454: Dr. Jennifer Tippett on Trauma Therapy, Never Wasting Triggers, and Psychedelic Research

I’m here with Dr. Jennifer Tippett, a licensed clinical psychologist in the Denver Metro area. Dr. Tippett has been working with patients with mental illness and substance misuse for a decade. She’s the director of the Substance Use Disorder specialty at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology, where she teaches the sequence of graduate-level courses about the neurobiology of trauma, addiction, and behavioral addictions. She also has a small private practice where she provides psychedelic integration and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. I wanted to have her on because these things have been helpful to me in my own life, and because we’re likely going to see the clinical legalization of substances in the United States in the next couple of years. I think education around this topic ahead of time is vitally important, as it can be easily misunderstood or even misused.Episode Highlights With Dr. Jennifer TippettThe astounding research on certain therapies for PTSD and severe traumaHow these therapies can have a lasting effect without continued useThe downsides of SSRIs and what to be aware ofHow trauma lives in the body and how this gives us a window to address itThe role of somatic therapies in trauma processingHow ACE (adverse childhood experiences) play a role in the trauma responseClinical research on ketamine and how it is being used in patients with depressionThe vital importance of integration for processing any type of trauma or trauma therapyWhy couples are each other’s perfect triggers and how to reframe couple disagreementsComplementary and alternative therapies that work with these types of therapyThe surprising roots of the stigma around psychedelicsImportant safety and risk informationProblems and barriers with access to these therapies for people who need them mostWhat the future holds for clinical use of psychedelics and ketaminesAnd more!Resources We MentionDr. Jennifer TippettThe Body Keeps the ScoreDaring GreatlyMore From Wellness Mama513: Tanner Wallace on Childhood Trauma, Attachment Wounds, and How to Heal504: Paul Austin of Third Wave on Understanding and Using Psychedelics for Transformation491: Peter Crone on Freedom From the Prisons of the Subconscious Mind483: Mark Wolynn on Why It Didn’t Start With You, Inherited Trauma & How We Heal470: Amy Emerson of MAPS on the Future of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy & Research447: Kambo Frog Medicine for Detox, Healing, and Trauma Release With Todd Shipman445: Understanding Consciousness, Ego & How to Reduce Suffering With Polymath Dr. Ted Achacoso