The executive director of the Heroic Hearts Project on his ayahuasca retreat and how psychedelics are helping Canadian veterans, including himself, heal
Next week, Canadian Armed Forces veteran David Fascinato will take the stage at the Lithuanian House banquet hall in Toronto to officially launch Heroic Hearts Project Canada, a not-for-profit charity devoted to helping veterans, many of whom are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder , gain access to psychedelic assisted therapy.
A banquet hall might seem an odd place to announce a program aimed at helping veterans recover from military trauma, however the venue is a perfect fit given it is currently home to an immersive art installation calledwhich features the work of 22 international artists who explore the history and future of psychedelics.
Conversations about psychedelic drug use are no longer in the shadows, says Fascinato, executive director of Heroic Hearts who was approached two years ago to set up the Canadian offshoot of the U.S.-based Heroic Hearts Project, founded in 2017. “Psychedelics are undergoing a renaissance. “We’ve still got a long way to go but physicians, lawmakers, scientists, governments and the general public are finally looking at banned hallucinogens as a possible treatment for a wide range of mental health disorders, including PTSD, anxiety and depression.”
Fascinato has first-hand knowledge of how these alternative therapies can help. In the past 18 months, he has travelled to Peru and Mexico for psychedelic assisted therapies. He describes those experiences as “transformational” and tells The Globe and Mail how they have helped him heal from past trauma, both inside and outside of military life.Psychedelics have a long, complicated history. They still suffer from the stigma of [former U.S.
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