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Top Gun fighter pilot/Wall Street exec "Whiz" Buckley's Psychedelic Plant Medicine Journeys Oct 04, 2023

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E. Matthew "Whiz" Buckley, Former Navy F/A-18 Hornet fighter pilot, TOPGUN grad, founder No Fallen Heroes Foundation shares his experiences with the psychedelic plant medicines Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT, as well as his perspectives on a wide array of issues related to mental health, veteran suicide, and hot topics in America and around the globe today. https://nofallenheroesfoundation.org/

Heather R. King, MPS, Tillman Scholar Oct 02, 2023

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Heather R. King serves as a certified preparation and integration coach for Heroic Hearts Project and SCA Integration. She possesses a unique blend of discipline and communication skills enabling her to create a safe and supportive environment for clients, empowering them on their paths to recovery, growth, and a renewed sense of purpose. She served in the U.S. Air Force as a “crew chief” on B-1s and C-130s. She had multiple deployments to Diego Garcia, Guam, and Al-Udeid in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. After earning a M.P.S. in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University, she went to work for a VA hospital in Tennessee. As a storyteller, Heather saw firsthand the gaps in services for Veterans with PTSD. This ignited a passion to make a positive impact in the lives of fellow veterans. Heather has confronted and conquered her own battles with PTSD and alcoholism, ultimately achieving sobriety in 2016. In her journey towards healing, she sought out psychedelic therapy in 2020, and the transformative results inspired her to dedicate her efforts to providing support and resources to veterans looking to explore psychedelic medicines for spiritual and emotional growth. https://heroicheartsproject.org

Dr. Matthew Wall, PhD, MRI Rock Star Sep 28, 2023

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Matt Wall is a psychologist, neuroscientist and specialist in neuroimaging, particularly functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the human brain. He completed his PhD at Cambridge, post-doctoral positions at Royal Holloway and UCL, and is currently head of MRI applications at Invicro London, plus an honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. He has authored over 70 scientific publications, is an editor at Scientific Reports, and his research currently focuses on psychedelics, cannabis, sex hormones, and methods-development for fMRI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYINee1VA4

Melissa Lavasani, Founder/CEO of Psychedelic Medicine Coalition Sep 25, 2023

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Melissa Lavasani is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Washington, DC-based Psychedelic Medicine Coalition, a national association committed to creating and protecting access to psychedelic medicines through advocacy and education on a federal level. Melissa is also President of Psychedelic Medicine Advocacy and its Political Action Committee which is dedicated to ensuring Americans are empowered to elect lawmakers that support safe, equitable access to these life-changing treatments. Prior to that, Melissa proposed Initiative 81, the Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020, the largest ballot initiative win in Washington DC's history with 76% approval. Inspired by her own experience as a professional, working mother using psychedelic medicines to overcome severe postpartum depression when the healthcare system failed her, Melissa is one of the leading voices for policy, politics, and advocacy in the psychedelic space. She is also a Founding Board Member of the Psychedelics and Healing Initiative at the Global Wellness Institute, and on the Advisory Boards of Drugs over Dinner and Universal Ibogaine. Melissa has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Macalester College, a Masters degree in Management from the University of Denver, and a Masters in Public Policy from George Mason University. Born in Washington, DC to Iranian immigrants, Melissa currently lives in Northeast DC with her husband Daniel, daughter Lola (9), son Ramsey (6), and their two rescue dogs, Gus and Daisy. https://www.psychedelicmedicineadvocacy.com https://www.psychedelicmedicinecoalition.org http://www.directimpact.com/

Captain Daniel Truex, CEO, Police Lieutenant, Husband, Father Sep 15, 2023

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CEO For GuardLogic - an Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company for 2022 and 2023. Company Commander - 940th MP CO, 26 years military, 5 deployments. Lieutenant with the Lexington Police Department, 17 years of service, numerous positons to include: Detective in the Crimes against Children Unit and Major Violators Unit, Sergeant in the Special Victims Unit and Violent Crimes Unit, and Patrol Lieutenant. Most importantly married for 13 years to my Wife and two daughters, Olivia and Amelia. https://www.guardlogic.com

Dr. "Saint" Andrew D. Fisher (MD, PA-C) Godfather of Tactical Combat Casualty Care Sep 13, 2023

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Dr. Andrew D. Fisher (MD, PA-C) is the patron saint of fresh whole blood transfusions. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University College of Medicine and is currently a general surgery resident at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He served in the US Army as a Physician Assistant assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment prior to medical school where he pioneered the use of whole-blood transfusions at the point of injury and contributed to research for the utilization of low titer O-negative whole blood in trauma. His influence on tactical medicine in the world today through research, teaching, training, and medical practice is impossible to overstate.

Susan Ousterman, Founder of the Vilomah Foundation Sep 08, 2023

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Susan Ousterman is the Founder of the Vilomah Foundation, which provides peer grief support and other resources to bereaved families, with the ultimate goal of creating national memorial gardens to honor the lives lost to substance-related causes. She is a drug policy reform advocate who has been advocating for the safe, equitable use of psychedelic medicine since being unable to access ibogaine to treat her son's opioid use disorder. Susan believes the drastic increase in young deaths of despair is a call to action for parents to use their fierce unconditional love to transform our toxic culture into a more compassionate and connected society. https://www.vilomahgardens.org/

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