What a Long Strange Trip to Recovery

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of psychedelics on mental health and reflects on high school experiences.

Let us know what you think of this episode with a text! This episode gets a little… trippy. A courageous high school principal in Oklahoma inspires the guys to take a trip back to their own high school days—where expectations were low, guidance was questionable, and Top Gun was still in the closet. Meanwhile, President Trump signs an executive order fast-tracking the review of psychedelics for mental health treatment, particularly PTS—opening the door to promising new options for those ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Sherwin, Scott Thorsen, Shaun Ferguson

Topics covered

• mental health
• psychedelics
• high school
• community trust
• recovery

Keywords

• psychedelics
• mental health treatment
• high school
• community trust
• recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oklahoma

Books & works: Top Gun

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