HighlydecoratedNavySEALMarcusCaponereturnsfromAfghanistanandattemptstoreadjusttocivilianlife.ButyearsofunprecedentedwarfarehaveleftMarcuswithtreatment-defiantPTSD,traumaticbraininjuries,andseveredepressionbeyondwhatcurrentgovernmenttreatmentoptionscaneffectivelyaddress.FearingforMarcus'life,hiswife,Amber,findshopeinagroundbreakingtherapycombiningtwopowerfulpsychedelicsunapprovedforuseintheU.S.,butwithseeminglylimitlessapplications.InspiredbyMarcus'remarkablerecoverybutstillconfrontedwiththealarmingrateofveteransuicideintheircommunity,MarcusandAmberembarkonanewmission:providingaccesstothislifeline.Alongsideintimateinterviews,captivatinganimation,andfirst-of-its-kindresearchatStanford'sBrainStimulationLab,InWavesandWar,fromJonShenkandBonniCohen(AthleteA,AnInconvenientSequel:TruthtoPower),istheemotional,inspiringodysseyofthreeAmericanheroesastheyovercometheaftereffectsofwarandrediscovertheirhumanity.