In this conversation, I sit down with Julian Bermudez, a psychedelic integration specialist, to explore what happens when we stop running from discomfort and learn how to stay with it.
We talk about grief, addiction recovery, emotional suppression, and why “trauma” is often misunderstood—not as an identity, but as a set of adaptations we learned to survive.
Midway through the conversation, Julian guides me through a somatic exercise after he notices I’m still holding emotion while speaking about my daughter. What unfolds is a moment of presence, connection, and relief that I didn’t expect.
This isn’t a conversation about fixing yourself.
It’s about recovering what’s already inside you.
