A Chat with Uma
A Chat with Uma
Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS
23. Life Updates: Moving To Wisconsin, Mental Health Treatments, Psychedelics, & Starting My Ph.D
1 hour 20 minutes Posted Aug 31, 2023 at 5:03 am.
) Hello, check-in, overview of episode
) Update: Video + event recording repository of many past events
) Update: You can now support my work on Ko-Fi!
) Background on episode: where I was at our last life update/check-in
) Recap of this past summer and my state of being since graduating in May
) Reflections on my fear of fear, and working to accept my reality
) Recap of moving from Dallas to Madison
) My most recent psychedelic experience: why I did it, and all that resulted
) Reflections and updates on recovery, growth, and change post-session; Reflections on how living in Madison is unexpectedly supporting my healing
) Updates on where I am with therapy/treatment; Embarking on new treatment for my comorbid OCD & PTSD
) Updates on starting my Ph.D in Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Major changes I am making to my life & way of operating
) Final thoughts, reflections, calls to action, and hopes for the future
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On episode 23 of A Chat with Uma, I provide an honest and unfiltered life update in light of many recent major life changes. I share openly and honestly about the difficulties I faced in moving to Wisconsin, and all that has transpired in this adjustment period. I speak about the struggles that contributed to my experience, as well as the steps I took to work through them. I talk through my most recent psychedelic experience and its contribution to the upward spiral that I have embarked upon since moving to Madison. I share from the heart about my recovery and healing process, and how it has looked far different than I ever expected. I share updates on my current treatment process, and I talk through the start of my Ph.D in neuroscience. Overall, this episode opens a window into the complexity and ever-evolving journey of recovery, discovery, healing, and growth that I am on, with the hope of creating a space for you to allow and accept the true nature of your own life experience with honesty and compassion.
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Contextual episodes:
⁠⁠⁠01. My Full Story: 0 to 26⁠⁠⁠
02-04. My Mental Health Journey: ⁠⁠Part 1⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Part 2⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Part 3⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠05. Yes, I've Done Psychedelics: From Psychonaut to Researcher⁠⁠⁠
⁠06-07. The Ketamine Diaries - OCD, PTSD, Depression, & Chronic Pain: ⁠⁠Part. 1⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠⁠Part 2⁠⁠
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