In Waves and War.
Wow, this was a great, but hard watch. I’ve lost two veteran comrades to “post combat complications” or other tap dancing euphemisms for suicide. Along with another very close friend and professional colleague who did not serve in the military. This doc focuses on vets who served in Seal teams and struggled with myriad debilitating issues of TBI, PTSD, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, survivors guilt, etc. That’s the difficult part; watching these warriors tell their stories and showing how their lives and relationships were impacted. It gets fascinating when showing the treatments consisting of psychedelic microdosing and guided trips run by an American in Mexico. I won’t spoil it by discussing the results, but I will say I hope this type of therapy gets more widespread acceptance and acceptance. I hope anyone struggling with any of these issues finds a path to relief from the symptoms and gets genuine healing and peace.