274: Ketamine's Role in Carving New Pathways to Hope with Derek DuChesne and Dr. Zaid Fadul
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.7 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Struggling with mental health can feel like a solitary battle, but there's profound strength in shared experiences. In this episode, Duane speaks with Derek DuChesne and Dr. Zaid Fadul of Better U, a company that provides safe, affordable, clinically-guided at-home ketamine treatments for anxiety and depression.
Walk through Derek's raw and poignant narrative, from grappling with identity loss and suicidal thoughts to finding a renewed sense of purpose – highlighting that even from the depths of despair, a path to resurgence awaits with the right support and resources. As we navigate the therapeutic landscape, we uncover the profound impact that ketamine therapy has on reframing mental health battles.
This conversation also traverses the landscapes of neuroplasticity, emphasizing how combining ketamine therapy with consistent exercise can carve new paths in our brain, leading to healthier mental patterns and ultimately personal transformation.
Mental wellness isn't a destination, but a journey of integrating wellness practices into our daily lives. Discover how ketamine therapy can be a catalyst for adopting these healthier routines, and how Better U can provide the support that goes beyond mere words – reminding us all that the spark of life, no matter how dim, can always be rekindled.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Overcoming depression through hope and therapy
- The unexpected therapeutics effects of ketamine
- The impact of neuroplasticity on our mental flexibility
- Ketamine therapy for mental wellness
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| 0:00.0 | A quick note before we start this episode. |
| 0:02.0 | In this episode, we talk about suicide. |
| 0:04.4 | If you're out there listening to the addicted mind and you're struggling, please reach out for help. |
| 0:09.2 | You can contact the suicide hotline at 988 and talk to somebody 24-7. |
| 0:17.6 | Please reach out for help. |
| 0:24.1 | Hello, everyone. |
| 0:25.1 | Welcome to The Addicted Mind podcast. |
| 0:27.2 | My name is Dwayne Austerlund. |
| 0:28.3 | I'm your host, and we are on to another episode. |
| 0:33.0 | Today, I have two guests, Derek Dushane and Dr. Zaid Fadul. |
| 0:37.9 | In this episode, Derek is going to share his own personal struggle with depression |
| 0:43.7 | that led him to a very, very dark place in his life and how in that moment he was able to get |
| 0:53.1 | some psychedelic therapy that helped him transcend that dark space. |
| 1:00.2 | And so he's going to share that story. |
| 1:02.2 | What he did is he founded Better You and collaborated with Dr. Fadul to form a place that revolutionizes mental wellness and addiction recovery |
| 1:14.5 | using cutting-edge psychiatric and psychedelic therapies. So on this episode, we're going to hear |
| 1:20.6 | Derek's story and we're going to hear some of Dr. Fadul's expertise about how ketamine impacts the brain in a way that helps us transcend some |
| 1:32.0 | of this darkness if we're stuck in depression and hopelessness and we can't get out. |
| 1:37.4 | I think you'll get a lot out of this episode. Derek is really open about his story and his own |
| 1:43.9 | struggle with darkness and how he was able to |
| 1:46.5 | transcend that and really find new purpose and meaning in his life, which is exciting for |
| 1:51.1 | everyone. So stay tuned for that. If you are getting a lot out of the Addicted Mind podcast, |
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