I wrote Listening to Spravato® because I needed it to exist. I was a patient sitting in a treatment chair, conservatory training in my back pocket, and no one had written down what I was learning about music and esketamine. So I did.
Now that book is available to listen to — and I narrated it myself.
The audiobook edition of Listening to Spravato®: Sound, Silence, and the Medicine of Music is live this week across more than a dozen platforms. If you've been meaning to read it but haven't found the time, or if you prefer to listen — this is for you.
About the Audiobook Production
The audiobook was produced using AI narration — a deliberate choice that kept the production timeline tight and the cost accessible, so the content could reach patients and clinicians as quickly as possible.
The voice is clear and easy to follow. Every word of the original text is intact. And the material — the neuroscience, the genre guides, the session-phase playlists — translates well to audio. If anything, hearing the music descriptions read aloud gives them a different kind of weight.
What's in the Audiobook
The audiobook contains the full text of Listening to Spravato®, including:
- The neuroscience chapters — why music affects the brain differently during ketamine-class treatments, what the research says, and what it doesn't
- Genre guides — my breakdown of which musical styles tend to work during which phases of a session, and why
- Session-phase playlists — the induction phase, the peak, the integration window, and the come-down each have different sonic needs
- The personal chapters — what it was actually like to be a musician going through Spravato treatment, and what I learned that I couldn't have learned any other way
- Clinician notes — what treatment centers can do to make the music environment better for patients
Nothing was cut. This is the complete book.
Where to Find It
The audiobook is available now on all major platforms. If you're a Spotify subscriber, you already have access — search Listening to Spravato and it should appear in audiobooks.
It's also distributed through Bibliotheca, Baker & Taylor, and BookBeat via institutional and library feeds — so if your local library uses any of those systems, you may be able to borrow it for free.
A Note for Patients
If you're currently in Spravato treatment, or about to start, I want to say something directly: this book was written for you first.
The playlists, the genre guides, the session tips — all of it came from my own chair time and from conversations with other patients and clinicians. I'm not a doctor. I'm a musician who went through this and paid close attention.
The audiobook format might actually be more useful for you than the print edition, depending on where you are in treatment. You can listen during integration. You can play a chapter on the drive home. You can hear the music descriptions in a way that might help you find the right playlist before your next session.
That's the hope, anyway.
A Note for Clinicians and Treatment Centers
If you work in a Spravato treatment setting, the audiobook is a low-friction way to get this material in front of your patients. Many patients won't read a book about their treatment — but they might listen to one.
If you'd like to learn more about how Listening to Spravato® can support your practice, visit the For Treatment Centers page.
Thank You
This project started as a personal necessity and became something I'm genuinely proud of. The response to the print and digital editions has been more than I expected — the reviews, the messages from patients, the clinicians who've reached out.
The audiobook feels like the right next step. I hope it finds the people who need it.
— Justin