A PERSONAL STORY OF UGLY GROWTH

I'm only an expert in my own experience - one that involves healing myself with the help of psychedelics, bodywork, and critical self-awareness.

Healing is necessary for personal growth - even when it's ugly.

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Andrea Kauenhowen

Aug 18
5 min

Ayahuasca: part 2

I dreaded going into the office on the Monday following my first ceremony. Not because I felt sick or anything but because I knew everyon...

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Andrea Kauenhowen

Jul 22
6 min

My First Ayahuasca Experience

I recall a conversation I had with my mother 6 or 7 years ago. We were standing in the kitchen and she was telling me about a story she’d...

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Andrea Kauenhowen

Jun 24
5 min

Living in Alignment

An important first step in expanding the mind is to recognize that we ALL have something to heal from.

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Andrea Kauenhowen

May 23
4 min

self-worth

My earliest memory of being uncomfortable in my body was in third grade. I was at a birthday party in a gymnasium and kids were sliding a...

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Andrea Kauenhowen

May 17
4 min

Breaking to rebuild

Like many people in the world, I’ve been under quarantine since late March. Other than the 1-hour window we get per day to venture outsid...

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