Hero Heal Foundation

08/23/2025

📣 Big news to share about Addison! 💛💙

This summer she officially joined the Army National Guard and also started her journey with ROTC at Boise State University, where she’s kicking off her first semester in the Honors College.

Today she’s volunteering at the Warhawk Airshow ✈️ — serving her community while balancing academics, service, and new adventures.

We’re so proud of her courage, commitment, and the path she’s choosing. 💪🇺🇸

08/19/2025

💔 For Robb 💔

This last Friday, I lost one of my dearest friends, Robb Icely. For 3.5 years he stood beside me through my hardest days, reminding me I wasn’t alone. We studied A Course in Miracles together, spent countless hours on the phone, and he became my very first licensed instructor at AAA Learning Institute—believing in me when I could hardly believe in myself.

But more than anything, Robb’s heart belonged to his children. They were his world. His greatest personal work was becoming closer with them and showing them how to live in peace and contentment.

Robb had a huge heart, a passion for helping others, and a vision to start a nonprofit training service animals. He was supportive, loyal, and endlessly human in the best ways.

I regret not hugging him in person, and I will miss him deeply. This song he sent me, “Brother” by Greyson June, feels like the most fitting tribute.

Rest easy, Robb. You’ll always be in my heart. 🕊️❤️

Here we have Greyson June performing his original song "Brother" in Harlan County, Kentucky. Greyson is someone I consider a friend now I am grateful to have...

08/19/2025

💔 In Loving Memory of My Friend, Robb 💔

This last Friday, the world lost an incredible human being. My dear friend, Robb Icely, passed away, and my heart is heavy with grief.

For the last 3.5 years, Robb has been by my side through everything—through the anger, the sadness, the hard days, and the long nights of trying to find my way forward after losing Marcus. Robb never left. He showed up in ways that few people ever do. We studied A Course in Miracles together, spent countless hours on the phone, and carried each other through pain toward peace.

Robb believed in me when I struggled to believe in myself. He stood beside me when I dreamed of creating a psilocybin school to help others heal from PTSD, and he became my very first licensed instructor at AAA Learning Institute. He encouraged me, supported me, and reminded me that healing was possible—not just for me, but for so many others.

But the most important work of Robb’s life was with his children. They were his world. His greatest devotion was to become closer with them and to live as an example of what it means to cultivate an internally peaceful and content life. Everything he did—his healing, his learning, his efforts to serve—was rooted in his love for them.

Robb had his own battles, and too often, not enough people showed up for him. I carry anger that something as simple as a wheelchair ramp took too long to be built, and that he wasn’t given the care he deserved. Yet through it all, his heart remained full of love. His passion was starting a nonprofit to train service animals, because serving others was at the core of who he was.

I hate death. I hate the way it robs us of one more hug, one more laugh, one more chance to say I love you. I intended to hug Robb in real life, and I will forever regret not getting that moment. Now, I’m left with tears and the reminder that we do not know how much time we have with the people we love.

Robb was one of my dearest friends. He was real, raw, supportive, and relentlessly human in the best way. This song—“Brother” by Greyson June—was one he sent me, and it feels so fitting now.

His life and his loss remind me to give love freely, to never hold back, and to show up fully for the people who matter. Because in the end, we never know when it will be the last day.

Rest easy, Robb. Thank you for believing in me, for standing by me, and for being the kind of friend and father this world desperately needs more of. You will always be in my heart. 🕊️❤️

06/30/2025

06/26/2025

Some of us didn’t learn betrayal from one moment. We learned it from a lifetime of trusting too early, too fast, too hard—because we just wanted to be loved.

Healing isn’t about revenge or walls. It’s about finally seeing yourself as worthy of staying.

If this lands… I invite you to explore the kind of healing we offer through retreat work.

🪷 If you're curious about the kind of space where this kind of healing becomes possible, take 2 minutes to fill out this retreat interest form:
👉 https://forms.gle/u7QjaFGJcCMyrBq8A

06/22/2025

The story didn’t break you—
it broke you open.

It cracked the shell so your truth could shine.
It burned away the lies you outgrew.
It stripped you down to the sacred signal beneath the noise.

You’re not clinging to pain—
you’re carrying the codes it left behind.

△ It initiated your path.
◇ It rewired your seeing.
▽ It baptized your becoming.

You were never broken.
You were being forged.

06/22/2025

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06/13/2025

Today, I opened the mail to find something that stopped me in my tracks—a hand-written note and a piece of original art from someone I’ve never met in person, but who reached out through Facebook. Paul, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran (Rangers and Green Berets, 1990–2001), sent this as a reminder that what we do through Hero Heal Foundation matters.

His words, his effort to care, and his art moved me deeply.

Sometimes we don’t get to see the ripple effects of our work—but this was one of those powerful reminders that healing can flow in unexpected directions.

Paul, thank you. Your strength, your service, and your heart are seen.

And to every veteran, first responder, and soul out there navigating the long road of healing—your life matters. You are not forgotten.

We rise, together.

🦅

05/21/2025

We’re excited to share that the powerful documentary Crossed Paths — featuring Save A Warrior alumni, veterans, and global healers — was just featured in Tricycle Day’s newsletter and Instagram story this week!

Huge thanks to for consistently uplifting meaningful projects in the psychedelic space. If you’re not already following them, definitely check them out — they highlight some of the most thoughtful, community-rooted work happening right now.

Join us tomorrow at 10am PST for a free online screening of Crossed Paths, followed by a live Q&A with the filmmakers.
Reserve your seat here:
https://mailchi.mp/aaalearninginstitute/crossed-paths-live-documentary-showing-qa

This is a story worth watching — and a conversation worth having.

05/04/2025

Video 14 of 30 — Why I Do This Work
“IT’S FINE TIL IT’S THE F*CK NOT FINE”

I never set out to build a psilocybin school. I never imagined I’d be teaching others how to hold space for healing. But trauma has a way of shaping us—sometimes violently, sometimes silently—and Marcus’s story, our story, is what brought me here.

Losing him to the invisible wounds he carried changed everything. I wouldn’t wish that pain on anyone. And yet, it has been my greatest teacher.

This journey has taught me about grief, resilience, and the power of community-based healing. That’s why I created a school rooted in integrity, safety, and heart. This is more than a career—it’s a calling.

If you’ve ever felt the pull to be part of the healing movement, or just want to understand the why behind what I do, I invite you to watch this video. Share it. Talk about it. We need more honest conversations.

Watch Video 14 of 30
Let’s break the silence—together.

Check out AAA Learning Institute’s video.