Mapping the Mind - From Shock to Awe (Post-screening Panel)
Channel: Mapping the Mind
Date: 24/11/2019

From Shock to Awe after-screening Panel (September 11, 2019):

- Dr. Brian Rush worked for over 38 years as a mental health and substance use research scientist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). He will share how he was introduced to Ayahuasca and psychedelic medicines, as well as how he sees them fitting into addiction and mental health treatments.

- Debbie O’Neil has been a Firefighter with the City of Toronto since 2006. In 2015, Debbie experienced a health crisis by way of autoimmune disease and PTSD. She will share how ayahuasca benefited her healing as a first responder, and how she sees it helping others!

- Matt Chorny spent over a decade as a police constable with the OPP. After years of responding to traumatic emergencies he began to experience symptoms of PTSD. After finding conventional treatments unable to resolve his suffering, he discovered an ayahuasca retreat in South America. He will share his experiences and how he feels ayahuasca helped him with his healing.

- Jake Mitchell is a paramedic who has now transitioned to working at a supervised injection site and building mental health training programs for workplace and communities.