Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

EFR 696: Therapies That Actually Work to Improve Mental Health, Healing PTSD & How to Make Your Body More Resilient to Future Traumas with Dr. Mike Dow


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Celebrity therapist Dr. Mike Dow dives into ketamine-assisted psychotherapy - what it is, how it works, and the science behind how it heals your brain, improves your mental health, and builds resilience to trauma. He and Chase highlight the powerful benefits of ketamine therapy for healing PTSD and other mental illnesses.

You can have all the tools and hacks for improving your mental and physical health, but therapy is the glue that holds it all together. Therapy makes your strategies stick so you can build a better life for yourself. 

If you’re curious about ketamine therapy for healing trauma or PTSD, you won’t want to miss this episode! 

Dr. Mike Dow is a brain health expert, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist, and New York Times best-selling author of The Ketamine Breakthrough: How to Find Freedom From Depression, Lift Anxiety, and Open Up to a New World of Possibilities”.

 

Follow Dr. Mike Dow @drmikedow

Follow Chase on Instagram @chase_chewning

Follow him on Twitter @chasechewning

 

Key Highlights

  • Mike speaks on how the patient’s relationship to therapy has evolved over the years and how he’s evolved as a therapist over the last 10+ years.
  • He describes how to use therapy and medication as a stepping stone to your next step of healing, instead of using it as a bandaid.
  • Why do people experience PTSD differently? It depends on oxytocin, genetics, and how you care for yourself. 
  • By taking better care of our bodies, can we become more resilient to traumatic events? The short answer is yes, but tune in to hear Mike explain further.
  • Ketamine therapy: What is it, how does it work, is it safe, and how does it help heal PTSD and other mental health issues? Is ketamine effective without psychotherapy?
  • Chase shares his experience with PTSD and using ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to grieve, heal, and find hope.

 

Episode resources:

  • Get a FREE variety pack of Rechrge electrolyte drink mix with any purchase at https://www.DrinkLMNT.com/everforward
  • Improve your mental health through better mitochondrial health with MitoPure and save 10% with code EVERFORWARD at https://www.TimelineNutrition.com/everforward 
  • LMNT article on electorlytes and mood
  • Episode 682 with Dr. Chris Palmer - The Brain Energy Theory: The root cause of mental illness, the connection between phsyical and mental health & how we can actually get better
  • Get Mike's new book The Ketamine Breakthrough or free audio book copy with any new Audible trial https://www.AudibleTrial.com/everforward 
  • Watch and subscribe on YouTube at https://youtu.be/d3ZzcDN2pRM
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