About me

I’m Alexander Forst Olshonsky, but most people call me “Olo,” a nickname that's stuck with me since my disk jockey days as “DJ oLo.”

I am a coach, somatic therapist, and Certified Hakomi Practitioner, as well as a writer and entrepreneur. I’m the co-founder of Natura Care, a non-profit addiction program harnessing psychedelics, and the founder of Sons of Now, a men’s group for the metamodern man. My inaugural course, Life Not Wasted, is designed to help you break free from the grip of contemporary addictions and cultivate a life so joyous, you won’t need an escape or distraction.

After graduating from Dartmouth College, I spent a dozen years as a technology executive and entrepreneur. I built and scaled revenue teams at leading Silicon Valley companies including Twitter, Salesforce, Slack, Copper, and VentureBeat. I also helped launch several startups from scratch, with outcomes varying from successful to comically bad. I learned from them all.

During that time, I lived an extreme double life. For nearly a decade, I was the prisoner of a polysubstance addiction, stumbling blindly toward a fate that seemed all but certain. The toll of my addiction was devastating. That I survived is a miracle, and the source of my optimism—for me, for you, and for us.

Since then, I’ve committed myself to recovery, the craft of writing, the healing arts, and the Dharma. Today, I'm a dedicated practitioner of holistic and integral healing. I provide high-performance executive coaching, somatic psychotherapy, and spiritual guidance to business leaders, creatives, and seekers. I am a specialist in overcoming addiction and have helped many individuals reclaim their lives from numbing, self-avoidance, and distraction.

Through life’s twists and turns, I’ve tasted a rather full range of the human experience, from the depths of despair to the heights of transcendent joy. Along the way, I’ve forged a deep, personal connection with the mystery of existence, and I strive to share the many good graces I’ve been gifted with others.

These days, I live in the Oakland Hills with my partner, Grace, whose name couldn't be more fitting, and our baby boy. You can reach me hello [at] deepfix [dot] co.