The Thinning

A First Responder, PTSD, And The Way Back


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Former Atlanta police detective and Suffolk County cop Michael Morgan spent 30 years burying the weight of the worst moments in other people's lives — homicides, child deaths, the visceral cries he couldn't unhear. When a forced retirement brought everything flooding back, he knew he needed something radical. In this raw and remarkable conversation, Michael shares how ayahuasca unlocked a grief he'd sealed off for decades, what actually happens inside a ceremony, and why the medicine alone isn't what healed him. A must-listen for anyone who's ever wondered what real healing looks like — and what it costs to finally let your guard down.


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The ThinningBy Steven Martin