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    Mark Friedlander
    Apr 1, 2023

    My Psychedelic-Enhanced Mental Health Journey

    (Introduction and Table of Contents)

    I never thought I needed “fixing.” When I started this journey, I was a 64 year old outwardly successful, happily married suburban lawyer who never gave a second…

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    Mark Friedlander
    Apr 1, 2023

    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…

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    Mark Friedlander
    Apr 1, 2023

    My Trip on Magic Mushrooms: Are We There Yet?

    (Part 8 of the story of my psychedelic-enhanced journey to mental health)

    On the morning of my psilocybin trip, my therapist, David, and my trip-sitter, Jimmy, arrived right on…

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    Go to the profile of G. Scott Graham
    G. Scott Graham
    May 20, 2024

    MDMA and Grief: Values

    Part Six

    One of the insights gained from the MDMA / Time Capsule experiment was the…

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    G. Scott Graham
    Jan 10, 2024

    MDMA and Grief

    Part One

    MDMA

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    G. Scott Graham
    Nov 21, 2023

    Psychedelic Relapse: When Psychedelic Integration Fails

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    Psychedelic Support
    Apr 14

    Book Review: MDMA and Grief by G. Scott Graham

    Grief changes shape over time, but it rarely leaves us. In MDMA and Grief, G…

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    G. Scott Graham
    Nov 22, 2023

    Psychedelic Integration

    Psychedelic integration is the third and final focal stage in the therapeutic use of psychedelics. Although some…

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    James Lavrakas
    Mar 13, 2024

    Mushrooms and the Trickster Spirit

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

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    G. Scott Graham
    Jul 3, 2024

    Engagement in Psychedelic Therapy

    At 7:00 am on July 4, 2023, Olympic runner Senbere Teferi started the Peachtree Road 10-kilometer…

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    Mark Friedlander
    Apr 1, 2023

    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…

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    Mark Friedlander
    Apr 1, 2023

    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…

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    G. Scott Graham
    Apr 10, 2024

    MDMA and Grief: Three Months Later

    Part Five

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    Mark Friedlander
    Apr 1, 2023

    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…

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