Episode 18: Psilocybin Saved My Life, but Synchronicity Saved my Soul; with Jon Bridge

Psychedelic Parenting Podcast

We apologize to our listeners for our show being late this week. We are coming to you directly from the Exploring Psychedelics Conference at Southern Oregon University, and preparations and travel have slowed down the release of this week's episode. On Today's Episode of the podcast, Jonathan talks with Jon Bridge. Jon is a 34 year old father of two. from Canada. The two met through a Facebook Group, The Terence McKenna Experience, thanks to Jon's willingness to share his inspiring story of hope and healing. Jonathan felt called to respond almost immediately after the posting appeared on his feed, and the two connected to share Jon's story. Jon's experience of the failure of standard psychiatricpharmaceutical drugs and his journey back to health with the help of psilocybin mushrooms and a clear understanding that the conditions that ailed him for years did not have to be permanent, or simply "managed" with ill-understood collections of molecules. Jon [I was on] daily doses of high strength, high dose pharmaceutical garbage. I was supposed to be a customer for life. Although I have no credentials behind my name I have a story of healing and hope. I had been a long time sufferer of mental illness but thanks to psychedelic medicines I have discovered a new, better self. My journey into psychedelic healing has just begun and I hope to be able to inspire someone to help themselves. Jon's "before" picture, on the let, is dated March 20, 2010, exactly 6 years before the date of his Facebook post..Looking in the eyes, it feels possible to almost see the changed interior landscape behind them. This is a story that our listeners will not want to miss. (None of Jon or Jonathan's remarks should be interpreted as psychiatric advice. Neither is a licensed therapist. Changes in medicines should be done with the partnership of a qualified professional.) Thanks to everyone who "Liked" Psychedelic Parenting on Facebook and helped us reach our goal of 1000 page likes by the end of March. As of 3/31/16 at 11:59pm, we had 1017 page likes! Thanks again to all who clicked, shared or clickshared... And, as always, if you like what you see and hear, please consider a tax-deductible contribution to the work. Help us keep the podcast streaming and the website improving! Click the purple button below to contribute to Psychedelic Parenting via MAPS Click HERE to join our mailing list or become a part of our "Secret" Facebook discussion group. TOPICS AND WEBSITES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Exploring Psychedelics Conference Home Page Facebook Page Grateful Meds Dispensary, Talent, Oregon Home Page Oregon Cannabis Connections: "Third Grateful Meds Dispensary Opens in Talent" Pharmeceutical Products Cyprolex (Generic: Escitalopram) Tryptophan Lithium Seroquel (Generic: Quetiapine) Wellbutrin (Generic: Bupropion) Citalopram (Brand Names: Celexa, Cipramil) Divalproex (Valporate) Stopping Psychiatric Drugs For specific dangers and symptoms and helpful guidelines for coming off psychotropics, see Coming off Psychiatric Medication Ketamine Erowid.org page WebMD: "Ketamine: The Future of Depression Treatment?" ClinicalTrials.gov: "Rapid Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine in Major Depression" Vice.com: "I Used Ketamine to Treat My Depression" Ketamine Advocacy Network: "Provider Directory" Dextromethorphan ("DXM") Erowid.org: "DXM Vault" Psilocybin Erowid.org: "Psilocybin Mushroom Vault" Vice.com: "What it Feels Like to Treat Depression with Magic Mushrooms" New York Times: "Can Mushrooms Treat Depression?" The New Yorker: "The Trip Treatment" By Michael Pollan Mixing Psilocybin and Cannabis (as Jon describes in his story) Shroomery.org forums: "Cannabis and Mushrooms" Erowid Experience Vaults: "Rendered Eternal, Mushrooms and Cannabis" Santa as Shaman When Santa Was a Shaman: Ancient Origins of Santa Claus and the Christmas Tree by Tony van Renterghem NPR.org: "Did 'Shrooms Send Santa and his Reindeer Flying?" Reality Sandwich: "Shaman Claus: The Shamanic Origins of Christmas" Plenty of Fish (POF) Free Online Dating Service