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Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: The Doctor Who Left Medicine to Build a Clinic Network | Lauren Barker, Good Mind Therapeutics

Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: The Doctor Who Left Medicine to Build a Clinic Network | Lauren Barker, Good Mind Therapeutics17 jun19 min

<p>Lauren spent nearly a decade as a doctor before she joined a chaotic mental-health startup. Then the model broke, her co-founder walked, and she rebuilt the company alone, teaching herself Google Ads off YouTube. That became Good Mind Therapeutics: five ketamine clinics across Australia, break-even, heading for fifty.</p><p><br></p><p>Lauren Barker is the co-founder of Good Mind Therapeutics, a clinic network for the people antidepressants have failed. We talk about walking away from a prestigious career, rebuilding solo after a co-founder leaves, and what it costs to keep going when you&#39;re not sure you&#39;re qualified.</p><p><br></p><p>For: founders rebuilding mid-journey, anyone in health, and anyone who&#39;s wondered if they&#39;re qualified enough to keep going.</p><p><br></p><p>If this episode helped you, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or follow on Spotify. It takes 30 seconds and it&#39;s how the next founder finds us.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW US</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@FoundersInMotion" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@FoundersInMotion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/foundersinmotion" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thea.yaps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@foundersinmotion" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@foundersinmotion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/theango/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/theango/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>ABOUT FOUNDERS IN MOTION</strong></p><p>The founder podcast that catches them before they&#39;re famous, when the pivot might not work and the real story is still being written.</p><p>Hosted by Thea Ngo, a Wharton grad, venture capital investor, and (your new favorite?) inte📄 Full episode transcript + query the show notes → https://foundersinmotion.tech/episodes/30-lauren-barker/rrogator</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>