Emotional Intelligence: The Secret Sauce of Your Psychedelic Journey

In a world that celebrates hustle over harmony, it's easy to lose touch with ourselves. We learn to suppress feelings for productivity, bury conflict for peace, and power through pain for the sake of appearances. However, there’s a quiet revolution unfolding—one that invites us to turn inward, get curious, and lead with emotional intelligence.

At The Doserie, we believe emotional intelligence (EI) is just as important—if not more—than intellect when it comes to healing, connection, and growth. It’s the bridge between your mind and your heart, your logic and your intuition. Often, it’s the missing piece in modern wellness journeys.

Understanding Emotional Intelligence

Harvard instructor Margaret Andrews defines emotional intelligence as a set of critical skills that help us build and maintain relationships, influence others, and navigate life with greater grace. The four primary components are:

• Self-awareness: the ability to recognize and understand your own emotions.

• Self-regulation: the ability to manage those emotions before they manage you.

• Social awareness: tuning into the emotions of others with empathy and presence.

• Social skills: the ability to connect, communicate, and collaborate with intention.

  
  

According to Harvard Business Review, emotional intelligence isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s essential for innovation, collaboration, and real satisfaction in life.

But here’s the hard truth: a study by organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich found that while 95% of people think they’re self-aware, only 10–15% actually are. This is where psychedelics can serve a greater purpose—not as a cure, but as a mirror.

The Path to Emotional Awareness

We live in a culture wired to seek external solutions: a pill to erase the panic, a protocol to quiet the mind, a microdose to lift the fog. However, nothing out there can save you from what lives in here.

Microdosing won’t stop your triggers. It won’t heal your trauma or fix your relationships. What it can do is give you space—space to observe, pause, and begin to choose differently.

At The Doserie, we don’t sell transformation—we guide people back to the tools they already carry. Microdosing is just that: a tool. A tool to help you slow down long enough to notice the emotional patterns playing out below the surface. A tool to help you stop reacting and start responding.

As Ryan Holiday writes in The Obstacle Is the Way:

“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”

In this work, your feelings aren’t blocks to your progress—they are the progress. Learning to face them with curiosity instead of avoidance is how you begin to transmute them.

The Inner Child: A Journey of Healing

One of the most profound meditations we return to at The Doserie is a journey back through time—a visualization in which you meet all the past versions of yourself. The little one who felt left out. The teenager who had to armor up. The young adult who kept reaching for chaos because it felt familiar.

In this practice, you show up for them—not to shame or fix—but to be what they needed. To say what they didn’t hear. To offer the safety that was missing. This is what healing looks like: integration of all your pieces into the whole.

It’s an act of emotional intelligence to meet yourself this way. It’s a reclamation. It echoes the wisdom shared in The Book of Joy, where the Dalai Lama reminds us that:

“We learn much more from our suffering than from our success.”

In their beautiful conversation, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu explore the full range of what it means to be human—joy, yes, but also grief, anger, fear, and resilience. Each emotion is a teacher. When we stop resisting our pain and start listening to it, it softens. It reveals. And it opens the door to joy that’s not conditional—but enduring.

Practical Steps to Build Emotional Intelligence

If you’re curious about building emotional intelligence—whether or not you’re microdosing—start here:

1. Name what you feel. Pause in real time and ask yourself: What am I feeling right now? Can I name it without judgment?

2. Journal with intention. Track your emotional patterns. Where do you shut down? Where do you light up?

3. Ask for feedback. Get honest input from people you trust. Let them reflect your blind spots with love.

4. Read and reflect. Stories with emotional nuance (like The Book of Joy) can strengthen empathy and perspective.

5. Practice compassion. With yourself first. Because growth gets messy, and presence—not perfection—is the goal.

   
   

The Takeaway: Integration Is an Inside Job

Emotional intelligence isn’t something you achieve—it’s something you practice. In the psychedelic space, it’s the foundation for true integration.

At The Doserie, we’re not here to promise instant breakthroughs. We’re here to walk with you as you learn how to sit with what arises, to feel more deeply, and to live more consciously. Because healing isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you’ve always been.

Why Microdosing Matters

Microdosing can be a valuable part of this journey. It allows you to explore your emotions without the overwhelming intensity that often accompanies deeper psychedelic experiences. By incorporating microdosing into your routine, you may find that you can engage more fully with your emotional landscape. This can lead to greater self-awareness and improved emotional intelligence.

In conclusion, the journey to emotional intelligence is a personal one. It requires patience and practice. Microdosing can be a helpful tool along the way, but ultimately, the work is yours to do. Embrace the process, and remember that every step you take is a step toward greater understanding and connection with yourself.