The Modern Alchemist Primer: Where to Start
The Modern Alchemist's Reading Guide to AI, Hormones & Somatic Health. If you're new here or ready to dive in, start here.
Welcome to The Modern Alchemist
Just landed? You’re in luck. This mini‑roadmap will take you from my origin story straight through the cutting edge of AI‑meets‑hormones, somatic therapy and emotional biochemistry.
Read in order, and you’ll see how each idea builds on the last—kind of like stacking molecules for maximum reaction.
Fetch your favorite brew—mushroom coffee, kombucha, sparkling water—bookmark this (cause eight straight is a stretch!) and prepare for some head‑to‑toe epiphanies:
A Personal Dispatch from the Liminal Space Between Image and Integrity
Why first? Meet me in the trenches. Discover the roots of our mission. This introduction explains what inspired ANEW and its dispatch, The Modern Alchemist, along with the core principles guiding our journey.Before Thought, There Was Biochemistry: Why Modern Healthcare Ignores the Body’s Ancient Intelligence
Your body’s old‑school chemistry is smarter than most of us give it credit for. This piece lays the philosophical groundwork: the body’s inherent wisdom vs. reactive medicine and how modern healthcare must evolve.Beyond Benchmarks: Why Simplifying Health Harms More Than Heals
We’ve established that “your body is brilliant”—now let’s see how one‑size‑fits‑all metrics actually backfire, and why nuance matters.The Mind‑Body Renaissance: Why ChatGPT Isn’t Enough—and What Your Body Already Knows
Time to bring AI and somatic therapy together. This piece argues that even the slickest algorithms can’t replace your living, breathing wisdom. Here’s how the ChatGPT is my Therapist trend is not a phase, but does have its shortcomings.The Future of Emotional Intelligence: AI, Hormones, and the Science of Feeling
Emotions are biochemical signals. Learn how AI might help map your unique biochemical fingerprint.What Dark Matter and Evolution Teach Us About AI, Biology, and the Future of Health: Introducing Inferential Hormone Mapping
High‑concept analogies incoming. See how AI can decode the body’s hidden hormonal forces, just like astronomers infer dark matter.The Future of AI Isn’t Just Smarter—It’s More Diverse: Thinking outside the lines isn’t a bug—it’s the feature.
We’ve talked body and brain—now let’s widen the lens. This one champions neurodiversity as the ultimate engine of creativity and innovation and likens it to the various types of LLMs (ie AI reasoning models) out there.3 Ways to Support Someone Facing a Diagnosis (and Your Impact on their Biochemistry)
Theory meets practice. Here’s how to use it when it matters most.
By following this path, you’ll go from origin myth to hands‑on toolkit in just eight reads—no PhD required.
✨ Spread the alchemy: Passing it along is the easiest way to keep the conversation going ✨
🔮 Be Part of the Movement
ANEW (A New Alchemy) is more than a product—it’s a shift in how we understand healing, growth, and self-mastery.
Powered by AI, ANEW helps you decode your body’s signals, regulate your emotional state, and unlock deeper resilience and alignment—from the inside out.
Whether you're recovering from burnout or refining your inner edge, ANEW meets you where you are—and evolves with you.
It turns feelings into feedback—guiding you back to balance, clarity, and the version of you that feels most alive.
🌱 Want to be among the first to experience it?
🎙️ Let’s shape the future of healing—together.
I’m actively seeking speaking engagements, podcast conversations, article commissions, and values-aligned partnerships—particularly with platforms, publishers, and organizations invested in the next era of health, AI, and embodied intelligence.
If you’re building something similar—or know someone who is—I’d love to connect.
Together, we can bring more attention to the science (and soul) behind the body’s and the power of personalized transformation.
Can’t wait to use Anew and then have you on my podcast!!