02/10/2021
Alright, the podcast is launched. Ep. 1 of The Curiosity Offensive Podcast is live. I spoke with Adrian Marquez about his unique approach to treating PTSD and trauma with Sheepdog Program. Where the VA and corporate healthcare fails, private clinicians are pushing the trauma treatment renaissance. As a clinician and combat veteran, he is one of the few special forces operator turned therapists treating veterans with PTSD.
His style leverages Jungian shadow work, diet, exercise, group therapy, individual therapy, VR, EMDR, etc. to prepare veterans for plant medicine experiences. His Sheepdog Program has changed the lives of countless combat veterans and is spearheading the future of mental health.
We discuss the broken mental health system, especially for veterans, and how trauma therapy is undergoing a renaissance. Adrian dives into his experience as a clinician working with civilian mental health professionals and what needs to change in the next 10–15 years to focus back on the patient over profit.
We also dive into plant medicines, their modern, clinical application in treating trauma, and how the military community’s conversation around plant medicines, like Ayahuasca, is changing.
The podcast is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Medium, and my website: www.tiffanymadison.com