Ep 50: Psilocybin with Leah Sullivan, NP

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Psilocybin has been getting a lot of attention lately. Expert-in-Residence Leah Sullivan, NP and trained Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy provider, joins Mike Krause, Mental Performance Coach, and Dr. Helena Fowler, DCN for an insightful and educational discussion all about psilocybin.
In this week’s episode:
🎙️ What even is psilocybin? The myths and misconceptions that exist; its history and background
🎙️How psychedelics became a Class 1 regulated substance
🎙️Psilocybin as medicine for the use of treating depression, anxiety and PTSD
🎙The research around its safety
🎙️Recreational use vs therapeutic/medical use
🎙️How “bad trips” happen
🎙️Importance of feeling psychologically and physically safe
🎙️The role of mushroom type, amount/dosage, setting in which its being taken, level of acceptance and difficulty processing information
🎙️Understanding medicine/pharmaceutical interactions with psilocybin
🎙️Psilocybin and the serotonin pathway
🎙️Psilocybin and the gut
🎙️Mapping new neural pathways, new perspectives, new thought patterns; disabling the default network
🎙️The patient experience from preparation/pre-work through integration; processing trauma; importance of therapy as part of integration
🎙️Who is not a good candidate for psilocybin therapy
🎙️The difference between psilocybin and ketamine therapies
Supporting resources mentioned in this episode:

• Spiritpharmacist.com - Check any interactions with medications and psychedelics
• Psychedelic Passages - Psychedelic care providers who will travel to people to help them safely journey
• Fireside Project - Support line for people who are taking psychedelics alone or having a difficult journey

Leah Sullivan is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a member of the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine currently serving as the Medical Provider for Optimal Medicine.
Leah earned her Master's Degree in Family Practice from UCLA in 2015, where she specialized in endocrinology and contributed to several research studies including sleep disorders, eating disorders, and treatment resistant depression. She has a passion for achieving a higher quality of life for her patients through a combination of lifestyle modifications, peptide therapy, hormone replacement therapy, and a variety of cutting-edge approaches to aging and mental health.
Recognizing that eating disorders are often related to untreated trauma and depression, Leah completed the Ketamine Research Foundations rigorous training for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in 2022, and has been offering this innovative treatment for depression, anxiety, and PTSD for the past 2 years at her clinic in Redmond, OR.
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