In this episode we welcome Ben “Doc” Askins to The Psychedelic Christian Podcast. Ben Askins (PA-C, MDiv) has an eclectic background, with degrees in Outdoor Education, Intercultural Studies, Physician Assistant Studies, and Divinity. He has over two decades of experience practicing and teaching wilderness, tactical, and expeditionary medicine in the military.
In civilian life, he is a Physician Associate with an evidence-focused and integrative approach to health that includes extensive experience providing psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, medicine management, and spiritual direction. He is certified with the Multidisciplinary Association on Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in MDMA-assisted psychotherapy and certification in Flow State coaching with the Flow Research Collective.
Ben is a member of the Wilderness Medical Society, a National Outdoor Leadership school alumni, a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism, and has completed postgraduate training in Neuropsychiatry, Performance Neuroscience, and Genomics. He is also a best-selling author who dabbles in podcasting. His most well known work being the book “The Anti-Hero’s Journey – The Zero with 1000 faces”. He and his wife Jana have been married for over twenty years and currently reside in the state of Kentucky with their four children.
Ben’s website:
https://www.antiherosjourney.com
Book:
SubStack:
https://docaskins.substack.com
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