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Amy Marxkors and Michael Kelley talk with Heather Sweeney, Executive Director of the Gateway Foundation, about the dazzling holiday light display at Citygarden. The event, featuring thousands of lights and an interactive light show, offers a family-friendly experience for all. Heather also discusses the Gateway Foundation's role in lighting up iconic St. Louis landmarks, including the Arch and City Hall. The conversation delves into the Gyo Obata Fellowship, a 10-week summer program offering mentorship and a stipend to students pursuing careers in arts management. Heather encourages local arts agencies to apply to host fellowship students and contribute to this enriching program.

Amy and Michael are joined by Heather Sweeney to discuss the City Garden holiday light display in St. Louis, featuring thousands of lights and a nightly LED show. The free, family-friendly event runs from November 10 to February 17. Heather also talks about the Gateway Foundation's Gyo Obata Fellowship, a 10-week arts management program with an $8,000 stipend. The conversation wraps up with a discussion on the state of the Democratic Party and the influence of Donald Trump on working-class issues.

In this full three-hour episode of the Chris and Amy Show, Amy and Michael discuss a tragic school shooting in Wisconsin, the disturbing rise in young Americans' approval of CEO murders, and Michael's shocking credit card bill after returning from Italy. The show also covers exciting news with Marc Schreiber, who joins to talk about St. Louis landing the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Enterprise Center. The conversation then shifts to a new IRS direct tax filing program, with Bryan Metzger providing insights on the potential impact of the program that allows taxpayers to file directly with the IRS. Amy and Michael are also joined by Heather Sweeney, who highlights the stunning City Garden holiday light display in St. Louis, running from November 10 to February 17, and the Gateway Foundation's Gyo Obata Fellowship, a 10-week arts management program. The hour wraps up with a political discussion on the state of the Democratic Party, Donald Trump's influence, and the importance of focusing on working-class issues.

The Great Rivers Biennial initiative, a collaborative initiative between the Gateway Foundation and the Contemporary Art Museum, has awarded artists Saj Issa, Basil Kincaid and Ronald Young sizable grants and a six-month exhibition featuring their work. Young and CAM's chief curator Dean Daderko share the coincidental connections between the artists' works; and the intersection of Young's inspiration from West Africa and reclaimed materials from St. Louis' built environment.

Trauma is a word used a lot today. Whether caused by events that happen naturally or through human ineptitude and cruelty, studies show an increase in people dealing with trauma. Jim Scarpace is the Chief Clinical Officer and Interim Community Division President at Gateway Foundation, one of the nation's largest providers of behavioral health services for clients diagnosed with co-occurring mental health disorders, and in this podcast he discusses how to recognize trauma, what it does to us, and what to do about it. Jim has over 25 years in administration, operations, and the treatment of mental health, substance use disorders, and criminal justice programs. Jim is also an assistant professor of Clinical Psychology at Benedictine University. Gateway Foundation can be contacted at their 24-hour hotline 855-925-GATE (4283) or at www.gatewayfoundation.org. The views and opinions of the guests on this podcast are theirs and theirs alone and do not necessarily represent those of the host, Westwords Consulting or the Kenosha County Substance Abuse Coalition. We're always interested in hearing from individuals or organizations who are working in substance use disorder treatment or prevention, mental health care and other spaces that lift up communities. This includes people living those experiences. If you or someone you know has a story to share or an interesting approach to care, contact us today! Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Subscribe to Our Email List to get new episodes in your inbox every week!

About Justin Dearborn:Justin Dearborn is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of leadership in the healthcare and technology sectors. Currently serving as the CEO of Praia Health, based in the Greater Chicago Area, Justin brings extensive experience in driving innovation and strategic growth initiatives.With a background in digital healthcare, Justin has been instrumental in the development and commercialization of cutting-edge solutions aimed at revolutionizing patient engagement and healthcare delivery. As the CEO of Praia Health, he leads the company in its mission to provide a unified platform for seamless patient interaction, leveraging his expertise to bridge the gap between healthcare providers and consumers.In addition to his role at Praia Health, Justin serves as an Executive in Residence at Providence Digital Innovation Group, where he plays a key role in driving innovation and shaping the future of healthcare technology.Justin's commitment to advancing healthcare extends beyond his executive roles. He serves on the board of several prominent organizations, including Gateway Foundation, Exponential AI, and Curio Digital Therapeutics Inc., where he contributes his strategic insights and industry expertise.Things You'll Learn:Inertia and reluctance to be early adopters often hinder healthcare's rate of change.Digital transformation presents numerous opportunities, particularly in AI-driven automation, enabling health systems to leverage previous investments effectively.The pandemic both hindered attention to newer healthcare solutions and accelerated the adoption of digital health services, especially in underserved or rural communities.Transitioning from patient to consumer identity facilitates a proactive healthcare approach, emphasizing preventive care and holistic wellness.Progress in digital health can enhance healthcare accessibility and equity, providing significant benefits to traditionally underserved communities.Resources:Connect with and follow Justin on LinkedIn.Learn more about Praia Health on their LinkedIn and website.Discover more about Providence on their LinkedIn and website.

Burger 809 and owner Tasha Smith will open another location with this new location opening downtown. Tasha and Dr. Heather Sweeney of the Gateway Foundation joined us to discuss.

We cover some of the top stories covered so far today. Plus, we chat with Miki Sudo as well as Burger 809 owner Tasha Smith and Dr. Heather Sweeney of Gateway Foundation.

Men, young men in particular, make up the largest substance using demographic. Jim Scarpace talks about the baggage that comes with the cultural expectation of excessive use and how to break through the isolation that comes with the disease of Substance Use Disorders. Jim Scarpace is the Chief Clinical Officer at Gateway Foundation, one of the nation's largest providers of behavioral health services for clients diagnosed with co-occurring mental health disorders. Jim has over 25 years in administration, operations, and the treatment of mental health, substance use disorders, and criminal justice programs. He is also an assistant professor of Clinical Psychology at Benedictine University. Gateway Foundation offers a full continuum of care across a wide range of clinical settings and can be contacted at their 24-hour hotline 855-925-GATE (4283) or at www.gatewayfoundation.org. We're always interested in hearing from individuals or organizations who are working in substance use disorder treatment or prevention, mental health care and other spaces that lift up communities. This includes people living those experiences. If you or someone you know has a story to share or an interesting approach to care, contact us today! Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Subscribe to Our Email List to get new episodes in your inbox every week!

Host: Andy Smith, CFCHE Co-CEO and Founder, Impact Advisors Education Co-chair, CHIME Opioid Task Force Guest: Gregg Dockins Corrections Division President, Gateway Foundation, Inc. An employee of Gateway Foundation, Inc. for over 23 years, Gregg is responsible for the administration, operational oversight, and strategic planning and growth of all Corrections Division services. What you'll learn about: - Gateway‘s initial approach to the opioid epidemic. - How has technology has helped their care model. - What obstacles they have faced around technology. - What the future of addiction treatment may look like in the corrections setting for providers as well as individuals seeking treatment. - What all healthcare professionals treating patients for addiction should take away from this conversation. The CHIME Opioid Task Force (OTF) was launched in early 2018 with a simple mission: to turn the tide on the opioid epidemic using the knowledge and expertise of the nation's healthcare IT leaders. While our mission is simple, achieving it is not. Opioid addiction is a complex disease that requires long-term, if not lifetime, care from well-informed clinicians who are supported with easy-to-use and reliable tools.

Brett Leary, Vice Presient at the Gateway Warrior Foundation joins Marc to give details on the upcoming 14th Annual Gateway Foundation Golf Classic October 9th a the Legends in Eureka

Addiction recovery can be a challenge during the holidays, but there are places that can help. Craig Lamb, the Clinical Director of the Gateway Foundation joins the Steve Cochran show to talk about how people can work on their recovery throughout the holiday season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By Adam Turteltaub Usually, a Compliance Perspectives podcast focuses on just one topic, but in this one Marla Berkow, Corporate Compliance Officer at Gateway Foundation tackles two: behavioral health and restorative justice. In the first part of the conversation, we focus on the unique challenges of behavioral healthcare. They include maintaining both patient and organizational privacy. Physical and emotional safety of the staff is also important, along with a strong culture of reporting. With many patients a part of pre- or post-trial diversions there are unique challenges created, especially in the privacy arena. In the latter half of the conversation Marla focuses on a restorative justice approach, which she explains, is designed to differentiate between an intentional and inadvertent mistake, with discipline meted out appropriately. With that comes a focus on ensuring the problem is not repeated. Listen in to learn more about the challenges of behavioral health and potential benefits of a restorative justice approach to compliance.

A very important topic this week, Ryan and Julee speak with Nicole DeMory, LPC, CADC. Nicole is an Admissions Coordinator at Gateway Foundation, a substance abuse treatment organization that helps patients recover from their mental health and substance abuse disorders. Nicole talks about the various programs and continued care offered through Gateway and highlights the importance of truly caring for those suffering from addictions. Hosted by: Ryan & Julee BarkauskasProduced by: Larisa Southerland----Follow Ryan on Social Media!IG: @Ryanbarkauskas----Follow Therapy with my Mom!IG: @TherapywithmymomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/therapywithmymomTwitter: @TherapywithmymomEmail us with topic suggestions or stories we can share on the show!Therapywithmymom@gmail.com----Track: November by HydroferricWatch: https://youtu.be/t6Z04fhQcHsFree Download/Stream: https://www.toneden.io/freetousemusic...

Byron Thompson is the director of the Milwaukee chapter of The Phoenix, a national organization focused on physical fitness in recovery. He's also the owner of Rebound Recovery House, and as of the date this episode drops, the owner of 22 years of sobriety. Byron graciously went back to some dark places to share his story - something he hasn't done "in a minute." But we mostly keyed his turning point, and the amazing things he's doing in the community today. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Dr. Robb Kelly has lived many lives. He was a bassist at Abbey Road studio who played - and partied - with the likes of Queen, Bowie, and Sir Elton John. He fled England for Spain after stabbing his wife for trying to take away his vodka. He went from millionaire to homeless, living on the streets of Manchester for nearly a year. He remembers his moment of clarity, at a convenience store before sunrise. His hands trembled as he reached for a bottle of vodka. When he touched it, his hands stopped shaking. He realized then he had a thinking problem, not a drinking problem. He's ridden that realization to a career as an addiction specialist with the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, through which he creates individualized recovery programs using somatic experience and neuro linguistic programming. Robb has appeared on all the major networks, HBO and more. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

As a magnetic, talented 13-year-old member of the MWAH troupe, Landon Ballard danced, acted and sang songs about the importance of staying away from drugs and asking for help. Yet he was already headed down the spiral of drug addiction - a plummet that would land him in jail and rehab multiple times. Now he bravely shares his recovery story in middle and high schools, and he's directing a show called This Is My Brave, in which locals take the stage and share their stories of triumph over mental illness and addiction. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions of substance abuse, mental illness and self-harm. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

"Wall Street doesn't believe in this target," by Dario Altieri. A scientist shares his 12-year journey that led to the discovery of a drug now in clinic.   TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Wall Street Doesn't Believe in This Target by Dario C. Altieri, MD (10.1200/JCO.22.00180) March 2, 2009. Just published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.1 And we even got the cover. Twists and turns of heat shock protein-90 (Hsp90), the chaperone, the evolutionary capacitor. Great name and important cancer target. People smiled when I talked about this at the Hsp90 conference. No, no, really there is a lot of it in mitochondria, and only in mitochondria of tumor cells. And, I don't know why, but Hsp90 drugs don't touch it: somehow, they don't get to mitochondria. So, I made my own. Took an old Hsp90 inhibitor, 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin and attached it to triphenylphosphonium, a carrier that basically gets anything into the mitochondria. No, of course, I didn't do the synthesis in my laboratory. What do I know about medicinal chemistry? Outsourced it. Like sneakers and sweaters. And after three months, there it was: an Hsp90 inhibitor that only goes to the mitochondria, causes aggregation of a lot of proteins, and kills tumor cells in minutes. Makes sense, right? Mitochondria must control protein folding, especially in cancer, and they do it with chaperones. Inhibit the process and tumor cells can't cope. Normal cells don't seem to mind. So, strong preclinical activity, and against a lot of different tumor types. Better than any other Hsp90 inhibitor. Good safety. Totally different mechanism of action. And even a cool name, Gamitrinib. Tired of curing mice. What if this were to work in people? Ideas are made in academia; drugs are made in companies. Okay, fine, then I'll launch a startup, spinout, whatever they are called. The (former) doctor-turned scientist now turns entrepreneur, and then captain of industry. Problem is, I am not like that. More like an (aged) boy scout. The inner soapbox says: it belongs to the American taxpayers; they funded it; it's theirs. Excellent start. What else? If doctors and scientists become businessmen (or businesswomen), who will take care of humanity and discover new things? Perfect for a campaign ad. Sold. Bring it to the patients solely from academia: no pharma, no biotech, no investors, no nothing. Soapbox meme for the day: Yes, we can. It's going to cost. So? I'll write a grant, that's what I do for a living anyway. And the fact that I know zero about drug discovery? Or drug development? Laboratory-Clinical Transition Award from the Department of Defense. Great title. Three years of funding. Perfect for me. Pass-through money, nothing for the laboratory, but it pays the bills of outsourcing. First things first. Synthesize Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Gamitrinib. Already getting a pretty good hang on the acronyms. Hey, we made this drug lots of times before and has never taken this long. It's almost a year and counting. The Department of Defense (DoD) is on my case because I am already behind. What's going on? Yes, I understand that we don't make anything in this country anymore. New import permits that need to clear the Indian government? The what? This is just a chemical, not an international incident. Yes, I get it, nothing I can do about it. My new job is mailman. And telephone operator. Finally shipped the GLP drug for the toxicology. Two animal species, says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Rats and dogs sound good to me. Should I feel sorry for the dogs? Rats not so much. But what if Gamitrinib poisons the mitochondria in the brains? Or hearts? Wait, you said it's just perfect? Animals are doing great, all of them. And no toxicity at all, like giving them…water. Wow, that's some news. Feeling quite pleased with myself. See? I said it all along: mitochondria are wired differently in cancer. That's why the drug is safe for normal tissues. Maybe I should write a review article about that. Serious boost of the citation index. I am sorry, what? Yes, of course I know that the drug is purple. Okay, you filtered it before giving it to the animals and instead of purple it turned white? And you did that to all animals. For the entire time. Oh, what do I think it means? I think it means that you filtered out the drug and we have been giving animals…water. Yes, I get it. I need a new formulation. And start over. Note to self: find a new Contract Research Organization (CRO) that doesn't give water to the animals. Formulation experts. Big pharma ex-pats who now have their own CRO. Everybody is an entrepreneur here. Is this drug oral? Nope. Is it soluble in water? Not at all. So, it's an intravenous (IV) infusion? Yes, that's what it is. Sorry, then it's not a drug. It's not? And what about things like, you know, paclitaxel or doxorubicin? Aren't they also insoluble and given IV? Last time I checked, we used them for half a century and saved millions. Oh, now we think differently? I see, Fail Fast: that's how we think now. And mine, whatever it is if it is not a drug, has already failed. Nobody likes to take risks. Soapbox meme for the day: If nobody takes risks, how do we make progress, exactly? So, maybe I am in good company: paclitaxel and doxorubicin would also Fail Fast today. It's doable. Nobody likes it but it's doable. Sterile-filter the emulsion components and then bring the particle size below 200 nm. Nice. How do I do that? With a microfluidizer. And why nobody likes it? Oh, because the microfluidizer is a dirty machine and where you make Good Manufacturing Practice is called a clean room. Impeccable logic. But a place in California may do it. For a fee, of course. Oh, and you have to buy the machine. Buy what? Or lease it, whatever. People may not like it, but the whole thing works like a charm. Except, of course, when the microfluidizer stops for no reason in the middle of the run. Media fill looks good. Drug is stable for months in the new formulation. Release testing coming together nicely. I am running out of money. Burned through not just one but two DoD grants and all my research kitty. Nothing saved for the swim back: talk about risk-taking. At least the repeat toxicology is paid for and looks good. The drug, the real thing this time, is safe. They even did ECGs on the dogs. Thank goodness I didn't have to read those, but they are normal: no QTc liability. Can't drop the ball now, but I really need money. Here is how you do it: silence the inner soapbox and enchant the big pharma suits that are coming over. Use the right words. It's not early stage anymore. Asset totally derisked. Sure it's ready for prime time. It works. I am a natural. Maybe I should have done this before. A lot of nodding around the table. The suits must be in awe with the great pharmacokinetics, long half-life, and fabulous safety. A hand goes up. I am sorry? Sales data? Sales of what? What is the unit price? No, no, no, we are not there yet. I haven't even filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application. Something different now. Analysts who advise big-time investors. They don't wear suits. Sweaters for sure. Maybe black tees a la Steve Jobs. They like new things and totally live by risks. Sounds like my crowd. And don't forget, they can get tons of money from people who already have tons of money and want to make even more money. My crowd? Voices out of a polyphone. Yes, it is Hsp90. Yeah, the chaperone. Sure, I know, it has been around for a long time. But this is a completely new story: nobody ever tested a cancer drug that goes to a subcellular organelle: that's really where the action is. Yes, Hsp90. And mitochondria, they used to be bacteria two and a half billion years ago, but they turned out to be important in cancer. I know that too, Hsp90 drugs didn't fare well in the clinic. Lot of toxicity, basically no efficacy. Yes, very unfortunate. But this one has a completely different mechan…Sure, I would like to hear that perspective. I am sorry, did you say, Wall Street doesn't believe in this target? Triaged the first time but funded on the resubmission. Could have been worse. This one is a grant from the National Cancer Institute. And a nice award from the Gateway Foundation is coming too. Enough to pay for the clinical trial. Single site, standard phase I. Accelerated dose escalation. Up to 35 patients with advanced cancer. All comers. Drug vials ready to go. And a fantastic clinical investigator to run the trial. You really don't want me in the clinic. The only thing missing is IND approval. Right, there is that. No, not a commercial IND, investigator-initiated IND, thank you very much. The FDA people are the nicest in the world. Super-helpful, don't believe otherwise. Or maybe they just feel sorry for the clueless applicant. Thirty days to respond to the questions. Totally getting a promotion to a higher rank of telephone operator. And publisher of FDA modules. And certifier of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) . recommendations. And fixer of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls deficiencies. Oh, and let's not forget the specs for polytetrafluoroethylene filters. Then the examiner mutters two words at the end of a phone call. Good luck. Then, nothing. No more questions, e-mails, or phone calls. Right on the thirty-day mark. Were you expecting this? It's a letter; it says study may proceed. What would the day look like? The first patient to be dosed. Maybe I should go to the clinic: it's in town, not far from where I am. I don't think I can pass muster as one of those confidence-inspiring docs in pharma ads. But I do well as chief executive officer. The cufflinks look good, and so do the shoes. I can impress the family. My Italian accent can pass as straight from South Philly, so I have that also going for me. And I can more than hold my own if I need to talk about Philadelphia Eagles football and worries with Jalen Hurts' arm for next season. I used to be good with my patients. Or at least I convinced myself of that. Yes, this is an experimental drug straight out of our backyard, right here in Philadelphia. No, I don't know if it will work, but I sure hope it will. And thank you, thank you so much for being part of the trial. What if I make these people even sicker than they are? I took an oath a long time ago. Anyway, I know the literature on phase I studies, chances are it just won't do anything, so nobody gets hurt and I am finally done with it. I never thought this moment would arrive. There is none of that. January 10, 2022. It's just a late-night e-mail on the anniversary of my mom passing from lung cancer. Hey, the first patient did great at the starting dose of Gamitrinib. No problem whatsoever. The next patient will now get twice the dose. I hope we get that started this month. Happy new year. And that was that. Twelve years, 10 months, and nine days from that Journal of Clinical Investigation paper.1 Affiliation: 1The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA Dr. Lidia Schapira: Welcome to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology. I'm Lidia Schapira, Associate Editor for Art of Oncology, and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. And I'll be the host of this show. Cancer Stories is brought to you by the ASCO Podcast Network, a collection of nine programs covering a range of educational and scientific content and offering enriching insight into the world of cancer care. You can find all of the shows including this one at podcast.asco.org. With me today is Dr. Dario Altieri, president, and CEO at the Wister Institute. We'll be discussing his Art of Oncology article: Wall Street Doesn't Believe in This Target. Our guest is a named inventor for patent number 2,699,794. Titled: Mitochondria Targeted Anti-Tumor Agents. Dario, welcome to our podcast. Dr. Dario Altieri: Thank you so much for having me, Lidia. It's a great privilege. Dr. Lidia Schapira: My first question to you and to our authors is this, people who enjoy writing are usually also readers, what are you reading now? Dr. Dario Altieri: Well, absolutely it has been a passion of mine since the floods. I am an absolute avid reader of novels, and history, in particular, contemporary history and modern history. Those are my favorite topics. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Do you read in English, Italian, or other languages? Dr. Dario Altieri: I typically read in English, even though some of the Italian literature is best read in the native tongue. And so, I am still attached to that. Dr. Lidia Schapira: You're clearly a very accomplished scientist. But tell me a little bit about your writing in this particular area in what I'll call creative nonfiction. How has this writing helped you perhaps process experiences or communicate with others? Dr. Dario Atieri: It has been, it's been a passion of mine for a very long time, I think. In finishing up college, of course, my major was contemporary literature and philosophy. The question was whether to continue on in a classic literature career or go to medical school, probably the wrong choice was made. But it has remained with me for a very long time, and it's a form of expression that I truly enjoy. In writing, this particular contribution was a bit transformative for me. It doesn't happen every time that you write a scientific article to express a little bit about yourself and your passions and dreams. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Let's talk a little bit about your passions and dreams in this article. You described an intensely personal journey of 12 years that led to the discovery or the availability of this drug now in the clinic. When did you think that you wanted to share this story with your colleagues? And tell me a little bit about the process of writing this article? Dr. Dario Altieri: It has certainly been a roller coaster experience. I would like to describe it as life-defining and life-changing. I've learned so much and so many things, not just about the process, but also a little bit about myself. I recognize reaching the clinic, especially in a phase one trial, is really just the beginning. But for me, as a basic scientist, somebody who has seen his last patient in the 13th century. As a basic scientist, that was a little bit of a milestone, and I wanted to share what it took, the experiences that I lived through, especially with our youngest colleagues, scientists, and doctors, starting their own careers in oncology, whether it's basic research, clinical research, translational research, I really don't think it matters. And so, issues of resilience, staying the course, passion, and not really giving up are the parameters that I had hoped to convey with this contribution. Dr. Lidia Schapira: In your article, I was so impressed by how you used humor, often self-deprecating humor, and the particular narrative style and writing style that you chose and defended as you were revising it. You know, this choppy phrasing, a staccato, and you said, this is what it feels like, how can I pack it into a small number of words and describe it all? Tell us a little bit about how you allowed your imagination to take over and how you found the proper voice and style for this particular narrative. Dr. Dario Altieri: Again, it's been a thrilling experience and it's been a thrilling experience to answer to the editors and the reviewers of the JCO, who provided incredible insightful comments. The challenge was, how do I tell a story without sounding obvious, fright, or expected, and more importantly, without sounding boring? And I think to paraphrase one of our reviewers about this journey. What the reviewer said, the author, that would be me, has encountered many of the absurdities of the path in drug development, something that we don't talk about too much because it's been the realm of a drug company for the longest time. And so, I wanted to try to capture that absurdity in a positive way. Things that the reviewer indicated, may be second nature to the pharmaceutical industry, but for academic investigators, that's been publicly funded for 30 years, is not second nature and is unusual, and is a world all in itself. And so, that was the impetus of trying to use literature advice on short sentences that are really intended to convey the impression of the moment that was what I tried to accomplish. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Well, you certainly picked a catchy title, and we have not published this sort of article in Art of Oncology before. For our listeners, tell us a little bit about why Wall Street doesn't care about your discovery? Dr. Dario Altieri: Unfortunately, I think, I mean, I don't know for sure. But I think that dealing with this particular molecule, heat shock protein 90 in the clinic has been difficult. Hsp90 has long been recognized as an important cancer target. There have been several generations of small molecule inhibitors that have been tested in the clinic. And unfortunately, I hope I'm not offending anybody, but unfortunately, the clinical results of those studies, and some of them moved all the way to really large phase two trials have been disappointing. And so, that is the idea that perhaps this was a dead target. And therefore, trying to leverage industry or biotechnology interest around it was quite a remarkable challenge. Dr. Lidia Schapira: What message do you want the young investigators to take away from your story in terms of the collaboration between academia where thoughts start, as you say, in your article, and all of the rest of the partners that you actually need it to bring this discovery and this idea to fruition? Dr. Dario Altieri: Lydia, this may sound trite, I really hope to convey one simple notion. It's not even a message, it's a very personal account. And that is don't give up. If you have run the controls. If you have done your experiments enough time. If you're convinced of the results, if you explore alternative explanations, and you keep coming back to the same conclusions, go for it. That has been a little bit of my own personal experience and if there are things that you don't know about, that's perfectly fine. Actually, that is the fun of the process, and the things that I didn't know about drug development, I can fill in the encyclopedia. I've learned some of them through people who have been doing this for a living, for a very long time. And that has been truly inspiring for me, a life lesson and professional lesson about how we can think of a drug target that has been discounted and remain true to the core value of strong basic research and try to advance that to the clinic, whether this will ever become something useful for our patients? I don't have the faintest idea. I certainly hope so. But that would be the experiment that is being done right now in the clinic. Dr. Lidia Schapira: In your article towards the end, you just give us two little glimpses into something that is personal and meaningful to you by telling us that there's an anniversary of a loss, the passing of your mother from cancer. Can you tell us a little bit more about that, and why you chose to put that sentence just where you did? Dr. Dario Altieri: I didn't know if anybody would have noticed, frankly, so I appreciate you bringing it up, Lidia. It's been a very personal journey for me as well. Both my parents died of lung cancer. They were a different generation. Both were heavy smokers. I remember those dates very well and I remember the void that they're passing is created. And so, I thought it was an interesting circumstance, that in fact, the first patient was enrolled in a clinical trial, the notion about that and of course, I am technically conflicted. So, I am not supposed to know anything about what is happening in the clinic. But it was interesting that the first notion about the first dosing came on that day, on January 10. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Well, I'm sure other readers will notice that too, the timing of that in the article and the fact that there was some emotion implied, I think, in how you chose to end your story by saying that this had happened in the clinic, but somehow, you were not there, that you had to be removed. Tell us a little bit more about that, about why you needed to be removed from the clinical site and why do you talk about yourself as a former doctor? In my mind, once you are you always are, but somehow you feel that you need to make the distinction. What does it all mean to you? Dr. Dario Altieri: Well, Lidia, let me just say you don't want me in the clinic right now. At 64years of age, like I said that the last patient was a very long time ago. I have to say, sometimes I miss those days, just as a personal account. I need to be removed because I'm technically conflicted on the trial, I was the IND holder, and then the FDA asked me to transfer the IND to the clinical investigator as proper because I'm not involved in patient care or research, in this particular case. And technically, because I am the inventor on a patent, I could potentially stand to benefit financially from the results of the trial, something that is certainly not on my mind, but that I have been reminded of. And so, I try to stay away as much as I can. Obviously, I think about this every day. But whatever information I can gain, that I can gather from my colleagues across town will be wonderful, but I'm not the one initiating those calls. Dr. Lidia Schapira: So back to the humorous side of your essay, you say that you've learned to be a telephone operator and a mailman, and a whole bunch of other things. Have those lessons been useful to the other aspects of your life? Or do you see that as a total waste of your time? Dr. Dario Altieri: Not at all. Not at all. I have been an incredible component and I think I was trying to be humorous and to take myself seriously, but not too seriously. But in fact, maintaining that level of interaction, particularly with aspects of the work that I've never encountered, for instance, regulatory aspects of an early-stage clinical trial with the Food and Drug Administration, that has been part of the life journey and I only have very good things to say about my experience. You know, it's been interesting, Lidia, being part of the experience of being a telephone operator and a mailman. I had this sense, and I could be completely wrong, but I had this sense that people out there want to see us taking small risks. They want to see testing new drugs, they want to see new targets being somehow examined, developed, if at all possible. I had the sense that there was support, you know, for the idea, and this was an entirely publicly funded program. I funded both the preclinical and now the clinical trial of Gamitrinib out of the American taxpayer's commitment and in many different study sections, in dealing with the FDA, in dealing with other regulatory consultants, I always get the sense people who wanted to help, then had perhaps the mindset, okay, we don't know whether this is going to work or not but let's give it a try. Let's give it a shot. It was wonderful, that was an absolutely awe-inspiring experience. Dr. Lidia Schapira: I'm glad they did and I'm glad you shared your experience with all of us. Is there something else that you'd like our listeners or your readers to know about you or this story? Dr. Dario Altieri: I just would like to say that I would do it again, 12 years, I would do every step of the way but I think I'm done. If I were to start over, I'll do it again, but I don't think I'm ready to do it again with another target. Dr. Lidia Schapira: And with that, I want to thank you and I want to thank our listeners. Until next time, thank you for listening to this JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology podcast. If you enjoyed what you heard today, don't forget to give us a rating or review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen. While you're there, be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode of JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology podcast. This is just one of many of ASCO's podcasts. You can find all of the shows at the podcast.asco.org. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. 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Ashley Perkins is a mental health advocate and founder of We Matter Too with a background as a pharmacist and educator. She's also a TEDx speaker, and in one of her talks, she bangs one of my favorite drums: Mental health professionals can empower their clients by sharing their own struggles with, and triumphs over, mental illness. We Matter Too amplifies voices of people in recovery, no matter where they are in their recovery journey. Five years, or five days, Ashley empowers everyone in recovery to share their story. In this episode, she shared her extraordinary journey through severe trauma, numerous mental illness diagnoses, and multiple suicide attempts. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about substance abuse, mental illness, and suicide. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Clint Malarchuk nearly bled out on national television when an opponent's skate came up and slit his jugular. Years later, he pointed a rifle to his chin and pulled the trigger. If the skate or the bullet had traveled another centimeter, he would not be here today. Clint made an NHL All-Star team. He coached some of the greatest goaltenders of our generation. Yet he considers his book, "A Matter of Inches: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond", his crowning achievement. In it, he tells all: about the abuse he endured as a child, his battles with OCD, depression and addiction, and how he became a pioneer for mental health awareness in hockey. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Steve Andrzejewski is grateful that running was there for him after he lost his 20-year-old son, Ryan, to suicide. Ryan convinced his parents to get a husky, who now runs with Steve every single morning, "before everyone else is awake," Steve said. "It's a time for me to cry, and to scream, and just to run. Honestly, it was the only thing that got me through those first 3 to 6 months." TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about suicide and mental illness. The Andrzejewskis have made it their mission to raise awareness of the threat of suicide, and Steve bravely opens up about Ryan's struggles, and his empathetic soul. Steve is Chief Commercial Officer of Lyn Health, a healthcare start-up that's working to address patients with multiple chronic conditions. The company places an emphasis on behavioral health which, as Steve knows all too well, contributes to many other chronic conditions. If you or someone you love is under duress, call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 If you're grieving and want to talk to someone who's going through the same things, email Steve: srandrzejewski@me.com ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Dave Scarpello has endured enough trauma for multiple lifetimes. He was abused as a child. He was caught in crossfire in Germantown, a poverty-riddled neighborhood in Philadelphia. He was hit by a car driven by a drunk driver who had no insurance, and was told he'd never walk again. He lost his job. His home. But he never lost his hope, or his belief in himself. Now, Dave has run about 10 marathons and completed his first ultra, a 12-hour endurance run, last summer. He's been named a Still I Run Ambassador for the third year running, and bravely speaks up about his PTSD. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about mental illness and suicidal ideations. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Just in time for the holidays, Dr. Dan Hochman joins us to offer oodles of great advice when it comes to the "messy" areas of sobriety. I'm looking at you, holiday stress. Dan has worked extensively in treatment centers, and in his private practice he focuses on treating addiction cases in which other programs, fellowships and interventions simply haven't worked. Frustrated by the number of people who felt let down, even hopeless, he created his own online program called Self Recovery, through which participants take ownership of their recovery and design the program that works specifically for them. In the podcast, he gave some terrific broad advice, but things got really interesting (and helpful!) when he was given some specific details from listeners' dilemmas. Follow Self Recovery on ... Facebook: facebook.com/Selfrecoveryhealth Instagram: @selfrecoveryhealth ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Reba Buhr, actor, author and mental health advocate, has nearly 100 credits on IMDB. She's probably voiced a character in one of your favorite animated shows or video games - including one of my daughters' favorite joints, Miraculous. But Reba's dream is to take her show on the road and speak to students at universities about her mental health journey. She's written a book titled “Get Thee to a Therapist”, in which she shares her struggles with anxiety and panic attacks that came on during college, while educating readers how to navigate the mental healthcare system. Her Instagram account that goes by the same name is packed with her unique brand of humor and invaluable insights. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions on anxiety and panic attacks. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Ed Latimore knows how to take a punch and roll with it. And he knows how to counter with the best of them. That's why he's 13-1-1 as a professional boxer, a chess enthusiast, and most germane to this podcast, the owner of nearly 8 years of sobriety from alcohol and pornography. Ed also has a physics degree, and as he describes, looking to hit rock bottom isn't just a fool's errand. It's dangerous. Because when you hit the floor, or a wall, at full speed, the equal and opposite reaction force is not something to mess with. While I'm sentimental to a fault, Ed fully admits he's not. But we've both come to the same conclusion: To get everything we want out of life, we need to get rid of the things that are standing in our way. So he made a very practical decision to get clean - that alcohol wasn't serving him, and it was limiting his opportunities. Now he's written several books, is a sought-after speaker, and he's amassed a huge social media following. Check him out on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions on substance abuse and pornography addiction. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Emily Saldana, an eight-time marathoner and mother of four, has gone through an ugly divorce. She's survived cancer, a traumatizing childhood, and resulting anxiety that saw her putting herself to sleep with panic attacks. Emily recently shattered her marathon PR, but her next race, the Chicago Marathon, was her true breakthrough performance. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

As Denise Williams points out, there's a dearth of queer women of color in social work. Thank Sweet Baby Jesus she's here, and that after working extensively with children at the elementary level, her true passion is to work with adolescents. Show of hands: Who could have used a social worker like Denise Williams when they were a teenager? Denise joined the podcast to talk about life as a suicide survivor and mental health champion, social justice issues, and the art of picking our battles when fighting for what's right. We also discussed the vast gender identity spectrum and the benefits of addressing our biases. Oh, and we talked about running. She's run multiple marathons and serves as an ambassador for Still I Run, a community of runners promoting the benefits of running for mental health and laying waste to the stigma around mental illness. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Robyn Symon is an award-winning director and producer whose recent documentary, "Do No Harm: Exposing the Hippocratic Hoax", sheds light on the epidemic of burnout and suicide among physicians. Robyn has more that 20 years of experience with network TV series, documentary films and web content including PBS, Discovery Health, and HGTV. She began her career as a TV reporter, so we'll certainly delve into another epidemic: the mental health challenges and trauma that journalists face. Robyn has won two Emmys for her writing and covered topics from self-help giant Werner Erhard to the war on terror in West Africa. Her latest work was particularly personal, as she comes from a line of physicians. ************************************ Our conversation with Robyn was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Dustin DelMar is the prolific guitarist from the Tool and A Perfect Circle tribute band A Perfect Tool. He's also 10 years sober and regularly speaks to residents at a rehab facilities about his recovery. Dustin talks about how he used alcohol to cope with being an "egomaniac with an inferiority complex" - a familiar tale for your dear podcast host. ************************************ Our conversation with Dustin was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Jason joins us in the studio to discuss his past trauma, mental health, time in the Navy, and his near-death experience. Troubled as a child and not feeling like he fits in, our guest found a way to make himself feel sociably accepted through alcohol and later drugs. When he realized that the drugs and alcohol consumed him in darkness, he felt there was no escaping the abyss. Jason found a way to escape the treacherous waters in recovery. Join us to hear his remarkable story and a discussion about different pathways to recovery. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Hosted by Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi. The Gateway Foundation -- Addiction and Recovery. Guests: Marc C. Turner; Gimel Tillman

Jim Scarpace was on track to become a special agent with the the Drug Enforcement Agency in the late-1990s, but the agency's criminalization of substance abuse disorder and its militarization didn't sit right with him. After all, he was working in a residential treatment center, where he saw people from all walks of life suffering, many of them having turned to using or dealing drugs out of desperation. Today, he's the executive director of Gateway Foundation in Aurora, where I underwent treatment in early 2019. He's amassed a quarter-century of experience helping people with not just substance abuse, but also mental health. ************************************ Our conversation with Jim was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Episode 32 with host, Ty Bechel, discusses pathways to recovery. There is a lot of chatter as of late that there are only a few ways that you can recover from a substance use disorder, but we have found in our guests' testimony there are many different pathways to recovery one can take like 12-step model, science-based, Medical-Assisted Treatment, and more. In this intimate episode, we discuss a less known pathway to recovery. We read an excerpt from The Red Road to Wellbriety In The Native American Way and discuss some of the principles found in this spiritual text. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Erika Sandor-Zur took one hit of crack at age 17, and went from the top-ranked girls tennis player in northeastern Ohio to 20 years of sheer, unadulterated hell. She was raped. She stole cars. She was arrested several times in multiple states. She lost custody of her kids. She ended up homeless, helpless and all but dead. On July 11, 2017, she got clean, and now her goal is to become the first 42-year-old woman in recovery to play in a Grand Slam. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Heather sits down with Ty, host of Recovery Uncensored, at the Big Z Media studio. She discusses growing up after the divorce of her parents and adjusting to having two homes. As tension grew between her and her father, she found comfort in attending raves, dropping ecstasy, and couch surfing. The uncertainty and chaos became a comfortable passenger for Heather until she decided to turn her life around and find recovery. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Allison stops by the Big Z Media studio and hangs out with Recovery Uncensored and drops the skinny about her remarkable story. Escaping Illinois and migrating to Florida, she entered a Disney intern program and began planting roots in the Sunshine State. After the internship, there were drug dealers, multiple jobs, and daily drug use.  Allison and I put on our tiaras and she let it all loose from going to jail to her mom taking a flight to Florida to rescue her daughter from death or prison. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

As a teenager, Dr. Christian Cable experienced a full psychotic break. During a sleepover at a friend's house, he woke during the night and was convinced he was a werewolf. He stripped down and wandered naked through the streets. After being picked up by a police officer, he was institutionalized for the first of five times over 2-year stretch of agony, hopelessness and despair. Apart from an intense prayer session “in a moment of desperation,” he can't pinpoint exactly what led to his full recovery. But today, he's a leader in the field of oncology and hematology, and his experience led him to become a voice in the area of mental illness. We spoke about the harrowing statistics on physician suicide, the need for greater compassion for people battling mental illness and people with special needs, and just for kicks we talked about trail running - although it wasn't entirely off-topic. ************************************ Our conversation with Christian was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Brian began telling his story that he once thought was boring... once he no longer felt nervous his narrated journey unpacked the insidious side of alcohol and prescription medication addiction that he hid from his family and friends, or so he thought. The thing about addiction is it makes us lie to everyone, even ourselves when we are in full-blown use. Brian's tale luckily has a happy ending... for now. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Brian Hazard suffered from ADHD as a kid. It made school hell. It made him feel like an outcast. It contributed to his suicide attempts and his descent into addiction. At age 20, after setting his hair on fire with grain alcohol (I have your attention now, don't I?), he checked into rehab and set forth on a journey that on June 17 saw him celebrate 24 years of sobriety. While Brian will always have ADHD, he no longer suffers from it. It's part of what defines him. It's why he's an attention whore, but he's learned to leverage that characteristic to help others. Despite his desire for attention, after many years working in substance abuse treatment centers, he's now a sought-after therapist. That ADHD made this conversation ... let's say nonlinear. But ultimately it's authentic, moving, informative, and it will make your face hurt from laughing so hard. ************************************ Our conversation with Brian was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Dawn Kepler is the coordinator of the Collegiate Recovery Community at Michigan State University, where she's seen - no joke - a decrease in alcohol use on campus. To truly appreciate that feat, imagine life as a student at a Big Ten university. The tailgates. The parties. The lines outside bars. The general overwhelming pressure to fit into what's been drilled into us as the traditional college student experience. If a student is self-aware enough to say enough is enough, it's going to be tough sledding staying clean without an all-conference support team. Dawn herself is 21 years sober, and as a sexual assault survivor, she's able to connect with students who've suffered a wide range of trauma, no matter what stage they're at in their recovery. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Ryan Mains is an Iraq War veteran and a former firefighter of 14 years who just recently won his disability pension case, in light of PTSD forcing him out of his career. Even more recently, on May 22, 2021, he took on a 115K - one kilometer for every firefighter who completed suicide in 2020. It's an annual fund- and awareness-raising run called Run for Our Lives, which Ryan and his wife, Danielle, started in the summer of 2019. But Ryan was only able to completed about 95 of those kilometers because of overwhelming heat and humidity that left paramedics unable to find a vein while trying to administer an IV at an aid station. We talked about the insurmountable challenge, and the reality that him admitting enough was enough, that it wasn't safe for him to keep running, was the perfect example of the message he's been pushing: It's OK to not be OK. To hear more of the Mains' story, check out Episode 13 of the podcast, which stars Danielle. Her perspective on the partner's role in recovery is invaluable. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Why is space fascinating? Is life out there? What's the future of space travel? Can we adapt? and more. Website & Email Newsletter: www.commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Space Shuttle Endeavour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour C.S. Lewis's Mud Pie Quote: https://bit.ly/3urbJed Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: https://bwca.com/ What Causes The Northern Lights: https://bit.ly/3ef0C26 Balto (Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112453/ The Drake Equation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation Entropy: “often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy SpaceX Mars Mission: https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/ The Gateway Foundation's Space Hotel: https://gatewayspaceport.com/ Do we really know more about space than the deep ocean? https://bit.ly/3uiA066 Voyagers (Crap Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9664108/ Lord of the Flies (Book, Film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies Arrival (Film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film) Gravity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity Newton's Laws of Motion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion Nebula: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula Introduction to the Electromagnetic Spectrum: https://science.nasa.gov/ems/01_intro Gamma rays cause damage at the cellular level: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray#Health_effects What is astrobiology? https://bit.ly/3h4KIci The 100 (TV Series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100_(TV_series) Islands Spark Accelerated Evolution: https://bit.ly/3eQOyTM The Founder Effect (Evolution): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder_effect

Martin Parker and I are shockingly similar in a number of ways. We've both spent far too much of our lives beating ourselves up. We both used alcohol to try to fit in, whether that meant dumbing ourselves down or making ourselves feel more interesting. We did that because we're deep-thinkers who suck at small talk. There are some ways we're starkly different. Martin was diagnosed with Parkinson's while he was in the thick of his addiction to alcohol and cocaine. He's gone through a painful separation with the mother of his daughter. Yet when he awoke one evening to find himself upside down in his truck in the ditch, in nothing but his underwear (something else I admit I haven't experienced), despite all those personal obstacles, he got clean. He's emerged as an advocate and an inspirational speaker. In fact, one of his speeches has won an award. Above all else, he's steadily becoming a better human, father, and brother each passing day. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Lynnea Erickson Laskowski spends her days educating students about sexual assault. She teaches the littles about their bodies and how to set boundaries. She teaches kiddos and teenagers alike how to notice signs of abuse, and how to report them. While our host Christopher was sexually abused as a kid, Lynnea concedes she didn't have such a traumatizing experience. She does, however, wish a Lynnea-like person showed up in her small-town Iowa school to teach her about relationships and self-love. The discussion with Lynnea addressed the impact sexual abuse has on all aspects of the community, and the importance of continuing to make noise and raise awareness after Sexual Assault Awareness Month wraps up. We also talked about futbol. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Episode 27 is unlike any other episode we have produced. During this episode, we shift gears into discussing sex and love addiction with Hollywood actress (True Blood, Prom Night, Jarhead), Brianne Davis, that is in recovery from sex and love addiction. We talk about recovery from sex and love addiction in Hollywood, why the movie The Notebook is off limits for those in recovery from sex and love addiction, and her new book Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex & Love Addict. Brianne leaves nothing on the table during this shocking, revealing, and sex-y episode that will leave the listeners questioning their sex and love life and raising awareness of a much-needed topic that affects millions of people globally. Sponsored by: Gateway Foundation

Dora Gosselin is the host of the popular podcast Soberoso, and a survivor of what's a lifetime for many of drinking and drugging, having taken her first sip of booze at age 12. Dora also survived an abusive relationship, and when she finally walked out for good, with a carry-on suitcase and her little dog, she realized that maybe, just maybe, if she quit drinking, she'd have the power to not go back to him. She was right, and now she's living her very best life. It got even better when she made another recent revelation, one that she went public with for the first time during the episode. You'll have to tune in to find out what it is! By boldly sharing her story, and by hosting her podcast that's more than 50 episodes stronger, she shows others a path to recovery. She was also gracious enough to feature Christopher in a recent episode of her podcast. They're firm believers in collaboration, and that we brothers and sisters in recovery are stronger together. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Danielle Mains is outspoken. She speaks plainly on social issues and doesn't pull punches. Yet while her husband, Ryan Mains, was suffering crippling PTSD from his time in the service and 14 years as a firefighter, she tried to keep their home as quiet as possible in order to avoid loud noises triggering him and setting him off. Danielle stood by Ryan as his cumulative trauma caused the man she fell in love with to withdraw more and more every day leading up to him checking into inpatient treatment in March 2019, and when he started intensive outpatient that fall. Since then, they've launched a fundraiser called Run for Our Lives that culminates each year with Ryan running an ultramarathon, with as many kilometers as firefighters who took their own lives the year before. Funds raised go to the Illinois Firefighter Peer Support Hotline, which was the life line that got Ryan the help he needed. The fundraiser also raises awareness, of course. But Ryan and Danielle were forced to keep their voices down for nearly a year and a half as his disability pension case played out. Now that he's been unanimously awarded his pension, the gloves are off, and Danielle graciously came on the podcast to speak out against people, pension boards, and other institutions that would rather pay for a funeral than long-term mental health treatment. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Eric Wilden began studying mindfulness at age 12, and he's been studying Buddhism for 30 years now. He has a Master of Divinity degree, and he's a Road Runners Club of America-certified coach, both of which play into his success as a mindful running coach. Eric, like our host, does some ... different stuff. In the past few months alone, he's run a marathon on a treadmill, and another in his cul de sac. He also ran across the state of New Jersey to memorialize the beginning of the pandemic. We learned shortly after the interview (to which he wore a T-shirt reading "Kiss My Asana") that he and his wife officiate weddings. When asked why he does these things, Eric's answer is always the same: "Why not?" There is, however, an explanation for why he got into mindfulness. Because he was different from the other kids, he was bullied in middle school. And he found solace in deep breathing and, eventually, Buddhism. Now he's a sought-after mindful running coach, and one hell of a conversationalist. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

ep - 52 STRONGER TOGETHER with Christopher from 40,000 steps in DeKalb Illinois Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.” If you are an old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction or mental health issues this show is for you. Each Tuesday we bring you a brand new episode where our grateful host Dora either shares what's on her mind or interviews a guest with Q & A's and a conversation regarding what life was like before and after finding recovery. We are real people who have overcome incredible odds to turn our lives around and are passionate about tearing down the stigmas around alcoholism and addiction by speaking our truth and getting heard. YOU can help us raise awareness around addiction and alcoholism by sharing our episodes on your own personal social media platforms making it easier to talk about these issues that affect millions of families around the world. Coming up on two years of clean and sober time Christopher has been reflecting on his recovery with gratitude and appreciation for his new life and breaking free from the chains of addiction. He tells us how it took years for him to get really good at drinking and eventually he did get really good at it. Christopher was drawn to getting away with his drinking which led to him driving around the block to finish his drinks before going to work, his wife finding empties in the car and drinking the day away on and off the job. On his way to the hospital via ambulance kicking and screaming that his life was now over the EMT said something he remembers to this day “Maybe, your life as you knew it is over…. And maybe that's ok.” We discuss the Hollywood rock bottom and how it really isn't necessary to drive your life into the ditch. You can choose your turning point in life at any time. Christopher shares how “Alcoholism can be a symptom of an underlying issue, and for me, my underlying issue, my illness was my depression and my anxiety”. To check out his new podcast and more about Christopher you can follow him on Instagram by clicking on the link right here Mentions in this episode: Migs, Martin, Prince, Gateway Foundation in Aurora and Corey Harrington Topics include: #rehab #detox #drinkingissues #smokingpot #addiction #alcoholism #sobriety#Illinois #GatewayfoundationAurora #dekalbcounty #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth #sobercurious #rockbottom #pinkcloud #networking #advocates --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soberoso/message

Two sisters, Brittney Yotter, and Rachael Capriglione stop by the Big Z Media Studio and sit down with our host, Ty Bechel, to discuss family, addiction, and their love and support for one another in their recovery journey. One was meth, the other fentanyl... two different stories that had an uncommon ending. Join us for one of the most intriguing interviews to date. Sponsored by: Gateway Foundation

In November 2020, Corey Harrington completed one of the most grueling races out there: a full Ironman. What makes that even more incredible is that he'd spent 10 years in the throes of opioid addiction. Corey opened up about the loneliness and hopelessness that comes from suffering in silence, what it took for him to finally say it out loud that he was an addict, and the immediate obstacles he faced in his recovery. He and Christopher also made sure to talk about just how great life is in recovery, and what it's like to become an ever-present husband, father, and all-around human being. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Andre Williams pulled no punches when he joined 40,000 Steps Radio to discuss mental health and the challenges of getting help to people in minority communities. Andre has done time in prison. He's struggled with mental illness. But he's since conducted street ministry, worked on early invention programs, and he's in the process of becoming a preacher. His question to anyone addicted to drugs, alcohol, or a lifestyle, or anyone who's resisting getting help: Is today going to be day one, or one day? ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are taking over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more info. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Mike joins us at the Big Z Media Studio to share his journey of recovery. From growing up with a single mom to experiencing secondary trauma, Mike takes us on a wild ride of cocaine binges and alcohol-induced blackouts. Through the drunken oblivion, heroin whispered into his ear, ushering in a new level of chaos and waking life misery.  His recovery revitalized his love for writing and playing Magic the Gathering, leading him to a life he never expected. Join us for an honest, brave, and open conversation with Mike's amazing testimony. Sponsored by: Gateway Foundation

Bryan Albrecht, the president of Gateway Technical College, joins us for his monthly visit. The topic today is the Gateway Foundation and the support that they give to a wide range of GTC students.

Domenick Cascio, the first fellow resident our host Christopher met in treatment, joins the program to celebrate his 2-year sobriety anniversary. The guys talk about life before treatment, their experiences in rehab, and how different their lives are now that they're clean. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Lacey joins us in the Big Z Media Studio to discuss going from telling on herself at a house party to hiding her cocaine and heroin use from her family and friends. Moving around a lot during her childhood to many military bases, Lacey found her roots when she moved to Illinois when she was 8. She lived a relatively quiet and safe childhood and after her cocaine love affair, she stumbled upon heroin and her life became a lot less quiet and a bit more dramatic. She never gave up, found recovery, and now is giving back to those that are in the shoes she was once in. Join us to hear a remarkable story of perseverance, hope, and redemption. Sponsored by: Gateway Foundation

Morgan joins Recovery Uncensored's Ty Bechel at the Big Z Media studio and shares some of the most intimate moments of her life that makes us respect her even more. From foster care to her home going up in flames, she came to a crossroad in her life where she felt suicide was the only way out to escape her addiction that was ravaging her life. She shares her struggles and her triumphs in this jaw-dropping interview you don't want to miss. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Erin joins Recovery Uncensored's host, Ty Bechel in the Big Z Studio and reveals the shocking truth that mothers drink too. Her riveting testimony reveals what used to be fun turned into a bleak, resentment-fueled relationship she had with alcohol. Her family at a loss did the only thing they thought was right to save their mother, wife, and daughter. In this heartfelt story of a family saved from the grips of addiction, Erin shares her darkest secrets that lead to her brightest triumphs. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Therapist J.J. Wett came on the podcast to explain the science of trauma. He even related his own experiences and pointed out that by working through his own trauma, he became a better person and a better therapist. J.J. gave me a lot of comfort in explaining that the brain can be changed. It's not a static organ. So if we address our trauma, we can better deal with the traumatic events we'll undoubtedly encounter the rest of our lives. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

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Ron Partch dropped truth bombs. He provided clutch advice for people trying to get help, or trying desperately to get through to their loved ones. He offered hope. And he's got plenty of street cred. As the owner and operator of three DUI and Behavioral Health Counseling Centers in northern Illinois, he's seen people in every stage of addiction. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Briana joins us in the studio to discuss growing up and not feeling like she fit in. From drunken cornfields to drug court, she not only struggled with drug addiction but a temper, too. After experiencing a traumatic event with her son, she didn't know how to cope and fell into a dark abyss of drug-induced escape. Luckily, she was able to turn her life around and now rocks it as an empowered saleswoman at a large car dealership. You don't wanna miss this interview. Sponsored by: Gateway Foundation

Alida joins us in the studio to talk about leaving Colorado, its beautiful landscape, and family behind for a man to come to an industrialized abyss in Madison County, Illinois, where her addiction took her places she never dreamed, and drug court was one of them. She is witty, full of sass, and takes no shit off of nobody, and that is why we love her and her journey in recovery. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Sasha Wolff is the founder of Still I Run, a community for runners affected by mental illness. She shared her mental health journey and talked about the way running can serve as medicine. We also talked about Still I Run's upcoming virtual race, the Breaking Stigma in Stride 5K, and the nonprofit's amazing scholarship program. Sign up for the race and learn more at stilliruncommunity.com. We also played Christmas Party Playlist. There was much merriment. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

We come out of the gates swinging in the debut episode, by taking a sledgehammer to the stigma surrounding mental illness and addiction. Host Christopher Heimerman, a recovering alcoholic, shares his story of struggling to come to grips with his depression and anxiety in his teen years, and the steep step of finally getting help. Today, he sees a therapist and a psychiatrist - in fact, they're the same person: Jada Butler. She joins the program to talk about breaking through the stigma to get help, addressing the epidemic of toxic masculinity, and her favorite medicine to prescribe: exercise. She's a Boston Marathon qualifier, a 12-time marathoner and a triathlete. Oh, and she's a licensed personal trainer. ************************************ This episode was presented by Gateway Foundation. If drugs and alcohol are starting to take over your life, or the life of someone you love, it's time to be honest and enlist some help. Gateway offers life-saving inpatient services, as well as virtual treatment. Call 877-505-HOPE to schedule a consultation, or visit gatewayfoundation.org for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email christopher@40000steps.com. ************************************ Sign up for the free newsletter and read Christopher's regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

Wow! What an interview with Angela. From boosting anything she could get her hands on to a severe Adderall addiction, it is remarkable she was able to escape the grips of her addiction. Humility taught her that recovery is more than just putting down the drugs. It taught her to look inside and change what is necessary for happiness and her children. Sponsored by Gateway Foundation

Jeremiah "HD" Reeves, funnyman and stand-up comedian, shares stories about life doing comedy shows and how the alcohol and lifestyle were no longer funny. We talk about music and when he met Jelly Roll, we talk about relationships, and we talk about the future of his comedy career. Thank you, Jeremeah, for being such an amazing guest. Sponsored by: Gateway Foundation

There has been growing focus on how outcomes tracking can support both improved patient care as well as improved relationships with the payers. Tom Britton, CEO of Gateway Foundation, has spent a lot of time an energy building outcomes tracking into their programming. In this episode, we hear how he did it and what results they've gotten.

Dr. Thomas P. Britton, President and CEO, the Gateway Foundation, joins Anna to talk about National Recovery Month and how the Gateway Foundation is trying to educate Americans that substance-use treatment and mental health services can enable those with mental and substance-use disorders to live healthy and rewarding lives.

Episode 11 breaks all the molds when our host's daughter joins us in the WBGZ 107.1 studio for an intriguing and insightful interview. 14 year old, Dorie Mae, takes the listeners down memory lanes of what she recalls of her father's drug and alcohol use, his frequent absence from her life, and how she felt when her father found recovery. She was honest and didn't hold back as she reminds us how addiction affects more than just the person using drugs and alcohol. Thank you to our sponsor, Gateway Foundation.

They have been helping Springfield and Central Illinois comeback from substance abuse for years.  Mindy Melton has the info on how Gateway Foundation can help you walk the pack back to sobriety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined Tim Alatorre, senior design architect at Gateway Foundation. A fiercely ambitious startup, Gateway wants to build laboratories, hotels, and even an entire city in space. Tim discusses microgravity gyms, designing holidays in orbit, and how you to become a Citizen Astronaut! #AllRoadsLeadtoSpace FIND OUT MORE Guest: Tim Alatorre, Senior Design Architect at Gateway Foundation Website: gatewayspaceport.com Join the crew: bit.ly/3im0Fck Gateway on Twitter: @gatewayfound GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

Sponsored by: Gateway Foundation.Rachel "RAE" Treadway, the owner of Tranquility Exchange, joins us in the WBGZ 107.1 studio to discuss her recovery journey and her impressive knowledge of Reiki Meditation, Singing Bowl Therapy, and other things we didn't even know existed regarding the mind and body. Join us for a calm, yet cool, hour of Recovery Uncensored.

Chris talks with Mindy Melton from the Gateway Foundation on the WMAY Morning Newsfeed Springfield Comeback segment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we speak with Tim Alatorre, the Senior Design Architect of the Von Braun Space Station, an incredible new space hotel underway by the Gateway Foundation. The Gateway Foundation was formed to build the first spaceport, with a three-part plan to develop a robust space construction industry, the first artificial gravity space station,... The post 107. Get a Sneak Peek of a luxurious destination HOTEL IN SPACE appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.

In this episode we speak with Tim Alatorre, the Senior Design Architect of the Von Braun Space Station, an incredible new space hotel underway by the Gateway Foundation. The Gateway Foundation was formed to build the first spaceport, with a three-part plan to develop a robust space construction industry, the first artificial gravity space station,...

In this episode we speak with Tim Alatorre, the Senior Design Architect of the Von Braun Space Station, an incredible new space hotel underway by the Gateway Foundation. The Gateway Foundation was formed to build the first spaceport, with a three-part plan to develop a robust space construction industry, the first artificial gravity space station,... The post 107. Get a Sneak Peek of a luxurious destination HOTEL IN SPACE appeared first on Your Online Coffee Break podcast.

Kentucky Governor’s mansion turns blue! Looks like Trump’s “Read the Transcripts” rally in Lexington on the eve of election day didn’t work out so well for the Republican incumbent. Before corporate Democrats join calls to “move to the center,” they would be wise to remember that the teacher strikes gave Democrats the Governor’s mansion, not some dishwater appeal to bipartisanship.  Virginia goes Democrat from House to the Governor’s office.  Gordon Sondland, Trump’s EU Ambassador, flips on his boss. The transcripts are scathing. And, Sondland wasn’t the only person that saw transcripts of their depositions released to the public. A giant “uh-oh” was heard coming from the general direction of the White House.  Ayanna Presley endorses Elizabeth Warren for president. Is this a “split” in the Squad or evidence that progressives are beginning to deepen their roots in the Democratic Party?  Nancy Pelosi goes to Bloomsberg News to say she’s not a fan of Medicare for All. That’s should be like a bat signal to all progressives that even if we win big in 2020, we’ll be in for a fight with the Democratic Party leadership. Another billionaire prepares to enter the presidential race as a Democratic hopeful. Yes, Michael Bloomberg will demonstrate to the world - just like Tom Steyer - how much money you can burn through to stroke your ego. Oh, yeah, and Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, is jumping in the race to get his old Senate seat in Alabama. Looks like the biggest threat to his seat will be...Trump. Trump said jokingly he’d move to Alabama to run against Sessions himself. Bill Fletcher, Jr. takes to the pages of In These Times to once again make the case for social justice unionism. In the wake of militant labor victories, business unionism still dominates the leadership of many small and large unions Oh, yeah, and public impeachment hearings begin next Wednesday and House Democrats are looking to a vote on impeachment before Christmas!  Philadelphia votes a candidate from the Working Families Party to City Council. It’s the first time a candidate not from one of the major parties wins a seat on the council. Congrats to Kendra Brooks.  Over half of Pennsylvania’s population now live in counties that are controlled by Democrats.  Democrats swept every open seat in Delaware and Chester counties and then took control of Bucks, Lehigh and Monroe counties.  Will these victories lead to a PA Dem Trifecta in 2020? Scranton gets its first-ever woman mayor! Paige Cognetti, who ran as a Berniecrat independent, won the special election for mayor last night. Her campaign slogan, “Paige Against the Machine,” will now bring progressive politics to NEPA.  She cut her teeth writing a scathing report of corruption in Scranton’s school district for PA Auditor General Eugene Depasquale.  APSCUF leadership begins its PR push to persuade members to vote in favor of the new contract next week. Many questions remain as to what APSCUF leadership’s embrace of the new PASSHE Chancellor and “interest-based bargaining” will mean for the organizational gains achieved as part of the union’s 2016 strike.  Raging Chicken still awaiting the results of our Right to Know request about legionella bacteria found in multiple buildings across Kutztown University’s campus. Elon Musk makes the case that Space X’s new Starship could cost as little as $2 million per launch...way below the cost of even small rockets. Boeing trying to stay relevant in the race to get back to the moon. The Aerospace goliath presented NASA with a plan for a simplified “Human Lander System” (HLS) that will make use of the much delayed, still to be operational “Space Launch System.”  The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Army Lt. General Robert Ashley, painted a dark picture of near-future real space wars as Russia and China are rapidly developing weapons to be deployed in space. He made the remarks as part of his keynote speech at CyberSat 2019. Are we actually going to get a space hotel in the near future? The Gateway Foundation is making moves.  Free Will releases: Available on draft and in cans this Saturday at both Perkasie and Peddler's Village locations. We’ll also have all of this week’s releases at the Wrightstown Farmers Market Saturday morning. Plum Cinnamon Mash - Sour Ale brewed with plum purée, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk sugar. 7.5% ABV.  Sweet Cherry Apricot Mash - Sour Ale brewed with sweet cherry purée, apricot purée, vanilla, and milk sugar. 7.5% ABV A special Wednesday release, this past week for this year’s Special Cookie. Special Cookie is Free Will’s annual Imperial Spiced Brown Ale brewed with cardamom, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla. 12.5% ABV⁣. And if you’re lucky, you just might get your hands on a bottle of  Rum Barrel Aged Special Cookie from 2018.

AYUDA EUROPEA PARA BOLIVIA. Suecia y Austria envían ayuda a Bolivia para coadyuvar en lucha contra incendios forestales El jefe de la diplomacia boliviana dijo que esa ayuda prevé llegar el martes.  Bolivia enfrenta los incendios en la Chiquitania por tierra y aire, con operaciones del Supertanker, el Ilyushin, el Chinook, 50 cisternas, 15 helicópteros y otras tantas avionetas, además de 200 vehículos para el transporte de brigadistas y voluntarios, que superan las 7.000 personas. LA RAZON ATAQUES CON DRONES. PETRÓLEO. Los ataques con drones incendiaron dos importantes centros de procesamiento de petróleo en Arabia Saudita. Los rebeldes hutíes en Yemen, que cuentan con el apoyo de Irán, se atribuyeron la responsabilidad. El secretario de Estado Mike Pompeo culpó a Irán por los ataques, calificándolos de "un ataque sin precedentes contra el suministro de energía del mundo". No estaba claro qué tan dañadas estaban las instalaciones, pero cerrarlas por más de unos días interrumpiría el suministro mundial de petróleo. El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, anunció haber autorizado la liberación de petróleo de la Reserva Estratégica de Petróleo del país "si es necesario" para mantener abastecidos los mercados del mundo. CLARIN   PROTESTAS EN HONG KONG. La policía de Hong Kong reprimió este domingo con granadas lacrimógenas y camiones lanza-agua a los manifestantes pro democracia, que lanzaron piedras y cócteles molotov contra las fuerzas de seguridad. Imágenes de las televisiones locales mostraron a manifestantes rompiendo e incendiando una banderola que celebra el próximo 70º aniversario de la fundación de China comunista. Además, fue quemada una bandera china. Antes de estas escenas de caos, varios manifestantes se habían congregado en torno al consulado de Gran Bretaña, para pedir a Londres que haga más para proteger a los habitantes de su antigua colonia. DW.     PROHÍBEN VENTA DE CIGARRILLOS ELECTRÓNICOS EN NUEVA YORK. El gobernador del estado de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, emitió este domingo una orden ejecutiva de emergencia que prohíbe las ventas de cigarrillos electrónicos con sabor a dulce, a fin de disminuir su adquisición por la población joven. Apenas el pasado viernes los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades anunciaron la muerte de seis personas relacionadas con los cigarrillos electrónicos, y confirmó que en 380 casos más se relacionan enfermedades del pulmón con el uso de esos productos. UNIVISION     COMO HULK. El premier británico, Boris Johnson, prometió que el Reino Unido saldrá de la Unión Europea "como lo haría Hulk", el superhéroe verde de Marvel de fuerza incomparable. Ratificó que se realizaron "enormes progresos en los coloquios entre Londres y Bruselas.  Hoy desarrollará sus encuentros con el presidente de la Comisión Europea, Jean Claude Juncker, y con el negociador jefe de la EU, Michel Barnier. El premier británico dijo estar "muy confiado" sobre el alcance de un acuerdo de "divorcio" a tiempo para la fecha fijada para el Brexit, el 31 de ese mes. DW  | REUTERS   CAMPEONES MUNDIALES. España venció 95-75 a Argentina y es el nuevo campeón mundial de básquet La final se disputó en el en el Wukesong Sport Center de Beijing. La diferencia de 20 puntos a favor de los europeos se forjó con 20 puntos de Ricky Rubio, 15 de Sergio Llull y 14 de Marc Gasol, más 11 puntos de Rudy Fernández (10 rebotes);  Ahora España buscará repetir la gran participación en los próximos Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020. MARCA     CANDIDATURA CONJUNTA PARA EL MUNDIAL 2030. Colombia acogió la propuesta para ser sede junto a Perú y Ecuador del Mundial de fútbol de 2030 La iniciativa fue propuesta por el gobierno ecuatoriano y compite contra los planes de Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay y Chile, en el año en el que se cumplirá el centenario de la competición. Ahora los tres países andinos formalizarán la candidatura ante FIFA. TWITTER     HOTEL EN LA LUNA. La compañía Gateway Foundation difundió en un video la ambiciosa construcción que está planeando instalar para 2025, tan solo un año después del esperado regreso a la Luna anunciado por la NASA. Según el diseñador, la estación, que tendrá la forma de una enorme rueda compuesta por 24 módulos de hospedaje y usos múltiples, girará constantemente, creando una gravitación artificial comparable a la de la Luna y haciendo que la estancia en ella sea mucho más confortable que en la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI), donde no es posible tener sentido de la orientación. INFOBAE     BEATLES JUNTOS. Sir Paul McCartney y Sir Ringo Starr juntan para grabar una versión de una canción escrita por John Lennon en el último año de su vida. La canción marca la última colaboración entre los dos miembros sobrevivientes de los Beatles,  De alguna manera reúne los talentos musicales de los Fab Four, ya que parte de una canción de George Harrison también se reproduce en la grabación. Lennon escribió Grow Old With Me durante las sesiones de grabación de Double Fantasy, el último álbum que hizo antes de que lo mataran a tiros. La grabación incluirá una línea de la canción 'Here Comes The Sun' del cuarto miembro de The Beatles, George Harrison. "Entonces, en cierto sentido, seremos cuatro de nosotros", dijo Starr.    

Welcome to the Martini Minute, this is what's new in the world of luxury: The Gateway Foundation envisions the space hotel it is designing will be completed by 2025. To be named Von Braun Rotating Space Station, the space hotel station will consist of a 623-foot-diameter rotating wheel consisting of 24 individual modules outfitted with life-support systems and sleeping accommodations.

Space is an awesome place filled with virtually infinite wonders to explore, and human colonization will likely make far more. It may soon be possible for people to journey up to orbit as tourists, and in the more distant future this might become a vast trade, with tourism in Space Station Hotels or on the Moon or Mars or traveling to countless other planets, moons, asteroids, or megastructures. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/-YebEDmbG_M Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "ISAAC" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Outward Bound: Space Tourism Episode 194, Season 5 E29 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Matt Campbell Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Gateway Foundation https://gatewayspaceport.com/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kristijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com Sam McNamara Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com Music: Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium, "Windmill Forests" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Markus Junnikkala, "Always tell me the odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Chris Zabriskie, "Stories about a world that once was" http://chriszabriskie.com Paradox Interactive, "The Titan" https://www.paradoxplaza.com

Space is an awesome place filled with virtually infinite wonders to explore, and human colonization will likely make far more. It may soon be possible for people to journey up to orbit as tourists, and in the more distant future this might become a vast trade, with tourism in Space Station Hotels or on the Moon or Mars or traveling to countless other planets, moons, asteroids, or megastructures. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/-YebEDmbG_M Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "ISAAC" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Outward Bound: Space Tourism Episode 194, Season 5 E29 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Matt Campbell Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Gateway Foundation https://gatewayspaceport.com/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kristijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com Sam McNamara Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com Music: Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium, "Windmill Forests" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Markus Junnikkala, "Always tell me the odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Chris Zabriskie, "Stories about a world that once was" http://chriszabriskie.com Paradox Interactive, "The Titan" https://www.paradoxplaza.com

This is a conversation about the Gateway Promise, a program which allows deserving and qualified Gateway students to have what is essentially a tuition-free Gateway education. The Gateway Promise program provides funds that bridge the gap between the amount of financial aid a student has received and the full cost of tuition. We speak with Jennifer Charpentier, director of the Gateway Foundation, two counselors in the Gateway Promise program, and a Gateway student who has been a recipient of Gateway Promise funds.

So often expanding into space can seem like a Catch-22, where every proposed idea for development can only be practical if space is already developed. Today we'll take a look at some potential options for pushing forward our orbital infrastructure such as asteroid mining or power satellites, and take a look at what other technologies and industries might start the avalanche to our future in space and on other planets. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/JjVYYgUxb_0 Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/v5UKTsz Credits: Upward Bound: Kickstarting Space Industry Episode 163, Season 4 E49 Writers Isaac Arthur Editors: A.T. Long Darius Said Edward Nardella Keith Blockus Matthew Acker Matthew Campbell Sigmund Kopperud Producer: Isaac Arthur Cover Artist: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Gateway Foundation https://gatewayspaceport.com/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com Mike Munt of Apogii http://www.apogii.uk Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc SpaceResourcesCGI Narrator: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com Music: Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com Dan MacLeod, "Time Dilation" https://soundcloud.com/neptuneuk Evan King, "Singularity" https://evanking.bandcamp.com/ Lombus, "Valles Marineris" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Stellardrone, "Crystal Spheres" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com Martin Rezny, "Tempus Fugit" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1 Epic Mountain, "Circular" https://soundcloud.com/epicmountain

So often expanding into space can seem like a Catch-22, where every proposed idea for development can only be practical if space is already developed. Today we'll take a look at some potential options for pushing forward our orbital infrastructure such as asteroid mining or power satellites, and take a look at what other technologies and industries might start the avalanche to our future in space and on other planets. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/JjVYYgUxb_0 Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/v5UKTsz Credits: Upward Bound: Kickstarting Space Industry Episode 163, Season 4 E49 Writers Isaac Arthur Editors: A.T. Long Darius Said Edward Nardella Keith Blockus Matthew Acker Matthew Campbell Sigmund Kopperud Producer: Isaac Arthur Cover Artist: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Gateway Foundation https://gatewayspaceport.com/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com Mike Munt of Apogii http://www.apogii.uk Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc SpaceResourcesCGI Narrator: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com Music: Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com Dan MacLeod, "Time Dilation" https://soundcloud.com/neptuneuk Evan King, "Singularity" https://evanking.bandcamp.com/ Lombus, "Valles Marineris" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Stellardrone, "Crystal Spheres" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com Martin Rezny, "Tempus Fugit" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1 Epic Mountain, "Circular" https://soundcloud.com/epicmountain

John Blincow and Dr. Tom Spilker join us to talk about the Gateway Foundation and their plans to design, test and build the Gateway Spaceport. If you're interested in helping volunteer your time and talents to making the Gateway real, head over to https://gatewayspaceport.com for more information Space News: An Eruptive Enigma Solved on Mars Kepler In Safe Mode A Generic Headline Concerning A Study Confirming Uranus' Formation But The Headline Is Devoid Of The Obvious Joke More Hope for Life on Other Worlds

John Blincow and Dr. Tom Spilker join us to talk about the Gateway Foundation and their plans to design, test and build the Gateway Spaceport. If you're interested in helping volunteer your time and talents to making the Gateway real, head over to https://gatewayspaceport.com for more informationSpace News:An Eruptive Enigma Solved on MarsKepler In Safe ModeA Generic Headline Concerning A Study Confirming Uranus' Formation But The Headline Is Devoid Of The Obvious JokeMore Hope for Life on Other WorldsIf you would like to continue the conversation we have a few great ways to do that:- Comment right here on YouTube. We'll comment back or even feature it in the show- Create a new post on our community forum at https://community.tmro.tv -- That can be anything related to this video, space, science, technology -- Or anything at all! We just want to hear from you!- Head over to our real-time Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD

To explore space and expand beyond Earth we will need a robust orbital infrastructure to serve as our beachhead. Today we will explore the necessary components for that, how we will go about creating them, and threats to them like Kessler Syndrome, a potential cascade destruction of all our space-based assets. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/HkU85zKxK-s Support the Gateway Foundation Drones for Space Operations on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/522593384/drones-for-space-operations Learn more about the Gateway Foundation at: http://gatewayspaceport.com/the-gateway/how-to-build/ or http://orbitalassembly.com https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/orbital-infrastructure Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Technical Consultants: Dr. Thomas Spilker John Blincow Kit Carson Rod Pyle Script Editors: Darius Said Keith Blockus Kit Carson Matthew Acker MolbOrg Sigmund Kopperud (Wicked Woxel) Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jeremy Jozwik Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Jeremy Jozwik Katie Byrne Kris Holland Luuk Warringa Mihail Yordanov Murat Mamkegh Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt Pierre Demet Sergio Botero Stefan Blandin Music Arranged by: Luca DeRosa Music Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" Brandon Liew, "Floating Through Space Electronic Sci-fi" NJ Mandaville, "Swell" NJ Mandaville, "Swell" (alternate version) Dexter Britain, "In The Electric Fields" Dexter Britain, "Forced Through Time" Chris Zabriskie, "The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" Ross Bugden, "Parallel" Ross Bugden, "Ascension" Ross Bugden, "Dragon Slayer"

To explore space and expand beyond Earth we will need a robust orbital infrastructure to serve as our beachhead. Today we will explore the necessary components for that, how we will go about creating them, and threats to them like Kessler Syndrome, a potential cascade destruction of all our space-based assets. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/HkU85zKxK-s Support the Gateway Foundation Drones for Space Operations on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/522593384/drones-for-space-operations Learn more about the Gateway Foundation at: http://gatewayspaceport.com/the-gateway/how-to-build/ or http://orbitalassembly.com https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/orbital-infrastructure Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Technical Consultants: Dr. Thomas Spilker John Blincow Kit Carson Rod Pyle Script Editors: Darius Said Keith Blockus Kit Carson Matthew Acker MolbOrg Sigmund Kopperud (Wicked Woxel) Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jeremy Jozwik Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Jeremy Jozwik Katie Byrne Kris Holland Luuk Warringa Mihail Yordanov Murat Mamkegh Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt Pierre Demet Sergio Botero Stefan Blandin Music Arranged by: Luca DeRosa Music Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" Brandon Liew, "Floating Through Space Electronic Sci-fi" NJ Mandaville, "Swell" NJ Mandaville, "Swell" (alternate version) Dexter Britain, "In The Electric Fields" Dexter Britain, "Forced Through Time" Chris Zabriskie, "The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" Ross Bugden, "Parallel" Ross Bugden, "Ascension" Ross Bugden, "Dragon Slayer"

We return to the Upward Bound Series to look at spaceports, giant structures dwarfing the modern International Space Station, with a focus on the Gateway Spaceport design. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/TmLWxptFFYc If you want to help out the Gateway Foundation or get notifications: https://www.krowdster.co/l/e60b# Learn more about the Spaceport and see more of the Gateway Foundation's designs: http://orbitalassembly.com or http://gatewayspaceport.com Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur To help us grow your SFIA community, follow https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Technical Consultants Dr. Thomas Spilker John Blincow Kit Carson Rod Pyle Script Editors Andy P Kit Carson Matthew Acker Sigmund Kopperud (Wicked Woxel) Keith Blockus Cover Art Jakub Grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com Misho Yordanov Pierre Demet Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Stefan Blandin Music Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" A.J. Prasad, "Cold Shadow" Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"

We return to the Upward Bound Series to look at spaceports, giant structures dwarfing the modern International Space Station, with a focus on the Gateway Spaceport design. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/TmLWxptFFYc If you want to help out the Gateway Foundation or get notifications: https://www.krowdster.co/l/e60b# Learn more about the Spaceport and see more of the Gateway Foundation's designs: http://orbitalassembly.com or http://gatewayspaceport.com Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur To help us grow your SFIA community, follow https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Technical Consultants Dr. Thomas Spilker John Blincow Kit Carson Rod Pyle Script Editors Andy P Kit Carson Matthew Acker Sigmund Kopperud (Wicked Woxel) Keith Blockus Cover Art Jakub Grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com Misho Yordanov Pierre Demet Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Stefan Blandin

​Talking Off The Couch podcast focuses on mental health and mental wellness within the community of color. Tatiana Smith who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, Texas decided that it is time to shed light and break stigmas about mental health/wellness in the communities of color. This podcast is a voice for the mental health community as well as the average person. Talking Off The Couch will make you feel Ok about not being Ok.         This week's episode I speak with my guest Dr. Kelly Williams, Psy. D about borderline personality disorder, narcissism, narcissistic parenting, and how to know if you are in relationship with a narcissist.         Kelly Williams is a Doctor of Psychology and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California who specializes in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, Trauma Recovery, and assisting impaired treatment providers with mental health treatment.   Her career in Mental Health Services began as a Substance Abuse Therapist at the Gateway Foundation, a dual-diagnosis residential and outpatient treatment program. She later transitioned to employment at Southern Illinois University's Clinical Center, where she trained other practitioners to facilitate treatment with Veterans returning from deployment with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. and providing counseling services to University Students.   In 2010, she relocated from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California to pursue a doctorate and began employment as a Community Outpatient Therapist at San Gabriel Valley. She works with individuals between ages 3-25 years, with a range of diagnoses. Additionally, she is contracted to work with a Psychologist to provide clinical services and assessments to individuals with chronic mental illness varying from Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder treatments.       Where you can find Kelly Williams:     WWW.DRKELLYAWILLIAMS.COM     Instagram: @DRKELLYAWILLIAMS     Podcast hashtag #talkingoffthecouch and #TOTCpodcast Email: info@talkingoffthecouch.com Facebook-Talking off the Couch Podcast Facebook Group-Talking Off The Couch Village Instagram-talkingoffthecouch Twitter- podcasttotc       If you are interested in working with Tatiana as a therapist you can find out more about her services at www.tsmithcounseling.com       If you have questions or would like to discuss sponsorship opportunities, email us at: talkingoffthecouch@gmail.com       Make sure to also visit our website at www.talkingoffthecouch.com

Jody Day (the founder of The Gateway Foundation) and I discuss her journey to being childless, the ideology of pronatalism, how the festishism of motherhood serves no woman, and 50 reasons why a woman may not be a mother (they aren’t what you might expect).  Here’s Jody:  Listen and subscribe in iTunes Listen and subscribe […]

Watch John Blincow from Gateway Foundation and Tom Spilker from JPL discuss constructing The Gateway, a spaceport through the method of "Block Construction." This lecture took place at the Keck Institute for Space Studies/Caltech on January 13, 2016.

About the book: Too often, clients with substance abuse and addiction problems achieve sobriety only to relapse shortly after. As a clinician in the addiction treatment field, you are undoubtedly familiar with this common scenario, and it can be a source of extreme frustration. To make matters worse, clients may see their relapse as evidence of personal failure and inadequacy, and as a result, they may resist more treatment. What if you could break this cycle and help clients maintain their progress Mindfulness-Based Sobriety presents a breakthrough, integrative approach to addiction recovery to help you treat clients recovering from substance abuse and addiction using mindfulness-based therapy, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention therapy. Research has indicated that mindfulness-based therapy is highly effective in treating emotion dysregulation, stress, depression, and grief—all emotions that lie at the root of addiction. Motivational interviewing is helpful in treating addiction because it helps clients learn to change the behaviors that cause addiction. And finally, relapse prevention therapy teaches individuals with addiction to anticipate and cope with potential relapse. This book combines all three of these highly effective treatments. This powerful manual was developed by Gateway Foundation clinicians in order to better fulfill the mission of reducing substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems. The book provides two curricula: an outpatient treatment curriculum and a residential treatment curriculum. Both are user-friendly and can be implemented in an open group format, which means that you can say goodbye to the days of tailoring one-on-one treatment to fit a group setting. The integrative approach outlined in this book will help your clients conquer substance abuse by identifying their own values, strengthening their motivation, and tackling other mental health problems that may lie at the root of their addiction. Furthermore, the book’s strong emphasis on relapse prevention means that you can help clients stay on the path to sobriety. About the author: Nick Turner, MSW, received his master of arts degree in social work from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration. Turner is currently the clinical supervisor at Gateway Foundation in Chicago, IL, where he specializes in providing staff supervision and individual and group counseling for substance abuse and mental health needs. He is a licensed clinical social worker (Illinois), certified alcohol and drug counselor (Illinois IAODAPCA), and a member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science and the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

November 9, 2011 The sculptures, drawings, and models by the Saint-Louis based artist explore the interdependent relationship between architectural and human forms. Although primarily focused on architecture and the human body, her art also confronts tensions between construction, deconstruction, and restoration. Biography: In 2010, Downen was named a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow. Significant awards include a 2009 MacDowell Colony National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship with additional support from Leon Levy Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In 2007, she was awarded a Cité International des Arts Residency, Paris, France where she first exhibited "Hybrida" an ongoing series of works on paper. Downen was selected for the 2004 Great Rivers Biennial, a grant and exhibition sponsored by Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and the Gateway Foundation. Downen has been invited to lecture about her work extensively, including the 2007 Luce Irigaray Circle Conference on philosophy in New York. In addition, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Louis has invited her participation in symposiums on modern and contemporary art.

Watch in Quicktime.Click text or picture to view iPod ready video.Click the post below to view this video in Windows Media.Running time: 6:16GREAT RIVERS BIENNIAL 2006January 20, 2006 - March 26, 2006_________________________MOSES: The Audiophile SeriesMATTHEW STRAUSS: Dead LanguageJASON WALLACE TRIEFENBACH: Hero, Compromised (Autobiographical Fiction/Narrative Medley)The Great Rivers Biennial is a collaboration between the Contemporary and the Gateway Foundation designed to strengthen the local art scene in St. Louis. As many as three artists are selected by a panel of esteemed national jurors to receive an award of $15,000 each and an exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.The goal of this innovative awards program is to identify talented emerging local artists, provide them financial assistance, raise the visibility of their work in both the Midwest and national art community, and provide them with professional support from visiting critics, curators and dealers.Emerging artists in the St. Louis area were invited to submit work from any of the following categories: drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, and multi-media. An emerging artist is someone in the early stages of his or her career development who has not yet received wide exhibition exposure locally or nationally or significant financial awards from other organizations.During summer 2005, Great Rivers Biennial jurors reviwed all submissions and selected three emerging artists to receive the award. This year's high profile panel of jurors included Elizabeth Dunbar, Curator at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City; Gary Garellis, Senior Curator at UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; and Helen Molesworth; Chief Curator of Exhibitions at Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus.The recipients of the inaugural Great Rivers Biennial 2004 were Jill Downen, Adam Frelin, and Kim Humphries who were selected by jurors Lisa Corrin, Director, Williams College Museum of Art; Debra Singer, Executive Director and Chief Curator, The Kitchen; and Hamza Walker, Department Director, Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.Information courtesy Great Rivers Biennial 2006 catalogue, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (www.contemporarystl.org)In these three interviews, produced during the week of the opening exhibition, by Hugh Beall and illusionJunkie.com, William Griffin, Artistic Director of the St. Louis Veiled Prophet Parade, talks with Moses, Matthew Strauss and Jason Wallace Triefenbach. All three artists are represented by Bruno David Gallery (www.brunodavidgallery.com).A free subscription to www.illusionJunkie.com saves time by automatically downloading future videos to your computer. Requires only one-click from the sidebar on this page.