The Ketamine Breakthrough: How to Find Freedom from Depression, Lift Anxiety, and Open Up to a New World Ofpossibilities

New York Times best-selling author Dr. Mike Dow and Ronan Levy, founder of Field Trip, the world's largest provider of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies, offer ways to integrate ketamine into treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more.

It’s been described as the most important breakthrough in mental health since the introduction of Prozac in 1986. And though once considered taboo, the psychedelic compound, ketamine, is experiencing a spectacular therapeutic comeback.

When combined with psychotherapy, ketamine, which has been described as the being possibly the “most important breakthrough in antidepressant treatment in decades,” has the potential to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other debilitating mental illnesses—and change lives.

Unlike antidepressants, which merely mask the pain, psychedelics that heal the brain are the future. Instead of putting Band-Aids on the brain, with Ketamine Assisted-Psychotherapy, you can actually repair the neurological damage caused by stress, anxiety, neglect, and abuse.

In this book, best-selling author Dr. Mike Dow and Field Trip co-founder Ronan Levy provide a broad overview of where KAP came from, how it works, who it works for, and what to expect. More importantly, The Ketamine Breakthrough gives specific protocols for both practitioners and patients to follow in their work with KAP.

This book contains hope for those diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression, plagued by trauma and frozen by fears. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy has also proven effective for people with drug, alcohol, and behavioral addictions, existential depression, grief, and just feeling stuck. People with unresolved resentments, anger, and the everyday anxieties of modern life will also benefit. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy has been enormously helpful with couples, groups, and veterans, which will be addressed in the book as well.

This is the go-to manual for therapists and anyone who wants to learn more about Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. For those undergoing this revolutionary protocol, it includes a session-by-session Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Workbook to enhance and deepen the treatment.

Dr. Mike Dow, Psy.D., Ph.D., is a New York Times best-selling author and is America’s go-to therapist. As a brain health, mental health, relationship, and addiction expert, Dr. Mike has hosted hit shows on several networks including TLC, Disney+, E! and VH1. He wasa core team expert on The Dr. Oz Show, a recurring guest co-host on The Doctors, and has made regular appearances on Today, The Talk, Rachael Ray, Wendy Williams, Nancy Grace,Dr. Drew on Call and Canada’s The Marilyn Denis Show. Dr. Mike began his career working with the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health before transitioning to private practice. He has a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, a Psy.D. in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology. He is a graduate of USC where he was a Presidential Scholar and currently practices Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy at Field Trip.

Inspired by his own journey of personal growth, Ronan Levy co-founded Field Trip Health Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTRP, TSX: FTRP), the world’s largest provider of psychedelic-assisted therapies, in 2019. Ronan’s entrepreneurial endeavours in health and wellness have been seen on or featured in The New York Times, CNBC, Forbes, Cheddar, Yahoo!, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Report on Business, Robb Report, The Economist, Science and more. He is the host of the leading psychedelic podcast, Field Tripping, Executive Producer of the documentary Ordinary Trip and Co-author of The Trip Journal (Presentation Publishing). Trained and qualified as a lawyer, Ronan started his career as a securities lawyer at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP but left after realizing he was much too creative for the profession of law. He holds a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Commerce degree, both from the University of Toronto.