In this episode of How to Be a Person, Giuliano sits down with psychedelic coach and integration expert Julie Cyvonne for a grounded, nuanced conversation about mental health, neuroplasticity, and why insight alone doesn’t always lead to change.

Julie explains how psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD can increase neuroplasticity, making the brain more flexible and receptive to new patterns. But the real focus of this conversation isn’t on psychedelics as a shortcut or cure-all. It’s on why integration matters, and why so many people feel stuck despite years of therapy, self-help, or personal development work.

Together, they explore the difference between therapy and coaching, why some minds struggle to change even when they intellectually “get it,” and how low neuroplasticity can keep people locked into anxiety, depression, rumination, and habitual thought loops. Julie breaks down how microdosing works in practice, what a full psilocybin journey can feel like, and why psychedelics without integration are like steroids without the gym.

The conversation also digs into bigger questions around mental health labels, personal responsibility, and the limits of symptom-focused approaches. Giuliano and Julie discuss why diagnoses can be validating but also limiting, how language shapes identity, and why seeing mental health as a temporary state rather than a fixed condition can change how people relate to their own experience.

Julie shares her background as a former attorney, her training in neuroscience-informed coaching, and how her work blends nervous system regulation, mindset work, and practical integration tools. They also touch on the legal gray areas, common misconceptions about psychedelics, the difference between micro and macro dosing, and what responsible, intentional use actually looks like.

This episode is for anyone who feels like they’ve done “all the right things” but still hasn’t seen lasting change. It’s an honest, thoughtful look at how the brain works, why change is often harder than it looks, and what it can take to make growth stick.

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