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Gita Vaid, MD, is the Co-founder and Medical Director of the Center for Natural Intelligence,  a multidisciplinary laboratory specializing in psychedelic psychotherapy innovation and clinical practice. As a board-certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, she was trained by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics Studies (MAPS) to practice ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Gita is also...

Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy training programs. As a certified provider for psychedelic-assisted therapy and research, she has practiced in various clinical settings, including hospital systems and alternative treatment settings. Dr. Goldman also...

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [3:37] Today’s guest shares their early experience with dissociative identity disorder (DID) before being diagnosed  [9:42] How emotional breakdowns and intensive therapy led to the guest’s diagnosis of DID [16:07] Identifying and mapping nine distinct identities connected to childhood trauma [21:05] The guest...

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [4:34] How a traumatic medical experience led the guest to seek ketamine-assisted psychotherapy treatment [6:18] The physical and emotional sensations of ketamine-assisted therapy sessions [12:00] Parts work: reconciling past selves during ketamine-assisted therapy [22:22] The guest recounts a difficult session triggered by medical...

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [6:39] How ketamine therapy unlocks suppressed trauma and emotional healing [10:16] The emotional intensity of revisiting trauma during ketamine therapy [16:07] Today’s guest talks about working through trauma after ketamine therapy sessions [21:33] How trauma is stored in the body and the role...

Dr. Signi Goldman, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of Living Medicine Institute, which offers psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy training programs. As a certified provider for psychedelic-assisted therapy and research, she has practiced in various clinical settings, including hospital systems and alternative treatment settings. Dr. Goldman also...