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Rewrite the Signal

Application for Admission

Rewrite the Signal is a 12-week process for changing the patterns driving your health — not just managing their effects. It integrates nervous system regulation, ancestral pattern work, and spiritual practice in one container held entirely by Dr. Gil, who brings naturopathic medicine, extensive training in depth psychology and psychotherapy, and practicing shamanism to this work.

This application is reviewed by Dr. Gil personally. Please answer each question honestly and specifically. Vague answers make it difficult to assess fit. There are no wrong answers — the goal is clarity for you and for us.

Before you begin

This application takes approximately 20 minutes. Your progress is saved automatically in your browser as you type — you can close this tab and return on the same device and browser to continue. Please prepare to answer questions about your health history, current circumstances, nervous system capacity, and readiness. Required fields marked by an asterisk.

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Where You Are Starting From

Your quiz result and what brought you here

Archetype entry points

This program is designed primarily for people who scored The Alchemist or The Wayfarer on the Healing Archetype Quiz. If you scored another archetype, you are still welcome to apply — your answers will help Dr. Gil assess fit and recommend the most useful next step.

1.1 Which archetype did you receive from the Healing Archetype Quiz? *

Please select your archetype.

Based on your archetype, this is not typically the most effective next step right now.

Dr. Gil's ecosystem is designed to meet you where you are — and for most people at this stage, a different starting point produces better results and protects the work.

You may continue this application. Many applicants in this position are directed to a different starting point, and Dr. Gil will tell you clearly what he recommends after reviewing your responses.

1.2 What specifically drew you to Rewrite the Signal rather than another starting point? *

Be specific. What about this program felt relevant to where you are right now?

Please answer this question.

1.3 What do you understand about what makes Rewrite the Signal different from other programs you have tried?

This helps Dr. Gil understand your frame of reference and what you are expecting.

Your Health History and Prior Work

What you have tried, what moved, what did not

2.1 Describe your primary health concern or pattern in two to four sentences. *

Not a full history — the core of what you are working with right now.

Please describe your primary concern.

2.2 What have you already tried, and what happened? *

Approaches, practitioners, protocols, programs — what worked, what partially worked, what did nothing.

Please describe your prior work.

2.3 What specifically does not move despite consistent effort? *

Write one sentence. Be as specific as you can. This is the plateau question.

Please answer this question.

2.4 Do you sense that the pattern has roots beyond the physical — emotional, relational, ancestral, or historical?

Describe what you actually sense, even if uncertain. There is no required answer here.

2.5 Have you done any prior work specifically focused on trauma, nervous system regulation, somatic practice, or ancestral healing?

Name specific modalities, practitioners, or programs if applicable.

Optional — Medical and health history

The following questions are optional. This information helps Dr. Gil understand the full clinical picture and ensure the container is appropriate for your body's current state.

2.6 Do you have any significant past or current medical diagnoses or conditions you would like Dr. Gil to be aware of?

Optional. For example: prior cancer, autoimmune conditions, cardiac history, neurological conditions, chronic illness, or anything else clinically relevant. This is confidential and used only for clinical assessment.

2.7 Are you currently taking any medications, supplements, or receiving any active medical treatments?

Optional. This helps Dr. Gil assess any relevant interactions or contraindications.

Current Circumstances

Questions to ensure fit and appropriate timing

Why we ask these questions

Rewrite the Signal works at depth — nervous system, emotional memory, ancestral patterns, and identity. Some circumstances indicate a different starting point is needed first. Honest answers protect you and allow Dr. Gil to recommend the most useful next step.

3.1 Are you currently working with a mental health professional? *

Many participants are in active therapy and this is appropriate. This question is about context, not screening.

Yes — actively in ongoing therapy or psychiatric care

Yes — periodically or as needed

Please select one option.

If yes — please describe the nature of your current mental health support.

3.2 Are you currently experiencing any of the following? Check all that apply. *

Active mental health crisis or acute psychiatric episode

Suicidal ideation or self-harm

Psychosis, dissociation, or significant loss of reality testing

Severe depression or anxiety that significantly limits daily functioning

Active addiction or substance dependence

None of the above

Please check at least one option, including "None of the above" if applicable.

A note

Please complete the rest of this application. Dr. Gil will review your responses and discuss the most appropriate next step directly with you. This is a sequencing question, not a permanent barrier.

3.3 Are you currently experiencing any of the following life events? Check all that apply. *

Rewrite the Signal requires sustained engagement over 12 weeks. Significant active life events may affect your capacity to do this work at depth.

Recent death of a loved one (within the past 6 months)

Separation, divorce, or significant relationship ending currently in process

Serious illness of a close family member requiring active care

Job loss, financial crisis, or significant career disruption

Major relocation or housing instability

Other significant life event not listed above

None of the above

Please check at least one option.

3.4 If you checked any life events above — please describe briefly.

We are not asking you to justify your circumstances. We are asking you to think through whether this is the right moment.

Nervous system capacity

The following questions assess whether your system can hold depth work safely — not whether you are worthy of it. Honest answers here are the most important answers in this application.

3.5 Can you stay with a difficult feeling or body sensation for 3–5 minutes without immediately moving away from it — without distracting yourself, leaving the room, or shutting down? *

Yes — I can stay with difficult feelings and return to baseline

Sometimes — depends on what arises and the circumstances

Rarely — difficult feelings tend to overwhelm or flood me

Please select one option.

Describe a specific recent example — what was the sensation, what did you do, and how long until you returned to baseline?

A specific behavioral example, not a general description of yourself. One to three sentences.

3.6 After emotional stress or intensity, how long does it typically take your system to return to baseline? *

Minutes — I recover quickly and feel settled within minutes

Hours — it takes several hours to feel fully settled

A day — I typically need a full day to return to baseline

Multiple days — significant stress can affect me for days

Please select one option.

3.7 Before you continue — describe in one or two sentences what you feel in your body right now as you fill out this application. *

No story. Just what is actually present in your body at this moment — sensation, tension, temperature, quality of breath, whatever is there.

Please answer this question.

3.8 Do you have a daily or regular regulation practice currently — something that reliably settles your nervous system?

Examples: breathwork, meditation, movement, time in nature, journaling. Not required — this is context for Dr. Gil.

Commitment and Capacity

Honest questions about availability, energy, and readiness

What this program requires

Live attendance or recording review for weekly group sessions over 12 weeks. Daily individual practice between sessions (10–20 minutes). Willingness to stay with one pattern and one practice rather than adding more. Capacity to tolerate discomfort without immediately resolving it. An agreement to remain engaged when the work becomes difficult, and to communicate if you are struggling.

4.1 Do you have the schedule availability to participate consistently over 12 weeks? *

Yes — I have reviewed what this requires and have the capacity

Mostly — I have some constraints I want to discuss

No — not at this time

Please select one option.

4.2 If you have constraints — describe them.

What specifically might interfere with consistent attendance or daily practice?

4.3 What would most likely cause you to disengage or withdraw from this program? *

Think honestly about your patterns. This question helps Dr. Gil understand where to offer support.

Please answer this question.

4.4 When something matters to you, do you tend to push through discomfort, or slow down when you notice you are overwhelmed? *

Give one recent example. This question helps Dr. Gil identify where support is most needed in the container.

Please answer this question.

4.5 Have you previously enrolled in a similar program and not completed it? *

Yes

Please select one option.

If yes — what happened, and what is different this time?

Please write at least two to three sentences. This is one of the most important questions in this application.

4.6 What is your relationship to being witnessed by peers in depth work? *

Rewrite the Signal is a group container. Being witnessed and witnessing others at depth is part of the mechanism. This question helps assess readiness for the relational dimension.

Ready — I have done group therapeutic or somatic work and feel ready for this

Open — I am new to group depth work but willing

Some hesitation — I want to discuss this dimension before committing

Please select one option.

4.7 Rate your readiness to engage with this work right now. *

1 = I am curious but not certain I am ready · 5 = Motivated but sensing genuine obstacles · 10 = Ready, and this is the right moment

Not certainRight moment

Please select a readiness rating.

4.8 What does that rating mean for you right now? *

Explain your number in one or two sentences.

Please explain your rating.

Motivation and Fit

What you sense is trying to change and what you are willing to do

5.1 What do you sense is trying to change — in your health, your life, or your sense of yourself? *

Write what you actually sense, even if it is difficult to articulate clearly.

Please answer this question.

5.2 What are you willing to do in this program that you have not been willing to do before? *

What would represent genuine new territory for you? Be specific about the edge.

Please answer this question.

5.3 What would it mean specifically if the pattern you are working with shifted over these 12 weeks? *

Not a general sense of feeling better — what would actually change in your daily experience, relationships, or health?

Please describe the specific change.

5.4 Why this program specifically, rather than individual therapy, a consultation, or another approach? *

What do you understand about what makes this different from what you have already tried?

Please answer this question.

5.5 Is there anything about your situation you want Dr. Gil to know before he reviews your application?

Optional. Use this for anything not covered above.

Contact and Logistics

How to reach you and practical details

First name *

First name is required.

Last name *

Last name is required.

Email address *

A valid email address is required.

Phone number

Optional. Used only if Dr. Gil wants to speak before confirming.

Country of residence *

Country is required.

Time zone *

Time zone is required.

6.6 Have you worked with Dr. Gil before? *

Yes — current or prior patient

Yes — attended a workshop or course

Yes — used one of his audio programs

No — this would be my first contact

Please select one option.

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Commitment Acknowledgements

Please read and check each statement before submitting

I understand this program requires consistent weekly attendance and daily individual practice over 12 weeks.

I understand this work operates at the level of nervous system, emotional memory, and identity — and that it will be challenging at times. I understand that more intensity does not equal more progress, and I may be asked to slow down during the program.

I have answered this application honestly, including the questions about mental health and current life circumstances.

I commit to remaining engaged with the process even when it becomes difficult. I understand that reaching out to Dr. Gil when I am struggling is a program requirement — not optional — and I am prepared to do this even when my instinct is to withdraw.

I understand that acceptance is not guaranteed and that Dr. Gil may recommend a different starting point based on my responses.

Please check all acknowledgements before submitting.

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