Alka Christnacht1Therry Rose Eparwa1,2Emily Whinkin2*Sunil Aggarwal2,3 The postpartum period is notorious for rapid and profound changes for birthing individuals and their families. Significant shifts to hormonal and physical health, routines and family roles, and the salience of personal and community risk factors all contribute to potential psychiatric and psychological distress for parents, sometimes diagnosed as a postpartum mood or anxiety disorder (PMAD). Existing pharmacologic treatment modalities for PMADs do not comprehensively address the profound shifts of the postpartum period, often inadequate at reaching peak therapeutic efficacy in a shorter time frame, in patient accessibility, or offering sustained benefit. Ketamine assisted ...

We are honored to welcome Donna Elam, PA-C, to our clinical team. Donna brings more than 40 years of experience in health care, along with a rare breadth of training that spans holistic medicine, community health, primary care, and integrative psychiatry. Her work is deeply rooted in compassion, trust, and a lifelong commitment to serving the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. A Foundation Built on Learning and Service Donna’s academic training includes bachelor’s degrees in Biochemistry, Pre-Medical Studies, and Spanish from The Evergreen State College, a Bachelor of Physician Associate Studies from Oregon Health Sciences University, and a Master’s degree ...

By Anne Hamilton, JD, MA When people talk about psychedelic therapy, the focus usually stays on depression, trauma, or neuroplasticity. These conversations matter, but they rarely touch the existential fear that defines the lives of people facing life-threatening illness. I write this not only as an attorney and psychedelic nonprofit executive director, but as someone who has lived this terrain myself as a cancer survivor. I was raised Catholic and grew up with a respect for ritual and mystery, even when filtered through institutions. My early life followed a logical sequence. I studied at Notre Dame, earned a master’s degree ...