Alex Atwood

Psychedelic experiences don’t require substances

Psychedelic experiences don’t require substances

A psychedelic experience transports people beyond the limitations of their physical or mental space along the road to a place of pure joy and insight that opens possibilities. In short, it’s an elevated state of consciousness that also could be spiritual. While these experiences are usually associated with taking substances, there are actually many ways […]

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Flexibility is key to a healthy, happy and productive workforce

Flexibility is key to a healthy, happy and productive workforce

One of the pandemic’s many lessons is that flexible work schedules are critically important not only to the physical and mental health of employees, but it can also lead to a productive and loyal workforce. Companies want their employees to rest up, recharge their batteries, feel great and be seen as a great place to

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A cellular memory jolt from macrodosing requires preparation

A cellular memory jolt from macrodosing requires preparation

One of the extraordinary benefits of high-dose psychedelic experiences derived from macrodosing is healing ancestral trauma. We all inherit cellular memory, as well as certain tendencies and fears, that are passed down generationally. It’s in our DNA or bloodline and part of our respective heritages. For example, I learned about some criminal behavior that was

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Lessons learned from Will Smith’s Ayahuasca experiences

Lessons learned from Will Smith’s Ayahuasca experiences

It was recently revealed that Will Smith drank Ayahuasca more than 14 times and felt like he tasted freedom. The actor learned how to surrender, listen and practice self-love – all valuable insights that can be gained through an intentional psychedelic experience. The power of this substance is that it removes ego from an individual’s

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Leadership is about being responsible vs. reactional

Leadership is about being responsible vs. reactional

One of the tenets of effective leadership is being responsible vs. reactional. We all run into situations that cause some sort of disruption or challenge. Many managers, supervisors or executives will identify a culprit to blame for whatever happened, bring that individual into a room and angrily admonish or maybe even fire them. Then they

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It’s time to stop commoditizing temp workforces

It’s time to stop commoditizing temp workforces

The traditional staffing business model doesn’t work in today’s world and is no longer feasible. Staffing companies do plenty of hard work sourcing, screening, testing and evaluating talent for roles that are transient or contingent and difficult to fill. But they don’t actually make any money doing all of that recruiting. Rather, their profits are

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Elite university research a watershed moment for psychedelics

Elite university research a watershed moment for psychedelics

Johns Hopkins research exploring innovative treatments of mental illnesses using psilocybin therapy represents a significant step toward moving psychedelics into the mainstream. These efforts, in collaboration with Yale and New York University, involve the creation of a psychedelics psychiatric program featuring the most cutting edge work being done in in psychiatry right now. Psychiatrists are actually

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In a nation divided over guns, keeping kids safe is a unifying force

In a nation divided over guns, keeping kids safe is a unifying force

On the heels of yet another deadly and tragic U.S. school shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas where an 18-year-old killed 18 elementary school students and two of their teachers, I can’t help but lament how very dysfunctional life has become. Right up the street from where I live in Orlando, Fla., is a place

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