Author: Rachael O’Donnell LCSW, LADC
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Authentic Responding: a simple tool for better mental health
by Rachael O’Donnell LCSW, LADC Specializing in Ketamine Assisted Therapy One of the most rewarding experiences we can have as a result of emotional healing work is the ability to respond differently in a situation where there is stress, an emotional trigger, or pressure to give a certain answer.. All that foundational work of increasing…
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Ketamine – Assisted Therapy for Anxiety and Depression: A Client’s Story
What brings someone to Ketamine – Assisted Therapy? (KAT) By the time clients with depression and anxiety find their way to Ketamine – Assisted Therapy (KAT), many have tried a number of tools to heal. Traditional anti-depressants, talk therapy, holistic and alternative approaches – you name it. Although some symptom relief has come from time…
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The Holding Space: Community, Connection, and Healing
Since that experience, I have not been able to stop thinking about the power of that moment and being held by a community that knows how to be with emotional pain. How opposite this experience was from my day to day life in my own country, and how much people suffer because they do not…
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Meaning Making and Mental Health: using ancient traditions to cultivate wellbeing in modern life
Modern life does not naturally allow us the deep connection with nature and the gratitude and presence that comes with a life that does. We must find a way to intentionally cultivate it, if we want to live with more happiness and harmony and less suffering.
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The Life Changing Power of Ketamine – Assisted Therapy: a Therapist’s Story
How I Found Ketamine – Assisted Therapy When the pandemic hit in 2020, I was living my life at 100 mile per hour pace. I had been building a business for 3 years, working 90 hour weeks and watching all of the habits I had worked so hard to build for my physical and mental…
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Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: Client Testimonial
So often people come to me seeking Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) after suffering for a long time with no real relief from traditional treatment methods for mental health. By the time they reach out, most people have spent a great deal of time exploring online what Ketamine does and what it is like. If they…
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Making New Years meaningful
Transitions are a fresh start and today, we are at the threshold of one. You can enter the New Year with awareness and intention and choose to leave the pressure of unrealistic expectations behind.
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January Self Help Book Review: “This Naked Mind” by Annie Grace
Reviewed By Rachael O’Donnell LCSW, LADC When I came across a podcast interviewing the author of this book, I was intrigued by her story and wanted to learn more about her journey to living an alcohol free life, so I ordered “This Naked Mind”. From the very beginning, the author makes a bold claim. That…
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“Why Not” Wednesdays
This is when, “Why Not” Wednesdays were born. Sometimes, this is as simple as going for a car ride in the country in the evening, other times it is dinner out someplace local. Most of the time, it involves getting out into nature, looking at something beautiful, and reminding ourselves that we are part of…