Entries by Kryss Castle

The Role of Set and Setting in Ketamine Therapy: Why Preparation and Environment Matter

In the world of psychedelic therapy, there’s a phrase you’ll often hear: “set and setting.” These two words hold tremendous weight in shaping how a medicine experience unfolds and they are just as important in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). While ketamine has unique properties, it shares something with other psychedelic medicines: the quality of the experience depends not […]

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Stories of Healing

Every person’s journey with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is unique. For some, the medicine provides relief when nothing else has worked. For others, it creates openings for self-understanding, forgiveness, or connection that had long felt out of reach. While experiences vary, one truth is consistent: when ketamine is paired with therapy, the insights gained in session […]

Ketamine, Stigma, and Mental Health: Breaking Misconceptions

When many people first hear the word ketamine, they don’t think of therapy. They may think of a “club drug” or a substance misused recreationally. This association can create stigma, making it harder for people to see ketamine as what it also is: a powerful, legal, and safe medicine when used in the right context. As […]

Why Ketamine Is Becoming More Popular in Mental Health

In recent years, ketamine has been receiving more attention as an innovative treatment option for people struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health challenges. But why is this medicine, once primarily known as an anesthetic, becoming so widely recognized in the field of mental health? To understand the rise of ketamine, it helps […]

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and the Importance of Integration

In recent years, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) has become an innovative and powerful tool for people struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and other challenges. The medicine itself can open doors to new perspectives, emotions, and insights. But what truly allows those openings to create lasting change is what happens afterward: integration. What Is Integration? Integration is the […]

Facing Alcohol or Substance Abuse

Facing Alcohol or Substance Abuse? How to Recognize the Signs, Take Steps Toward Change, and Know When to Seek Help Struggling with alcohol or substance use can feel isolating, confusing, and at times, overwhelming. Maybe you’ve started to question your relationship with drinking. Or maybe you’ve watched someone you love spiral into patterns that are […]

Exploring Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

A New Path Toward Healing from Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma. In recent years, the landscape of mental health treatment has begun to shift, offering new hope to individuals struggling with conditions like depression, anxiety, and trauma. One of the most promising developments is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), an emerging and research-supported approach that combines the healing […]