Episode
#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
1:05:08
Published: Sat Jul 02 2022
Description
Martin Polanco is Founder of The Mission Within and a Veteran Mental Health Advocate and Michael Higgs was Command Master Chief of a Navy SEAL team and is Director of Operations at The Mission Within. For a very long time, once soldiers have finished in war, their battles have often continued back home. Both active and retired veterans suffer with childhood traumas, life traumas, divorces, opioid addiction, family issues, Traumatic Brain Injuries, deaths of team members, chronic pain injuries and long term inflammation. Martin and Michael believe that psychedelics are an important potential solution to give suffering veterans another shot at a functional life. Expect to learn how iboga rewires the brain in 12 hours, why Michael held a gun to his head after being out of the seals for two years, the insane pressure placed on Special Forces operators by themselves, what happened when Michael ate 20g of mushrooms on a Native Indian reservation, how to sign up to Martin's current studies which he needs volunteers for and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get £250 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 2 weeks free access to Wondrium by going to https://www.wondrium.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Check out Martin & Michael's website - https://missionwithin.org/ If you want to sign up to The Mission Within's medical trials - https://missionwithin.org/gold-star/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
PodcastModern Wisdom
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Episode#494 - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD?
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