The Leaders
Sam Juan
Samantha Juan is a U.S. Army combat veteran, Bronze Star recipient, former Cultural Support Team member attached to SEAL Team 6, artist, writer, and speaker. She is a passionate advocate for psychedelic therapy treatment for veterans.
Her work explores identity, resilience, and what it takes to come back to yourself after survival mode. Through storytelling, art, and lived experience, she creates spaces where hard truths can be spoken and people feel less alone. Sam brings a rare perspective shaped by war, healing, leadership, and creative transformation. She is currently a resident artist at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia, and is working on her first book, Everything Happens For You.
Noah Galloway
Noah Galloway is a combat veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and nationally recognized speaker. After losing his left arm and left leg during his service in Iraq, he rebuilt his life through resilience, discipline and deep personal transformation.
Noah rose to national prominence as a finalist on Dancing with the Stars, was featured on the cover of Men’s Health as the “Ultimate Guy” and is the author of the book Living With No Excuses.
Today, Noah is also an advocate for psychedelic assisted healing, speaking openly about its role in helping veterans process trauma and reclaim their lives. Above all, he is a proud husband and father, grounded in the belief that true strength comes not from what you endure yet from what you’re willing to face, heal and transform.
Anton “The Barefoot Dutchman”
A 39 year old Dutch army veteran and mental health advocate. He spent 10 years in the army, with 3 missions to Afghanistan. After overcoming depression, he felt a fire to fight the staggering high numbers of depression and suicide amongst men. To do so, he began extreme barefoot walks to raise awareness and funds.
Anton is the first person ever to walk to the Basecamp of Mount Everest barefoot. He is a former Guinness World Record holder for the longest barefoot hike in 2021, having conquered 1800+ miles along the East Coast of Australia.
In 2024, Anton broke his own record by walking over 3100 miles barefoot across the United States. Reaching tens of millions of people with his campaigns, he is showing that you are not alone.
Dr. Mike Sapiro
Michael Ryoshin Sapiro, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist for First Responders and Special Operations Veterans, ordained Zen Buddhist monk and meditation teacher, psychedelic psychotherapist, speaker, and author of Truth Medicine: Healing and Living Authentically through Psychedelic Psychotherapy.
Dr. Sapiro is featured on numerous podcasts about his work, and is a co-host for global mental health summits put on by Wisdom for Life, landing in over 70 countries, and reaching hundreds of thousands of people. He is featured in a New York Times-featured documentary by Brandon Kapelow called 'An Act of Service,' which focuses on ketamine treatment for first responders. He is on the Crisis Negotiation Team and PEER Support for his city police department, and acts as a psychological consultant to SWAT Command.