Growth Mixtape Podcast with Bob Mathers
Listen to my conversations with the most interesting people you may not have come across yet. These conversations might not seem to have a lot in common at first. But just like songs on a mixtape, they create something memorable and emotional. So, let's press play and see what we learn about ourselves.
I'm Bob Mathers, host of the Growth Mixtape podcast. I love chasing my curiosity; the further from my comfort zone, the better. I find the most powerful ideas, the ones that compel us to do bold things, happen by accident.
It is these unexpected collisions that I’m excited to explore in this new podcast. These conversations always give me new insights I never would have gotten from other experts in my field.
Please join me for stories from leaders in business, the sciences, academia and the arts. My goal in every episode is to provide you with a surprising insight that you can apply right now to get unstuck and start building the business and the life you've always wanted.
Growth Mixtape Podcast with Bob Mathers
A Long Strange Trip Through Psychedelic Therapy with Kelsey Ramsden
Today we talk to Kelsey Ramsden. Kelsey is an entrepreneur, author and speaker but if you ask her, she’d say she’s a creator. By 26, Kelsey was running her own construction company and was ranked the top female entrepreneur of the year by Profit magazine - 2 years in a row. Yet despite the financial success and industry accolades, she had never felt so depressed and alone.
Kelsey is vulnerable and honest as she shares her struggles with mental health and how a psychedelic therapist helped her find the clarity she needed. Since then in typical Kelsey fashion, she’s gone on to start two new companies on the forefront of psychedelic mental and sexual health.
We talk about the misconceptions around psychedelics, the growing body of research for treating depression, anxiety and opioid addiction - and how getting easy access to legalized therapy is closer than you think.
Connect with Kelsey
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Play is the new PHD: Kelsey Ramsden at TEDxKelowna
Book: Success Hangover: Ignite your next act. Screw your status quo. Feel alive again
Takeaways
- You don’t need to know your purpose. You can stay open to opportunities and take what comes. But if you always go with the flow, you can end up in a place that crushes your soul.
- Some of the most tragic parts of our lives are required education.
- Nobody learned to ride a bike without skinning their knee. Yet somehow as adults, we’re taught to expect success the first time. The only failure is not jumping.
- Psychedelic research has shown amazing promise for depression, anxiety, PTSD and opioid addiction.
- Legalized psychedelic therapy is coming. MDMA therapy could be legalized in parts of the US in the next 12 months.
- If you’re interested in exploring psychedelic therapy, rely on trusted sources of information and ask targeted questions to find the right facilitator.
Resources
Tim Ferriss Podcast - For discussions on psychedelics and mental health.
"How to Change Your Mind" on Netflix.
Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
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