Ray Murphy - Marine Veteran, Founder of Warriors Healing Network, Advocate for Ayahuasca Treatment for PTSD

In this week’s episode of Next Page we sit down with Ray Murphy, US Marine Veteran, Founder of Warriors Healing Network, K9 Dog Trainer and Advocate for Ayahuasca Treatment for PTSD. Ray grew up in a violent household where he suffered physical abuse, however he escaped at 17 and joined the Marine Corp. While in the military, he spent most of his time with the a scout sniper platoon, where he learned self-reliance and confidence. After he left the military, he began BASE jumping because he grew tired of sky diving. However, these “big boy games” caused him to lose over 33 friends in the process. Ray tells us all about how the trauma of his losses and eventually the death of his dog created trauma stacking, of which he could not recover. He was diagnosed with CPTSD, however conventional measures and even ketamine didn’t work, so he tried psychedelics, Ayahuasca Treatment in particular. Ray enlightens us about what Ayahuasca is, how it works and the ceremony and spiritual aspect of the treatment. According to Ray it isn’t for the feint of heart, but once he completed a week of treatment, he felt lighter and finally learned to thank his traumatic experiences. We learn why he created the Warriors Healing Network and about his mission to send veterans who also haven’t seen progress through traditional methods down to Costa Rica to receive the same treatment. So far they have sent two individuals (one of which was on the verge of suicide) and attained success with both. We also discuss how the mental health systems within the military are meant to keep you sick and how military personnel are treated as investments who are abandoned once they become unwell to deal with their mental health issues on their own. Ray's mission with the Warriors Healing Network is to help as many veterans and police man as he can, but he needs OUR help! We learned SO much in this amazing convo with Ray and can't thank him enough for his service to this country and to his fellow veterans. We want to do whatever we can to help his mission to helps others, so don't miss this episode, make sure to check out the links to their upcoming events and donate to the cause through the links in the shownotes!

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