Ketamine as a Spiritual Technology with Philip Wolfson

Is psychedelic therapy safe for teens? The answer is layered and essential to understand. In this episode of Too Curious MDs, Dr. Philip Wolfson joins us to share how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy can help adolescents move from suicidality, trauma, and arrested development toward autonomy, balance, and kindness. We also talk about the risks, boundaries, and ethics of working with a powerful medicine in young people.Dr. Philip Wolfson is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and long-standing leader in psychedelic medicine whose career spans more than five decades. Trained at Brandeis University and NYU School of Medicine, he brings deep expertise in family systems work, group therapy, forensic psychiatry, and alternatives to traditional inpatient care.A pioneer in the early legal days of MDMA psychotherapy and a founding member of the Heffter Research Institute, he later served as Principal Investigator for the MAPS-sponsored MDMA study for people with life-threatening illnesses. His writing on psychedelics, spirituality, politics, and trauma has shaped conversations far beyond psychiatry, and his practice continues to blend contemplative traditions with clinical innovation.Dr. Wolfson has also led projects in complementary medicine, earned multiple patents in herbal therapeutics, and founded a major green-lighting technology company. He brings a rare mix of scientific rigor, artistic creativity, and spiritual depth to the field and to every patient and family he serves.Dr. Philip WolfsonWebsite: philwolfsonmd.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/philip-e-wolfson-md-85ba6833Dr. Alya Ahmad, MD, FAAPLinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alya-ahmad-md-0601b190/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shamynds/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shamynds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shamynds.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Suraiya Simi Rahman, MD, FAAP Website: https://palamedicine.com/Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/suraiya-rahman-palamedicine/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/pala_medicine/⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/palamedicine.pasadena/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Too Curious MDs Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/toocuriousmds?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TooCuriousMDs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by DrTalks:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/⁠