Ketamine Therapy, PTSD, and Trauma Recovery: How Veterans Are Finding Healing and Consciousness Expansion

In this powerful episode of the Security Halt! Podcast, host Deny Caballero, , sits down with Christi Myers — founder of Flow Integrative and a leading voice in ketamine therapy for PTSD, trauma recovery, and mental health.

This episode goes far beyond traditional conversations about veteran wellness. It dives deep into healing journeys, consciousness, and breaking free from the chaos that trauma often traps us in.

For veterans, first responders, and anyone navigating life after trauma — this episode is a must-listen.

Ketamine Therapy: A Revolutionary Mental Health Treatment for Veterans and Trauma Survivors

For many veterans, PTSD, trauma, and the scars of military service linger long after their last deployment. Standard treatments — from SSRIs to talk therapy — often fall short.

But what if there was a different way?

Christi Myers discovered that answer through her decades-long career in emergency medicine. From wildland firefighting to flight paramedic missions with the DOD and DOJ, Christi encountered ketamine early in her career.

Originally used in ER settings for sedation and pain relief, ketamine became the foundation for a new form of integrative medicine — one focused on true trauma recovery, self-reflection, and healing.

How Ketamine Therapy Works: Breaking the Patterns of PTSD and Trauma

At the heart of ketamine therapy is neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to create new connections and pathways.

In individuals suffering from PTSD, trauma, or mental health challenges, the brain’s default mode network (DMN) becomes overactive — locking people into loops of anxiety, rumination, and negative thought patterns.

Ketamine temporarily quiets the DMN, allowing patients to step outside their trauma responses.

Instead of reacting from survival mode, they can observe their thoughts with clarity and detachment.

As Christi explains in the episode:

"Ketamine allows you to become the observer of your own story. It's not about erasing trauma — it’s about creating space between the trigger and the reaction."

Veterans, Trauma, and The Battle with Chaos

For many veterans, chaos isn’t just something endured — it becomes comfortable.

Years of military service, combat deployments, and adrenaline-fueled environments create patterns of living in fight-or-flight.

Christi and Deny discuss how veterans often unknowingly sabotage peace and healing because chaos feels more familiar than calm.

Ketamine therapy provides the rare opportunity to retrain the brain — helping veterans break cycles of:

• Self-sabotage

• Substance use

• Hyper-vigilance

• Emotional numbness

• Destructive relationship patterns

This is where true mental health transformation happens — not just symptom management, but consciousness expansion.

Why Ketamine Therapy Matters for Veteran Support and Trauma Recovery

The Security Halt! Podcast conversation challenges the idea that healing is passive or linear.

Ketamine therapy is a powerful tool — but it requires intentionality, self-reflection, and integration into daily life.

For veterans, Special Forces operators, and first responders who have tried everything, ketamine offers a new path — one rooted in veteran support, community healing, and deep personal growth.

Christi Myers' mission is clear: bring this revolutionary treatment to the forefront of mental health care, creating standardized protocols so more veterans have access to real recovery — not just prescriptions.

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