Joe's epic journey from being a survivor and rescue worker as a fire fighter on 9/11 at Ground Zero, losing 26 friends and co-workers, then dealing with PTSD, addiction, cluster headaches (often termed, "suicide headaches") and eventually finding a trifecta of healing in physical pain, psychological trauma, and emotional turmoil through therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms  Joe is a retired FDNY firefighter who spends his time advocating for causes close to his heart, he also sits on the board of Clusterbusters, a non profit that supports research for better treatments and a cure for cluster headache, Joe has found Psychedelics are an effective treatment for his Cluster attacks as well as a treatment for PTSD and Addiction. Joe is a patient advocate for the Headache on the Hill event where he helps lobby Congress for increased recognition of, and more equitable policies toward Americans with disabling headache disorders. Joe also advocated along side fellow first responders and Jon Stewart in 2015 and 2019 to get 9/11 health and compensation bills passed, and again with Burn Pits 360 to help pass the PACT Act in 2022. He is also volunteer Board member for the Ray Pfeiffer foundation, helping 9/11 first responders with medical needs.