How we got started
Allison Wilson, founder of The Hope Project, started her journey with psychedelic healing in 2020, years after her husband Jonathan embarked on his first psychedelic retreat. When Allison returned from her journey, she found that the walls she had built up over the years had finally come down. She and her husband were able to speak the same language for quite possibly the first time in their marriage. They began to connect from a place of earnest love rather than attachment and wounding. As they worked on themselves, their marriage improved. As their marriage improved, the entire foundation of their family changed for the better.
Since then, Allison and other spouses who have suffered from secondary trauma have made it their purpose to support Veteran families by providing veteran spouses with education, coaching, support groups, and psychedelic retreat programs of their own.
Founder Allison Wilson with her husband Jonathan Wilson, a 16 year Navy SEAL, and her 5 children: Madison (23), JD (18), Lily (17), Charley (15), and Alex (13). Healing came for the Wilson family after both Allison and Jonathan participated in their own individual psychedelic retreat programs. Allison wants other veteran families to know that “Repair is possible, and there is hope.”
Where we are today
Jesse Gould, Founder of Heroic Hearts Project for veterans with PTSD and Alison Wilson, Founder of the Hope Project for veteran spouses.
In 2023, we proudly merged with Heroic Hearts Project (HHP), a pioneering nonprofit committed to expanding access to psychedelic programs for veterans facing the impacts of PTSD and other military trauma. This partnership has allowed us to streamline fundraising, research, and advocacy efforts, empowering us to better serve and support the veteran community.
We believe healing is most effective when it involves the entire family. While many resources focus on veterans, we are equally committed to supporting their spouses, offering greater access to transformative retreats and coaching. This holistic approach ensures that both veterans and their loved ones can heal and grow together.
Together, we’re dedicated to holistically supporting veteran families on their healing journey, with the ultimate goal of fostering lasting wellness for the entire veteran community.
Heroic Hearts Project has five breakthrough projects, including The Hope Project.
Veterans, their spouses, and their families are at the center of everything we do.
My journey to hope
“As the mother of five children and wife of a Navy SEAL who served in the military for 16 years, I know the toll that the military takes on families. For years I medicated my own depression and trauma with alcohol, benzodiazepines and antidepressants until I finally reached a place where I could not go on. My journey with psychedelic therapy (and the personal healing work I continue to do) very literally saved my life, my marriage and my children’s lives. I started The Hope Project to help you find your own path back to hope.”
FOUNDER ALLISON WILSON