Alli Waddell is the co-founder and CEO of Illumma, a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinic in Austin, TX. Recognizing the burgeoning landscape of psychedelic businesses as a potent avenue for healing, Alli is deeply committed to fostering an industry rooted in ethics, intention, and mindfulness. She envisions a future where psychedelic business owners are pioneers in the realm of healing and champions of ethical business practices. 

Erasmo is an Army Veteran who recently participated in a Group KAP treatment series with Rainfall Medicine in Portland, OR, funded by Thank You Life and their donors. In this episode, Erasmo shares his story of serving in the U.S. Army, returning home with PTSD, and losing a loved one to cancer, which led him to eventually try ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) with the financial assistance of Thank You Life.

In the inaugural episode of the Thank You Life Podcast, hosts Dr. Dan Engle and Kevin Cannella introduce themselves and the mission of their nonprofit organization, Thank You Life. They discuss their backgrounds in psychiatry and psychotherapy, the inception of the organization aimed at providing access to psychedelic therapy, particularly ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and the impact they have made in their first two years of operation. The Thank You Life Podcast aims to capture healing stories from clients and clinicians involved in the program, emphasizing the transformative power of these experiences and the importance of community support in mental health recovery.