Ep28: Pam Kryskow on learning to ground in complexity, and embracing the abundance of the world around her

Dr. Pamela Kryskow is a medical doctor, advocate, practitioner and life-loving human. She serves as the medical lead of the non-profit “Roots To Thrive” Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Program in BC, volunteers as a founding board member of the Psychedelic Association of Canada, and serves as the Medical Chair of the Vancouver Island University Post Graduate Certificate in Psychedelic Medicine Assisted Therapy. Prior to studying to become a doctor, she was a City of Coquitlam Firefighter for 8 years and provincial forestry firefighter for 4 seasons. Pam is someone who thrives in complexity, abundance and the ‘and’ of the human experience. Wending our way through her roots, in our conversation we explore her childhood moving all over North America with her professional-hocky-playing father and family, and the resilience and groundedness she cultivated in that unique childhood context. We explore her evolving relationship with religion and spirituality, from her Catholic roots to her deepening relationship with nature. And we dive into what she calls her ‘meandering’ life path, and talk about what she is learning about herself, her truth and the world around her, all while her roots continue to nourish and ground her unfolding.

Shownotes

• Psychedelic Association of Canada: https://www.psychedelicassociation.net/
• Roots To Thrive Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Program: https://rootstothrive.com/
• "Quiet the Sirens" documentary: https://quietthesirens.com/
• Vancouver Island University Post Graduate Certificate in Psychedelic Medicine Assisted Therapy: https://www.viu.ca/programs/health/psychedelic-assisted-therapy
• “Fantastic Fungi” documentary: https://fantasticfungi.com/pages/the-film

Music credit: Music by Mass X Audio from Pixabay

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