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Ep 8: A Conversation About My Journey with Depression & Ketamine Treatments

Ep 8: A Conversation About My Journey with Depression & Ketamine Treatments

FromThe Wright Conversations


Ep 8: A Conversation About My Journey with Depression & Ketamine Treatments

FromThe Wright Conversations

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hey everyone! Welcome to today’s episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today’s episode, I am going to be talking about my journey with depression, jumping between various treatments, and the moment I found relief. I’ll also be getting into the process of doing ketamine treatments, how they saved my life, and how it’s going today.   Let’s delve in!   In this Episode You’ll Learn: [06:37] The depression diagnosis. [13:27] Switching from Lexapro to Effexor. [15:53] And then Covid hit. [18:50] Getting on to Remeron. [21:14] The next wave of depression. [24:21] Starting ketamine treatments. [29:02] The first infusion. [31:56] Feeling like myself again.   Quotes: “It was so scary to be stuck in a brain that was telling me lies.” [25:57] “The healthier I get mentally, the more I realized that the feeling of surrendering is really positive.” [27:16] “Not one things is a silver bullet.” [32:06]   Connect with Rachel Wright Website:            https://rachelwrightnyc.com Instagram:          @thewright_rachel Twitter:              @thewrightrachel   WIN A FREE INTIMACY AFTER DARK DECK!   Get 30% OFF the NEW After Dark Deck! Use Promo Code: Rachel   Get your Zumio Discount!   Call to Action Please if you love this episode, and know someone else who is a passionate soul on a mission just like you share it with your friends and others. To help this podcast grow please leave an iTunes review and don’t forget to subscribe.
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
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Discover something new about your sexuality, mental health, or relationships. Go from confused to curious to connected while having conversations in this shame-free space. This is the club where everyone who is tired of pretending to be “normal” comes to learn, experiment, and play. Screw the norms, and unlearn shame and out-dated stigmas. Freshen up your perspective on sex, love, and wellness so that you can upgrade your life into the one that was meant for you. Stop squeezing into other people’s suffocating restrictions, and live up to your authentic self. Through monologues and conversations with fantastic humans, we’ll discuss monogamy, non-monogamy, undoing traumas, working up your libido, vaginal health, self care, polyamory, masturbation, asexuality, coming out, gender, arousal, depression, and anxiety - and plenty more. No matter who you are, you’re embraced here. The LGBTQ+ community is celebrated here. Rachel Wright, LMFT, hosts this show. She is a non-monogomous, queer, psychotherapist who is also a New Yorker. You might have heard about her work in NY Times, Shape, or Cosmopolitan Magazine. Scream less. Screw more.