Psychedelic Conversations | Dr. Steven Radowitz - Ketamine Therapy #106

Psychedelic Conversations

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Episode 106:

In this episode we discuss Steven's background story, what led him to work in the psychedelic medicine space, why he specifically chooses to work with ketamine, the risks associated with the rapid discontinuation of benzodiazepines and alcohol, what ketamine is and how it is administered, Steven's ketamine protocol at Nushama, the nature of psychedelics, post-pandemic observations, forgiving but not forgetting, the importance of having meaning in our lives, never losing hope to heal depression, and much more!

00:00 - Fire Moment

01:31 - Introduction

02:56 - Steven's Background

06:46 - Why Ketamine?

07:57 - Post-Pandemic Observations

10:14 - Lost Psychedelic Research

12:04 - Benzodiazepine, Alcohol

16:11 - What Is Ketamine?

19:54 - Nushama's Protocol

24:50 - The Nature Of Psychedelics

28:55 - Infantile Perspective

33:06 - Thoughts On Bad Trips

35:45 - Multiple Modalities

39:07 - Legalizing Psychedelics

43:24 - Forgiving Yourself

47:49 - Steven's Social Media

49:13 - Having Meaning

50:05 - Last Words

52:12 - Outro

About Steven:

Dr. Radowitz has a wealth of experience seeing the effects trauma can have on our physical health firsthand. He joined Nushama to oversee and develop treatment modalities, believing psychedelics are the future of mental wellness as current solutions treat symptoms, not underlying issues. Dr. Radowitz also runs the primary care program at Goldman Sachs and practiced internal medicine and primary care since 1998. Originally from Montreal, he completed his M.D. at Chicago Medical School. He worked at St. Vincent’s in general medicine and HIV/AIDS units and was Medical Director of the inpatient alcohol and opiate detox and treatment unit. Dr. Radowitz’s focus is preventive medicine, getting to disease’s source before it manifests as “dis-ease,” a misalignment of mind, body, and spirit. He believes psychedelics are a powerful tool to discover the origin of imbalance. On a spiritual journey with Kabbalah, he also studies meditation and yoga.

Connect with Steven:

Website: https://nushama.com/

Twitter: https://x.com/nushamawellness?s=21&t=yQZ5Nn9I3PFK-NVgLsjHjA

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-radowitz-md?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

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About Susan Guner:

Susan is a trained somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and empathetic self-exploration to increase self-awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development.

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