I am an experiencer myself and come to this work as a peer, with curiosity and with compassion. Before my own experiences were ever confirmed for me, and before I sought to become a therapist, I had developed a strong interest in the suffering and social isolation which some experiencers face through listening to personal stories on various podcasts in the early 2000s. As I set out to become a mental health counselor, one of my first desires was to eventually be a resource for helping experiencers heal and live better lives. Over a decade later, as if they had known about it all along, I was contacted and recruited by members of the OPUS and the MUFON Experiencer Resource Teams and onboarded to their referral networks – serving experiencers ever since. I have come to realize through this work, and through my own personal work, that many more people have extraordinary experiences than are willing to share… and they can come in various forms, from any life, but that all are valid. While trauma does not follow all experiencers, the big questions that are left can lead a person toward pain as well as joy. The most important thing that I have learned through this process is that although no one person has all the answers, all people deserve healing and the opportunity to live fulfilling lives, authentically, and with freedom.