EPISODE · Jul 28, 2023 · 51 MIN
How psychedelics saved a Navy SEAL, and inspired new technology for mental health
from Eye on Veterans · host CBS News
We take a deep dive into a Navy SEAL’s Journey with psychedelics and how it inspired him to create a wellness software program that is having incredible success. After years of covert special operations missions and deadly combat, former SEAL Jonathan Wilson found himself with a great job at Goldman Sachs. On paper everything was great. But like many combat veterans understand, life would soon get out of control.Wilson describes his post-military pain in vivid detail, and how taking the psychedelic plant Ibogaine changed his life. After his life altering trip to Mexico, he teamed up with researchers from Oxford University and developed a new web-based, wearable technology solution called INVI Mindhealth.We talked about how exactly INVI Mindhealth works. And we explore how it is changing the lives of many of his fellow veterans.For more information on INVI Mindhealth:https://www.invimh.com/For more info psychedelic therapy research check out MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies):https://maps.org/ See also Heroic Hearts Project – Ayahuasca and Psychedelic Therapyhttps://www.heroicheartsproject.org/Psychedelic Therapy for Caregivers and Spouseshttps://thehope-project.org/To reach CBS Eye on Veterans email [email protected] on Twitter:@philbriggsVet @eyeonveterans
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