The Inner Grove Blog
This journal brings together the voices of the Inner Grove Collective.
Here we share the ideas, research, and questions that drew us to this work,
along with the emerging insights shaping how it is practiced today.
What Birdwatchers Can Teach Us About the Brain
A recent paper published in The Journal of Neuroscience explores what happens to the brain when someone develops deep expertise in a skill over time.
Magic Nights: Couples’ Edition
An inward journey designed to help partners see each other with fresh eyes, soften old patterns, and rediscover the “us” beneath the noise of daily life.
The Neuroscience of Insight: Why Big Realizations Happen in Altered States
Why clarity arrives all at once, why it feels so true, and what the brain is doing in the moment when you find yourself thinking, “Oh…now I see."
Psychedelics & Attachment Styles: Can Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Help Us Become More Secure?
Your attachment style—anxious, avoidant, disorganized, or secure—is not a personality trait. It’s a set of nervous-system strategies your younger self developed.
What Happens in the Brain When We Grieve
Why loss feels like overwhelm, numbness, confusion, or collapse—and why it can feel so hard to “move forward.”
MDMA-Assisted Therapy: What It Teaches Us about Fear, Trust, and Repair
MDMA is not a classic psychedelic. It doesn’t alter perception in the same way psilocybin does, and it doesn’t create distance the way ketamine does.
How Ceremony, Set, and Setting Shape the Brain’s Healing Response
Why intention changes everything—and why your history, beliefs, and inner landscape matter.
Emotional Alchemy: How Altered States Help Us Process What We Avoid
Altered states—whether created through psilocybin, ketamine, breathwork, or deep symbolic journeying—can create an unexpected opening.
Ketamine: Why It Works Differently—And Why It Helps People Move Through Being Stuck
Ketamine has been used safely in medical settings for more than 50 years, but in recent years it has quietly become a very promising tool…
The Power of Belonging: Why Community Expands the Healing Experience
In a world that glorifies self-sufficiency and independence, the truth is both simple and ancient: We heal more fully when we heal together.
Why Stories Change the Brain: Narrative Integration After Inner Journeys
We often think of stories as entertainment…but the truth is far more intimate. Our brains are constantly shaping stories, even when we don’t realize it.
Paper Spotlight: The 2016 Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Study on Meaning, Insight, and Long-Term Change
In 2016, researchers and Johns Hopkins University published a paper that quietly changed the landscape of psychedelic research.
How Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Helps the Brain “Unstick” Old Patterns
There are seasons in life when we don’t need more information. We need new possibilities. But when we’re caught in the same loops of thought, emotion, or behavior, possibility can feel far away.
Understanding Psilocybin: What Research Shows About Insight, Emotion, and Connection
Psilocybin, the primary psychoactive compound in certain mushrooms, has been part of human healing, ritual, and creative exploration for thousands of years.