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What the Hell Happened This Year? Are You OK?
I don’t know many people who are coming out of this year feeling untouched. Even the ones who look “fine.” Even the ones who kept going. Even the ones who did all the right things. This year asked a lot. Way more than most of us expected. And for many, it quietly dismantled things we thought were solid. Our energy. Our certainty. Our capacity. Our sense of who we are and how we move through the world. So before anything else, I want to ask the question we don’t ask often enou
Scott Dean
Dec 18, 20253 min read
The Moment I Found My Power: How Embodied Presence Became My Way Back to Trust
There are seasons in life when everything feels uncertain.
Money is tight.
Relationships wobble.
Your purpose feels far away.
And even with years of spiritual work behind you, your nervous system feels like it’s outrunning you. I’ve been living in that liminal space for a while.
It’s uncomfortable. It’s disorienting. It’s lonely. But recently, something unexpected happened. It was something so simple it surprised me: I found the doorway back to myself.
Not through ceremony,
Scott Dean
Nov 20, 20253 min read
The Sacred Work of Stillness
Ever since I stepped away from my stable career in the sky, life has felt like a long initiation. Full of chaos, uncertainty, and moments of deep questioning. There are days I wonder if I made the wrong choice. Days I think about going back to the skies where things were simpler, more structured, and less vulnerable. The world of healing can be both beautiful and brutal. It asks everything of you: your trust, your patience, your authenticity. And when the external rewards don
Scott Dean
Nov 7, 20252 min read
Why Inner Child Healing Matters
The Forgotten Child Within Have you ever been caught off guard by how strongly you reacted to something small? Maybe a partner didn’t...
Scott Dean
Sep 22, 20253 min read
When Music Reminds Us We’re Aging
I went to a concert recently. The band, Counting Crows, mentioned they’ve been playing together for thirty years. At first, it sounded...
Scott Dean
Aug 20, 20253 min read
Receiving Is Sacred: A Message from Ceremony
A few days ago, I sat in sacred ceremony with psilocybin, asking to be shown the root of my scarcity. Why, after all the work I’ve done,...
Scott Dean
Aug 4, 20253 min read
Rage as Sacred Fuel: When Your Heart Breaks for the World
Lately, it feels like the world is on fire. Headlines scream of injustice, cruelty, and division. And if you’re sensitive...if you feel...
Scott Dean
Jul 7, 20252 min read
When the World Breaks Your Heart: How to Stay Grounded in Hope When Everything Feels Wrong
There are moments when the pain of the world becomes unbearable. Children being ripped from their parents. Communities destroyed by...
Scott Dean
Jun 23, 20252 min read
How Psychedelics Helped Me Remember Who I Am
I didn’t go looking for psychedelics because I thought I needed healing. I went searching for something deeper, like answers to the...
Scott Dean
May 4, 20252 min read
Is Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Right for You?How to know when the medicine is calling—and when you’re ready to answer
You’re not alone if you’ve ever wondered: “Am I a good candidate for psychedelic-assisted therapy?” It’s one of the most common questions...
Scott Dean
Apr 7, 20254 min read
What Does a Psychedelic Journey Actually Feel Like?— And What It's Like to Journey With a Trauma-Informed Guide
If you’ve ever wondered what a psychedelic journey actually feels like, especially one guided by a trauma-informed facilitator, you’re...
Scott Dean
Apr 6, 20252 min read
Becoming – Reclaiming Faith, Identity, and Wholeness (Part Two)
There comes a moment, quiet and usually unexpected, when the survival mask begins to crack. Not because you're broken, but because the...
Scott Dean
Apr 4, 20253 min read
Growing Up Gay in a Religious Home – A Story of Survival (Part One)
There are some stories that live in the bones. They shape how we breathe, how we love, and how we learn to be in the world — even long...
Scott Dean
Apr 4, 20253 min read
Healing Trauma with Plant Medicine and Indigenous Wisdom: A Gentle Path to Freedom
If you’re reading this, you likely carry wounds; some seen, some invisible. Perhaps you've lived with anxiety, struggled through complex...
Scott Dean
Apr 3, 20252 min read
Why You Want to Heal — But Don’t Always Show Up
I see it all the time. People show up on the edge of doing the work. They know it’s time. They feel the pull. They can name the patterns...
Scott Dean
Mar 31, 20252 min read
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