Shame On Me

(Part 1 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

I’m the last person you would ever suspect of experimenting with psychedelic drugs. But this is the story of how at age 64 I completely changed my personality…

My Trip on Magic Mushrooms: For Shame

(Part 9 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

I had no idea how long it had been since I ingested the mushrooms, but it didn’t seem very long ago, and it felt…

The Ketamine Solution

(Part 4 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

I met David, my therapist, at the ketamine clinic. Because of COVID, it was the first time I had met him in person. All of our prior therapy…

What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been

(Part 11 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

It was about 5:00 pm before I had emerged sufficiently from the influence of the psilocybin to look at the clock. I had…

Arrival

(Part 12 and the final part of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

My psilocybin trip was just over a year ago. I haven’t tried any psychedelic drugs since then — just those two times. Although now…

My Emotional Shield

(Part 5 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

My ketamine session had been wildly successful at helping me understand the origins of my sense of shame and the underlying trauma. Just a minute…

Searching for Trauma

(Part 3 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

Andrea and I had mutually decided to switch to a different couples counselor, but we had no one in particular in mind. After some internet…

Spinning Wheels and Backtracking

(Part 6 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

In the days following my ketamine session, I felt triumphant and euphoric. Not only had I gotten past my “mental block” and…

Dead End or Cul-de-Sac

(Part 2 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

I was energized after my therapist had helped me to discover that my life had been dominated by a sense of shamefulness that I had believed…

Mushrooms and the Trickster Spirit

Sometimes this plant medicine is described as having a ‘trickster’ energy, but what does this…