Ayelet Waldman

"In an effort to treat a debilitating mood disorder, Ayelet Waldman undertook a very private experiment, ingesting 10 micrograms of LSD every three days for a month. This is the story--by turns revealing, courageous, fascinating and funny--of her quietly psychedelic spring, her quest to understand one of our most feared drugs, and her search for a really good day"--

How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life

A Really Good Day

Jeannette Ordas

Loved this book! She's open and honest about her marriage and life (well appreciated, especially since her husband is a famous author). Like the Waldman, I'm also in search of a really good day (though I suffer from anxiety & panic attacks and not bi-polar) and loved hearing all about her month long LSD microdosing experiment. There's plenty of science to back up her findings and she mixes in personal anecdotes with politics, the failed War on Drugs and science. She has a chapter on decriminalizing all drugs and because everyday on the news I hear of new fentanyl deaths, I'm nodded my head in agreement. A mighty good read!

'Ayelet Waldman is fearless' - Rebecca Solnit 'Genuinely brave and human' - The New York Times 'Wildly brilliant' - Elle The true story of how a renowned writer's struggle with mood storms led her to try a remedy as drastic as it is forbidden: microdoses of LSD. Her fascinating journey provides a window into one family and the complex world of a once-infamous drug seen through new eyes. When a small vial arrives in her mailbox from 'Lewis Carroll,' Ayelet Waldman is at a low point. Her mood storms have become intolerably severe; she has tried nearly every medication possible; her husband and children are suffering with her. So she opens the vial, places two drops on her tongue, and joins the ranks of an underground but increasingly vocal group of scientists and civilians successfully using therapeutic microdoses of LSD. As Waldman charts her experience over the course of a month - bursts of productivity, sleepless nights, a newfound sense of equanimity - she also explores the history and mythology of LSD, the cutting-edge research into the drug, and the byzantine policies that control it. Drawing on her experience as a federal public defender, and as the mother of teenagers, and her research into the therapeutic value of psychedelics, Waldman has produced a book that is eye-opening, often hilarious, and utterly enthralling.

A Really Good Day How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life

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