#mentalhealth #ptsd #healingjourney #mentalillness #depression #veterans #suicideprevention #psychotherapy #veteran #mindfulliving #trauma #healing #anxiety #treatment #symptoms #veteransofwar #adriansinclair #wylygray #ayahuasca #mentalhealthawareness #veteransaffairs #veteransupport #veteranshelpingveteransApodcast.com host Adrian Sinclair speaks with Wyly Gray - founder of VeteransofWar.org - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects teams of veterans to guided psychedelic group therapy designed to heal the scars of war. INSTEAD OF TREATING SYMPTOMS, LETS TREAT THE UNDERLYING TRAUMA What if, instead of treating the many symptoms of trauma (PTSD, rage, loss of memory or identity, etc.), we had a way to treat the source of the trauma itself while also creating the framework for long term peer-to-peer support? Veterans of War is doing just that by offering a six-month group fellowship curriculum for treatment-resistant veteran teams. The veteran teams, called Fireteams, will use all 3 methods approved by the American Psychological Association to combat the after-effects of war: Education, Psychotherapy, and Psychopharmacology. THE FIRETEAM’S MISSION TO HEAL IS ACCOMPLISHED IN 3 PHASES: 1) FIRETEAM OF 4 VETERAN PARTICIPANTS BEGIN 2 MONTHS OF GUIDED GROUP THERAPY WITH A CERTIFIED INTEGRATION COACH DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PREPARATION FOR PHASE 2. 2) FIRETEAM, COACH, AND VOW STAFF MEET FOR A 12 DAY GUIDED PSYCHEDELIC GROUP THERAPY WORKSHOP. VETERANS WILL HAVE 4 OPPORTUNITIES TO DRINK PLANT MEDICINE IN A CEREMONIAL SETTING ON SET DAYS SPREAD OUT OVER THE PERIOD (STAGGERED WITH DAYS FOR REST, DEBRIEFING, COACHING CIRCLE, GUIDED MEDITATION, AND YOGA). 3) FIRETEAM MEMBERS RETURN HOME AND BEGIN THE FINAL 4 MONTHS OF THE FELLOWSHIP CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CONTINUED INTEGRATION COACHING AND SUPPORT. SUPPORTING INTEGRATION IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING POSITIVE OUTCOMES LONG TERM. Success in a Veterans of War Fellowship is a direct result of connection through shared experience, long-term peer-to-peer support, accountability, and hard work. *** Special request for donations to support the Yagua Tribe: https://www.veteransofwar.org/treebranchVeterans of War, as a direct beneficiary of the work that indigenous guardians of plant medicines have provided for millennia, is committed to helping keep these people and their traditions alive. Every donation on this page goes directly to the Yagua Tribe of the Urco Miraño village. Every penny counts. Every life counts. We are all branches of the same tree. We can preserve life and culture if we work together!  VISIT AND DONATE: https://www.veteransofwar.org/treebranch  ================================== Apodcast.com - Listen, Learn and Share. Join our Facebook Group "Apodcast with..." and introduce us to our next guests: https://www.facebook.com/groups/22660...https://Apodcast.comhttps://www.youtube.com/apodcasthttps://facebook.com/apodcastshow