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  <description>Marine Corps veteran Juliana Mercer, Veteran Advocacy and Public Policy Director of Healing Breakthrough, discusses her work in advocating for the adoption of MDMA-Assisted Therapy in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Marine Corps veteran Juliana Mercer, Veteran Advocacy and Public Policy Director of Healing Breakthrough, discusses her work in advocating for the adoption of MDMA-Assisted Therapy in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. </p>

<p>Juliana talks about removing the stigma of psychedelics use, the experience of MDMA-assisted therapy, and the work her organization is doing to fulfill their mission of making this treatment available to veterans in the United States.</p><p>Special Guest: Juliana Mercer.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/WiExMd7B2Vo">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Be The One" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone">Be The One</a></li><li><a title="Healing Breakthrough | Connect. Transform. Thrive." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.healingbreakthrough.org/">Healing Breakthrough | Connect. Transform. Thrive.</a></li><li><a title="Exploring psychedelics for the treatment of Veterans - VA News" rel="nofollow" href="https://news.va.gov/124415/exploring-psychedelics-treatment-of-veterans/">Exploring psychedelics for the treatment of Veterans - VA News</a></li><li><a title="Tango Alpha Lima Podcast: Tango Alpha Lima Be The One EP05: VETS Co-founders Amber and Marcus Capone" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/talbto-05">Tango Alpha Lima Podcast: Tango Alpha Lima Be The One EP05: VETS Co-founders Amber and Marcus Capone</a></li><li><a title="Heroic Hearts Project" rel="nofollow" href="https://heroicheartsproject.org/">Heroic Hearts Project</a></li><li><a title="Home | ClinicalTrials.gov" rel="nofollow" href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/">Home | ClinicalTrials.gov</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Marine Corps veteran Juliana Mercer, Veteran Advocacy and Public Policy Director of Healing Breakthrough, discusses her work in advocating for the adoption of MDMA-Assisted Therapy in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. </p>

<p>Juliana talks about removing the stigma of psychedelics use, the experience of MDMA-assisted therapy, and the work her organization is doing to fulfill their mission of making this treatment available to veterans in the United States.</p><p>Special Guest: Juliana Mercer.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/WiExMd7B2Vo">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Be The One" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone">Be The One</a></li><li><a title="Healing Breakthrough | Connect. Transform. Thrive." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.healingbreakthrough.org/">Healing Breakthrough | Connect. Transform. Thrive.</a></li><li><a title="Exploring psychedelics for the treatment of Veterans - VA News" rel="nofollow" href="https://news.va.gov/124415/exploring-psychedelics-treatment-of-veterans/">Exploring psychedelics for the treatment of Veterans - VA News</a></li><li><a title="Tango Alpha Lima Podcast: Tango Alpha Lima Be The One EP05: VETS Co-founders Amber and Marcus Capone" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/talbto-05">Tango Alpha Lima Podcast: Tango Alpha Lima Be The One EP05: VETS Co-founders Amber and Marcus Capone</a></li><li><a title="Heroic Hearts Project" rel="nofollow" href="https://heroicheartsproject.org/">Heroic Hearts Project</a></li><li><a title="Home | ClinicalTrials.gov" rel="nofollow" href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/">Home | ClinicalTrials.gov</a></li></ul>]]>
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