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A Life in Six Songs

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A trigger warning for those listening to this latest episode. Please note that this episode contains content surrounding trauma, self-harm, and PTSD. Please exercise self-care as you need.

Normally, as the title of the podcast dictates, it's a LIFE in six songs, but this episode is a little different. This one will be highlighting a specific experience through music. Today's special episode will focus on our founder and host, David Reese's recent experience in traveling to Mexico for PTSD treatment, primarily through the experience of a psychedelic called Ibogaine.

David was diagnosed with PTSD in 2021, following years of battling the illness as a result of his military service. After that diagnosis, He and Carolina, his partner and co-host, embarked on what's been almost three years of all kinds of different treatments, medications, tools, and therapies, which gratefully helped move the needle, but not quite enough to where David felt a sense of healing. Through a veteran community advocating for psychedelic treatment, Carolina found a treatment clinic in Cancun, Mexico, called Beōnd. This specific clinic uses the psychedelic Ibogaine to treat people struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and also substance abuse. So in today’s episode, we'll be discussing the six songs that David was listening to during his trip and 10-day treatment.

Medical Disclaimer. None of what we share in this episode should be considered medical advice, and everyone struggling with any of these diagnoses needs to do their own research and due diligence before embarking on a treatment journey.

Find out more about Beōnd and their approach

You can also book an informational call with Beōnd (and let them know you heard about them from A Life in Six Songs Podcast!)

Read the recent Stanford Medicine article about Ibogaine safely leading to improvements in depression, anxiety, and functioning among veterans with traumatic brain injuries.

Follow your hosts David, Raza, and Carolina as they embark on an epic adventure to find the songs that are stuck to us like audible tattoos to tell the story of who we are and where we’ve been to help us figure out where we’re going. It’s a life story told through 6 songs.

RESOURCES & LINKS

• Are you a veteran who is struggling? Get help here:
  • Call the Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1.
  • Text the Veterans Crisis Line: Send your message to 838255
  • Visit the Veterans Crisis Line website to chat virtually
  • PTSD Online Questionnaire
  • National Center for PTSD
• Reach out to us at alifeinsixsongspodc

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Chapter

1. Welcome (00:00:00)

2. Medical Disclaimer (00:03:26)

3. Music and David's Ibogaine Journey (00:03:57)

4. Living with PTSD and Currents' "Kill The Ache" (00:06:00)

5. Making the Trip to Mexico and Beōnd and Less Than Jake's "Hopeless Case" (00:16:22)

6. The Importance of the Digital Detox (00:28:40)

7. The Truth About Suicidal Ideation and PTSD (00:33:00)

8. Experiencing the "Flood Dose" of Ibogaine and Jinjer's "Pisces" (00:50:08)

9. Being Radically in the Present Moment and RUSH's "The Garden" (01:21:43)

10. Ibogaine Booster Doses, Clarity of Purpose, and TOOL's "Parabola" (01:34:10)

11. Leaving Mexico, Coming Home, and K. Flay's "TGIF (feat. Tom Morello)" (01:46:28)

12. Reflecting on These Six Songs and The Entire Treatment Experience (01:55:32)