Aug 14
Summer Special Part 2-- Laura Mae Northrup and her treatment journey
In this second of two parts, Laura Mae Northrup shares stories of how she found a healing path through connection, therapy, and psychedelics. Support the showLaura Mae Northruphttps://www.lauramaenorthrup.com/Elemental Psychedelicshttps://www.elementalpsychedelics.com/Explore eve ... Show More
1h 13m
Jul 31
BFTA Summer Special: Healing sexual trauma with psychedelics and entheogens-- Laura Mae Northrup shares her journey
This is the first of a two part summer special with Laura Mae Northrup, who was first featured in the original BFTA summer special back in 2022. In this first episode, in an excerpt from her wonderful podcast called Inside Eyes, we hear Laura describe her long and grueling battle ... Show More
30m 53s
May 2025
How Ketamine is Changing Depression Treatment – Dr. John Krystal Explains
Dr. John Krystal, a leading psychiatrist and neuroscientist, explains how ketamine works in the brain, why it’s revolutionizing depression treatment, and what the future holds for psychedelic-assisted therapy. His journey to discovering the revolutionary benefits of Ketamine trea ... Show More
20m 37s
Aug 2023
Ketamine: Benefits and Risks for Depression, PTSD & Neuroplasticity
In this episode, I explain how ketamine causes rewiring of brain circuits and dissociative states to relieve symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I explain how ketamine impacts both the brain’s glutamate and its endogenous opioid pathways, which toget ... Show More
1h 39m
Apr 2023
Episode 346: Electroconvulsive Therapy vs Ketamine. Which is better?
<div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true"> <span data-highlight="green">Hello, friends! In this episode, I tackle one awesome question from a listener. This person has treatment resistant depression and bipolar. Their mania is well-controlled, but they need a higher le ... Show More
27m 36s
Apr 2023
Ketamine: How Special is Special K?
For years, ketamine has been thought of mostly as a horse tranquilizer — or a street drug that puts you in a scary-sounding K-hole. But now, we’re hearing reports that it could be almost a miracle medicine, treating stubborn depression and other mental illnesses. So how good is i ... Show More
32m 16s
Apr 2022
Ketamine & Psychedelic Psychotherapy with Dr. Steve Thayer
In this episode Michelle interviews Dr. Steve Thayer, a clinical psychologist at Cedar Psychiatry, about his work using psychotherapy in conjunction with ketamine, a legal and safe psychedelic substance. Michelle shares her personal experience with Dr. Thayer when she participate ... Show More
48m 7s
Some of the most basic questions about ketamine are still under investigation— Which patients are ideal responders? What is the therapeutic dose range? Is there a meaningful dose/response curve? Are fully dissociative treatments necessary for optimal efficacy? How important is psychotherapy after a higher dose IV or IM session? And how should we think about ... Show More
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Contributor: Travis Barlock MD</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist with a wide variety of uses in the emergency department. To dose ketamine remember the numbers 0.3, 1, and 3 ... Show More
