Anti-Hero's Journey

Sarah is a neuroscientist and public health professional with a passion for finding solutions to societal challenges in mental health, substance use, and homelessness. Her work has largely included health system transformation efforts in the US and Haiti. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmatousek/

Andrew Toy is a man who needs no batteries. He is an author, marketer, and podcaster. He is the creator of the podcasts Life Through the Big Screen, Hollywood Horrors, and Toying With Faith. https://www.instagram.com/AndrewToyPodcaster

Jennifer Chesak is the author of The Psilocybin Handbook for Women. She is an award-winning freelance science and medical journalist, editor, and fact-checker, and her work has has appeared in several national publications, including the Washington Post. Chesak earned her master of science in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill. She currently teaches in the journalism and publishing p...

Hi there, I'm Mia! I am the Creative Director of @psychedelicsalons in Vancouver, BC. I may have told you recently about my favourite chocolate micro-dosing brand or maybe we went to an art party together. You might have come across my Instagram where I showcase my writing from my upcoming book I will be publishing next year or maybe you found me because you watched my 10 g mushroom trip video. Ei...

Jude is an integrative therapist and meditation teacher. He became obsessed with consciousness and eastern philosophy in his late teens and has been exploring ever since. He’s studied Buddhism and growth practices with a variety of teachers and mentors (Vipassana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism), and spent over 6 years in experiential psychotherapy training programs (Gestalt, Transpersonal, Psychodynam...

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 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...

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 publicatio...

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 empowe...

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 Lieu...

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...

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 t...