There’s a surge happening right now toward psychedelics, ceremony, ego death, and spiritual awakening, and for many people, it feels like the missing portal.

But here’s the truth I see again and again (in leadership rooms and living rooms):

Insight isn’t the same as integration.
And you don’t dissolve a self that’s still protecting you.

In this episode, Lisa breaks down why so many high-functioning leaders and parents can “understand” their patterns… yet still get hijacked in the moments that matter most—at work, at home, and in the relationships that test our nervous system the hardest.

You’ll hear Lisa’s grounded perspective on where psychedelics can be powerful—and where they can destabilize—especially when the inner child is still running the system.

This episode is for you if:

• Therapy has helped, but something still feels incomplete
• Spiritual teachings feel true, but don’t always land in real life
• You’ve had big insights, but they don’t “stick” under pressure
• You want a cleaner model for nervous system leadership—at home and at work

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• The three dominant healing models people are using right now (and why the sequence matters)
• Why therapy often hits a ceiling: insight increases, but the emotional loop stays
• How psychedelic/spiritual work can become bypassing when the nervous system is still in survival
• Why “ego death” can feel like freedom… or feel like abandonment
• Lisa’s Five Selves framework (Inner Child, Ego, Body-Mind, Higher Self, ME Self) and why healing is about right leadership inside
• The simple way to bring the adult self back online: see, validate, and relieve the younger parts of duty
• Lisa’s story of unknowingly walking into an overnight ayahuasca ceremony in Baja.

“Some healing strengthens the self. Some healing dissolves it. Wisdom is knowing which one your nervous system can hold.” — Lisa Watson

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