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Fun conversations about therapeutic ketamine and mental health. **No medical advice** We give practical tips from a patient's perspective and discuss the more profound insights people can gain from their experiences with ketamine and other psychedelic medicines. Co-hosts Molly Dunn (patient) and Lynn Schneider (ally) are old friends who usually live on opposite sides of the world. Molly, a disabled writer from Chicago with treatment resistant depression and other chronic illnesses, has been ...
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How did Israel’s electoral system become dysfunctional? And how could it still be fixed? This new podcast, exclusively for The Times of Israel Community, delves into what led us to this repeated electoral stalemate: Why is the Israeli Left shrinking? What explains the rise of the far Right? What electoral reforms have been proposed to avoid this situation? Hear analysis from ToI founding editor David Horovitz, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, political correspondents Tal Schneider and Carrie ...
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Send us a Text Message. Explore various ways to access ketamine care in the US. Hosted by a long-term ketamine patient, this episode covers the gold standard (talk therapy and ketamine treatment combined in one practice), the services offered by ketamine clinics, and the evolving option of at-home ketamine administration. Learn about the costs, ben…
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MDMA and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Fight for Psychedelic Therapy
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Send us a Text Message. We hear a powerful story about the power of MDMA to help heal PTSD. An FDA advisory committee recently voted against approval of MDMA as a treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), despite extremely promising results from clinical trials. So, in this episode, Molly speaks with Cristina Pearse, founder and CEO of t…
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Listening to Your Body, Your Psyche, and Ketamine: Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems
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Send us a Text Message. Lynn and Molly discuss Somatic Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS), two therapeutic modalities often used alongside ketamine treatments. Molly shares a story of Somatic Experiencing, describing how different body sensations revealed helpful emotional insights. We discuss the interweaving relationships between trauma, t…
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Psychedelic Medicine & Childbirth: A Midwife Shares Wisdom on Patient Centered Care
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Send us a Text Message. Host Molly welcomes midwife and activist Betsy Merbitz to discuss the importance of patient-centered care in childbirth and in psychedelic therapies. Our conversation delves into the distinctions between holistic and medical models, focusing on the role of the individual as the primary healer. Betsy describes her work as a C…
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Holistic Ways to Improve Mental Health: Complementing Ketamine Therapy
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Send us a Text Message. Lynn is back(!) for a fun conversation about holistic ways to improve mental health. From exercise and energy healing to sobriety and sleep hygiene, we discuss practices that can complement ketamine therapy, A companion episode to S1 Ep3 ("Comparing Depression Treatment Options"), this episode can help you feel empowered to …
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"Yeah, but it Saved My Life." Angel's Ketamine Story (Part 2)
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Send us a Text Message. Angel takes us with her on several profound psychedelic journeys, including one in which she finally realizes: "My God, I'm beautiful." Ketamine therapy brings new levels of peace in this episode - the second half of our conversation from last week. Angel and I discuss grief and forgiveness in the context of complicated loss…
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Not a Walk in the Park: Angel's Ketamine Story (Part 1)
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Send us a Text Message. (TW: Suicide) Listener Angel describes working with ketamine after many devastating personal tragedies. For her, ketamine is a lifeline. After a lifetime of traumas, she describes feeling like "one of those people who couldn't be helped." Thankfully, ketamine - together with therapy, writing, and solid family support - has l…
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Grief, Beauty, and Doing the Work: Amber's Ketamine Story
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Send us a Text Message. Amber, a trained autopsy technician and Ketamine Insights listener, generously shares her story of doing research, finding a therapist, and finding beauty in the mundane. She and Molly discuss how ketamine journeys feel, the experience of "coming back" from trips, and the work of doing SO much introspection in a short period…
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Following Her Lead: A Partner's Perspective on Ketamine and Mental Illness
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Send us a Text Message. Molly and her partner Demond discuss his experience supporting someone with serious mental illness. Who can you look to for guidance? How should you treat someone who's coming down from a psychedelic journey? We talk about the benefits of instructions, the dangers of advice, and what to do when your loved one is spiraling ou…
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Like Honey on the Brain: George's Ketamine Journey
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Send us a Text Message. Molly interviews a listener about his experiences with depression, bipolar, and therapeutic ketamine. We learn how George convinced his hesitant psychiatrist, found a therapist trained in psychedelics, and joined a ketamine support group. We discuss the spiritual element to psychedelic experiences, what a ketamine journey ca…
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Psychedelic Conferences: "Nothing About Us Without Us!"
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Send us a Text Message. None of the many psychedelic conferences in 2023 have slots for patients to speak. The disability rights movement declares, "Nothing about us without us!" but instead of valuing patients' lived experiences or practicing trauma-informed medicine, the field of psychedelic medicine is excluding us from the rooms (and zooms) whe…
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"My Lutheran Catholic Grandma" from the Tell Me What Happened podcast
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Send us a Text Message. Molly is the guest storyteller for Tell Me What Happened's 50th episode. Host Jay Rehak listens as Molly remembers her Grandma making a shocking admission (proudly!) at a big family dinner. Jay and Molly discuss how we often think that we already understand the people closest to us, when there is actually great wisdom and in…
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Managing Expectations: Ketamine, "Cures," and Cognitive Distortions
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Send us a Text Message. An exploration of "All or Nothing Thinking" and other mental habits that hold us back. Google "cognitive distortions," and you're sure to recognize a few patterns from your own internal monologue. Maybe you catastrophize or you tend to disqualify the positive things in your life. Another common cognitive distortion is "all o…
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Ways to Lozenge: Lower-Dose Ketamine at Home
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Send us a Text Message. Many people report feeling more creative and open during smaller doses of ketamine, making it an ideal time for a therapy session, journaling, or for bonding with a loved one. In this episode, Lynn and Molly discuss several ways to use ketamine lozenges (aka troches) to improve mental health. Within your prescriber's instruc…
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Send us a Text Message. Ketamine makes our brains more elastic, so how do we make the most of that flexibility? From ice cream to journaling to roller skating, Lynn & Molly discuss visceral pleasures to help people form new, more joyful neural pathways. Of course, you don't need ketamine to plan a Day of Joy. Send this episode to a friend and make …
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Send us a Text Message. *No Medical Advice* What is a ketamine infusion like? How do I dress? What do I bring? Should I be scared? Lynn and Molly explore common concerns and give some concrete tips (like how to pick and prune a ketamine playlist). Then Molly reads her poem "A Room in Chicago," which is a very personal description of the therapeutic…
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Paralyzed Nation no more? ToI experts break down Israel's election results
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Welcome to the seventh episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions faced by Israeli voters in the November 1 elections. In our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Times of Israel political analysts and learns about the forces that brought Israel to the political deadlock that saw the country stag…
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Ranked voting & chaotic electoral reform: ToI takes on listeners’ voicemails, part 2
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Welcome to the sixth episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions facing Israeli voters ahead of the looming November 1 elections. In our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Times of Israel political analysts and learns about the forces that have brought us to this political deadlock. In this sixt…
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For Yoga or Ketamine: How and Why to Set Intentions
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Send us a Text Message. Thoughts on setting intentions for psychedelic experiences and in our everyday lives. **No Medical Advice** Most experts in psychedelic medicine recommend setting an intention before each session. In this episode, Lynn and Molly discuss what makes a good intention and give some examples. We talk about questions that can poin…
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'Who's an honest politician?' ToI experts take on podcast listeners' voicemails
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Welcome to the fifth episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions facing Israeli voters ahead of the looming November 1 elections. In our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Times of Israel political analysts and learns about the forces that have brought us to this political deadlock. In this fift…
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Paralyzed Nation LIVE: Your burning elections questions answered by ToI experts
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Welcome to the fourth episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions facing Israeli voters ahead of the looming November 1 elections. In our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Times of Israel political analysts and learns about the forces that have brought us to this political deadlock. In this fou…
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Send us a Text Message. *No Medical Advice* Hear about many treatment options, including medications (so many types!), talk therapy (it's all about the vibe!), transcranial magnetic stimulation (brain magnets!), and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It can be surprisingly difficult to find a list of treatments. Figuring out which ones to try can be …
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Threshold chokehold: Haviv Rettig Gur on why elections are now won by the fringe
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Welcome to the third episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions facing Israeli voters ahead of the looming November 1 elections. In our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Times of Israel political analysts and learns about the forces that have brought us to this political deadlock. In this thir…
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Ketamine Treatments: Purely Biological? or Something More Holistic?
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Send us a Text Message. *We do not give medical advice* Explore the two major models of ketamine treatment for mental illness: 1) The strictly medical model, which treats ketamine as a chemical that can fix a patient's biological illness; and 2) the more holistic model, which emphasizes psychological growth and sees value in the altered mind-states…
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Tribal politics: Haviv Rettig Gur on Israel's 'simple' electoral system
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Welcome to the second episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions facing Israeli voters ahead of the looming November 1 elections. In our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Times of Israel political analysts and learns about the forces that have brought us to this political deadlock. In this sec…
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Five Ways to Take Ketamine for Mental Health
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Send us a Text Message. From lozenges and spravato(R) to intravenous infusions and intramuscular injections, we discuss the currently available ways to take ketamine. **No medical advice** In our very first(!) episode, we introduce Ketamine Insights as a podcast by and for people with mental illness and the people who love us. Co-hosts Molly (patie…
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Haviv Rettig Gur on three paths to end the deadlock
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Welcome to the first episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions facing Israeli voters. This is Israel's fifth election in less than four years. But what are these elections actually about? How did our electoral system become so dysfunctional? And can it be fixed? In our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan s…
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This is Israel's fifth election in less than four years. But what are these elections actually about? How did our electoral system become so dysfunctional? And can it be fixed? I’m Amanda Borschel-Dan. Join me and our Times of Israel political analysts -- editor David Horovitz, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, political correspondents Tal Schneider…
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