#42 - Battling PTSD with ret. Navy SEAL Michael "Punky" Higgs

01/04/2024 1h 2min Temporada 1 Episodio 42
#42 - Battling PTSD with ret. Navy SEAL Michael "Punky" Higgs

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Send us a text Hey everyone and welcome back to another great episode with the badass Michael “Punky” Higgs. Punky is a former Navy SEAL who retired with the rank of Command Master Chief and spent 30 years in Special Operations. Michael was inadvertently exposed to psychedelic medicines while supporting a teammate with PTSD, which led to his own profound experiences and healing with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. Michael has served as the Director of Operations for The Mission Within while also functioning as a medicine facilitator and integration specialist. He’s a member and advocate of the Veterans Mental Health Leadership Coalition and is currently the Director of Programs (San Diego) for the Honor Foundation which is a military to civilian transition program for the Special Operations community. Listen as we talk about the emotional perils of working in Special Operations and combat in general, the nuances of plant medicines for complex traumas, TBI, moral injury, PTSD and the future of psychedelics in the treatment of veterans. Support the showAs always, if you like what you hear, please leave a review on iTunes. If you want more great content as it releases, subscribe where ever you listen to great podcasts and follow on Instagram for cool updates and episode previews.

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