About Damon Krohn: Damon Krohn, PhD, LCPC is the CEO and Founder of Monarch Neuroscience and the Monarch Protocols, an innovative wellness company created to help those suffering from mental illness find safe, rapid relief from serious mental health challenges using both traditional and nontraditional treatments, including the use of psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapies when indicated. Damon's work includes helping veterans, cancer survivors, adults with treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and grief, as well as helping patients find new sources of creativity and purpose moving forward in their lives. Damon received his psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy certification from the Institute for Integrative Psychiatry (IPI) and currently resides in Illinois with his wife and two children.

About us: Helping the Heard is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming communication patterns and fostering deeper connections in personal and professional relationships. Founded by empowerment coach Ian Mychal, the organization operates on the belief that many negative communication habits—such as defensiveness, reactivity, and avoidance—stem from individuals not feeling truly heard. By emphasizing curiosity, personal responsibility, and authentic expression, Helping the Heard teaches others how to create environments where individuals feel safe to speak their truth and engage in meaningful dialogue.