There's a theory that the DMT is acting on a receptor, a specific serotonin receptor

that in normal everyday reality helps us to differentiate itself from like other, like

where our body ends and where the rest of the world begins.

So by flooding these receptors with an exogenous amount or an exogenous source of biodeamt,

basically, we feel that we become one with everything.

Hi, I'm Mark Devine, and this is the Mark Devine show.

On the show I explore what it means to be fearless to the lens of the world's most inspirational,

compassionate, resilient leaders and servants. My guests include notable folks from all areas of

life, martial arts, grandmasters, military, operators, high-powered CEOs, and even those on the

cutting edge of psychedelics research and healing. Like my guest today, Dr. Martin Polanco

and Mike Punky Higgs, a former teammate of mine, run the mission within that Dr. Polanco founded.

It's a clinical program specializing in treatment, resisting in complex conditions such as

TBI, post-traumatic stress depression, addiction, and suicidal tendencies, especially focused on

military veterans. Dr. Polanco has treated over 600 special apertures and seals more than 80

veteran spouses using medically supervised psychedelic treatments, specifically around iBogane and

5LIO DMT. Michael Punky, I used to serve with him and I did 30-day scars, special combat

aggressive reactionary system where we beat each other up for 30 days. We talked a little bit about

that. He's a 30-year seal retired command master chief, and he stumbled upon Dr. Polanco's work and

the mission within in 2019 while helping a friend helping him prevent his own suicide. This unearthed

a ton of suppressed trauma, so he accompanied his teammate to TMW or the mission within and went

through treatment himself and six months later, and after a ton of work, he was back on track

and thriving, and so he began to work with the mission within as the director of operations.

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