-close-modal aria-label=\"Close this post\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slider\" data-slider data-total=\"8\">\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slides\" data-slides>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifs-psychedelic-preparation-protective-parts-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;Before the dose, meet your protectors&#x27; 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\u2014 how the nervous system responds to trust versus fear during psychedelic work\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"5\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifs-psychedelic-preparation-protective-parts-06.webp\" alt=\"Slide on how psychedelics amplify existing nervous system dynamics rather than bypassing them\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"6\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifs-psychedelic-preparation-protective-parts-07.webp\" alt=\"Slide citing research by Gasser et al. (2014) and Carhart-Harris et al. (2018) on psychological preparation for psychedelic therapy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"7\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ifs-psychedelic-preparation-protective-parts-08.webp\" alt=\"Closing slide: &#x27;The session begins long before the dose&#x27; \u2014 building a relationship with the parts of you afraid to let go\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-row\">\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n              <div class=\"ncsj-modal__dots\" data-progress>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot is-active\" data-seg=\"0\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"1\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"2\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"3\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"4\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"5\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"6\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"7\"><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__counter\" data-counter>1 \/ 8<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__content\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__meta\">Originally shared on Instagram &amp; LinkedIn<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__eyebrow\">Internal Family Systems<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"ncsj-modal__title\" id=\"modal-ifs-psychedelic-preparation-title\">Before the Dose, Meet Your Protectors<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__caption\">\n            <p>Before the dose, meet your protectors.<\/p>\n            <p>One of the most important questions in psychedelic preparation is not only: \u201cWhat is your intention?\u201d<\/p>\n            <p>But: \u201cWhich parts of you are already preparing for this experience?\u201d<\/p>\n            <p>In Internal Family Systems (IFS), we work with protective parts of the psyche. Some try to stay in control, stay rational, perform well, please others, or keep everything organised. Others react quickly when vulnerability appears through anxiety, dissociation, urgency, distraction, or emotional shutdown.<\/p>\n            <p>These parts are not the problem.<\/p>\n            <p>They are adaptive responses that once helped us stay safe. But psychedelics tend to amplify the existing dynamics of the inner system.<\/p>\n            <p>If protective parts feel frightened, bypassed, or unprepared, the experience itself can become organised around protection rather than openness. Someone may stay highly analytical, disconnected from emotion, hypervigilant, overwhelmed, or trying very hard to \u201cdo the session well.\u201d<\/p>\n            <p>This is why preparation matters psychologically, not only practically.<\/p>\n            <p>In IFS, we speak about unblending: creating enough inner space so that a part does not completely take over the system.<\/p>\n            <p>That does not happen through force.<\/p>\n            <p>Protectors do not soften because they are pushed aside. They soften when they feel listened to, respected, and included in the process.<\/p>\n            <p>The nervous system responds to this distinction.<\/p>\n            <p>When protective parts experience enough safety and trust, the system becomes more able to open. When they fear overwhelm, exposure, or loss of control, the system contracts or shuts down.<\/p>\n            <p>Psychedelics do not bypass the nervous system. They amplify what is already there.<\/p>\n            <p>Research by Gasser et al. and Carhart-Harris et al. consistently points to psychological preparation and therapeutic support as central to meaningful and safe psychedelic work.<\/p>\n            <p>The session begins long before the dose.<\/p>\n            <p>Often, the real preparation is not only setting an intention but building a relationship with the parts of you that are afraid of what might happen if you truly let go.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__sources\">\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-label\">Sources<\/span>\n              <ol class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-list\">\n              <li>Gasser, P., Holstein, D., Michel, Y., Doblin, R., Yazar-Klosinski, B., Passie, T., &amp; Brenneisen, R. (2014). Safety and efficacy of lysergic acid diethylamide-assisted psychotherapy for anxiety associated with life-threatening diseases. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202(7), 513\u2013520.<\/li>\n              <li>Carhart-Harris, R. L., Bolstridge, M., Day, C. M. J., Rucker, J., Watts, R., et al. (2018). Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: six-month follow-up. Psychopharmacology, 235(2), 399\u2013408.<\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ncsj-modal\" id=\"modal-ifs-self-leadership\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-ifs-self-leadership-title\" hidden>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__overlay\" data-close-modal><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__panel\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__close\" data-close-modal aria-label=\"Close this post\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slider\" data-slider data-total=\"7\">\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slides\" data-slides>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;How does it feel when the Self is leading?&#x27; \u2014 an Internal Family Systems series on Self-leadership\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"1\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-02.webp\" alt=\"Slide explaining IFS parts \u2014 the inner critic, the worrier, the pleaser and the achiever\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"2\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-03.webp\" alt=\"Slide describing the Self in IFS as a calm, compassionate, curious presence beneath the parts\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"3\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-04.webp\" alt=\"Slide on recognising Self energy \u2014 in nature, swimming, holding a child, or meditating\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"4\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-05.webp\" alt=\"Slide: &#x27;The Self isn&#x27;t something you create \u2014 it&#x27;s already there&#x27; \u2014 what changes is how much space it has\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"5\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-06.webp\" alt=\"Slide on responding to protective parts with curiosity instead of judgment\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"6\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/internal-family-systems-self-leadership-07.webp\" alt=\"Closing slide inviting reflection on a recent moment of feeling fully present and yourself\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-row\">\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n              <div class=\"ncsj-modal__dots\" data-progress>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot is-active\" data-seg=\"0\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"1\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"2\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"3\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"4\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"5\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"6\"><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__counter\" data-counter>1 \/ 7<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__content\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__meta\">Originally shared on Instagram &amp; LinkedIn<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__eyebrow\">Internal Family Systems<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"ncsj-modal__title\" id=\"modal-ifs-self-leadership-title\">How Does It Feel When the Self Is Leading?<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__caption\">\n            <p>How does it feel when the Self is leading?<\/p>\n            <p>Following our IFS series, this post explores what it actually feels like when Self is present \u2014 and how it differs from moments when one of our parts has taken over.<\/p>\n            <p>If you&#x27;re new to Internal Family Systems (IFS), a little context may help. IFS suggests that we all have different parts within us. Parts are not a sign that something is wrong. They are aspects of our personality that developed over time to help us navigate life.<\/p>\n            <p>You may recognize an inner critic that tells you you&#x27;re not good enough. A worrier that constantly thinks about what could go wrong. A pleaser that wants everyone to be happy. Or an achiever that keeps pushing you to do more.<\/p>\n            <p>In my experience, everyone has parts like these.<\/p>\n            <p>And when one of them takes over, it can feel as though it becomes the whole of who we are.<\/p>\n            <p>The inner critic says: &quot;You should have done better.&quot; And suddenly we believe it.<\/p>\n            <p>The worrier says: &quot;What if everything goes wrong?&quot; And suddenly that feels true as well.<\/p>\n            <p>But according to IFS, there is something deeper than our parts.<\/p>\n            <p>A calm, compassionate and curious presence that can notice what is happening without being completely swept away by it.<\/p>\n            <p>In IFS, this is called the Self.<\/p>\n            <p>Other traditions use different words. Mindfulness often speaks of awareness. Some spiritual traditions refer to inner wisdom, true nature, or essence. The language differs, but many people recognize the experience.<\/p>\n            <p>Perhaps you&#x27;ve felt it while walking in nature. Swimming in open water. Holding a child. Meditating. Or during a moment when you felt completely present and at ease.<\/p>\n            <p>Not because life was perfect. But because nothing inside you was fighting with reality.<\/p>\n            <p>The Self isn&#x27;t something you create. It&#x27;s not something you achieve through enough therapy, meditation, or self-development. It&#x27;s already there. What changes is how much space it has.<\/p>\n            <p>When the Self is present, difficult emotions don&#x27;t necessarily disappear. The inner critic may still have something to say.<\/p>\n            <p>Fear may still arise. Sadness may still be present. But instead of being completely identified with these parts, we can become curious about them.<\/p>\n            <p>We might find ourselves thinking: &quot;I wonder what this part is trying to protect.&quot; Instead of: &quot;What&#x27;s wrong with me?&quot;<\/p>\n            <p>In my work, people often recognize Self-led moments only afterwards. They&#x27;ll say: &quot;I don&#x27;t know what happened. I just responded differently than I normally would.&quot; Less judgment. More curiosity. More perspective. More choice. That noticing is often the beginning.<\/p>\n            <p>Not because the Self suddenly appeared. But because we start recognizing that it was there all along.<\/p>\n            <p>Can you recall a moment this week when you felt fully yourself \u2014 even if only for a few seconds?<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ncsj-modal\" id=\"modal-earth-day-nature-connection\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-earth-day-nature-connection-title\" hidden>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__overlay\" data-close-modal><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__panel\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__close\" data-close-modal aria-label=\"Close this post\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slider\" data-slider data-total=\"9\">\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slides\" data-slides>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;When did you last feel you belonged to nature?&#x27; \u2014 an Earth Day reflection\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"1\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-02.webp\" alt=\"Slide on how modern industrial society frames nature as external, a resource to manage\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"2\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-03.webp\" alt=\"Slide on altered states and psychedelics linked to reconnection with nature and others\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"3\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-04.webp\" alt=\"Slide citing Lyons &amp; Carhart-Harris (2018) on psilocybin-assisted therapy and nature relatedness\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"4\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-05.webp\" alt=\"Slide on findings linking lifetime psychedelic use to increased nature connectedness\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"5\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-06.webp\" alt=\"Slide on the relationship between inner transformation and ecological awareness\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"6\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-07.webp\" alt=\"Slide reflecting on presence and belonging in the natural world\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"7\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-08.webp\" alt=\"Slide inviting reflection on our relationship with nature\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"8\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/earth-day-psychedelics-nature-connection-09.webp\" alt=\"Closing Earth Day reflection slide\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-row\">\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n              <div class=\"ncsj-modal__dots\" data-progress>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot is-active\" data-seg=\"0\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"1\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"2\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"3\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"4\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"5\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"6\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"7\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"8\"><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__counter\" data-counter>1 \/ 9<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__content\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__meta\">Originally shared on Instagram &amp; LinkedIn<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__eyebrow\">Psychedelics &amp; Nature<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"ncsj-modal__title\" id=\"modal-earth-day-nature-connection-title\">Earth Day: Altered States and the Return to Nature<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__caption\">\n            <p>When did you last feel you belonged to nature?<\/p>\n            <p>Earth Day Reflection: Altered States of Consciousness and the Return to Nature<\/p>\n            <p>Earth Day invites a pause, not just about our impact on the planet, but our relationship with it.<\/p>\n            <p>In modern industrial societies, nature tends to be framed as something external. A resource. A landscape. Something to manage.<\/p>\n            <p>But research suggests this separation isn&#x27;t fixed.<\/p>\n            <p>Under certain altered states - particularly those occasioned by psychedelics or deep contemplative practices - people frequently report a profound sense of reconnection with nature, with others, and with what many describe as their essence.<\/p>\n            <p>The data is consistent. Psilocybin-assisted therapy has been shown to produce sustained increases in nature relatedness, lasting months after the experience (Lyons &amp; Carhart-Harris, 2018). Large-scale analyses confirm that lifetime use of classic psychedelics correlates with stronger feelings of connection to the natural world \u2014 psilocybin showing especially robust effects (Forstmann et al., 2023).<\/p>\n            <p>One proposed mechanism: ego dissolution.<\/p>\n            <p>Psychedelics reduce activity in the brain&#x27;s default mode network - the system associated with self-referential thinking - while increasing global connectivity (Carhart-Harris et al., 2014). The boundary between &quot;self&quot; and &quot;nature&quot; becomes less rigid. The natural world is no longer perceived as an external object, but as an extension of one&#x27;s own being.<\/p>\n            <p>This shift has behavioral weight. Increased nature relatedness has been shown to mediate pro-environmental attitudes and actions - suggesting that ecological responsibility may arise not only from knowledge or moral obligation, but from a transformed sense of identity (Forstmann &amp; Sagioglou, 2017).<\/p>\n            <p>And this isn&#x27;t limited to pharmacology. Meditation, wilderness immersion, breathwork, ritual - these pathways share a capacity to quiet habitual perception and open space for a more relational way of being.<\/p>\n            <p>Perhaps the ecological crisis is also a perceptual one.<\/p>\n            <p>If we experience ourselves as fundamentally separate from nature, exploitation becomes easier to justify. But when that boundary dissolves - even briefly - a different orientation becomes possible. One rooted in reciprocity, humility, and care.<\/p>\n            <p>Reconnecting with nature may not require finding something new.<\/p>\n            <p>It may simply be a remembering: we are not outside the Earth. We are expressions of it.<\/p>\n            <p>What moment made you feel, even briefly, that you were part of something much larger than yourself?<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__sources\">\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-label\">Sources<\/span>\n              <ol class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-list\">\n              <li>Carhart-Harris, R. L., Erritzoe, D., Williams, T., Stone, J. M., Reed, L. J., Colasanti, A., \u2026 &amp; Nutt, D. J. (2014). The entropic brain: A theory of conscious states informed by neuroimaging research with psychedelic drugs. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 20.<\/li>\n              <li>Forstmann, M., Kettner, H. S., Sagioglou, C., Irvine, A., Gandy, S., Carhart-Harris, R. L., &amp; Luke, D. (2023). Among psychedelic-experienced users, only past use of psilocybin reliably predicts nature relatedness. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 37(1), 93\u2013106.<\/li>\n              <li>Forstmann, M., &amp; Sagioglou, C. (2017). Lifetime experience with (classic) psychedelics predicts pro-environmental behavior through an increase in nature relatedness. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 31(8), 975\u2013988.<\/li>\n              <li>Lyons, T., &amp; Carhart-Harris, R. L. (2018). Increased nature relatedness and decreased authoritarian political views after psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 32(7), 811\u2013819.<\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ncsj-modal\" id=\"modal-world-environment-day\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-world-environment-day-title\" hidden>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__overlay\" data-close-modal><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__panel\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__close\" data-close-modal aria-label=\"Close this post\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slider\" data-slider data-total=\"7\">\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slides\" data-slides>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;Something happens in the body when you stand inside something vast&#x27; \u2014 World Environment Day reflection\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"1\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-02.webp\" alt=\"Slide with Naomi&#x27;s personal reflection on swimming in the river on World Environment Day\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"2\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-03.webp\" alt=\"Slide on how immersion in nature shifts the body \u2014 cortisol drops, heart rate slows\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"3\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-04.webp\" alt=\"Slide on awe research: feeling smaller but not diminished, looser and less gripped by our own story\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"4\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-05.webp\" alt=\"Slide on co-regulation and nervous system safety found in nature\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"5\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-06.webp\" alt=\"Slide on the nervous system&#x27;s role in healing and presence\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"6\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/world-environment-day-nature-nervous-system-07.webp\" alt=\"Closing reflection slide on nature as a source of quiet regulation\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-row\">\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n              <div class=\"ncsj-modal__dots\" data-progress>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot is-active\" data-seg=\"0\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"1\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"2\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"3\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"4\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"5\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"6\"><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__counter\" data-counter>1 \/ 7<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__content\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__meta\">Originally shared on Instagram &amp; LinkedIn<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__eyebrow\">Nervous System<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"ncsj-modal__title\" id=\"modal-world-environment-day-title\">Something Happens in the Body When You Stand Inside Something Vast<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__caption\">\n            <p>Something happens in the body when you stand inside something vast.<\/p>\n            <p>Before you think about it. Before you name it.<\/p>\n            <p>This morning, on World Environment Day, I was standing in my garden, looking out over the river. I swim there often. It is one of the places that brings me a sense of quietness. Not because I try to relax, but because something in me naturally settles.<\/p>\n            <p>When we immerse ourselves in natural environments, something measurable shifts. Cortisol drops. Heart rate slows. The breath finds a different rhythm without us having to do anything.<\/p>\n            <p>There is also something else that awe research has shown that I find quietly profound. When we stand before something vast, we often feel smaller. But not diminished. Looser. Less gripped by our own story. As if the self briefly steps back and life becomes a little bigger than our worries.<\/p>\n            <p>We often speak about co-regulation as something that happens between people. But a forest, birdsong, an open sky, a flowing river - these can be co-regulators too.<\/p>\n            <p>Perhaps this is one reason why caring for nature matters. Not only because nature needs our protection, but because we need nature too.<\/p>\n            <p>Today, if you can, step outside. Stand in something larger than your thoughts. And notice what happens when you no longer have to carry everything on your own.<\/p>\n            <p>When was the last time you let the natural world hold you?<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__sources\">\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-label\">Sources<\/span>\n              <ol class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-list\">\n              <li>Piff, P. K., Dietze, P., Feinberg, M., Stancato, D. M., &amp; Keltner, D. (2015). Awe, the small self, and prosocial behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108(6), 883\u2013899.<\/li>\n              <li>Park, B. J., Tsunetsugu, Y., Kasetani, T., Kagawa, T., &amp; Miyazaki, Y. (2010). The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): Evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 15(1), 18\u201326.<\/li>\n              <li>Yao, W., Zhang, X., &amp; Gong, Q. (2021). The effect of exposure to the natural environment on stress reduction: A meta-analysis. Urban Forestry &amp; Urban Greening, 57, 126932.<\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ncsj-modal\" id=\"modal-rest-is-not-the-pause\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-rest-is-not-the-pause-title\" hidden>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__overlay\" data-close-modal><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__panel\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__close\" data-close-modal aria-label=\"Close this post\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slider\" data-slider data-total=\"6\">\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slides\" data-slides>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mental-health-awareness-rest-internal-family-systems-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide quoting a client: &#x27;I know I should rest. But every time I stop, I feel like I&#x27;m failing&#x27;\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"1\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mental-health-awareness-rest-internal-family-systems-02.webp\" alt=\"Slide reflecting on a culture where stillness feels like a character flaw\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"2\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mental-health-awareness-rest-internal-family-systems-03.webp\" alt=\"Slide: &#x27;Meet your manager parts&#x27; \u2014 IFS managers that organise, push and achieve, with the quote &#x27;Doing more can become a sophisticated way of not arriving&#x27; (Schwartz &amp; Sweezy, 2019)\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"3\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mental-health-awareness-rest-internal-family-systems-04.webp\" alt=\"Slide: &#x27;Real regulation only happens from safety&#x27; \u2014 Polyvagal Theory, citing Porges (2011)\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"4\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mental-health-awareness-rest-internal-family-systems-05.webp\" alt=\"Slide: &#x27;The brain opens a window&#x27; \u2014 psychedelic integration and neuroplasticity, citing Stubb\u00e9 (2025), The Potential of Psychedelics\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"5\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mental-health-awareness-rest-internal-family-systems-06.webp\" alt=\"Closing slide: &#x27;Rest is not the pause before healing. It can be the healing itself&#x27; with the invitation &#x27;What does your inner system need most right now?&#x27;\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-row\">\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n              <div class=\"ncsj-modal__dots\" data-progress>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot is-active\" data-seg=\"0\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"1\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"2\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"3\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"4\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"5\"><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__counter\" data-counter>1 \/ 6<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__content\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__meta\">Originally shared on Instagram &amp; LinkedIn<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__eyebrow\">Mental Health<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"ncsj-modal__title\" id=\"modal-rest-is-not-the-pause-title\">Rest Is Not the Pause Before Healing<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__caption\">\n            <p>A client said something to me recently that I keep thinking about.<\/p>\n            <p>&quot;I know I should rest. But every time I stop, I feel like I&#x27;m failing.&quot;<\/p>\n            <p>That sentence holds so much. Because we have built a culture where stillness feels like a character flaw and action has become the only language we trust for healing.<\/p>\n            <p>This week, Mental Health Awareness Week asks us for attention. And there is real truth in that. Showing up matters. Asking for help matters.<\/p>\n            <p>But I want to offer a quieter perspective. One I return to often in my work with clients.<\/p>\n            <p>Sometimes, the most radical thing you can do is stop.<\/p>\n            <p>In Internal Family Systems, we work with what are called manager parts \u2014 the parts of us that organise, plan, push, and achieve. They are not wrong. Often, they developed intelligently to help us function, perform, or stay emotionally safe.<\/p>\n            <p>But managers can use action to keep us moving away from the very thing that needs our attention.<\/p>\n            <p>Doing more is sometimes the most sophisticated way of not arriving.<\/p>\n            <p>Stephen Porges&#x27; Polyvagal Theory helps us understand this at a physiological level. His research showed that genuine integration \u2014 the kind where real change becomes possible \u2014 only happens from within a state of felt safety. Calm. Presence. Not urgency, not effort, not pushing through.<\/p>\n            <p>Rest is not passivity. Ventral vagal regulation is an active, intelligent choice. The body already knows this \u2014 even when the mind protests.<\/p>\n            <p>This becomes especially important after deep inner work. After emotional processing, breathwork, or psychedelic experiences, the brain enters a more receptive state. Research on neuroplasticity shows that new patterns are most available in that period. New patterns can emerge more easily then but that process often asks for slowness rather than speed.<\/p>\n            <p>Taking action is the culturally approved response to pain. Resting, feeling, allowing; these are harder to justify. Sometimes slowing down is the work itself.<\/p>\n            <p>They don&#x27;t look like progress from the outside. But the inner system knows the difference.<\/p>\n            <p>What would change if you no longer saw rest as a delay before healing, but as part of healing itself?<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__sources\">\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-label\">Sources<\/span>\n              <ol class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-list\">\n              <li>Porges, S. W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. W. W. Norton &amp; Company.<\/li>\n              <li>Schwartz, R. C., &amp; Sweezy, M. (2019). Internal Family Systems Therapy (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.<\/li>\n              <li>Stubb\u00e9, Naomi. (2025). The Potential of Psychedelics [Het potentieel van psychedelica].<\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ncsj-modal\" id=\"modal-psychedelic-glossary\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-psychedelic-glossary-title\" hidden>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__overlay\" data-close-modal><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__panel\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__close\" data-close-modal aria-label=\"Close this post\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slider\" data-slider data-total=\"9\">\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slides\" data-slides>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide over mushroom photography: &#x27;The language behind a psychedelic experience \u2014 eight terms worth understanding before, during, and after&#x27;\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"1\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-02.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 1, Set \u2014 what you bring into the experience: mood, expectations and nervous system state\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"2\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-03.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 2, Setting \u2014 the room, who&#x27;s present, and the role of music in shaping the experience\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"3\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-04.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 3, Safety &amp; Space Holding \u2014 psychological safety through trust and a supportive therapeutic relationship\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"4\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-05.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 4, Preparation \u2014 building set and setting in the weeks before, naming an intention and choosing who holds space\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"5\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-06.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 5, Default Mode Network (DMN) \u2014 the brain&#x27;s inner narrator that quiets during a psychedelic experience\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"6\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-07.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 6, Ego Dissolution \u2014 the loosening of boundaries between self and everything else\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"7\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-08.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 7, Mystical Experience \u2014 unity, sacredness and meaning, quoting Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide\" data-slide=\"8\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelics-glossary-dose-set-setting-09.webp\" alt=\"Glossary slide 8, Integration \u2014 the real work that happens after the psychedelic peak experience\" width=\"1620\" height=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-row\">\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 6l-6 6 6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n              <div class=\"ncsj-modal__dots\" data-progress>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot is-active\" data-seg=\"0\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"1\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"2\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"3\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"4\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"5\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"6\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"7\"><\/span>\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__dot\" data-seg=\"8\"><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__nav-btn\" data-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__counter\" data-counter>1 \/ 9<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__content\">\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__meta\">Originally shared on Instagram &amp; LinkedIn<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ncsj-modal__eyebrow\">Psychedelic Education<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"ncsj-modal__title\" id=\"modal-psychedelic-glossary-title\">A Psychedelic Glossary \u2014 It&#x27;s Not the Dose<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__caption\">\n            <p>It&#x27;s not the dose.<\/p>\n            <p>In my book, I tell the story of Ellen.<\/p>\n            <p>She joined a psilocybin retreat hoping for insight and openness. Instead, she found an unclear program, a large group, and everyone receiving the same high dose, regardless of what each person needed. There was no preparation beforehand. No one to help her land afterwards. And when fear took over during her journey, there wasn&#x27;t really anyone there to meet it.<\/p>\n            <p>What should have been an opening became something she struggled with long after.<\/p>\n            <p>Some time later, Ellen found me.<\/p>\n            <p>Together, we carefully revisited what had happened. Through preparation, a safe therapeutic relationship, and compassionate space holding, she was finally able to process the experience that had once overwhelmed her. What had felt like a failed journey gradually became part of her healing.<\/p>\n            <p>I still keep in touch with Ellen once in a while. Her story reminds me of something many people don&#x27;t expect: the psilocybin truffles weren&#x27;t the deciding factor. It was everything surrounding the experience.<\/p>\n            <p>That&#x27;s why I put together this small glossary. Not to sound clinical, but because these words describe the architecture of a psychedelic experience: the elements that shape it before, during, and long after the journey itself.<\/p>\n            <p>Your state going in\u2014your mood, expectations, and the nervous system you&#x27;re carrying that day\u2014shapes almost everything that follows. The room, the people present, the music, the sense of safety\u2014or its absence\u2014do the same.<\/p>\n            <p>Neither happens on the day itself.<\/p>\n            <p>Both are built in the weeks beforehand: building the therapeutic relationship, through preparation, the intention you set, and the person who is holding space.<\/p>\n            <p>Research suggests that the depth of meaning people experience predicts lasting change more strongly than the dose itself. But even profound insights only become real change through integration\u2014through the conversations, reflection, and small choices that follow.<\/p>\n            <p>Because perhaps the most important question isn&#x27;t: &quot;What&#x27;s the right dose?&quot;<\/p>\n            <p>It&#x27;s: Who is holding the space around it?<\/p>\n            <p>Which one do you wish someone had explained to you sooner?<\/p>\n            <p>Read Ellen&#x27;s story\u2014and many others\u2014in The Potential of Psychedelics.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ncsj-modal\" id=\"modal-psychedelic-integration\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-psychedelic-integration-title\" hidden>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__overlay\" data-close-modal><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ncsj-modal__panel\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"ncsj-modal__close\" data-close-modal aria-label=\"Close this post\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18\"\/><\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n\n          <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slider\" data-slider data-total=\"8\">\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__slides\" data-slides>\n            <figure class=\"ncsj-modal__slide is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/naomichristina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/psychedelic-integration-guide-neuroplasticity-01.webp\" alt=\"Cover slide: &#x27;Integration is not thinking. 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It Is Embodying.<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__caption\">\n            <p>Integration is not thinking. It is embodying.<\/p>\n            <p>After a psychedelic experience, the mind doesn&#x27;t yet know what to integrate.<\/p>\n            <p>This is one of the most important \u2014 and most overlooked \u2014 parts of the psychedelic process.<\/p>\n            <p>Robin Carhart-Harris&#x27;s research at Imperial College London shows that psilocybin increases BDNF, a protein that supports the growth of new neural pathways. The brain enters a window of heightened neuroplasticity. New connections become possible.<\/p>\n            <p>But a window is not a destination.<\/p>\n            <p>Many people return from a session having seen something clearly \u2014 a pattern, a grief, a version of themselves waiting to emerge. And yet, weeks later, the old responses return. The familiar inner voice. The same protective behaviour.<\/p>\n            <p>This is not failure. This is the gap between knowing and embodying.<\/p>\n            <p>From an Internal Family Systems perspective, this makes complete sense. The conscious Self may have witnessed a transformation. But the protector parts \u2014 the one that learned to keep you safe long before any of this \u2014 has not yet been included in what changed. Parts don&#x27;t update because the mind has a new insight. They update when they feel safe, seen, and no longer alone in what they carry.<\/p>\n            <p>And while the mind reaches for meaning, the nervous system is asking for something else entirely.<\/p>\n            <p>Rest. Rhythm. Connection.<\/p>\n            <p>Not more processing. Not more analysis. Not more doing.<\/p>\n            <p>In The Potential of Psychedelics, I describe integration as one of the most underestimated phases of the entire process \u2014 not because people don&#x27;t know it matters, but because it asks something our culture rarely rewards: to slow down, wait, and trust.<\/p>\n            <p>The brain opened a window. The work now is learning to live in the room.<\/p>\n            <p>What has surprised you most in the days after a deep inner experience \u2014 or after any significant shift?<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncsj-modal__sources\">\n              <span class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-label\">Sources<\/span>\n              <ol class=\"ncsj-modal__sources-list\">\n              <li>Carhart-Harris, R. L., et al. (2022). Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression. Nature Medicine.<\/li>\n              <li>Hutten, N.R.P.W., et al. (2020). Low doses of LSD acutely increase BDNF blood plasma levels in healthy volunteers. ACS Pharmacology &amp; Translational Science, 4(2), 461\u2013466.<\/li>\n              <li>Van der Kolk, B.A. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score. Viking.<\/li>\n              <li>Schwartz, R.C., &amp; Sweezy, M. (2019). Internal Family Systems Therapy (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.<\/li>\n              <li>Stubb\u00e9, N. (2025). 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They draw on targeted literature reviews and cite peer-reviewed studies and other relevant sources. Naomi Stubb\u00e9, MSc, MBA, often researches and writes these articles together with Francisca Niklitschek, MSc, researcher and writer at Naomi Christina. This work also builds on the research undertaken for Naomi\u2019s book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Potential of Psychedelics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Het potentieel van psychedelica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), which references 99 research papers and specialist books. Leading experts in the psychedelic field\u2014including Rick Doblin, Janis Phelps, Michiel van Elk and the late Amanda Feilding\u2014provided feedback on selected topics and chapters.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Articles that are not research-focused are clearly presented as professional perspectives or shorter reflections, informed by Naomi\u2019s more than 30 years of experience as a psychologist, executive coach and therapist.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who writes the articles? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43acc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a43acc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49e2cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49e2cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2226c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2226c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The articles are researched and written by Naomi Stubb\u00e9, MSc, MBA, psychologist, author and founder of Naomi Christina, and Francisca Niklitschek, MSc, researcher and writer at Naomi Christina. 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