Psilocybin and Mental Health: Navigating Therapeutic and Legal Landscapes Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in “magic mushrooms,” has garnered attention for its potential in mental health treatment. This naturally occurring substance is being explored for its therapeutic benefits, particularly in areas like treatment-resistant depression, anxiety in terminal illnesses, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therapeutic Potential […]
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Heat regulation in bipolar disorder, mood disorders and dysautonomia
Heat regulation, bipolar, mood-disorders It’s been a hot one around here already, and apparently, we are going to hit an unprecedented heatwave this summer, or that’s what B keeps telling me anyway. In the scorching embrace of summer, our bodies are pushed to their limits as the sun’s radiance engulfs us in its fiery glow. […]
Ketamine therapy for depression
Ketamine Therapy, Depression, Mental Health, Recovery Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has been used for decades in medical settings, primarily for anesthesia during surgery. However, in recent years, there has been growing interest in the potential therapeutic effects of ketamine, particularly in the treatment of mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic […]
Grief and Loss
Experiencing and Resolving Grief and Loss when your person is still here Can we survive and thrive when our loved one has a mental illness (whatever the reason for the dysregulation may be)? This is a tough one to write because we are never supposed to negatively share our feelings about our loved one’s health […]
Suspended Part 2
SUSPENDED, part 2… … “we saw the spiral and watched helplessly as he unraveled.” We didn’t just sit back and watch this, I started making phone calls as soon as the backsliding began. We recognized we were having more problems, we recognized we were losing ground and so started that mindless round of phone calls […]