Change Your Mind with Plant Medicine
Wednesday, April 26th
12:00pm Pacific / 3:00pm Eastern
This webinar will explore the power of plant medicine to help change our minds and increase our mental health. We will learn how to use plants to help us heal from various mental health issues, such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, and addiction. We will also discuss the unique challenges faced by women veterans, and how plant medicine can help them heal from their trauma. Through interactive activities, presentations, and real-life examples, we will explore how plant medicine can be used to help shift our minds in a positive direction. This seminar is for anyone interested in learning more about the potential for plants to promote mental health and well-being.
Bio: Sergeant Jenna Lombardo was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 9, 1985, and has since become one of the most decorated servicemembers in her field. She enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2005 and was quickly promoted to the rank of Sergeant within three years.
While in the Marines, Jenna engaged in two combat tours of duty in Iraq and was selected to be part of the Lioness Program, a group of women Marines who conducted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. After the Lioness Program, she was selected to serve as a liaison to facilitate the development of joint projects and activities to foster greater understanding and collaboration between U.S. military personnel and Iraqi families.
Throughout her career, Jenna has been awarded many recognitions, including being named Western Region Representative "Woman of the Year" in 2008, 2009, and 2011, and receiving the Marine Corps Meritorious Promotion in 2005, and Combat Meritorious Promotion in 2008. This was just the start of her awards, as Jenna also earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, as well as other commendations throughout her career.
Jenna is a great example of the bonds and greatness that come with serving in the United States Armed Forces. Her story and accomplishments are an inspiration to those both serving and those looking to join the ranks of our military.
Bio: Martin Polanco, M.D. is the founder of The Mission Within, a clinical program that serves Special Operations Veterans and specializes in treatment-resistant and complex conditions such as mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Post-traumatic Stress, Depression, and/or Addiction as a result of experiences during military service.
His extensive experience in treating addiction laid the groundwork for developing The Mission Within. Dr. Polanco was the founder and medical director at Crossroads Treatment Center which demonstrated an effective mental health treatment model using psychedelics. He built on this work by contributing to the body of psychedelic research, specifically focused on the outcome and phenomenological studies of Ibogaine and 5 MeO-DMT.
His mission is to make psychedelic therapy for PTSD available to every veteran that needs it while conducting research to prove its effectiveness - the end goal being the legalization of psychedelic medicines.
There will be a drawing at the end of the call for a surprise but you must be on at the time of the drawing to win.
Treat yourself to some special gifts!
Book: Brave Women, Strong Faith: Inspiring Stories by Military Women and Wives
Contributor: Amanda Huffman, Air Force Veteran
$25.15 (includes shipping)
All Women Veteran's Day T-shirts
$19.77 (includes shipping)
