{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Weight, Trauma & Healing after the LA Fires: The Role of Ketamine Therapy (with Dr. Jenn Ellice)","description":"This episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast was recorded in the Los Angeles area in mid-January 2025, while the epically destructive LA fires were still burning. The interview subject was Dr. Jennifer Ellice, or \u201cDr. Jenn\u201d as she is known at Golden Afternoon, the Ketamine clinic she owns and runs in Santa Monica\u2014just a few miles away from where the Palisades Fire incinerated thousands of homes in one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States. With those fires amounting to one of the worst natural disasters in American History, the topics of trauma and PTSD were intensely at the front of the discussion. Throughout the podcast, we explore how Ketamine works, and how people fresh from the experience of such traumas may directly benefit from this type of psychedelic therapy. We also discuss how Ketamine can produce a powerful and transformative healing effect on those suffering from more chronic issues like eating disorders, ongoing depression and anxiety. Dr. Jenn also specifically helps us understand how Ketamine therapy acts on the same \u201creward pathways\u201d of the human brain as GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro\u2014and how a growing number of doctors are meaningfully prescribing Ketamine in conjunction with GLP-1 treatments for weight loss and other weight release purposes. CLICK HERE TO GET ==>  FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": https:\/\/go.elizabethmcgann.com\/start *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro [ 02:00 ] Golden Afternoon Clinic\u2019s proximity to the LA Fires; reminiscent of PTSD during COVID-19 pandemic [ 05:00 ] How people with post-traumatic stress may benefit from Ketamine therapy [ 06:25 ] How Ketamine therapy works [ 08:00 ] In the 90s we discovered its rapid antidepressant and anxiety-breaking effects [ 09:00 ] Dr. Jenn\u2019s experience: \u201cPeople wake up transformed\u201d [ 10:35 ] Ketamine therapy & neuroplasticity [ 12:45 ] Essential for therapeutic benefit, but difficult to study the nature of \u201cthe trip\u201d \u2013 more in the realm of philosophy, poetry and religion than science [ 15:00 ] Benefits of Ketamine for people on a weight loss journey [ 18:00 ] Doctors now prescribing Ketamine in conjunction with GLP-1 agonist medications \u2014 both work on the \u201creward pathways\u201d of the mind [ 19:00 ] Concept of a \u201cminimum effective dose\u201d less applicable to Ketamine therapy [ 24:00 ] \u201cIf you don\u2019t get a psychedelic experience, Ketamine therapy doesn\u2019t work as well.\u201d [ 27:00 ] Micro-dosing GLP-1s as \u201ctraining wheels for behavior\u201d [ 29:00 ] Matthew Perry\u2019s Ketamine-related death as a cautionary tale [ 35:00 ] In some cases, patients heal from decades of suffering [ 36:00 ] Spiritual question: What are people learning from a Ketamine trip? [ 40:00 ] A setback for psychedelics: MDMA not getting approved [ 43:00 ] Importance of \u201cintegrations\u201d [ 45:45 ] Potential for psychedelic therapy going forward *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": https:\/\/go.elizabethmcgann.com\/start Website: http:\/\/www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elizabethmcgann X\/Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElizabethMcGann     Learn more about Dr. Jenn Ellice and the Golden Afternoon clinic based in Santa Monica: Website: https:\/\/www.goldenafternoon.clinic\/ Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goldenafternoon.clinic ","author_name":"The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann","author_url":"https:\/\/elizabethmcgann.com\/my-podcast\/","html":"