The Plant Medicine For PTSD Podcast
The Plant Medicine For PTSD Podcast is dedicated to bringing you real stories of real people getting real help to overcome their trauma through the use of intentional plant medicine and other spiritual practices.
Episodes
71 episodes
19. Allen Heaton - Operation: Flowstate & Healing While Still On The Job
This episode was never actually meant to see the light of day as a regular podcast, but it turned out to be too good to keep under wraps. I’m joined by active-duty police officer Allen Heaton, who originally hopped...
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18. Expectations, Leadership & Healing with Tim "Chachi" Pachasa
How much time have you spent reflecting on a single word? Tim Pachasa—aka “Chachi”—has spent 13 years on one: expectations.Expectations shape how we communicate, how we lead, and how we naviga...
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17. Overheard In Healing #1 A Tale of Two Dads
This is the first installment in a new series we're testing out where we highlight stories and inspirational (or painful) snippets we hear from our clients and mentors inside of our coaching program. This one brings you a...
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16. Why Dr. Charlie Powell Sold His Thriving Medical Practice To Make A Documentary About Veterans Healing With Ibogaine
This episode dives into psychedelic retreats & psychedelic integration through the story of Dr. Charlie Powell—a veteran and physician with multiple board certifications and medical patents. He appeared to be c...
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15. Hormonal Health in PTSD, TBI & Operator Syndrome Recovery with Dr. Taylor Bosley
PTSD and TBI often get framed as purely psychological issues, but hormone levels can tell a different story - one that often gets overlooked entirely, or is severely mismanaged. In this episode, Green Beret and double-board-certifie...
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14. Paul Nootbaar - Healing Severe Childhood Trauma Through MDMA-Assisted Therapy
Psychedelic integration sits at the center of this episode—a clear, grounded look at how real life changes after profound experiences. Paul Nootbaar shares an incredibly raw story: he lost his mother due to domestic viol...
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13. Mark Herrmann - From Fire Fighter & EMT To Plant Medicine Activist & Facilitator
In this episode, I’m joined by Mark Herrmann — retired firefighter, ketamine clinic staffer, psychedelic advocate, and someone who’s clearly done the work.Mark’s path started like a lot of ours do - with childhood wounds that never reall...
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12. Mike Legregni, Part 2: The Healing Path
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Mike Legregni — retired Marine, former cop, founder of Veteran Wood Co., and a man who’s been through some serious shit in life and keeps on trucking. In this episode, we pick up where we left ...
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11. Mike Legregni, Part One: Rebuilding From Rock Bottom
I'm joined today by Mike Legregni, retired Marine & former police officer, current psychonaut, woodworker, and all-around good dude.Mike came from a pretty messed up background which launched him into the Marine Corps — a path that s...
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10. Billy Evans, Part One
Retired Marine Corpsman Billy Evans grew up witnessing drug and alcohol addiction in his parents - and later found himself facing the same darkness when his own life began to unravel. Billy was forced into medical retirement when he began to ex...
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9. Seb Lavoie
I'm joined in this one by certified savage Seb Lavoie — he retired from working as an ERT Team Leader (think Canada's equivalent to SWAT) with the rank of Sgt. Major and he now works in private security (even holding a Master's degree in...
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8. Matthew "Whiz" Buckley - From Top Gun Fighter Pilot To Psychedelic Advocate
In this episode, I'm honored to sit down with Matthew “Whiz” Buckley — former Navy fighter pilot, Wall Street trader, and founder of the No Fallen Heroes Foundation. From launching off aircraft carriers to launching into the spi...
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7. Jake Gray
Jake is a USMC veteran who found the route for healing his TBI and PTSD through plant medicine, and has now evolved to actually be helping to facilitate these ceremonies by working with the Heroic ...
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6. Dave Morrow, Part One
In this episode, I talk with Dave Morrow - veteran, podcast host, coach, published author, and BJJ white belt (at the time of this recording…) - about what what led him down the path of joining the Canadian Armed Forces, the factors that...
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5. Damian Robertson, Part One
In this episode, I sit down with Damian Robertson — a former Canadian soldier and world-renowned tattoo artist — to talk about the long road from survival to healing.Damian shares the compelling story of surviving a catastrophic train ac...
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4. Toby Miller - How A Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivor and SOF Veteran Wounded In Combat Found Healing Through Microdosing & Ayahuasca
When Toby was introduced to us by mutual friend Seb Lavioe, he was struggling. Though to be fair, he was struggling less than he had been in previous years. Toby was sexually abused as a kid which led him down a path to join the...
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3. How To Actually Overcome Self-Destructive Behaviors
Most of the time when someone is engaging in a destructive behavior like excessive drinking or cannabis use, scrolling TikTok for 8 hours a day or impulsively watching porn, they did not set out to actively destroy their own life. Rathe...
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2. Nic Lowry - From SWAT & Child Sex Crimes to Healing With Plant Medicine & Spirituality
How does a seasoned law enforcement officer, with 23 years under his belt, grapple with the unseen wounds of PTSD and anxiety? Join us on Plant Medicine for PTSD as we welcome Nic, a former SWAT officer, who shares his harrowing journey through...
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1. Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
Alright let's kick things off on this new podcast venture with a little introduction to what this is and what to expect moving forwardThe Plant Medicine for PTSD Podcast is here to bring you valuable information on how you can start or ...
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Transitioning from The Way Broadly to the Plant Medicine for PTSD Podcast
This episode serves to explain why I am changing gears, and changing the name of this podcast, to be more aligned with the current direction of my business and my life. I hope that you choose to keep listening and stay engaged with...
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The Way Broadly Archive - 51. Ayahuasca SoloSeries Part 1: A Reintroduction to the Medicine
This is part one of a multipart series I mapped out while sitting in the Pucallpa airport waiting to start my 24 hour journey out of the jungle and back into civilization. I recently led a group of pasajeros into the jungle to ...
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The Way Broadly Archive - 50. William Tovar: How Psychedelics Help Veterans Heal, Jiu Jitsu, Turning Down Jobs, Psychedelic Peer Support Hotline
William Tovar is an air force veteran, jiu jitsu practitioner, father, and psychonaut. He went from an aimless, criminal youth to doing cool shit in the Air Force overseas, only to realize he didn't love getting shot at, and decided to ...
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The Way Broadly Archive - 49. Brian Liu, the Cannabis Tech Guru
Brian Liu is a "business solutions architect" which I discovered today just means he's really good at solving problems for people. He spent much of his career working in technology systems solutions, but it turns out his true passions lie in ca...
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