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.

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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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