By Fleet Maull, PhD The human nervous system operates on a scale that's hard to grasp. Billions of neurons firing in intricate patterns, constant communication between brain and body, automatic responses happening faster than thought. It orchestrates everything: our emotions, our sense of safety, our capacity to connect with others, and how we meet challenge and stress. And yet most of us move through life barely aware of it, until something feels off. The health of our nervo

By Fleet Maull, PhD During my years in federal prison, I always looked forward to December. For a few days around the winter solstice and the holidays, the usually harsh and violent prison environment unexpectedly softened. You could feel that shift moving through the cellblocks and the yard. Men who normally kept their guards up, who had to stay vigilant every moment, would let themselves remember who they used to be. Fathers. Sons. Brothers. Someone's beloved. Even in a pla

By Fleet Maull, PhD I was three hours into writing an important proposal last week when my screen went black. When the computer restarted, the document was gone. All of it. The anger came fast and hot. I felt my jaw clench, my shoulders tighten, my chest constrict. My mind immediately spun into a familiar story: "Aaahhhh… Dammit…. I just lost a whole day of work! I can’t believe this! Why do I even bother?" I could feel myself spiraling into that old place of frustration and

By Fleet Maull, PhD What if the most profound healing happening in expanded states of consciousness isn't just personal transformation,...