Surprise ending (and new beginnings): What happened during my final ketamine session
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine My friend Cory who is something of an expert in psilocybin (“magic mushrooms”) for depression, reminded me about the critical work of integration between sessions. I have to admit I’ve only attended one integration circle with a handful of other Mindbloom participants. I found it useful but […]
Ketamine: Is it just a drug experience or does the drug provide the experience needed?
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. I was curious about this question, posed in Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. When you take ketamine or psilocybin or ecstasy or LSD or whatever it is in […]
Surprising burst of energy and joy after ketamine session
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. I felt a surprising burst of energy and joy after ketamine session number four. Saturday afternoon after my morning ketamine session, I spent hours in bed writing and working on my website and wasn’t tired or lethargic but relaxed and at ease. At 5 pm […]
What happened during my third ketamine session at home
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. During my third ketamine session at home, I went all kinds of places but this time⏤compared to my first ketamine session and my second⏤I stayed engaged and aware almost the entire hour-long session. I also put the medicine (ketamine) in my cheek this time to see if […]
Integrating my second ketamine session: Is anything happening?
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. Since my second ketamine session and days beyond, I’ve asked myself “Is anything happening?” As I read more about the dissociative effects of ketamine, I recognize that perhaps that blank blue canvas and having very few thoughts flashing in my mind was an example of […]
What my second ketamine therapy session was like
I got an early start at 7:30 am with a shower and by 8 am was arranging my room. Old hat by now. Just told my husband the gist of being a Peer Treatment Monitor (a/k/a “sitter”) and off I went with three yellow dissolvable tablets of ketamine under my tongue this time. 525 mg up from […]
What happened during my first ketamine for depression therapy session (part 1 of 2)
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. The day is finally here! To prepare my mind and body for my first ketamine treatment, I took it easy yesterday, physically as well as dietarily. As instructed in my Mindbloom kit, enjoyed a leisurely a.m. wake-up this morning and took a nice shower, all important to “set and […]
What happened during my first ketamine for depression therapy session (part 2 of 2)
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. After prepping my Mindbloom box contents and following instructions for preparation for ketamine therapy, i was ready to connect with Billie, my guide, who’d been texting me during the week to see if I had questions or concerns she could support me with. (Read part 1 […]
I qualified for ketamine therapy for depression
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. That’s me at the Grand Canyon for the first time, a magnificent moment and special time with friends. Having fun with friends is part of the ketamine for depression prescription. I had my first ketamine consult and I am approved for ketamine therapy for depression! Katherine, […]