When Tony first came to Enfold with his wife, Chantel, he was searching for something that years of therapy and effort couldn’t unlock: greater empathy. Despite his love for her, he often felt frozen in moments of her pain — unable to connect, unsure why. That first intensive opened the door. He began to feel her emotions and be with her through them, rather than analyze them, marking a profound shift in how he related to love, vulnerability, and safety.

A year later, Tony returned on his own — no longer to save his marriage, but to understand himself. What unfolded was an intimate encounter with his deepest wound: abandonment. Through 5-MeO-DMT and a dedication to the integration work, Tony reconnected with the parts of himself that had never known safety or intimacy. In a moment of clarity, he realized that what he longed to give to others was what his own inner child had always needed — to simply be held.

This second journey deepened Tony’s relationship with himself — expanding his capacity for compassion, acceptance, and presence across his business, family, and spiritual path.

In This Episode

1. How early emotional absence shaped Tony’s struggle with empathy

2. The power of returning to the medicine with a new intention

3. Uncovering abandonment as a lifelong survival pattern

4. How integration practices like breathwork and IFS are the backbone of healing

5. Reconciling spiritual growth with an entrepreneurial drive

6. Learning to face mortality with openness rather than fear

7. Why healing is less about breakthroughs and more about devotion to practice

🔍 For anyone who feels disconnected from the people they love — or who can show care to everyone but themselves — Tony’s story reveals that real transformation doesn’t end in ceremony. It lives in the quiet, daily commitment to meet the parts of ourselves we’ve long kept at a distance.

🗣️ “I have the tendency of keeping people at a distance because my father left when I was a kid... I’m trying to unprogram that — to let people in, to support them, not be afraid to express love and compassion.” — Tony LeBlanc

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Enfold offers safe and sacred transformational experiences combining psychedelic medicines, breathwork, coaching, and somatic modalities, with a grounding in Buddhist philosophy. We come together as a community to support one another on the path of transformation with events, circles, and ongoing programs. 

Ready to embark on your own transformational journey? Learn more about our programs at: ⁠https://enfold.org