Conversations with Morgan Englund

Today we’d like to introduce you to Morgan Englund.

Hi Morgan , so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I was the son of a famous actress. She was rarely at home when i was growing up and I learned to be very independent. I never wanted to follow in her footsteps of acting because I wanted to know that I’d earned what I got. Yet, I got into acting in College, transferred to Theater in the Square Theater School in NYC. I did a bunch of theater, but was best known for a role I played in a soap opera called guiding light. The character was named Dylan Lewis.
I quite the show after 5 and a half years and moved back to California where I left acting and became a firefighter/paramedic for the city of Los Angeles.
I left the department 8 years ago because I was burnt out and deeply depressed. It took me many years to heal, but I have. Along the way I found out that a firefighter is 3 x more likely to die by suicide than to be killed in the line of duty. In fact, in every first responder job, suicide outranks death in the field.
I am now speaking about these facts and offering solutions.
I found that one sound meditation with magic mushrooms and mdma erased 90% of my PTSD, gave me hope and changed my life. I now offer this for first responders and others to help release deep trauma.
I also offer a course, again, to help people recover from trauma. It’s called Path of the Bohemian Warrior.
I recently did a TEDx talk in Halifax, Nova Scotia and I have another one coming up in October. Both talks are about the silent epidemic of first responder suicide

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
You know that road in Peru? The one that is literally death defying? That’s what my road has felt like. haha. One of the biggest struggles I have right now is talking publicly about anything having to do with the things I witnessed and experienced in the first responder industry. In that culture, you don’t talk about it. It’s a sign of weakness. The shame I feel for speaking about it is intense and has stopped me in my tracks, at times. The code is so ingrained in me that I’m still struggling to find the right words after eight years

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I’m a speaker, first responders and mental health, youth, leadership

I help first responders and other people to offload the trauma they are carrying through my course/workshop Path of the Bohemian Warrior and through sound meditation and psychedelics.

I am a musician, singer and songwriter which I integrate into my talks sometimes (keynote concerts)

What sets me apart is that I’ve lived it, I’ve explored countless healing modalities and found the ones that are most effective.

I’m most proud of the fact that I walked away from the fire department with nothing to show for it at 54 years old. No pension, nothing. I’m proud that I commited to that healing journey, came out the other side and am now able to help others heal and maybe even save their own lives.

We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
That I’m obsessed with archery. Especially making Comanche style bows. But, really, every aspect of it. Although, I do not care for compound bows or much modern equipment.

Speaking of this, I eat meat, but I’ve never killed anything and ate it except a fish. I feel it is my duty to know what taking another life and assimilating that life into my own body feels like. If I was a vegetarian, I would not feel that duty.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://morganenglund.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganenglundmusic/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morgan.englund.94
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-englund/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MorganEnglundMusic