Why Dr. Rabin Stopped Waiting for the Institutions to Catch Up
No medical school or residency taught Dr. Rabin how to safely taper a client off antidepressants. Sixteen years in, he built the protocol himself.
Coaching Practice
SSRIs and Psychedelics: What Coaches Need to Know Before a Client Tapers Off
A look at why coaches need to understand the risks of combining SSRIs with psychedelics, and where their role fits into a client's safe transition.
The Doses Everyone Assumes Are Too Gentle to Matter
Ask a room of practitioners if this has happened to them, and one hand always goes up. Dr. Rabin on the risk hiding in the smallest doses.
Is It Withdrawal, or Is It Relapse?
A client says the feeling is all coming back. Is it withdrawal or relapse? Dr. Rabin gives the one-question test he uses in his own practice.
Why Joy Disappears Before Sadness Does
Clients rarely say they're sad. They say things have less sparkle. Dr. Rabin explains why joy disappears before sadness ever does, and why it isn't a mystery.
Why Antidepressants Blunt the Highs Along With the Lows
Antidepressants don't just numb pain, they numb joy too. Dr. Rabin draws the one diagram that explains nearly every side effect your clients describe.
The Exit Plan That Used to Come With Every Prescription
A taper plan used to be standard when antidepressants launched. Dr. Rabin explains what changed, and why almost nobody is trained to guide the exit today.
What Happens When a Client on Antidepressants Wants to Try Psychedelics
Most psychedelic medicines don't combine safely with antidepressants. Dr. Rabin explains the risk before it lands a client in the ER, and what to do instead.
SSRI Tapering for Coaches and Clinicians: Why There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Protocol
Why antidepressant tapering has no one-size-fits-all protocol, how to tell withdrawal from relapse, and what practitioners need before psychedelic approval.
SSRIs vs. Psychedelics: Why One Blunts and the Other Reboots
How SSRIs and psychedelics act differently on the brain, what the research supports, and why the distinction matters for practitioners seeing clients on SSRIs.
The Science of Mescaline: Understanding the Neuroscience Behind San Pedro’s Healing Effects
In his book Pharmako Gnosis, Dale Pendell claims that mescaline…
The Spiritual and Indigenous Roots of San Pedro: Lessons for Modern Psychedelic Practitioners
In his book,Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic,…
Psilocybin Truffles vs. Mushrooms: What Coaches and Practitioners Should Know
Is there a difference between magic mushrooms and psilocybin truffles?…