Armand is a mental health peer support specialist based in Portland, Oregon. He is passionate about helping others step into a more full, conscious, inspired life.

Armand is a United States Marine Corps combat veteran. Having served in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has seen how trauma and life circumstances drastically affect mental health. Having served in an infantry unit that suffered heavily from suicide, Armand experienced the shortcomings of the standard approach to mental health care. His own healing journey radically accelerated after his first encounter with psychedelics.

In addition to his work at MycoMeditations, Armand also works as a psychedelic integration coach for Heroic Hearts Project and is an ambassador of Veterans of War, both of which are non-profits dedicated to helping veterans heal through group plant medicine sessions.

He believes that the quality of our relationships plays a major role in the quality of our lives. It’s his mission to practice and teach healthy ways of communicating with and relating to ourselves and each other, thus fostering deeper, more loving, and more authentic relationships.