What Saved Me: Psychedelics, Trauma, and the Long Road to Healing

At 19, Keith Kurlander faced a suicidal crisis that exposed hidden wounds and set him on a decades-long path through medication, meditation, psychotherapy, psychedelics, and integrative psychiatry. In this episode of Too Curious MDs, he shares how trauma theory, body-based healing, and ethical psychedelic use can foster growth when paired with preparation, support, and integration.Keith Kurlander is a coach and psychotherapist who helps high-performing individuals break through long-standing patterns and create deeply fulfilling lives. He specializes in guiding people struggling with mood issues like anxiety and depression, relationship challenges, financial missteps, addiction, and complex PTSD.Keith is the co-founder of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute and Integrative Psychiatry Centers and co-host of the Higher Practice Podcast. Holding a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University, he’s spent over a dozen years helping people integrate cutting-edge mental health practices with meaningful personal transformation. His own two-decade journey of overcoming severe mental illness fuels his mission to show what healing and thriving are truly possible.Keith Kurlander, MA, LPCWebsite: https://keithkurlander.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithkurlander.ma/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keith.kurlander.1  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/higherpracticeDr. 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, FAAPWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠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 MDsInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/toocuriousmds?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TooCuriousMDsProduced by DrTalks:  https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/