What if healing didn’t have to take years of talk therapy, but could begin with a single breakthrough moment? In this episode of Rooted & Rising, we explore whether psychedelic therapy—specifically clinical ketamine—can create lasting transformation.

Dr. Cheri shares the science behind ketamine therapy, why she became licensed to administer it, and the results she’s witnessed with clients. Ellice opens the episode with a grounding breathwork practice, explaining how regulating the nervous system sets the stage for healing. Together, they discuss what is often missing in clinical environments: integration—the essential step of weaving insights back into daily life.

This conversation blends research, client stories, and practical tools to help you better understand how ketamine works, what the therapy process looks like, and why integration is where real change takes root.

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✨ What You’ll Learn

•How ketamine works in the brain to increase neuroplasticity and reset old patterns

•Why Dr. Cheri pursued ketamine licensure and what the process entails

•Breakthrough results and client transformations witnessed in sessions

•The vital role of integration after psychedelic therapy—and how Ellice supports clients in this process

•A guided breathwork practice you can use anytime to regulate and ground yourself

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🌀 Practice & Journal Prompt

•Practice: Breathwork to calm the nervous system and prepare for deeper exploration

•Journal Prompt: When I imagine a breakthrough in my own healing, what would it look like? What beliefs or patterns would I want to release, and what new story would I want to live?

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🔗 Call to Action

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Until next time—stay rooted… and keep rising.