From Shock To Awe is a new documentary about the devastating PTSD suffered by combat veterans, and the integration of the shadow facilitated by psychedelic plant medicines. Directed, shot, and edited by Luc Côté and featuring Matt Kahl and other veterans, From Shock To Awe is a powerful film that could help change public opinion about the value of ayahuasca, MDMA, and other substances.In this conversation Matt helps us understand the daily struggle of PTSD sufferers and how their trauma ripples out to the rest of society. Luc and Matt both help us to see, with clarity, what it means to love, forgive, and accept yourself--shadow and all.Watch Shock To Awehttps://www.fromshocktoawe.com/ @fromshocktoawe on InstagramGet double length interview conversations, early podcast access and more, while supporting Chance and InnerVerse with your energy!Check out this episode's Plus+ Extension!Become a member at patreon.com/innerverseWe Talked About...The daily mental loops that veterans with PTSD experiencePharmaceutical overload and broken mainstream mental health practicesPsychological reasons veterans don't adjust and re-enlist or commit suicideSecondary PTSD and the rippling out of war trauma to societyGratitude and reverence for the spiritual journey with plant medicinesRapé (ceremonial tobacco snuff) and the will to let go and forgive/accept yourselfAyahuasca purges and why repressing inner demons keeps them attached to youThe body/mind psycho-somatic connection between past trauma and emotional/physical scarringHow beginning your own healing process uncovers the layers of friends and familyOnly In Plus+ (Subscribe!)The daily balancing work to be done after the healing process occursPsychic bonding and communication through shared medicine journeysThe future of MDMA assisted PTSD therapy Shifting public perception of psychedelicsVarieties of ayahuasca ceremony centers in North and South AmericaHow unhealed trauma freezes a person's development to the level they were at when it occursMatt's work getting mushrooms decriminalized and providing free cannabis for veteransWhy Shock To Awe's producers decided to focus individual transformations instead of showing the science MUSIC IN THIS EPISODEIntro - "Foggy Dreams" by Wisdom TradersOutro - " Cerebral Vortex " by Illusive Tuna Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.