How Do Psychedelics Treat PTSD? - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs

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... #ptsd #psychedelics #specialforces - 00:00 Intro 04:05 Dealing with Trauma in the Armed Forces 11:18 Martin’s Journey with Psychedelics 18:00 Commonalities of Veterans with PTSD 24:57 Taking Psychedelics for the First Time 33:42 How the Brain Restructures PTSD 43:55 Current Accessibility of Psychedelics 48:30 Side Effects of Psychedelics 52:33 Advice to Suffering Veterans 57:20 Where to Find Michael & Dr Polanco - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Michael HiggsguestChris WilliamsonhostDr. Martin Polancoguest

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EPISODE INFO

Released: July 2, 2022
Duration: 58m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE 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... #ptsd #psychedelics #specialforces - 00:00 Intro 04:05 Dealing with Trauma in the Armed Forces 11:18 Martin’s Journey with Psychedelics 18:00 Commonalities of Veterans with PTSD 24:57 Taking Psychedelics for the First Time 33:42 How the Brain Restructures PTSD 43:55 Current Accessibility of Psychedelics 48:30 Side Effects of Psychedelics 52:33 Advice to Suffering Veterans 57:20 Where to Find Michael & Dr Polanco - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Michael Higgs
guest
Chris Williamson
host
Dr. Martin Polanco
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Michael Higgs and Chris Williamson, How Do Psychedelics Treat PTSD? - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs explores psychedelics Help Special Forces Veterans Confront Trauma, Heal Brain Injuries Former Navy SEAL ‘Punky’ and physician Dr. Martin Polanco discuss using psychedelics—primarily ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT—to treat PTSD, traumatic brain injury (TBI), addiction, and suicidality in special operations veterans. Punky recounts decades of cumulative trauma, emotional suppression, heavy medication use, and eventual suicidal crisis that led him to Dr. Polanco’s program, The Mission Within. They explain how psychedelics, in a carefully prepared and supported setting, can surface buried trauma, reduce brain inflammation, promote neurogenesis, and catalyze deep psychological and spiritual shifts. Both emphasize that the medicines are catalysts, not cures; sustained healing depends on integration work, lifestyle changes, and community support.

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