Ep. 138: Combat, Empathy, and the Power of Psychedelic Healing with Army Ranger and Harvard Undergrad Nick Ige

First- this episode is intense.  It is easily the most powerful episode of the show.

Nick openly shares his intense combat experiences from his time in the 75th Ranger Regiment and how they shaped his ability to be empathetic. 

Realizing he was sitting on a precipice, he sought help.  A mentor pointed him in the direction of psychedelics, which started him down a path of healing.  He shares what his experiences were like and to say that it is powerful is a dramatic understatement.  

Nick is now working on a Neuroscience degree at Harvard to take his knowledge and experiences to help other veterans.

Fun fact: Nick and I served in 1-505th, 82nd ABN for a few years together before we moved onto our next assignments. 

Resources mentioned:
Heroic Hearts Project (also check out Ep. 12 their founder Jesse Gould)
MAPS psychedelic research center
Live American Yogi (Nick brought LAY up without me prompting, but the founder, Phil, and I went through SERE together and were Team Leaders in the same company)
Hunter 7 Foundation
Next Step Inbound (Interview with their team on Ep. 17)
Warrior-Scholar Program (Hear my interview with CEO Ryan Pavel on Ep. 37)