EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 58 MIN
How Psychedelics Help After Military Service
from Drive On: Helping Veterans Navigate PTSD & Life After Military Service · host Scott DeLuzio
After two deployments and a solid run in the Marine Corps, Susannah Stokes did what a lot of vets do-she took her leadership skills into the corporate world. But even with a great job at Facebook and everything looking good on paper, something still felt off. This episode talks about what happens when the structure goes away, and you're left trying to figure out who you are. Susannah opens up about feeling undervalued, disconnected, and stuck in roles that didn't reflect what she was capable of. She talks about the identity crash after service, the limits of traditional therapy, and how psychedelics helped her see things differently, without numbing out. We also get into how she's helping others now and what legal psychedelic support can look like. Timestamps 00:02:00 - From a Marine Corps deployment to Facebook's corporate culture 00:06:45 - Why many vets are under-placed in civilian roles 00:14:20 - Losing faith, identity, and the question that changed everything 00:23:40 - How psychedelics rewired trauma loops and revealed purpose 00:44:20 - Finding legal, structured healing through guided plant medicine Links & Resources Veteran Suicide & Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1 Website: https://www.metamorphosis.ventures/ Transcript View the transcript for this episode.
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