Hi, I’m Dov
I grew up in a house where emotions were managed through calm, level-headed discussion. My parents both worked in mental health. So I learned early that the safest way through anything painful was to detach, stay rational, and analyze my way out.
From the outside, that looked like maturity. Inside, I was completely disconnected.
I spent years building a life that looked right—studying psychology, working as a lawyer, leading teams in tech. I was good at helping other people navigate complexity. I was terrible at staying in my own body long enough to know what I actually felt.
What changed me wasn’t more thinking. It was the stuff I’d avoided: somatic therapy with a teacher who wouldn’t let me intellectualize my way out. Buddhist practice with a sangha that kept me honest. Relationships that exposed my edges. Group rooms where I couldn’t hide.
I didn’t become calm or enlightened. I just finally had a direction—back into myself instead of away from myself.
That’s what I help people do now. Not become perfect, but learn how to stay with themselves long enough to see what’s actually happening before the old patterns take over.