I walked into this work the hard way. After serving in Afghanistan in 2007, I returned home carrying PTSD, disconnection, and questions about how to live. In 2010, my path led me to the Colombian Andes, where I sat with ayahuasca for the first time. That encounter opened a doorway — not just to healing, but to a new way of living.
Over the past 15 years, I’ve studied, worked, and lived full-time alongside indigenous elders across the Americas. I’ve learned not only from the medicines themselves, but from the traditions, prayers, and ways of life that hold them. As co-founder of The Eagle Condor Alliance retreat center in Colombia, I spent years guiding guests through ceremonies with ayahuasca (yagé), wachuma, peyote, mushrooms, and more — supporting more than 700 people through retreats, preparation, and integration.
Alongside my own practice, I also serve as an Integration Coach with Heroic Hearts Project and currently lead integration for Heroic Hearts Project Australia. In this role, I support veterans with preparation and integration before, during, and after their plant medicine retreat journeys.