“Too many treatments put a Band-Aid fix on it…but psychedelics get into your unconscious.”
By Josh Kasoff, Filter
Many United States veterans endure unrelieved suffering, long after they return home, from conditions related to their traumatic experiences. This manifests in tragic ways.
But the psychedelic renaissance brings new hope to this situation—and of sparking wider reform, when veteran-focused legislation may help open the door to broader access. The film In Waves and War, released on Netflix on November 3, will increase public exposure to harrowing issues and potential solutions.
The documentary, which premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, details the journeys to psychedelic treatment of three Navy SEALs: Marcus Capone, D.J. Shipley and Matty Roberts.
“We’re so proud to have made this film,” Jon Shenk, who directed the film alongside Bonni Cohen, told the audience at a recent screening, hosted in Massachusetts by the veteran nonprofit Home Base. “Marcus was a 13-year Navy SEAL who sustained multiple [traumatic brain injuries] and concussions and was living with the aftermath of that devastating effect on his mental and physical health. He tried every pill and conventional therapy. They discovered this alternative therapy involving psychedelics, and it ended up really saving him.”
Another recent screening, which I attended, was hosted
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