Ketamine Connections

Episode 65 | From Booze to Breakthroughs: How Psilocybin Is Helping Veterans Heal with Troy Leonard of Valor Minds

• Anna Krishtal

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Why is the drug that ruins families legal, and the one that’s helping veterans heal still illegal?

This week’s conversation pulls that question wide open.

Marine Corps veteran Troy Leonard, co-founder of Valor Minds, shares how psilocybin microdosing pulled him out of the spiral of PTSD, insomnia, and alcohol, and how he’s now helping thousands of veterans rediscover peace, purpose, and their humanity.

Troy’s honesty is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking. Together, we dive into:

✨ The stigma and silence around PTSD in the military
 âś¨ How microdosing transformed Troy’s mood, sleep, and relationships
 âś¨ Why alcohol is celebrated while life-saving psychedelics remain criminalized
 âś¨ What it’s really like to come home from war and try to live again
 âś¨ The science and soul of healing the nervous system naturally
 âś¨ Why the veteran community is leading the psychedelic-healing movement
 âś¨ And the mission behind Valor Minds—to bring the veteran-suicide rate down to zero

đź”— Resources & Links

  • 🍫 Connect with Valor Minds: Instagram @valorminds
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