Good Chemistry, Julie Holland
Good Chemistry, Julie Holland
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Good Chemistry
The Science of Connection, from Soul to Psychedelics

Author: Julie Holland

Narrator: Jean Ann Douglass

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/16/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A psychiatrist and psychedelic researcher explores the science of connection—why we need it, how we’ve lost it, and how we might find it again.

We are suffering from an epidemic of disconnection that antidepressants and social media can’t fix. This state of isolation puts us in “fight or flight mode,” deranging sleep, metabolism and libido. What’s worse, we’re paranoid of others. This kill-or-be-killed framework is not a way to live. But, when we feel safe and loved, we can rest, digest, and repair. We can heal. And it is only in this state of belonging that we can open up to connection with others.In this powerful book, Holland helps us to understand the science of connection as revealed in human experiences from the spiritual to the psychedelic. The key is oxytocin—a neurotransmitter and hormone produced in our bodies that allows us to trust and bond. It fosters attachment between mothers and infants, romantic partners, friends, and even with our pets. There are many ways to reach this state of mental and physical wellbeing that modern medicine has overlooked. The implications for our happiness and health are profound. We can find oneness in meditation, in community, or in awe at the beauty around us. Another option: psychedelic medicines that can catalyze a connection with the self, with nature, or the cosmos. Good Chemistry points us on the right path to forging true and deeper attachments with our own souls, to one another, and even to our planet, helping us heal ourselves and our world. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Julie Holland

Julie Holland, MD, is a psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology, with a private practice in New York City. Her book Weekends at Bellevue chronicled her nine years running the psychiatric emergency room as an attending physician on the faculty of the New York University School of Medicine. Frequently featured on Today and in CNN's documentary series Weed, Holland is the editor of The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis and Ecstasy: The Complete Guide. She is the medical monitor for several clinical research studies on treating post-traumatic stress disorder, one using MDMA-assisted psychotherapy and another examining the effects of various strains of cannabis. Her New York Times bestselling book Moody Bitches has been translated into eleven languages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jan on August 02, 2020

Good Chemistry~~ Psychedelic drug therapy, monitored by experienced, medical professionals, has made a most welcome comeback in the twenty-first century throughout the world. Having been shut down in the Sixties because of uncontrolled, experimentation by celebrities like Timothy Leary and Cary Grant......more

Goodreads review by Tiago on October 17, 2021

I've read my share of psychedelic books and I'm far from a novice in the topic. I am a bit apprehensive about reading more books on the subject. Not only because I already know a fair bit, but also because honestly, most books about the topic are lazy. They take advantage of psychedelics renewed pub......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on September 14, 2022

Really could have done without the unnecessary political narrative c/o the author that added absolutely nothing to an otherwise decent book on neurochemistry. Ugh.......more

Goodreads review by Cody on December 07, 2023

Unfortunately, this book wasn’t for me. I hoped to read about (1) scientific studies, clinical trials, and case studies of the many patients she has seen and (2) what connectedness is and how to foster it. In other words, I was hoping to read about the (1) SCIENCE of (2) CONNECTION! Instead, through......more

Goodreads review by Spencer on August 16, 2020

We are wired to find connection pleasurable, to reward a state of unity - because thats how we survive Loneliness is the health equivalent of being obese or smoking 15 fags a day. And is responsible for our opioid epidemic. There are more veteran suicides than veteran war deaths- this has been true f......more