THE
PARENT PODCAST
Ketamine Therapy, Healing Trauma & Rewiring the Mind
with Sharon Niv
Key Points
From This Episode:
01:57 - What Ketamine Therapy Really Is
10:17 - Trauma, Therapy & Neuroplasticity
21:18 - Accessibility, Results & The Future of Mental Health
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this episode:
Show Notes
In this powerful episode of The Warrior Parent Podcast, hosts Marci Mitchell and Debbie DiManno sit down with Sharon Niv to explore how ketamine therapy is changing the future of mental health treatment. Sharon explains the science behind low-dose ketamine therapy, how it supports trauma healing, anxiety, depression, and PTSD recovery, and why pairing it with therapy can create profound emotional breakthroughs. The conversation also highlights the importance of accessibility, neuroplasticity, and helping people move from survival mode into genuine healing.
What Ketamine Therapy Really Is
Marci Mitchell and Debbie DiManno welcome cognitive psychologist Sharon Niv to unpack the science behind ketamine therapy and why it’s becoming one of the most promising tools in modern mental health care. Sharon explains the difference between psychedelic dosing, microdosing, and the “psycholytic state,” describing how lower-dose ketamine can help people safely process emotions, reduce anxiety, and interrupt harmful thought patterns. The conversation also explores how ketamine was originally used as an anesthetic before researchers discovered its profound mental health benefits.
Trauma, Therapy & Neuroplasticity
The discussion dives deep into how ketamine supports emotional healing, especially for people struggling with trauma, depression, PTSD, and chronic self-criticism. Sharon explains how ketamine creates a neuroplastic and emotionally spacious state that can help patients access difficult feelings without becoming overwhelmed. Debbie and Marci reflect on how combining ketamine with therapy may accelerate healing work that otherwise can take decades, while also helping quiet shame, fear, and inner criticism.
Accessibility, Results & The Future of Mental Health
Sharon shares how Joyous is making ketamine therapy more affordable and accessible through a telehealth-based model available across multiple states. The group discusses treatment outcomes, possible side effects, affordability, and why this approach could become a major disruptor in mental health care. The episode closes with a hopeful conversation about healing, emotional regulation, veterans’ mental health, and how new therapeutic tools may help people finally feel safe enough to truly heal.
Thank you so much for listening to this episode! This podcast is dedicated to supporting families through the ups and downs of parenting and mental wellness. We know how tough it can be to raise kids in today’s world, but you don’t have to do it alone. Join us and let’s lift each other up.
With love,
Marci & Debbie
THE
PARENT PODCAST
Ketamine Therapy, Healing Trauma & Rewiring the Mind
with Sharon Niv
Show Notes
In this powerful episode of The Warrior Parent Podcast, hosts Marci Mitchell and Debbie DiManno sit down with Sharon Niv to explore how ketamine therapy is changing the future of mental health treatment. Sharon explains the science behind low-dose ketamine therapy, how it supports trauma healing, anxiety, depression, and PTSD recovery, and why pairing it with therapy can create profound emotional breakthroughs. The conversation also highlights the importance of accessibility, neuroplasticity, and helping people move from survival mode into genuine healing.
Key Points
From This Episode:
01:57 - What Ketamine Therapy Really Is
10:17 - Trauma, Therapy & Neuroplasticity
21:18 - Accessibility, Results & The Future of Mental Health
What Ketamine Therapy Really Is
Marci Mitchell and Debbie DiManno welcome cognitive psychologist Sharon Niv to unpack the science behind ketamine therapy and why it’s becoming one of the most promising tools in modern mental health care. Sharon explains the difference between psychedelic dosing, microdosing, and the “psycholytic state,” describing how lower-dose ketamine can help people safely process emotions, reduce anxiety, and interrupt harmful thought patterns. The conversation also explores how ketamine was originally used as an anesthetic before researchers discovered its profound mental health benefits.
Trauma, Therapy & Neuroplasticity
The discussion dives deep into how ketamine supports emotional healing, especially for people struggling with trauma, depression, PTSD, and chronic self-criticism. Sharon explains how ketamine creates a neuroplastic and emotionally spacious state that can help patients access difficult feelings without becoming overwhelmed. Debbie and Marci reflect on how combining ketamine with therapy may accelerate healing work that otherwise can take decades, while also helping quiet shame, fear, and inner criticism.
Accessibility, Results & The Future of Mental Health
Sharon shares how Joyous is making ketamine therapy more affordable and accessible through a telehealth-based model available across multiple states. The group discusses treatment outcomes, possible side effects, affordability, and why this approach could become a major disruptor in mental health care. The episode closes with a hopeful conversation about healing, emotional regulation, veterans’ mental health, and how new therapeutic tools may help people finally feel safe enough to truly heal.
Thank you so much for listening to this episode! This podcast is dedicated to supporting families through the ups and downs of parenting and mental wellness. We know how tough it can be to raise kids in today’s world, but you don’t have to do it alone. Join us and let’s lift each other up.
With love,
Marci & Debbie
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We're on a mission to educate, inspire and transform lives, ages 4-104 using basic scientifically proven methods and tools to decrease stress, anxiety and to increase resiliency and overall well-being.
2882 Prospect Park Dr. Suite 120,
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 340-5252
© 2019 Cour Experience Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Non-Profit 501c3 EIN: 84-3383699