The Neuro's Journey 10. “I Can't Worry Anymore" Lia Mix on How Ibogaine Rewired Her Brain
In this episode of The Neuro’s Journey, Steve sits down with Lia for a deeply honest conversation about what happens after Ibogaine. Four months after her treatment, Lia shares what healing has actually looked like in her day to day life. Less fear. Less over functioning. More calm, clarity, and grounded presence as her nervous system settles into a new baseline.
This episode is proudly supported by One And Done, an integration center dedicated to helping veterans after ibogaine treatment. Learn more and donate at oneanddone.org.
Lia brings both personal and professional perspective to this conversation. As a licensed therapist and trained psychedelic therapist, she understands trauma and healing deeply. But here, she speaks from lived experience as someone who survived severe childhood trauma, lost a sister to heroin, and spent years living in survival mode.
Together, she and Steve explore how her mind, body, relationships, and work have changed, and how brain scans helped validate shifts she could feel but had never been able to measure.
She explains:
⬛ Ibogaine shifted her baseline into calm, clarity, and grounded presence.
⬛ Trauma shaped her into an over functioner who stayed safe by being useful and depleted.
⬛ Healing meant pulling her energy back to herself and learning that self focus can be an act of service.
⬛ Brain scans validated her experience and helped guide integration and care.
⬛ Neurogenesis can feel slow and disorienting and requires real support.
⬛ Somatic awareness returned, making body signals clearer and harder to ignore.
Chapters:
00:00 Four months after Ibogaine
01:10 Internal calm and energetic alignment
03:21 Over functioning and depletion
07:20 Brain scans and validation
10:42 Neurogenesis and rewiring
14:33 Listening to the body
19:55 Space between stimulus and response
33:28 Attachment patterns shifting
47:17 Intimacy and relational healing
01:07:07 Supporting Justin through allyship
01:10:06 Building IHPI and healthcare access
01:24:54 Treating trauma, not symptoms
01:42:00 Hope for families
01:51:29 Closing reflections
Connection links:
⬛ Ibogaine Healthcare Policy Institute Launch Video
⬛ NeuroGrove brain scans with Trista Miles and Dr. Ryan Phillips
⬛ One and Done Integration Model
⬛ Americans for Ibogaine initiative
Special thanks to our sponsor One And Done, building a dedicated integration center to support veterans in their post-ibogaine healing process, donate at oneanddone.org
About Steve:
Steve is an entrepreneur and storyteller who spent years achieving external success while carrying unresolved trauma and addiction. Through deep healing work and nervous system regulation, he rebuilt his life from the inside out. The Neuro’s Journey is his platform to explore healing, leadership, and human transformation with honesty and depth.
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About Lia:
Lia is a trauma informed practitioner and healer who brings deep emotional awareness and embodiment to her work. This episode marks the first time she shares her personal healing journey publicly, offering a rare and intimate look at what healing can look like inside love and partnership.
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