Tackling the Mental Health Crisis using Ketamine-Assisted Therapy with Dylan Beynon

Dylan is the founder of the ketamine-assisted therapy startup “Mindbloom” — He also shares what they’ve learned so far from running nearly 700 thousand guided ketamine sessions, his idea that "There’s no magic pill, but there is a magic program". and how he’s been dealing with a recent Wall Street Journal hit piece attempting to discredit his company. I also shared some of my own recent experiences with ketamine assisted somatic journeys and the impact that it’s had on my own life. Learn More About Dylan + Mindbloom

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Time-stamps

00:03:34 Growing up in poverty with a schizophrenic mother and severely mentally ill sister 00:06:09 Finding escapism through fantasy books as a bullied child 00:10:08 Breaking point: Fighting back against bullies and developing defensive mechanisms 00:11:44 Discovering positive psychology and questioning his happiness for the first time 00:15:56 First MDMA experience abroad - "one of the three most important moments of my life" 00:17:18 Transformation from deep pessimist to rational optimist 00:20:40 Family tragedies: Mother and sister's overdose deaths 00:29:47 The critical importance of preparation, experience, and integration 00:31:16 Why at-home therapy beats clinical settings 00:35:00 Setting intentions as a forcing function for internal safety 00:38:33 Evolution of Mindbloom's music program links to world-class compositions 00:44:30 AI-powered journaling and integration tool 00:56:57 Jhana meditation and combining somatic work with ketamine 01:02:41 The concept of "super well-being" beyond just treating illness 01:04:58 How mental health professionals underestimate what's possible for patients 01:09:31 How J&J patented S-ketamine (Spravato) at 88x the cost of generic 01:10:49 Media capture: Big Pharma provides 13-25% of news advertising revenue 01:11:04 Mindbloom suing Wall Street Journal for false Matthew Perry death claims 01:09:12 The biggest insight from ketamine: remembering the "why" 01:21:44 50 million Americans on SSRIs vs. 200,000 on ketamine therapy 01:24:55 Veteran suicides: 6,205 per year 01:26:54 Dylan's father's suicidal depression and recovery through Mindbloom 01:21:00 Transition to proactive healthcare and personalized medicine 01:31:17 Mindbloom's new whole health offering beyond just ketamine 01:51:10 Ultimate goal: Eliminating the mental health crisis entirely 01:52:14 "Human capital is what drives everything on this planet"

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