Ketamine therapy is not just the experience, integration matters

What do some of my patients who undergo ketamine-assisted psychotherapy have in common with Maslow? Maslow, the psychologist who created the hierarchy of needs theory. He also wrote about a mystical, or what he called peak, experiences. He noticed that sometimes those peak or mystical experiences can happen spontaneously. They certainly did for him. Now we know that those peak or mystical experiences can result from things like breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, and of course psychedelic-assisted therapy. So what happens during the psychedelic-assisted therapy or ketamine-assisted therapy? A lot of times people get what's called downloads or insights, but insights alone are not enough to create a lasting change. They need to be integrated, or metabolized, into everyday life. And that's where we use integration. We talk through the experiences, we journal, we reflect, we slow down, and we regulate our nervous system. This is exactly why I created MindMorph Integration Circle, a safe place where we can talk to other like-minded people, creating a community. A place where we can feel safe, heard, seen, and understood. If you're interested, please check out the link below.