The Intelligence of Survival
We’re Not Broken—We’re Adapted “What if your symptoms are not signs of dysfunction—but evidence of how intelligently you adapted?” I often hear people describe themselves as “broken” or “dysfunctional.” And I understand why—it can feel that way when you’re anxious, shut down, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns you don’t fully understand. But clinically, I don’t experience people that way. I experience them as adapted. Each of us comes into the world with a certain sensitivity—biological, emotional, relational. And over time, we develop ways of organizing ourselves that help us feel safe enough to function in the environments we’re in. Some [...]
The Nervous System Runs the Show
Insight can bring awareness -but true healing is an embodied experience. When I reflect on my own process of healing—and I imagine it will be ongoing for the rest of my life—I can see how long I tried to create change “from the neck up.” I worked to shift my thoughts, behaviors, even emotions. And while that brought awareness, it didn’t always create lasting transformation. It took me years to recognize what was missing. Real change began when I started to include the body When I began to understand the role of the nervous system in shaping how we [...]
The Practice of Staying
A different way to think about change—and what it really takes to heal I had a conversation recently that stayed with me. I was speaking with a spiritual teacher about the idea of grace—not as a theological concept, but as something deeply human. We talked about grace as the space we offer one another: patience, understanding, and the willingness to stay present with someone exactly as they are. It struck me how much this mirrors the work we do. So much of healing doesn’t come from pressure or perfection. It comes from relationship—from the ability to stay connected to someone, [...]
Therapeutic Use of Ketamine, Psilocybin, and MDMA Lecture
Dr. Altobelli presents her lecture on the therapeutic use of psychedelics for the Frontiers in Addiction Lecture Series– a free lecture series held by the Thelma McMillen Recovery Center
History of Psychedelic Evolution Antioch Lecture
Dr. Altobelli gives her lecture highlighting the transformative healing of psychedelics from the past, present, and future as an adjunct professor at Antioch University
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