Psy Diaries
Experts from the world of medicine talk about mental health, mystical experiences, and the mushroom renaissance. The show features news and discussion on how these compounds affect our mind and the world around us.
Psy Diaries
#034 Daniel Carcillo: alive because of psychedelics
Episode summary:
We talk with Daniel Carcillo — CEO of Wesana Health and 2x Stanley Cup winner — about psychedelics healing traumatic brain injury, the highest operating version of yourself, and unconditional love.
Highlights:
00:33 — NUGGET AND A NOODLE: Oklahoma state house bill 3414 may soon legalize psilocybin-assisted therapy and reduce punishment for consumer possession; excessive talk of sacred rituals around psychedelics
02:48 — What gets Daniel excited about the potential of psychedelics for TBI?
06:03 — How can we prove that psychedelics do improve cognition, creativity and performance?
09:24 — Looking back to the last 12 months at Wesana, what is one hard-earned lesson?
13:38 — How has Daniel's journey with psychedelics been like?
18:06 — Ray and Daniel share mystical experiences that still resonate in them
24:57 — SOUL SEARCH: How has Daniel's NHL experience helped him as a CEO? ...
Daniel Carcillo
Former professional NHL hockey player and two time Stanley Cup Champion turned mental health, concussion/traumatic brain injury, plant medicine and fungi advocate.
He is an experienced speaker on the above topics through lived and personal experience.
Daniel is a farmer and entrepreneur with a fully integrated cannabis and medicinal mushroom business and brand targeting brain and immune health.
Besides Wesana, he's part of the following organizations:
– Founder of Chapter 5 Foundation, a charitable organization assisting professional athletes with transition to life after the game
– National advisory board member for Decriminalize Nature
– Board member of Heroic Hearts project, a nonprofit that connects military veterans struggling with trauma to psychedelic therapy.
Find Daniel here:
https://www.wesanahealth.com/
https://www.instagram.com/danielcarcillo13
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-carcillo-202792106/