The best things I’ve gotten from trying psychedelic medicine

Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine It all started last summer when I responded to an ad for ketamine for depression with clinical therapists, all guided and overseen but from the comfort of home. ​Better yet, it was reasonably affordable. The cost of a six-session ketamine therapy program through Mindbloom is $386 x […]

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 […]

What happened during my fourth ketamine for depression therapy session

Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. During the guided meditation for intention-setting, the girl narrating said to hold your intention for how you want to be and experience life these next few months. To create an intention in the positive: “I allow myself to feel joy and happiness” vs. “I don’t […]

Psychedelic medicine podcasts, articles and apps I found useful

Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. Once you start dipping into the psychedelic universe, every door opens unto another and you become hungry for more information. It’s overwhelming at times so i try not to subscribe to every single thing out there but rather look for what’s really speaking to […]

Do you know the mushroom man?

Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. Last weekend in New York tripping my way to Phoenix, I bought mushrooms of the magic variety from a menu via text and sidewalk delivery out of what looked like a pizza delivery bag. God, the guy was so sweet and courteous, describing my […]

Psychedelic trips and the language of travel

Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine Reading Michael Pollan’s book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Pscychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. Setting my own intention… I recognize that self-love and self-compassion are a weak area for me. No wonder my regular therapist repeatedly […]