A blog of self discovery and healing.

Please start with the Introduction

  • Introduction

    To introduce myself, at the time of this experience I am a 61 year old (2024) white, middle class American guy who has been chronically depressed for most of my life. This depression appears to be generational as my mother was diagnosed with it also, and my father had clear signs of it. This is…

  • The Start

    At age 55 I went in for a routine colonoscopy and when the doctor removed a large growth for biopsy he perforated my colon. This was realized after I woke up and I was quickly sent to the O.R. for repair surgery. The weird thing is for the next few days, despite pain, inconvenience, the…

  • Mushrooms

    I started with micro-dosing. This is generally defined as taking a sub-perceptual dose, a dose that you don’t really feel, but is working on your brain. Mycologist Paul Stametts is one of the leading authorities on mushrooms and recommends the Stammets Stack as a protocol for micro-dosing which includes dosage, timing, and additional supplements that…