How To Feel Nothing | Processing Psychedelics From The Inside Out

Todd Brossart

How to Feel Nothing is a podcast about psychedelic integration, trauma, and the nervous system—told from inside the process. You don't need another map of your mind. You need a way back into your body. How to Feel Nothing is for anyone who's touched something real—through psychedelics, grief, crisis, or revelation—and now finds themselves caught between insight and action. Hosted by a clinician who survived a near-death injury and got tired of watching the field chase transcendence while ignoring perception, this show invites you into the messy, relational, and often uncomfortable terrain of integration. We cut through spiritual bypass, Cartesian embodiment, and psychedelic ego cosplay to ask harder questions: What does it mean to process experience, not just interpret it? What happens when feeling nothing is the most honest place to begin? What if healing isn't coherence—but contrast? Equal parts clinical reflection, philosophical excavation, and unsentimental presence, this podcast is not about finding your higher self. It's about learning to stay with what's already here. Hosted by Todd Brossart, LCSW, BCD, founder of Somacology (psychedelic somatic therapy) and the Daily Mindfulness Lab, as well as an instructor candidate with the Psychedelic Somatic Institute, this podcast draws from Todd's 17 years of clinical experience working in mental health, including his 12 years of service at the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient mental health clinic. Todd's approach is deeply informed by his own transformative journey following a near-death experience and lengthy hospitalization, which reshaped his understanding of trauma, healing, and resilience. Combining professional expertise with personal insight, Todd dives into evidence-based strategies for mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and trauma recovery. Tune in to explore how to reconnect with your body's innate wisdom and achieve lasting well-being.

  1. 01/05/2025

    Unlocking Emotional Healing: The Power Of Felt Sense | Why Getting Over Trauma Isn't Enough

    Trauma shapes how we live—organizing our lives as if the past is still happening. The body holds onto these experiences, leaving us disconnected from our most powerful resource: our felt sense. In this episode, we will go through the profound connection between your body and mind. We'll explore how mindlessness—ignoring your felt sense—keeps you stuck in cycles of stress, disconnection, and unresolved trauma. Drawing from the work of trauma experts like Peter Levine and Gabor Maté, we'll uncover how tuning into your felt sense is the gateway to healing and self-awareness. You'll learn: What the felt sense is and why it's crucial for trauma healing. How your body's natural instincts—when trusted—can guide you toward repair and resilience.  Practical insights to reconnect with your body and start releasing stored trauma. Healing begins when we stop overanalyzing trauma and start trusting our biology. Your body is a biological marvel, capable of self-healing when we allow it to complete its natural processes. Let this episode be your starting point to restoring the balance between your body and mind. Together, we'll move toward a state of integration, clarity, and wholeness.  --Socials-- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somacology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-brossart-46432038/ Subscribe to the Somacology Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/somacology/id1493145676 This podcast was originally a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/3T9ZXIAkdeQ ___ www.somacology.com Get started with safe, ethical psychedelic assisted therapy. www.dailymindfulnesslab.com Increase your mental fitness and emotional agility. --My Products-- www.dailymindfulnessjournal.com A journal protocal proven to increase mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and compassion. Email me @ hello@mentalevents.com

    17 min
  2. 12/28/2024

    Exploring Somatic Healing and Psychedelic Therapy: A Path to Trauma Resolution | This Is Somacology

    We're going through a psychedelic therapy revival. Join psychotherapist Todd Brossart as he introduces the Somacology channel and discusses some of his personal journey following a near-death injury and the innovative practices that helped him reconnect with his body and mind. Gain insights into: The felt sense as a critical pathway to accessing the body's innate ability to process and resolve trauma. The role of Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Therapy (PSIP) in addressing deeply rooted trauma that conventional therapeutic approaches often fail to resolve.  The potential consequences of unprocessed trauma, including mental health challenges and physical health conditions, and how somatic healing provides a pathway toward recovery. Through a combination of personal experiences, professional expertise, and practical applications, Todd illuminates ways to treat trauma and increase psychological flexibility for sustainable growth. Whether you are a mental health professional, an individual seeking deeper understanding of trauma resolution, or someone interested in exploring psychedelic therapies, this video provides valuable perspectives and actionable knowledge.  --Socials-- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somacology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-brossart-46432038/ Subscribe to the Somacology Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/somacology/id1493145676 This podcast was originally a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/3T9ZXIAkdeQ ___ www.somacology.com Get started with safe, ethical psychedelic assisted therapy. www.dailymindfulnesslab.com Increase your mental fitness and emotional agility. --My Products-- www.dailymindfulnessjournal.com A journal protocal proven to increase mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and compassion. Email me @ hello@mentalevents.com

    10 min
  3. 05/11/2022

    Owning My Naivete

    If you could have a conversation with yourself back when you started your career in healthcare, what would you say? What does that person need to know in order to sustain their mental health over the arch of their career? Would you talk to them about naivete? Or how to approach one's naivete as it comes up in their career? Consider where you're at today in your career. Would you be willing to talk to yourself about owning your naivete? After 12 years of working in a large hospital setting, in outpatient mental health and substance use disorders clinics, I can admit that I naively behaved and spoke as though I was exempt from the stressors of life, and the stressors on the job. I was naïve to how things would eventually start to breakdown in my personal life. Which they eventually did. Some of the breakdowns were preventable, but my naivete interfered with seeing clearly. I reference the following paper during the podcast: Self-awareness Questions for Effective Psychotherapists: Helping Good Psychotherapists Become Even Better" by Samuel Knapp, Michael Gottlieb and Mitchell Handelsman. The questions they encourage providers to consider to assist in becoming more self-aware: Do I recognize my immediate emotional reactions? Do I judge my competencies accurately? Do I recognize that I might harbor implicit prejudices? Am I aware that I might succumb to cognitive biases or unhelpful heuristics? Am I fully aware of my values? Connect with me: www.dailymindfulnessjournal.com www.mentalevents.com

    14 min
  4. 06/21/2021

    In Memoriam | Honoring Rachel

    If you've listened to this podcast for a while, you'll know that I hold a belief that there's still someone out there who I haven't met yet, that will change my life in profound ways. This episode is an attempt to honor someone who left a lasting impact on my life. In April 2019 during my lengthy stay in the hospital, I was privileged to have a very special person care for me. Her name was Rachel Petersen. Rachel was a nurse at the Anschutz Medical Center, in Aurora, Colorado. Sadly, Rachel passed away recently. The news was devastating to read about, and my wife and I are still trying to process her sudden loss. To learn more about Rachel, and the first annual 5K Scrub Run honoring her visit, https://5kscrubrun.org/.  . Looking to further your mindfulness practice? Check out the Mental Events mindfulness journal. It's dedicated to examining the workability of the mind's proposed solutions to problems, and offers an opportunity to step back from giving over your life to negative thoughts. . Wanting to integrate mindfulness into your life? Sign up to receive my free Mindfulness Framework video. . Watch this video to learn more about Mental Events Therapy.  . Watch this video to learn more about the benefits of online therapy with Mental Events. . As always, we'd like to hear from you. Send your questions via email - hello@mentalevents.com. . Connect with Mental Events on social media: Instagram @mentalevents Facebook @mentaleventstherapy.

    9 min
  5. 04/12/2021

    Post-traumatic Growth: Celebrating Year Two with Gratitude and Joy

    What doesn't kill us, can make us stronger! On the two-year anniversary of a near death experience, I invite a friend of the podcast, John Evans to sit down for an extended conversation about post-traumatic growth. Post-traumatic growth refers to the positive psychological changes that a person can experience as a result of adversity. John and I cover a lot of ground in this episode, referencing Stephen Joseph's book, What Doesn't Kill Us, Judith Herman's book, Trauma and Recovery, and Stephen Pressfield's book, The War of Art. . If you're wondering how to move through feeling stuck, and hitting plateau's in day-to-day life, John gives some helpful insights from his 13 year recovery. We also talk about the importance of finding a survivor mission, and transforming the meaning of personal tragedy by making it the basis for social action. . Looking to further your mindfulness practice? Check out the Mental Events mindfulness journal. It's dedicated to examining the workability of the mind's proposed solutions to problems, and offers an opportunity to step back from giving over your life to negative thoughts. . Wanting to integrate mindfulness into your life? Sign up to receive my free Mindfulness Framework video. . Watch this video to learn more about Mental Events Therapy.  . Watch this video to learn more about the benefits of online therapy with Mental Events. . As always, we'd like to hear from you. Send your questions via email - hello@mentalevents.com. . Connect with Mental Events on social media: Instagram @mentalevents Facebook @mentaleventstherapy.

    1h 27m
5
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14 Ratings

About

How to Feel Nothing is a podcast about psychedelic integration, trauma, and the nervous system—told from inside the process. You don't need another map of your mind. You need a way back into your body. How to Feel Nothing is for anyone who's touched something real—through psychedelics, grief, crisis, or revelation—and now finds themselves caught between insight and action. Hosted by a clinician who survived a near-death injury and got tired of watching the field chase transcendence while ignoring perception, this show invites you into the messy, relational, and often uncomfortable terrain of integration. We cut through spiritual bypass, Cartesian embodiment, and psychedelic ego cosplay to ask harder questions: What does it mean to process experience, not just interpret it? What happens when feeling nothing is the most honest place to begin? What if healing isn't coherence—but contrast? Equal parts clinical reflection, philosophical excavation, and unsentimental presence, this podcast is not about finding your higher self. It's about learning to stay with what's already here. Hosted by Todd Brossart, LCSW, BCD, founder of Somacology (psychedelic somatic therapy) and the Daily Mindfulness Lab, as well as an instructor candidate with the Psychedelic Somatic Institute, this podcast draws from Todd's 17 years of clinical experience working in mental health, including his 12 years of service at the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient mental health clinic. Todd's approach is deeply informed by his own transformative journey following a near-death experience and lengthy hospitalization, which reshaped his understanding of trauma, healing, and resilience. Combining professional expertise with personal insight, Todd dives into evidence-based strategies for mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and trauma recovery. Tune in to explore how to reconnect with your body's innate wisdom and achieve lasting well-being.