Understanding why psilocybin therapy works — and how we maximize your recovery.
The DMN — responsible for rumination, self-criticism, and rigid thinking — temporarily dissolves. This creates a state of openness that's impossible to achieve through talk therapy alone.
For 2-4 weeks after your session, your brain forms new connections up to 10x faster than normal. This is the most important period of your recovery.
Traumatic memories can be reprocessed without the emotional charge. The amygdala — your brain's fear center — temporarily reduces reactivity, allowing healing.
no longer met PTSD criteria after 2 sessions
response rate in treatment-resistant cases
significant reduction
significant reduction in heavy drinking days
marked improvement in treatment-resistant cases
promising neurogenesis findings in early studies
All statistics from peer-reviewed published research. Full citations available.
Let your brain integrate. Sleep, hydration, and gentle movement come first.
New neural connections form fastest. Journaling and visualization are most powerful here.
Turn realizations into daily habits. Hypnotherapy and somatic practices deepen change.
Reinforce new identity and patterns. Review progress with your care team.
“This is why our Recovery Protocol focuses on what you do AFTER your session.”
Trauma and chronic stress damage mitochondria — the energy factories in your brain cells. Recovery requires rebuilding them.
Crosses the blood-brain barrier. Increases synaptic density. The only form proven to improve brain magnesium levels.
Stimulates Nerve Growth Factor. Literally grows new neurons. Used in clinical settings alongside psilocybin therapy.
Triggers mitophagy — clears damaged mitochondria and generates new healthy ones.
Reduces neuroinflammation. Supports the immune environment for healing.
Psilocybin opens the door to change. Visualization and hypnotherapy walk through it — anchoring new beliefs, identity, and patterns during the peak plasticity window.