PT523 – Self-Care, Destabilization, and the Holistic Nature of Psychedelics, with Kaitlin Roberson & Dr. Michele Cox, DO
Psychedelics Today
Psychedelics Today, LLC
4.6 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2024
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Vital Psychedelic Conversations, David interviews Kaitlin Roberson: Vital graduate and co-founder and CEO of Cacti Therapeutics, a psychedelic biotech company developing novel therapies for chronic pain; and Dr. Michele Cox, DO: current Vital student, veteran, physician, and co-founder of LifeBloom, a brand new company focusing on bringing community and connection into women's healthcare.
They talk about their work: Roberson's research on trauma and chronic pain, and why she feels that working in the pharma industry is a calling; and Cox's framework as an osteopath, the value she's found in touch and connection, and how she explains to clients what to expect when undergoing ketamine treatment.
They discuss:
- Why psychedelics are such useful interventions
- The body's ability to tell us what's wrong, as long we're listening
- The destabilization that can occur after a big experience: If you don't have a good support system, is it really the right time?
- Self-care and our tendency to never feel like we're good enough
- How there is energy in everything and we should all recognize that more
And, as Vital students, they talk about what they hoped to get out of Vital and how it delivered more than expected. If you're just discovering Vital, be sure to check out the website and fill out an application. Secure your spot and take advantage of the Early Bird discount!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello there. Welcome to Psychedelic today. Thank you very much for listening to our podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | My name is David Drapkin. I'm the podcast of this episode. |
| 0:21.6 | And if you're interested, it is episode two of season four of Vital Psychedelic Conversations, |
| 0:26.6 | which usually means we bring together a student and a teacher from our Vital course. |
| 0:31.4 | But this time, because they're so amazing, we brought together a current student in Vital 3, |
| 0:36.9 | Dr. Michelle Cox, and a graduate from Vital 1, |
| 0:40.2 | Caitlin Robesham. They hadn't ever met before. They hit it off like wildfire, and it was a beautiful |
| 0:46.2 | conversation that we had, covering a lot of different areas. They're very eclectic and interdisciplinary |
| 0:51.7 | human beings, amazing entrepreneurs and founders, and just kind of go-getters. |
| 0:58.1 | They make things that don't yet exist and they fix problems that instead of just waiting |
| 1:01.8 | around for other people to do it. |
| 1:03.4 | So Kate Lynn Robertson is the co-founder and CEO of Cacti Therapeutics. |
| 1:07.5 | That is a psychedelic biotech company that's developing novel chronic pain and opi-duced disorder |
| 1:12.2 | therapies and prior to that she was working in the humanitarian field. Dr. Michelle Cox is an |
| 1:17.5 | osteopathic physician and she's the co-founder of Lifebloom which focuses on holistic care, |
| 1:22.6 | longevity and community building for women. Michelle is a veteran of the US Navy and Coast Guard and works |
| 1:28.1 | in corrections right now as well. So they're doing amazing work in very different ways, but there's |
| 1:33.0 | quite a few things tying them together. First of all, they're talking about their experiences in |
| 1:37.1 | the vital course, which is 12 months long, and I'll tell you a wee bit more about that in just a |
| 1:41.2 | second. We talk quite a bit about balance and stress and |
| 1:46.6 | burnout and how to be a parent, a family member, a spouse and an entrepreneur, founder and run a |
| 1:54.6 | business, particularly in a male dominated world. So fascinating to hear Caitlin talking about working |
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