Our Ketamine Circle: Healing in Community

And how sharing with strangers increases longevity.

Last week, the organizers of a symposium at Northwestern University invited me to join them. We spent an afternoon discussing longevity with researchers from all over the world. Their findings may surprise you.

More on that later.

The next day, I helped to facilitate a group ketamine circle for professionals in the healing arts and sciences: doulas, therapists, and other caretakers. My partner in this endeavor, Dr. Gayle Bereskin, recognized the high levels of burnout in this space, and together, we offered them a journey of self-care and reflection.

How is the Northwestern University symposium connected to our ketamine circle? I’m so glad you asked!

Micro-Connections

Many of the researchers at Northwestern last week talked about the value of connecting with others, even with people we don’t know very well. Neighbors. Colleagues. Strangers.

I kept thinking about how these interactions don’t have to be complicated. Even micro-connections reap huge emotional benefits. These are small, everyda…