I started working with Kambo around six years ago, receiving the medicine from a number of different practitioners—then more deeply with my brother, Lewis Powell (@the_med1cine_man). With my history of amphetamine abuse and a few bouts of mental health struggles, I feel that Kambo has played a huge role in my healing process, helping me get to where I am today. On a physical level, Kambo has helped me clear and release years of amphetamine abuse, which, over time, would have seeped into me on a cellular level. Kambo has shifted so much for me over the years, and I’m so grateful that this medicine, along with a few others, has entered my life. It has been a deep journey of re-learning how to be my true self. On a mental and emotional level, Kambo has helped me feel my emotions more deeply. It has supported my mindset, bringing me to a more positive and balanced place. I can’t attribute all of this to Kambo alone, but it has undoubtedly played a major role in my healing journey over the past six years. I’ve always had a big fear of being seen and heard. Growing up with a stutter, I found it incredibly difficult to speak in groups (although this wasn’t an issue when I was using amphetamines). As many of my friends know, once I stopped using these synthetic drugs, I lost that false confidence again. It’s been something that has held me back for a long time. Then I did my Kambo initiation—three treatments in three hours. I was taken deep into my wounds, feeling the energy shifts throughout my body, especially in my throat, heart, and solar plexus. It was incredibly uncomfortable, but Kambo guided me through my body, allowing me to untangle and release the energy that had been holding me back my entire adult life.