about DR. 1DREA
Dr. 1Drea Pennington Wasio, formerly known as Andrea Pennington, is an American integrative physician, Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Facilitator, and creator of The Cornerstone Process and The Attunement Meditation.
Dr. 1Drea has written or contributed to 18 books, and is the bestselling author of The Top 10 Traits of Highly Resilient People, The Real Self Love Handbook, Sacred Medicine: Exploring the Psychedelic Hero’s Journey, and The Orgasm Prescription for Women.
She is also an international speaker with over 4 million views of her TED talks, hosts the Conscious Evolution Podcast, and has a vast career in global media and documentary filmmaking.
The technical bio
Dr. 1Drea is founder of the holistic health company and media platform, In8Vitality, which integrates ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience and conscious media. With over two decades of medical practice specialized in trauma recovery, addiction medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture, Dr. 1Drea has provided medical services, workshops and retreats to help thousands of people build resilience, reclaim vitality after burnout, recover from Adverse Childhood Experiences and nurture real self love in order to thrive in all areas of life.
After years of running a successful Intensive Outpatient Program for binge eating disorder, Dr. 1Drea developed The Cornerstone Process, a proven bio-psycho-social-spiritual model for healing trauma and facilitating conscious evolution, which has been taught around the world. This 5-step holistic framework provides a process for self-guided or group-led recovery from developmental and intergenerational trauma and adverse childhood experiences. It serves as the foundation for building resilience, and integrating insights gleaned from sacred ceremonies, psychotherapy and personal development work.
The Cornerstone Process is used in Dr. 1Drea’s Psychedelic Assisted Therapy preparation and integration programs, which she offers in person and online in PRISM Sessions, along with her signature LifeWriting program which empowers you to heal your inner child, reprogram your subconscious mind, transform from victim to hero, and rewrite your life story.
A GLOBAL MEDIA PRESENCE
As a sought-after media personality for over twenty years, Dr. 1Drea has shared her empowering wellness advice on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Dr. Oz Show, iTV This Morning, CNN, the Today Show, LUXE-TV, Thrive Global and HuffingtonPost and as a news anchor for Discovery Health Channel. She is also a featured teacher on the Insight Timer app.
Dr. 1Drea’s most recent TEDx explores the winding path she took to escape depression and arrive at unconditional self-acceptance, featuring her performance of an original song, “I Love You, Me”. As shared in her first inspiring TEDx talk entitled 'Become Who You Really Are', 1Drea candidly explains that overcoming a long history of hidden depression and anxiety came via an out-of-body near death-like experience which allowed her to break free to love and express her authentic self.
TRAINING AT a GLANCE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Georgia State Univ. Class of 1994
MEDICAL DEGREE
Washington Univ. School of Medicine Class of 1998
medical residency
Georgetown Univ. Hospital
Acupuncture certifications
Helms Medical Institute, UCLA, 2003
AGE MANAGEMENT MEDICINE CERTIFICATION
Cenegenics Institute, 2004
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy certification
Integrative Psychiatry Institute, 2022
LEVEL 1, MDMA TRAINING
Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, MAPS 2022
NADA Protocol,
Lincoln Hospital, 1998
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