Marpa Minds
The Healing Mindset Podcast
Explore the future of mental health through unscripted conversations, scientific breakthroughs, and real-life stories of transformation. Brought to you by Marpa Minds and hosted by David Drapkin, The Healing Mindset dives into cutting-edge treatments like Spravato®, ketamine therapy, and psychedelics - redefining how we understand and heal depression, trauma, and emotional suffering. Each episode features leading psychiatrists, neuroscientists, therapists, and innovators shaping the next chapter of mental health care. Whether you're a seasoned clinician or someone seeking deeper answers, you'l...
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Episodes
Growing a Mental Health Practice: Strategy, Operations & Patient Care with Meghna Geeta 30.12.2025 44:43
Focuses on the industry conflict between "Cowboy" clinics and sustainable, patient-centered care. Title: Why "Cowboy" Ketamine Clinics Fail & How We Scaled to 6 Locations Description: The psychedelic renaissance has a problem: "Wild West" clinics are popping up and going bust, leaving patients stranded. So how do you build a mental health network that actually las...
The Future of Psychiatry: Ketamine, Neuroplasticity & Rapid Healing with Dr. Yoav Domany 13.12.2025 35:39
Here are three options for the podcast description, ranging from a "hook-driven" style (best for YouTube) to a "professional" style (best for Apple/Spotify/LinkedIn). Option 1: The "Hook-Driven" Description (Best for YouTube) This style focuses on the most surprising elements to drive clicks and views. Title: Ketamine: The Treatment That Stops Depression in Hours Desc...
Is Ketamine Safe for Moms Struggling With Depression? | Melissa Whippo 01.12.2025 46:31
Is ketamine a safe treatment option for moms struggling with depression or postpartum challenges? In this episode, ketamine researcher and psychotherapist Melissa Whippo breaks down the real science behind ketamine’s safety, especially for mothers. Inside this conversation, we cover: Is ketamine safe for breastfeeding mothers? What the latest research shows about ketamine in breast milk Why postpa...
The Executive Who Had a Breakdown and Found the Secret to Healing Community | Wall Street to Wellness 13.11.2025 38:14
Executive Coach Shawn Lesser had what looked like the perfect life, but it ended in a full mental breakdown where he confessed to his wife, "Please freaking kill me." He was then checked into a psych ward, but the real healing, and the true medicine- came from the most unexpected people. In this raw and honest conversation, Shawn shares the journey of hitting rock bottom and building Th...
Why does ketamine not work for all? | Ektha Aggarwal 30.10.2025 49:00
Welcome to a groundbreaking conversation that bridges ancient wisdom and modern clinical practice. Join David and spiritual psychologist Ekta Agarwal (Founder of Shakti Therapy) as they explore how to achieve completeness and profound healing by moving beyond diagnosis. In this episode, Ekta shares her holistic approach to therapy, focusing on the "in-between space" where real healing ha...
World’s Leading Psychedelic Scientist on Healing Depression & Addiction | Dr. Mathew Johnson 26.09.2025 51:35
In this episode of The Healing Mindset Podcast, we’re joined by Professor Matthew Johnson, one of the world’s leading psychedelic scientists from Johns Hopkins University. For over 20 years, Matthew has been researching how psychedelics can impact mental health, depression, anxiety, and addiction, and today he shares his insights with us. 🌟 What we talked about in this episode: Why the world is s...
Childhood Trauma, Mental Health Battles, Music, and a CEO Who Helps Others Heal | Johnny Crowder 11.09.2025 52:50
In this episode, we sit down with Johnny Crowder—a musician, mental health advocate, and CEO of Cope Notes. His journey wasn’t easy. Johnny grew up with severe childhood trauma, battled mental health struggles, and carried pain that nearly consumed him. But instead of letting his past define him, he transformed his pain into purpose—building a company that helps people around the world take small...
Why Trauma Can Be the Key to Your Strongest Self | Dan Tomasulo 28.08.2025 1:03:04
In this episode of The Healing Mindset, we sit down with Dr. Dan Tomasulo – psychologist, author, and one of the leading voices in positive psychology. Dan shares powerful insights on how we can transform trauma into lasting strength and why our deepest struggles often hold the key to growth. Instead of letting pain define us, Dan shows how we can use it as fuel to build resilience, purpose, and e...
She Survived 10 Days of Vipassana | It Was Brutal | Jodi Green 14.08.2025 43:46
After 15 marathons and a high-powered legal career, Jody Green thought she knew what grit meant — until she sat through 10 days of total silence at a Vipassana meditation retreat. In this deeply honest conversation, Jody shares the physical and emotional battles she faced, from crippling back pain to confronting years of stored grief, and the life-changing moment she finally asked for help. We exp...
This Coach Faced Suicidal Thoughts and Rebuilt His Life | Rob Kalwarowsky 07.08.2025 1:05:24
What if the chaos in your life was actually the key to your freedom? In this raw and powerful episode, we sit down with world-renowned executive coach Rob Calvaroski a man who faced suicidal thoughts, left behind a high-paying career, and completely rebuilt his life through mindset transformation, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and ketamine-assisted healing. 🌿 From the peaceful jungles of...
Why You Keep Repeating the Same Emotional Patterns | Marc Aixala 18.07.2025 58:50
Can integration heal more than just your psychedelic experience? Psychedelic therapist Marc Aixalà joins us to explore the deeper meaning of integration, healing, trauma, and wholeness. Whether you’ve taken psychedelics, experienced deep personal loss, or are simply trying to make peace with your past, this episode speaks directly to the human experience. Marc has helped thousands of people integr...
Neuroscientist Explains How To Rewire Your Depressed Brain | Manesh Girn 10.07.2025 59:20
Can psychedelics really help heal depression, trauma, and addiction? Neuroscientist Dr. Manesh Girn joins us to break down exactly how substances like psilocybin, DMT, ketamine, and 5-MeO-DMT change your brain, and why they’re giving hope to millions who feel stuck in rigid, negative mind patterns. In this deep yet easy-to-understand episode, we talk about: Depression: Why your mind gets stuck, sy...
Returning to Wholeness through Holistic & Integrative Psychiatry | David Aftergood 26.06.2025 58:06
Are you feeling emotionally flat? Like you’re going through the motions of life but nothing really hits anymore? In this episode of the Marpa Minds Podcast, we dive deep into emotional numbness, dissociation, and what it really means to feel disconnected from yourself and your surroundings. 🧠 Whether you’re high-functioning but internally exhausted, or stuck in a haze of “nothingness,” this episo...
Why Psychiatry Is Failing & What Actually Heals | Katie Walker 19.06.2025 56:33
What if everything you’ve been told about mental health… is wrong? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Katie Walker, ICU nurse turned CEO of Revitalist, one of America’s leading ketamine clinic networks, to talk about what’s really going on in the mental health world. Katie has worked on the front lines of trauma and psychiatric care for decades. What she saw pushed her to challenge everyth...
How MDMA and Ketamine Are Changing PTSD Treatment with Rachel Yehuda 05.06.2025 40:22
Trauma. PTSD. Healing. In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Rachel Yehuda , we dive deep into how psychedelic-assisted therapy is revolutionizing the treatment of PTSD and trauma recovery . From MDMA to ketamine, this episode explores the powerful potential of psychedelics in helping people process trauma, open up emotional wounds, and experience long-term healing. Rachel, a world-renowned n...
How Psychedelics Helped Me Heal Grief, Trauma & Depression | Angie Leek 29.05.2025 46:10
From unresolved grief to groundbreaking healing, Angie Leek shares her powerful journey through depression, psychedelic therapy, and the transformative potential of ketamine. This is more than just a conversation. It’s a deep exploration of what it means to heal in today’s world, through science, somatics, and soul. Angie is a therapist, researcher, and somatic practitioner who’s not only lived th...
From BBC Journalist to Spiritual Healer: Her Journey Through PTSD, Plant Medicine & Ego Death 22.05.2025 52:28
Traditional success left her empty. After 15 years as a BBC journalist, Rana Rahimpour walked away from the spotlight and into the unknown. What did she find? Ego death. Plant medicine. Purpose. In this episode of The Healing Mindset, Rana shares her powerful journey from burnout and PTSD to becoming a psychedelic therapist and spiritual guide. We talk plant medicine, suffering as a portal, the co...
Why He Stepped Beyond Psychiatry to Embrace Holistic Healing 15.05.2025 59:08
Traditional psychiatry wasn’t enough 🧠 Dr. Abid Nazeer shares why he stepped away from the old model and built something new — focused on healing, not just symptom control. We talk Ketamine , Spravato ®, TMS , trauma, and the future of psychiatry. Whether you’re a patient, clinician, or just curious — this one’s worth your time. 🙌 🔍 Topics we cover: 🔸 Why traditional meds often fall short 🔸 H...
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