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Speaking with the CEO and founder of a pharmaceutical company was an incredible experience. William Stilley knows the science inside and out. And, he is able to explain it clearly, in understandable terms.What makes Adial different from many of the well-known drug companies is that they are working on new molecules to target specific receptors very precisely, rather than simply repackaging old products, or selling drugs that recklessly go after many receptors, leading to more side effects and adverse reactions. Additionally, their treatment for alcohol use disorder is a drug that works best for people with a specific genetic profile.It will be the first genetically targeted therapy available to the public. For patients who have a positive match on the prerequisite genetic screen, this treatment may be expected to work effectively, with minimal concern for side effects.We also discussed another drug that is in early development that is being studied for use in treating pain. The mechanism involves increasing adenosine, which may be useful for many other conditions as well. Mr. Stilley described it as being like caffeine times 200, but without the adverse effects of caffeine.I look forward to seeing the results of this upcoming research and the possibilities for new treatments in the Adial pipeline. Thank you to William Stilley for joining me on the podcast.If you enjoy this podcast episode, please subscribe. Also, please visit our practice website at https://drleeds.com and our podcast website: https://therehab.com.

Dr. Kendra Campbell is the founder of Free Range Psychiatry, an organization that believes in the potential for human beings to thrive without the need for psychiatric medications. Imagine going to the psychiatrist and not getting a prescription for an antidepressant, antipsychotic, or antianxiety medication. It's almost unheard of.Free Range is different. The doctors at Free Range Psychiatry work with patients to taper off of psych meds, to manage psych med withdrawal symptoms, and manage personal issues without medicating them. Please listen to our conversation about the dangers of psych drugs and how patients can work with their doctors to minimize use of these medications.https://freerange.org/If you enjoy this podcast episode, please subscribe. Also, please visit our practice website at https://drleeds.com and our podcast website: https://therehab.com.

When a doctor, medical resident, or medical student is suffering, in emotional pain, who can they call for support? Dr. Wible started taking their phone calls many years ago. When she wrote about it on her blog, more calls started to come in. It turned out that no one else was interested in doing the job.Over the years, 24/7, around the clock, Dr. Wible has made herself available, at no cost, to take phone calls from doctors who were contemplating suicide. Many people on the verge of ending their own lives were able to make a connection and reconsider their options.Dr. Pamela Wible has also been featured in TED talks, She has been on major television programs, including Dr. Oz. She assisted in the production of the documentary, "Do No Harm", a film about physician suicide, and she is a best-selling author.Dr. Wible also hosts multiple retreats every year for healthcare professionals. She provides seminars, private coaching, and group support. Doctors who are interested in escaping the rat race of corporate medicine can learn about their options and discover alternatives that are possible for them to achieve in a relatively short time.For more information, please visit: https://www.idealmedicalcare.org/

Dr. Jeep Naum and his wife, Vanessa Naum have been coaching couples for many years to help them with their marriages. They mostly work with physician couples, where at least one spouse is a working doctor. They also work with other professionals where work can get in the way of marital joy and fulfillment. For people who prioritize their marriages, Dr. Jeep and Vanessa are available to help make life better. They focus on the essentials, including sex. If you, or your spouse work as a physician, or any other professional work that keeps you overly busy and distracted from your home life and marriage, consider reaching out to Dr. Jeep and Vanessa for help. https://bestfriendsagain.com.

Christy Huff, M.D. currently serves as the director of the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition. She is also a cardiologist, graduating at the top of her class, and attending top post-graduate training programs in noninvasive cardiology.Dr. Huff was prescribed benzodiazepines many years ago, and became physically dependent on this potentially dangerous class of psychiatric drugs. After a difficult tapering process to help her get off of benzodiazepines, she has now been benzo-free for several years.As director of the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, she wants to deliver some important messages to doctors and patients who have been prescribed benzodiazepines, or may be prescribed benzodiazepines in the future.Benzodiazepine physical dependence is not the same as addiction. In fact, the vast majority of people who develop a physical dependence on these drugs are not at all addicted. Physical dependence means that a person has withdrawal symptoms when the drug is removed from their system. Addiction implies self-harming behaviors, characterized by cravings and compulsions to continue consumption of drugs that have a high abuse potential. Benzodiazepine physical dependence is not addiction.People who have become dependent on these drugs do have hope. It is possible to safely taper off of benzodiazepines, using a slow taper method, such as the Ashton Method described in the Ashton Manual. While the process can sometimes be difficult, and the recovery period after completing the taper can take time, patients who quit benzodiazepines do eventually stop feeling withdrawal symptoms, and they do learn ways to address anxiety without the need for prescription drugs.I encourage listeners of this episode to visit https://benzoinfo.com. There is extensive information on the site for doctors and patients. While you are there, search for articles written by Dr. Huff. Her articles are informative, and they offer hope for the struggling benzodiazepine-dependent people who are looking for answers.Please also visit Dr. Leeds' practice website at https://drleeds.com and the podcast website at https://therehab.com. Thank you!

Nicole Lamberson is a Physician Assistant residing in Virginia. She obtained a BS at James Madison University in 2000 and then went on to complete the Master of Physician Assistant program at Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2004. She practiced in Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine settings until severe illness from prescribed psychiatric medication polypharmacy and a subsequent protracted withdrawal syndrome left her unable to work. Aside from her role with Medicating Normal doing marketing, distribution and outreach, she co-founded The Withdrawal Project, an effort of the nonprofit, Inner Compass Initiative. She also serves on the Medical Advisory Board of Benzodiazepine Information Coalition and is a founding member of the Colorado Consortium's Benzodiazepine Action Work Group. She also founded and co-administrates a small support group for those injured by prescribed psychiatric medication. In the future, Nicole hopes to practice again with a focus on prescribed medication withdrawal management and also participate in education initiatives around psychiatric drug withdrawal for medical prescribers.Award-winning filmmaker, and co-director/producer of Medicating Normal, Lynn Cunningham produced, directed and edited films/TV for PBS and the History Channel in the 1980s and 90s (A Quiet Revolution: The Emergence of Alternative Education in Japan; Twenty Years of Co-Education; A Family in Progress; An Innovator's Story, Behind the Scenes, Walter Reuther & the Birth of the UAW, Tadao Ando, Butoh: A Body on the Edge of Crisis, etc).Twenty years ago, as she was becoming a parent herself, Lynn witnessed with crushing despair the dramatic transformation of a beloved family member. Once a bright, high-functioning scholar/athlete having graduated from an elite college, Lynn's relative had become in a few short years– a terrified, suicidal shell of her former self— diagnosed with serious mental illness. Putting their faith in the best psychiatric standard of care at the time in the late 90s, Lynn and her family were initially reassured by the relief and stability provided by medication and therapy. After a ten-year period, however, one medicine had become ten, and income from a vibrant, self-sufficient career was replaced with monthly disability payments. Unable to provide an answer to her relative's persistent self-doubt, “Is everything going to be OK?”” Lynn began searching for answers. She joined with her filmmaking partner Wendy Ractliffe, embarking on five years of research into the complex world of mental health treatment. After discovering Robert Whitaker's Anatomy of an Epidemic, they interviewed 100s of psychiatric patients and consulted with scores of experts across the country about their experiences. A personal quest to help one suffering individual turned into a mission to tell an untold story. In Medicating Normal, Lynn and Wendy began to piece together a stunning new perspective on the safety and efficacy of psychiatric drugs and society's over reliance on them to relieve pain and suffering.https://medicatingnormal.com/http://withdrawal.theinnercompass.org/http://www.theinnercompass.org/http://www.benzoinfo.com/https://corxconsortium.org/work-groups/benzodiazepine/***********************************Please visit our podcast website at https://therehab.comAnd Dr. Leeds' professional website at https://drleeds.comThank you!

Daniella's deep care of herself, and the choices she made to support her own health, allowed her to turn the traditional restaurant model upside down. Daniella's commitment to a menu free of gluten, grain, dairy, and refined sugar, coupled with a no compromise commitment to only cook with avocado oil, and defining a plant-focused menu featuring small amounts of impeccably sourced animal protein, is the core of what the Real Coconut Kitchen represents today. The Real Coconut brand has now expanded from its flagship location at her Sanara hotel in Tulum, Mexico, with a full restaurant in Malibu, California, and the opportunity to deliver many of the Real Coconut's menu staples, to the Los Angeles community, and beyond, through the Real Coconut Market. Her first cookbook, “Nourish Yourself Nurture Our World” was released in the summer of 2021.Visit Daniella at these websites:https://www.daniellahunter.com/https://www.realcoconutkitchen.com/If you have found this episode to be interesting and helpful, please visit Dr. Leeds at https://drleeds.com and https://therehab.com. Thank you for listening!

Tom Davis MD FAAFPDr. Tom Davis is a healthcare expert and consultant who is also co-founder of New Script, a community for healthcare professionals to communicate and share ideas. One of the missions of New Script is to motivate doctors to consider leaving jobs at large healthcare organizations and to start their own medical practices and side work to gain freedom from an abusive system.The idea of New Script was so appealing to doctors who learned about it, without any marketing efforts at all, the platform signed up hundreds of new members in just the first few days of operation. Joining is as easy as downloading the smartphone app for iOS or Android and joining with a new account.In this interview, we discuss the state of healthcare, issues such as direct primary care, physician burn out and gaslighting, and oppression by an educational system designed to keep doctors employed in abusive jobs.I am personally excited to see the evolution of New Script and the conversations that take place on the platform.Learn more about New Script here: https://newscriptcommunity.com/.

Dr. Roland Engelbrecht is a family physician in British Columbia, Canada, who has dedicated his medical practice to addiction treatment. He is also a member of the Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder Society, founded by Dr. Jeff Harries.The goals of CAUDS include educating the public about alcohol use disorder and how it is a medical condition that deserves compassion, not stigma. CAUDS also works to educate healthcare providers and the public about proven medical treatments that are effective in helping people to overcome alcohol addiction.While previous episodes on this podcast have focused on the use of naltrexone in treating alcohol use disorder, there are other medical treatments which can be helpful, in addition to naltrexone, or as an alternative for people who cannot tolerate naltrexone. There are also people who do not respond well to naltrexone, so adding additional medication can sometimes be helpful.Now, that medication assisted treatment of alcohol use disorder is becoming more commonplace, mainly as a harm reduction method in the form of The Sinclair Method, it is important that patients and their doctors understand that there are additional treatments available that can help to make their program more effective, if needed.I hope that this podcast episode is helpful in providing useful information to patients who can share it with their doctors, and for doctors who are looking for additional resources to offer their patients. For more information on the topics discussed in this episode, please visit http://www.cauds.org/, and please follow CAUDS on social media.Twitter handle: @cauds_orgFacebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caudsorgAlso, for more great podcast episodes and articles, please visit https://therehab.com and https://drleeds.com.

Dr. Abe Malkin is a physician, entrepreneur, and investor, with a passion for building and growing companies in the health and wellness industry. His specialties include concierge medicine, addiction medicine, and anti-aging treatments, such as stem cells and hormone therapy. He has been featured on many top news shows as a medical expert on health issues ranging from flu prevention to the opioid crisis.Dr. Malkin graduated from Tufts University with both an M.D. and M.B.A. degrees. He is double board certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. He is the founder of Concierge MD Los Angeles, Drip Hydration, Elite Home Detox, and he serves as medical director and physician at multiple rehab centers.Dr. Malkin believes in "well-care" as opposed to "sick-care," focusing onprevention and best practices for staying healthy and maintaining a strongimmune system. His practice covers three main pillars: General Medicine,Addiction Medicine, and Regenerative Medicine.General medical services include functional medicine such as lab testing,stool tests, allergy tests, blood work, vitamin deficiency testing, STD checks,general health appointments and more.Addiction medicine through Elite Home Detox includes services like drugtesting, drug & alcohol counseling, family counseling, interventions, mentalhealth stabilization, NAD IV treatments, and an in-home detox with a live-innurse (for a 5-7 day period.)Regenerative Medicine aims to reverse aging and destruction in the body.Services include various peptide treatments via IV or self-injection, vitaminIVs through Drip Hydration, embryonic stem cell therapy, Botox, and more.Please visit our podcast website here: https://therehab.com/And Dr. Leeds' website here: https://drleeds.com.Thank you!

The Sinclair Method (TSM) is a form of medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder. TSM helps people to reduce their alcohol consumption by taking an opioid receptor blocking medication before drinking. Over time, the alcohol habit is erased from the brain, leading to the extinction of the habit.The basics of TSM are simple and straightforward. Yet, the implementation can be a bit more complicated. How often do you take the tablet and drink? Do you have to drink on days when you don't feel like drinking? Should you drink on a schedule, or pay attention to alcohol cravings? How do you know you are having an alcohol craving? What do you do when you have intolerable side effects from medication?There are many questions that come up when a person has a prescription bottle in hand, filled with naltrexone, the opioid blocker most often used by US patients who practice TSM. Doctors who agree to help their patients by prescribing naltrexone are not always experienced at helping out with the details of an individualized TSM program.This is where a qualified TSM coach can be helpful. A TSM coach is someone who has extensive experience in addressing the issues that can arise when unique individuals attempt to follow the program.Samara Ibanez is a coach with many years of experience in helping people to overcome addictions, including alcohol addiction. She is aware of the many hurdles and pitfalls that may show up when a person attempts to follow TSM. Her problem-solving approach is effective in helping people to find ways to make TSM work for them. For people who have begun the TSM journey, and are looking for professional support to ensure smooth sailing towards extinguishing the alcohol habit, Samara Ibanez may have the answers they are looking for. As a certified TSM coach with personal experience of overcoming many difficulties and finding great success in the program, Ms. Ibanez is prepared to help others to find success as well.Please visit our websites for more great podcast episodes and informative articles. https://drleeds.com and https://therehab.com.

It was a pleasure to speak with David Poses on the podcast about his unique and fresh perspective on drug use, opioid addiction, medication-assisted treatment, and harm reduction.As a writer, speaker, expert and activist, David Poses is focused on evidence-based addiction treatment, drug policy, and harm reduction. His writing has been published by Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and NY Daily News (among others), and he's appeared on various TV and radio shows and podcasts. He is the author of "The Weight of Air: a memoir of a double life, fueled by addiction and mental illness." Depression was David's gateway to heroin/opioid addiction. He started using at 16 and kept his struggle hidden long after he got sober with Buprenorphine at age 32. Ten years later, in 2018, he realized his silence was working against the changes he wanted to see in the world. How could he expect anyone else to talk openly about their addiction or mental health issues if he denied the existence of his? David set out on a mission to share his experiences with the world through his books, public speaking, and bylined articles for major media.David lives in New York with his wife and kids, and many instruments he can't really play.https://davidposes.com/homehttps://twitter.com/davidthekickhttps://www.instagram.com/david_thekick/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sesop/Please visit Dr. Leeds' practice website: https://drleeds.comand his podcast website: https://therehab.com

Alcohol addiction is a serious and difficult condition to overcome. There are many different medical services that, when used together, can help treat and prevent addiction. As simple as this seems, many people neglect these solutions until it is too late.Have you heard about the C Three Foundation?The C Three foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for The Sinclair Method, or TSM. TSM is a way to reduce alcohol consumption for people who suffer from alcohol addiction and for gray area drinkers.Jenny Williamson is the Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the C Three Foundation. She works hard to increase awareness of TSM so that more alcohol dependent people will have the opportunity to learn more about this form of pharmacological extinction that essentially erases the alcohol habit from the brain.Unfortunately, the treatment industry has not participated in promoting this harm reduction protocol for helping people to reduce their drinking. Ms. Williamson is aware that most of that responsibility has fallen on the C Three Foundation.There are several alcohol addiction treatment options, including TSM. It is reasonable to offer patients choices and it is reasonable to make recomendations based on the individual situations of individual patients.People deserve equal access to treatment for alcohol misuse. Ms. Williamson and actress Claudia Christian have created the C Three Foundation as a program to act as a bridge between healthcare providers and people interested in medication for alcohol treatment so they can work on overcoming alcoholism.While naltrexone is the main medication used in The Sinclair Method, the C Three Foundation has no connection to the manufacturers of Naltrexone. While naltrexone, the opiate blocker, plays an important part in treating alcohol abuse, there is more to TSM than just taking a pill every day.As a tax exempt organization that is structured as a charity, the C Three Foundation provides information on the science of TSM and it provides an advanced treatment locator to help prospective patients to find healthcare providers experienced with TSM.Please visit Jenny Williamson at https://cthreefoundation.org/Learn more at our website https://drleeds.com and our podcast website, https://therehab.com.

Dr. Miller has determined that one category of meth user is a person who goes through life without adequate energy to complete tasks related to their activities of daily living. They found that self-treating their lack of energy with meth made it possible to get through the day. He identifies these patients using a line of questioning that proposes hypothetical situations that elicit a particular response.The other major category of meth user is the person who has attention deficit disorder. He describes these patients as being angry and short-tempered, but often regretful and remorseful of their actions.Dr. Miller describes these patients as being "dual diagnosed." The addiction is one diagnosis, and the underlying mental health issue is the other diagnosis. He complains that many addiction specialists only attempt to treat the addiction without giving proper attention to the condition that drives the addiction.Incredibly, Dr. Miller claims a very high success rate in treating patients for meth addiction. He states that within a short period of time, cravings subside. The meth addict simply no longer needs meth to get through the day. His methods of meth addiction treatment are unique and highly effective.

Today we have a special episode of the podcast, where I discuss the film “Two Cents From a Pariah” with the lead actor, Jeffrey Grover, and lead actress Cortney Palm, as well as Chris Carson Emmons, the writer and director of the film. Jeffrey Grover can be seen in such films as “Dark Waters,” “Take Shelter,” “I Feel Pretty,” “Miles Ahead,” and more. Cortney Palm is best known for her role in the horror comedy “Zombeavers,” having also appeared in “Sushi Girl” and “Death House,” among many others.The film we discuss together here deals with many important and difficult topics, including addiction.The film is available to rent on Amazon here - https://amzn.to/2SRLf83These are the film's social media pages where you can view the trailer and receive updates-Instagram: @twocentsfilmFacebook: Two cents Facebook

Dr. Adam Bisaga is a research psychiatrist and professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the author of Overcoming Opioid Addiction, the definitive book for patients, family, and healthcare professionals on the subject of effective treatment for opioid dependence.Dr. Bisaga is currently involved in research on groundbreaking new treatments for opioid use disorder, including a naltrexone implant that can last as long as six months. Additionally, the implant has a special advantage over previous addiction treatment implants that will make it a more attractive alternative to both patients and doctors.In addition to discussing his research on the naltrexone implant, Dr. Bisaga also discusses other research and upcoming treatments for opioid addiction, as well as other types of addictions. People who are struggling with addiction, and their loved ones, will be happy to hear that doctors and scientists are hard at work, studying many new promising compounds and technologies that will significantly advance the field of opioid addiction treatment.Please visit our podcast website here: https://therehab.com/And Dr. Leeds' website here: https://drleeds.com.Thank you!

Tamra Hall PhD, MA, LPC, LMHC, CAADC, CCS, ACS, is the AVP of Clinical Excellence & Quality at American Addiction Centers. AAC is one of the largest healthcare organizations in the US with a focus on the treatment of addiction. In this episode, we discuss what the comprehensive medical treatment of addiction looks like at a major healthcare institution.Dr. Hall discusses the importance of meeting patients where they are at in order to provide the best treatment experience. All aspects of care are important, from nutrition, to mental healthcare, and appropriate addiction treatment. Medication-assisted treatment can be an important component of care and continuity of care is critical.Telemedicine services are an important part of the future of healthcare, and especially addiction treatment. Dr. Hall discusses how AAC is at the forefront of providing telehealth programs to their patients.Learn more about AAC here: https://americanaddictioncenters.org/Please visit our podcast website here: https://therehab.com/And Dr. Leeds' website here: https://drleeds.com.Thank you!

Bruce Rose has worked for many years in the rehab industry, managing drug and alcohol treatment centers. A few years ago, Bruce was researching the topic of medication-assisted alcohol treatment and came across information on The Sinclair Method, or TSM. TSM is simply medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder using the medication, naltrexone.Bruce decided to dedicate his work to supporting clients interested in using this method of addiction treatment that relies on pharmacological extinction. In these past few years, he has seen incredible success with his clients, watching them recover quickly and without the usual issues of severe alcohol withdrawal and alcohol deprivation syndrome.In this interview with Bruce Rose, we discuss his approach to helping clients with their prescribed alcohol treatment program. We also talk about the future of medical treatment for alcohol and the possible integration of TSM with traditional residential rehab programs.You can reach Bruce Rose here: https://www.alcoholrecoveryscotland.co.uk/Please visit our podcast website here: https://therehab.com/And Dr. Leeds' website here: https://drleeds.com.Thank you!

Lloyd Sederer, M.D., is currently an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health. He has won many top awards in the field of psychiatry, and he has served as a leader in the field of public health in New York for the past two decades. In the 90s, Dr. Sederer was the chief psychiatrist at McLean hospital, the psychiatric teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School. He has published thirteen books, and he has published hundreds of articles in top medical journals and newspapers.What is the future of the treatment of addiction? According to Dr. Lloyd Sederer, the path to saving more lives from addiction going forward will involve providing better access to the tools that we already have. We already have harm reduction strategies, including the opioid overdose rescue drug, naloxone. And, we have effective medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder.Our understanding of the functioning of the brain is more advanced than ever before in history. A wide variety of therapies can be applied to target various regions of the brain that are affected by addiction. In addition to existing medications and therapies, there are also new medical treatments on the horizon, including the drug, psilocybin. With psilocybin, an existing, ancient form of medical therapy is being brought up to date with current medical science. Safe, synthetic forms of the drug have been studied in major research centers with promising results.Just as important as therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and contingency management, and medications, such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone, are the forming of relationships to promote abstinence and recovery.Dr. Sederer believes that, to be successful in helping people to recover from active addiction, we must meet them where they are and understand why they are using drugs or alcohol. Drugs serve a purpose for people who use them and it is important to start from there and work towards helping them find healthy replacements for drugs when they are ready.In our talk, Dr. Sederer and I discuss two of his recent books. We talk about “Ink-Stained for Life” and “The Addiction Solution.” Both books are fascinating and I highly recommend them to my audience.“Ink-Stained for Life” is a collection of fourteen stories and essays relating Dr. Sederer's early life as a child in The Bronx to his adult life and the present, in 2020. The book demonstrates the improbable nature of the path from living as a child, on the streets of New York City, to being a leader in public health in the State of New York. The book shares Dr. Sederer's philosophies on life with discussions about topics such as intelligence and genius, wealth and struggling in the middle class, Judaism and being Jewish without living as an observant Jew, living in New York City, being the leader of a world-class psychiatric hospital, working in the world of public health in New York City and New York State, addiction treatment and much more.Please visit Dr. Sederer here: https://www.askdrlloyd.com/Please visit our podcast website here: https://therehab.com/And Dr. Leeds' website here: https://drleeds.com.Thank you!

Dr. Teralyn Sell is a brain health expert and psychotherapist who helps clients to develop nutritional plans based on a customized neurochemistry blue print. While many addiction treatment programs focus on treatment with either medication or spiritual-based programs, Dr. Teralyn is focused on the science of brain chemistry and addressing the issue of filling the empty buckets of precursors that help the brain to heal itself and rebalance necessary neurotransmitters. Rather than interfering with the architecture of brain chemistry, her approach involves helping the brain to help itself restore itself back to health. Poor nutrition is a contributing factor in many mental health issues. Dr. Teralyn Sell is on the forefront of brain chemistry science. She has also designed a series of nutritional supplements that are specifically tuned to the unique needs of people who are in the process of overcoming addiction to alcohol or drugs. Please visit her website here: https://drteralyn.com/

As a psychotherapist for over 20 years, Jodi shows people how to create prac- tical miracles even in the most difficult times. As an inspirational speaker, she teaches Generation Z, their parents, and helpers how to find their Diamond Confidence so they feel worthy, empowered and in control. In her online videos, she gives audiences all over the world usable tools to get clarity, push past fear, and develop their intuition. Because Jodi clawed her way out of her own emotional turmoil, she totally gets it. As a mom of teens, she double-dog gets it. Through her TEDxWilmington talk, “Calm Anxious Kids,” and her bestselling book, You 1, Anxiety 0, Jodi is changing the way we understand the current mental health crisis. She generates her own daily happiness through mindfulness, family time, and walking in the woods with her fur-baby, Winston. Find Jodi Aman at https://jodiaman.com/.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

I recommend listening to this podcast interview with Kate Bagoy with a pen and paper handy. You are going to want to take notes. This twenty-minute episode is packed full of valuable, actionable material. Noted author, speaker, and educator, Kate Bagoy discusses recovery from alcohol use disorder and how women can break through business barriers to have success and freedom, building a personal brand and a freelancer business.Kate was, by all standards, successful in life. She had a corporate job working in her chosen field, design, and marketing. Yet, she was miserable, stuck in a career that she hated. Her alcohol use got out of control. In 2012, she started a new life of sobriety and recovery. She also decided to start her own company and take control of her life by building a brand for design work and consulting. By putting to work certain principles, she was able to build up her six-figure freelancer business quickly. Kate Bagoy, also a talented educator, then started a successful coaching business, helping others to find success as she did. Today, Kate teaches an online course called "The Six-Figure Freelancers Accelerator." She is the author of the book "Secrets of a Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Stop Thinking Like An Employee & Build A Freelance Business Like a Boss." In addition to the well-known course and book, she still accepts a small number of private clients for coaching.Learn more at https://katebagoy.com/Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

In "Saving Sara: A Memoir of Food Addiction," Sara Somers gives an account of a journey that took decades in which she finally found freedom from active addiction to certain foods.The solution that worked for her was the program of Greysheeters Anonymous. This 12-step program, based on Alcoholics Anonymous, is a spiritual program that helps people to recover from food addiction.Sara now lives a peaceful and fulfilling life in Paris, France. She is excited to share her story with the world and hopes that her book will reach others who are searching for the solution to their obsessive cravings and powerlessness over food.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Cali Estes, Ph.D. is an author and highly sought after Addiction Therapist and Life/Corporate Coach who specializes in harm reduction and utilizes holistic approaches to treat addiction, as well as mental conditions holding her clients back from reaching their full potential. She works with individuals, drug, and alcohol treatment teams and addiction professionals looking to advance their knowledge base. Dr. Estes has over 20 years of experience working with drug, alcohol and food addictions. Her deep understanding of drug and alcohol addiction, including the behaviors and ramifications that are associated with it, places her at the top in the field of addiction therapy. Dr. Estes is an interactive, solution-focused Positive Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. Her unique no-nonsense approach of cognitive-behavioral therapy, positive psychology, and life coaching combine to provide the perfect support for an addict. Dr. Estes' background in food addictions and the emotional and physical tolls it takes on one's psyche and physical well-being is highly unique. Dr. Cali Estes is a #1 Best Selling Author on Amazon has been featured on CNN, NBC, CNBC, CBS, FOX News, LA Times, Yahoo! News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Reader's Digest, Entrepreneur Magazine, MSN Money, Max Sports and Fitness, San Jose Mercury, The Fix, Dr. Drew, People Magazine, Washington Post, Yoga Digest, Reader's Digest, and more. She was also featured in a riveting documentary about addiction, Gone Too Soon: The Story of Emily Cooley. Dr. Estes is a Certified Masters Level Addiction Professional. She holds a Ph.D. from DSU in Psychology and Life Coaching, a Master's Degree from WCU, and an undergraduate from PSU, International Certification as a Drug and Alcohol Therapist, Master Certified Addictions Professional, as well as 24 certifications and over 20 years of experience as a Personal Trainer, Yoga Teacher, Pilates Teacher, Food Addictions Specialist, and Life Coach. Her unique approach to get to the root cause of the problem with each client and relate on a humanistic level makes her desirable in this industry. Dr. Estes is more than a ‘sober coach'. She has a background in clinical and personality psychology, addictions and forensics and has been featured on NBC, CBS, CNN's Don Lemon, MSN, Dr. Drew Podcast, Washington Post, Fox News, The Los Angeles Times and many more.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

David Vigerust, MS, Ph.D is an entrepreneur, inventor, healthcare innovator, and infectious disease expert. He is also an expert in the field of virology. Now, as we find ourselves in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, Dr. Vigerust has quickly pivoted to building testing facilities for the novel coronavirus as fast as possible. While there are many important components to battling this serious threat, widespread testing for the virus is one of the most important things that we can do. This is because testing allows us to know where to focus our efforts. In this interview, we discuss COVID-19 testing as well as interesting facts about the virus and how to stay safe.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Frank King knew he wanted to be a stand-up comedian since he was four years old. After being sidetracked by years of doing what other people wanted him to do with his life, he finally decided to live the life he knew that he was meant to live. Frank focuses much of his comedy material on mental health issues, particularly suicide. In addition to entertaining his audience, his goal is to reach out to people who may be quietly suffering and thought that they were alone. He has also performed a series of TED talks.In addition to speaking and performing, Frank is involved in multiple other activities to inform and educate the public. He provides a continuing education service to healthcare providers that allows them to meet state requirements for suicide prevention training. He also maintains a support group for dentists. Frank hosts several podcasts, including a show right here on the Mental Health News Radio Network.For men who are looking for support and answers on how they might deal with personal issues, please get Frank King's new book on the subject of men helping men: Guts, Grit & The Grind: A Mental Mechanics Manual. https://www.gutsgritgrind.com/Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

In this episode, Stephen and I discuss many topics, from safe consumption sites to medical heroin to Dilaudid dispensing machines on the streets. Yet, the underlying theme of this podcast episode is the value of having empathy and forming relationships with people who struggle with addiction. People who inject heroin are real people who deserve a chance to recover, no matter how long it takes for them to be ready finally. British Columbia, Canada, takes harm reduction to a new level with supervised consumption sites and many other programs to help people who use drugs on the streets to stay safe and help them along the path towards recovery. These programs serve as a positive example for what other countries, such as the United States, that do not allow these advanced forms of harm reduction, could do to save many more lives from the deadly effects of opioids and other street drugs.Stephen Finlay is the manager of addiction services in the Surrey region for Lookout Housing and Health Society. Lookout is a non-profit organization that provides homeless shelters, supportive housing, subsidized housing, outreach, harm reduction, and related services throughout southern British Columbia, including Vancouver. Surrey is one of the largest cities in the Greater Vancouver area and has experienced problems arising from homelessness and drug use for many decades. As an addiction services manager, Stephen oversees an Intensive Case Management team, a supervised drug smoking site, and SafePoint, which is the second federally sanctioned supervised injection site in Canada. SafePoint opened in June 2017. Since it opened, there have been over 190,000 visits to SafePoint. The staff has reversed almost 1,500 overdoses, with no fatalities. Before joining Lookout, Stephen served as executive director of ARA Mental Health Advocacy, a small non-profit that provided advocacy services to people living with mental illness and poverty. He also has 29 years of experience in marketing, product development, and regulatory affairs at TELUS, Canada's second-largest telecommunications carrier, and four years of experience in marketing research at Procter and Gamble. Stephen served as a civilian volunteer for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition from 2006 to 2015. In his spare time, he enjoys international folk dancing.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Annisa Hudak is a Reiki Master and expert Yoga Therapist who has dedicated her career to helping people who have experienced significant trauma during their lifetime. While traditional psychotherapy and psychiatry are essential to treating conditions such as PTSD, connecting through community and getting additional help to work through physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual issues can make a big difference. Annisa Hudak has created such a community and also provides one-on-one coaching as well as Yoga classes and Reiki therapy. You can learn more about what she does and about her personal story here: https://www.traumahealingyoga.com/about. She has helped people who suffered trauma in the military as well as rape survivors. In the world of addiction recovery, it can sometimes be difficult for people to find a community where they are comfortable connecting with others. Building a network of support can be particularly challenging for women. Life in active addiction is often a source of trauma. Having support resources available 24 hours a day, seven days a week can make all the difference when it comes to overcoming trauma and dealing with emotionally painful triggers.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

An important concept in healthcare is integrative care. Integrative care means that healthcare providers and other related professionals learn to work together to get better outcomes.In the field of addiction treatment, the lack of integration is an issue. Different approaches are conflicting. We are going in different directions and not working together. 12-step fellowships, rehabs, and doctors are often not on the same page.However, we can begin having a dialog to learn how to work better together to solve the overwhelming problem of this current drug and alcohol crisis.Harold Derbitsky is a spiritual leader and author who has spent many years working with indigenous people to help them to overcome addiction. He is a practitioner of the 3-principles and studied under the founder, Sydney Banks.Mark Astor is a Florida attorney who is the first in the country to focus solely on helping people to get help with addiction, alcoholism, and mental health disorders. He specializes in areas of the law that include the Marchman Act and the Baker Act. While his focus is on helping people who live in Florida, he can work with their families and loved ones, even if they do not live in Florida.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

What is VOI.com? Voi's mission is to deliver the most comprehensive, innovative solutions to help hospitals and health systems, government agencies, educational institutions, families, and communities detect, intervene, support, and care for people at risk for suicide and living with behavioral health issues.Dr. Bill Hudenko is the CEO of Voi. Bill was born in Ridgewood, NJ, but grew up in Albuquerque, NM. Although initially interested in medicine (both his grandparents were physicians) he discovered a passion for psychology while at the University of Michigan. He then went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Vanderbilt and then his PostDoc at Dartmouth. Bill was a professor by 27 and has held positions at Cornell University, Ithaca College, and most recently Dartmouth College. Bill has a strong interest in the vocal expression of emotion and is one of the world's experts on the production of laughter in children. His work has been featured both in scientific journals and in media outlets such as the Discovery Channel, NBC, MSNBC, LiveScience, and NPR. He started Incente in 2012 to change the delivery of mental health care in the US and beyond.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Claudia Christian is the most recognized advocate for The Sinclair Method (TSM) in the world.In 2013, Christian started her non-profit C Three Foundation to help raise awareness of the treatment, which saved her life in 2009. In 2014, Christian's award-winning documentary One Little Pill was released. The documentary explains the science behind TSM and follows the lives of some of the people Christian helped use the treatment.Christian has spoken at UCLA, USC and at medical conventions around the world. In addition, she has appeared on Larry King Now and Megyn Kelly educating people about TSM.Her TEDx talk has had over 2.2 million views. She is a dedicated advocate for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and is on the advisory board for Ria Health, a telemedicine company that offers comprehensive, personalized treatment for patients with AUD.Claudia has been an actress in TV, film, and games for over 35 years and is a published author of both fiction and non-fiction.To learn more, visit https://cthreefoundation.org.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

The Sober Truth is a book that talks about the evidence for success in 12-step programs in alcohol use disorder recovery. Unfortunately, the results are not great. It is important for people who suffer from alcoholism to be aware of the fact that there is medical treatment for alcohol addiction and it is consistent with the Alcoholics Anonymous program.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

After decades as a physician and teacher at Harvard Medical School and elsewhere, renowned academic neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander thought he knew how the brain, mind, and consciousness worked. A transcendental Near-Death Experience (NDE) during a week-long coma from an inexplicable brain infection changed all of that – completely. Memories of his life had been completely deleted, yet he awoke with memories of a fantastic odyssey deep into another realm – more real than this earthly one! Since his 2008 NDE he has been reconciling his rich spiritual experience with contemporary physics and cosmology. We are conscious in spite of our brain. By probing deeply into our own consciousness, we transcend the limits of the human brain, and of the physical-material realm. His story offers a crucial key to the understanding of reality and human consciousness. A pioneering scientist and thought leader in consciousness studies, Dr. Alexander has been a guest on Dr. Oz, Oprah, and many other media programs. His most recent book, Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness, (co-authored with Karen Newell) has garnered accolades from many scientists around the world who study the mind body question and the nature of consciousness. His earlier books, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife and The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife, have collectively spent more than two years atop the New York Times and international bestseller lists. www.ebenalexander.comPlease visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Mark Astor is an attorney who specializes in providing legal help to people who struggle with addiction. He often provides help through family members such as a parent or spouse. His specialty includes The Marchman Act, a Florida law that makes it possible to compel an addicted individual to go to treatment for up to six months. He also deals with the Baker Act and other legal tools that can make it possible to help an addicted family member for up to a full year, providing the necessary support to maximize the chance of long-term recovery. I had the privilege of being a guest on Mark Astor's video podcast. With his permission, I am publishing the audio from our conversation here. I think that it is important for patients and their families to be aware of their options in seeking treatment for addiction. We also spoke at length about MAT (medication-assisted treatment) of opioid addiction. We addressed the use of medications, such as methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone), and naltrexone. To learn more about the law practice of Mark Astor and how to contact him, please visit his website here: https://drugandalcoholattorneys.com/about-mark-astor/Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

In this rebroadcast of an interview between Kristin Walker and Mark Leeds, the topic of addiction to technology and online services, such as social media, is discussed at length. As large corporations put their nearly unlimited resources into finding new ways to get us hooked, we are at risk for an epidemic of massive proportions.Already, we are faced with distracted driving, which can be more dangerous in some cases than intoxicated driving. Imagine being hit on the road by a driver who couldn't wait to type LMFAO and then go back to check if it got any likes. Anyone who drives has seen those drivers with their heads down and eyes on a device, not on the road. Tech addiction and obsession has always been an issue, but the product is now being refined to the point that it has become an entirely different kind of problem.Crack cocaine was a serious issue in the 90s. Many people who tried it could not stop. Lives were destroyed by the act of going back for just one more $5 hit that would last for just a few minutes. How many lives will be destroyed in the coming decade by people who can not help going back to check email, texts and social media just one more time?Thank you to Kristin Walker for allowing me to rebroadcast this important discussion.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP is the CEO of Vantage Clinical Consulting LLC, http://vantageclinicalconsulting.com/, a focused consultancy with a national footprint devoted to helping healthcare organizations and other professional firms to create solutions to Opioid Addiction problems and increase quality patient care. For almost two decades, she has worked with individual Physicians, Healthcare Firms and Corporate Organizations around the United States to help them to optimize their business strategies and reduce Opioid problems in their communities. She's worked on every side of the issue from practice management and treatment to managed care and advocacy. Her unmatched solutions have been tested and proven in Opioid Crisis Combat from the South Side of Chicago to Florida. She works with leaders, companies and organizations at every level of our nation's leading healthcare epidemic to drastically improve process and business performance.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Nick Jaworski is an internationally recognized executive in the field of behavioral health marketing and operational consulting with experience building organizations across four continents. As the owner of Circle Social Inc. (https://www.circlesocialinc.com/), he has helped healthcare organizations ranging in revenue from $10 million to $300 million a year perform turn arounds and accelerate growth.He is a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Award for his work in mental health, is an advisor to the board for The Behavioral Health Association of Providers, and is also on the board for one of the most innovative treatment programs in the country – Above and Beyond Recovery in Chicago.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

If you or a loved-one has a problem with addiction, the first place to visit is https://mcrisc.com. Substance Use Disorders are real, chronic medical illnesses, just like diabetes and heart disease. Until now, tools to measure these disorders were limited. Thanks to Calvin McGinn PhD, LMFT, RN and Joyce Ann McGinn OTR/L, GCFP, co-founders of McRISC, we now have a sophisticated online tool to assess addictions, such as opioid use disorder, from anywhere. The assessment can be performed in a doctor's waiting room, in your own home, in your car, or wherever you happen to be and feel safe to take the McRISC assessment. It works on the desktop, mobile devices and smartphones. McRISC is a new tool which has the potential to make a real difference in ending the opioid crisis.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Bryan Robinson is recognized as the world expert on work addiction. He is a scientist who has studies this condition extensively over decades. He is also recovering from work addiction himself. In describing his own struggle with work addiction, he talks about hiding work. He would secretly bring work with him on vacations. He would sneak off, away from loved ones, to secretly get work done.Being honest with yourself is a part of the first step to recovering from addiction. The first step of the 12 steps of Workaholics Anonymous states, "Admitting you have no control over your relationship with work and acknowledging that working too much is making your life unmanageable."Work addiction is becoming a serious problem in today's society. We are all at risk. While not as immediately deadly as other addictions, work addiction can slowly eat away at your life as it festers and grows. As you grow older, you realize that you have missed out on many great moments of life because you have spent years obsessing over work. Work addiction does not mean that you are necessarily successful in your work. It can even be expressed as endless procrastination.In fact, your work can be greatly improved by facing your work addiction. Taking a step back, breathing and listening to the sounds around you is one way to wake up to the moment you are living in right now. You can disconnect from your work and live your life right now. There is nothing stopping you from putting down the work that is stealing your life from away from you.Dr. Robinson's latest book is titled, "#CHILL". Please visit his website here: https://www.bryanrobinsononline.com/. You can find #CHILL on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Chill-Turn-Off-Your-Life/dp/0062896016. And please share #CHILL on your social media accounts before you turn off social media for now and put your devices aside so you can #CHILL.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Harold Derbitsky is the author of “Evolution of Addiction Recovery”. In this new book, he examines and compares well-known treatment methods and indigenous ceremony with the three principles. These are the principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought. Harry has worked directly with Sydney Banks, who originally uncovered these principles. The book shows a clear, easy and more hopeful direction in uncovering the missing link to your happiness and contentment. It points to the innate wisdom and health in all human beings.He is also the president of ACT Training Inc., which is Advanced Coaches Training. You can learn more about ACT Training here: https://www.acttraining.biz/. You can find Harry's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_NNYUW6YHqFILz7iSmjQ.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

In my talk with Milly Day, we discuss this incredible program to help people get started or continue on their journey of recovery. Imagine hiking the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain and experiencing firsthand its healing powers. What if you could go on this journey of a lifetime as an alternative to checking into rehab?In a nutshell, Recovery Trekking is a brand new recovery platform, both for addicts stuck in active addiction, and for those who have already begun their journey, whereby you're guided along an ancient pilgrimage route as a form of healing for the mind, body and soul.Over the course of the trek, you will eat, sleep and breathe a new way of living that takes you into history, 12-step addiction fundamentals and fellowship. Each day will consist of moderate physical exercise, guided meditation, journalling, 12-step meetings, step work, as well as other writing activities.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

In search of a meaningful path to move beyond traditional drug therapy and psychiatry, Mani Saint-Victor, MD is a visionary leader in applying neuroscience to real world problems. Dr. Mani is a graduate of Harvard University and UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Three days into the third year of his Psychiatry residency, Dr. Mani left the traditional path of medical practice to join a virtual world startup.His brain-slapping style of research and coaching attracts clients from around the world to actively discover how their minds work and how to think their way to success. A true polymath, he's brought much-needed science to the fuzzy world of self-improvement through one on one and group coaching of physicians committed to creating lasting and meaningful changes in their lives.He is an Amazon Best-Selling Author of Thinking About Quitting Medicine and co-host of the popular TV show #CLBLive. You can reach Dr. Mani to find out about working with him at www.manisaintvictormd.com.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!