Psychedelic Book Club: Breaking Emotional Addiction

Welcome to our online Psychedelic Book Club. This month we will be talking to Elizabeth J.O. about her autobiography, Breaking Emotional Addiction: Neurohacking Borderline Personality Disorder with Ibogaine.

Join us to learn more about this harrowing recovery from mental illness. We’ll find out how things are going now and have an opportunity to ask all your burning questions. This Lunch and Learn event offers you an opportunity to learn about the book, engage in community discussion and meet the author.

About the Book: Buy it Here.   https://amzn.to/2WVFhSQ

“By the time I took the third dose, I was feeling the edge of something,__ suddenly I was worried. I knew it was now or never. I would die or be healed. I took the last pill without being able to finish my yogurt. As I handed Buddy the yogurt, I felt physically less steady. I thought “my god girl what have you done”.

Would you risk death to escape the misery pushing you toward suicide? Can medicine and psychology really help mental health problems? Do psychedelics hold the key to curing the emotional addiction in Borderline Personality Disorder?

This is a story of how Elizabeth J.O. combined the power of behavioral psychotherapy and the psychedelic Iboga to Neurohack BPD and break her emotional addition to suicidal thoughts.

Get an in depth look into the mind of a borderline. See how she came to struggle with this disease; it might not be what you think. Join her on her journey to recovery as she pieces science, mysticism and psychedelics together to break out of her BPD in this tale of heartbreak, depression, neurohacking, and psychedelics.

About the Author

Elizabeth J.O. is a Holistic Dietitian Nutritionist and Change Coach with 15 years of clinical experience. Since graduating from Bastyr University, she has studied: coaching, human behavior, psychology, yoga, flow states, and mindfulness-based therapies. In her free time, she offers peer support in online forums and volunteers at festivals providing psychedelic harm reduction with N.E.S.T, Zendo Project, Fireside Project, RestPit, and Sanctuary.

Elizabeth co-founded Altered States Integration in 2012 to reduce the barriers accessing integration services. She is a director at PsyT: Psychedelic Society of Texas and organizes their online chapter. She has also authored Breaking Emotional Addiction: Neurohacking BPD with Ibogaine, detailing her personal healing journey. Elizabeth is passionate about reducing barriers to finding compassionate support for processing non-ordinary states of consciousness. She is currently studying coaching at Lumia.

Q & A Rules

We are also going to ask everyone to:

- Speak from personal perspective

- No Advice Giving. Use 'I' statements.

- Bring an open mind

- Confidentiality “what happens in Zoom, stays in Zoom”

- No Recording of ANY kind

- Silence all electronic devices

- Avoid distractive behavior: eating, multitasking, driving

- Mute mic when not talking

- avoid crosstalk

- Participation! We request that everyone participates on some level. That can look like: just turning on your camera, or participating in the check in verbally or via the chat. This is for the comfort of the group and everyone who is showing up and sharing vulnerably.

- No Solicitation of Substances or Promotion of Retreats (see disclaimer)

Disclaimer

Altered States Integration is not therapy and is not intended as a substitute for other types of counseling or medical care. We are not licensed therapists and do not claim to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases. We are peer coaches providing a safe space for clients to process the contents of their experience(s) and receive feedback with reflective listening.

Altered States Integration does NOT encourage or condone the purchase, sale or transfer of any illegal substances, nor do they encourage or condone partaking in any unlawful activities related to illegal substances. Please refer to your country, state, and city laws regarding use of psychedelics and alternative substances.