About the Webinar
Chronic illness goes beyond the body. At its root lies the health of the nervous system, the immune system, and the stories we unconsciously tell ourselves about our own healing. For many people stuck in a cycle of autoimmune flares, fatigue, and burnout, conventional approaches address symptoms but never touch the underlying pattern keeping the body in a state of threat.
Join Mycology Psychology founder Rome, mental and metabolic health researcher Brendan Vermeire and biohacker and Functional Mental Health Practitioner Lauren Sambataro for a deep dive into how mushrooms may support healing in chronic illness, and how they are a powerful tool within a much larger, personalized framework.
Together, they'll unpack the neuroscience behind why these medicines can shift entrenched illness patterns, the overlooked connection between trauma and autoimmunity, and the foundational pieces including nutrition, circadian rhythm, community, mitochondrial health, and mindset, that have to be in place for real healing.
The conversation will also get personal and practical, including some dos and don'ts, because what supports healing for one person can backfire for another when your system is already compromised. They'll close with their own perspectives on where the medicine fits within that larger picture of personalized healing.
Speakers:
Brendan Vermiere
Lauren Sambataro
Moderated by:
Rome
Shadanloo
What You'll Walk
Away With
The Science of Why It Works: a clearer understanding of how mushrooms may influence the neuroinflammatory and neuroplastic patterns behind chronic illness.
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Understanding the Trauma-Illness Connection: insight into how unresolved trauma can drive autoimmunity, and the mental patterns that keep the body stuck in illness.
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A Foundation for Healing: a framework for the lifestyle factors that need to align to support lasting change.
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A Path Forward: how to build a healing protocol suited to a compromised system, including which popular wellness trends to approach with caution.​
About The Speakers
Brendan Vermeier
Brendan Vermeire is a mental and metabolic health researcher, functional practitioner, and educator whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, neuroimmunology, metabolic health, and mental health. He is the founder of the Metabolic Solutions Institute and creator of the Functional Mental Health Practitioner Certificate Course (FMHP™). His work focuses on understanding the complex relationships between the brain, nervous system, immune system, metabolism, gut, and psychological health, with particular interests in neuroinflammation, neuroplasticity, the gut-brain-immune axis, and trauma physiology. Brendan also brings a deep passion for psychedelic science and a systems-biology perspective to exploring how psychedelic medicines may influence neuroplasticity, neuroimmune signaling, psychological flexibility, and whole-body health.
Lauren Sambataro
Lauren Sambataro, FDN-P, FMHP, CHEK, is a Board-Certified (AADP), Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Functional Mental Health Practitioner, CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Microdosing Integration Coach, and Biohacker. As a Functional Practitioner, Lauren takes a root cause approach to healing and health optimization, because every person is uniquely bioindividual. She specializes in Metabolic Longevity, optimizing the multifactorial systems that contribute to a healthy, purposeful, and joyful life. 1-1 coaching includes functional lab testing, circadian & HPA-axis alignment, lifestyle & environmental optimization, bioindividual nutrition, movement & sleep protocols, limbic retraining, and nervous system regulation. Lauren works virtually with clients all over the country, and internationally, and co-hosts the health optimization podcast, The Biohacker Babes, to inspire both men and women to take responsibility and radical ownership of their health.
Rome Shadanloo
Rome Shadanloo is the founder of Mycology Psychology and has dedicated the past five years to creating accessible education around intentional microdosing, nervous system regulation, and plant medicine integration. Through Mycology Psychology, Rome has helped cultivate a thriving community centered on safety, curiosity, and meaningful personal growth.
Watching on Your Own Time
If you cannot attend the live session, you can still register and receive access to the recording afterward.​