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Through her sharp and biting political commentary—whether as host of the podcast Fast Politics, as a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, or as a political analyst on MSNBC—Molly Jong-Fast has, over the past decade, become something of a household name. But, as the daughter of the once-famous author and second-wave feminist Erica Jong—whose 1973 novel Fear of Flying catapulted her into the literary limelight—she has actually been in the public eye for much longer, decades before this more recent notoriety of her own making. Jong-Fast's latest book, the searing, heartbreaking (but also, at times, hilarious) memoir How to Lose Your Mother, is in some sense an effort to take her story back after being in the shadow of her narcissistic, too often out-of-reach mother for so long. It's also a book about aging and frailty, and an extremely difficult, gut-wrenching year: In 2023, Erica was diagnosed with dementia, right around the same time that Molly's husband learned he had a rare cancer.On the episode, Jong-Fast talks about her own actual fear of flying, in addition to her mother's book of the same name; 27 years of sobriety and how her time in A.A. has transformed her life; and the importance of confronting the vicissitudes of aging and one's passage through time.Special thanks to our Season 11 presenting sponsor, Van Cleef & Arpels.Show notes:Molly Jong-Fast[4:28] “Fear of Flying” (1973)[4:28] Erica Jong[4:49] “How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir”[7:53] “Spartacus” (1951)[7:53] “April Morning” (1961)[7:53] “The Immigrants” (1977)[9:15] Lee Krasner[10:04] Susan Faludi[10:04] “Backlash” (1991)[12:09] “Fear and Flying Erica & Erotica in Connecticut” (1980)[12:09] “Fanny” (1980)[14:57] Marty Seif[18:26] Special Guest: Erica Jong (2023)[19:39] Pan Am Flight 001[21:11] “The Year of Magical Thinking” (2005)[21:11] “Notes to John” (2025)[26:54] “The Sex Doctors in the Basement” (2005)[36:46] “Normal Girl” (2000)[38:52] Jacob Bernstein[38:52] Carl Bernstein[38:52] Stalin Peace Prize[46:05] Michael Tomasky[48:55] Hazelden[49:57] “How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom”

Revisit Meg and Jessica's continued discussion of the Central Park murder of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers. Part 2 of 2.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica

Andrew Zimmern is likely best known to the general public for his Travel Channel shows “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” and his Emmy-winning “The Zimmern List” But that's just scratching the surface. He's a renowned chef with bestselling books, media companies, shows, retail products, a retail food line and so much more. On February 13, Zimmern is set to speak at the Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series at Horry-Georgetown Technical College. He's been sober since 1992 and remains active in the recovery and mental health communities. He serves on the boards of several recovery organizations. Roger has been covering series founder and organizer Casey King for many years and on various platforms. We also spoke to him on this podcast. The 2025 Addiction and Recovery Lecture series is installment number 18. Unfortunately, this will be the last. Casey's wrapping things up and will also be retiring next year. For more information about the series, click HERE. We were thrilled to have Chef Zimmern on the show: SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "What Might Have Been" by Chris Yale 3:42 - Greetings and about the song 4:12 - Casey King / HGTC Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series / 18th and final installment / Casey's longstanding goals for the program 5:16 - More about the series / Louis Gossett, Jr. / Craig T. Nelson / Mackenzie Phillips / Dr. Drew Pinsky / Paul Williams / Art Alexakis / Danny Trejo / Tom Arnold 5:55 - Dr. Kevin McCauley (February 20) / Casey King (February 27) / Andrew Zimmern (February 13)  6:34 - Andrew Zimmern introduction 7:20 - Welcome, Chef / Myrtle Beach / Making television around the world / Thoughts about Myrtle Beach presentation 11:10 - Early life in culinary / Cooking in NYC  13:52 - Years of promise / Europe and Asia trips / Talent and culinary proficiency / Leading a double life 15:39 - More NYC / Anne Rosenzweig and Arcadia / Rakel (Thomas Keller and Serge Raoul) / Cooking in Venice / Grand Cafes / Quality and Speed, 1980s  18:26 - Work all day, party all night / Dangerous places / Addiction trajectory 20:24 - Descent into homelessness 23:18 - Asking for help / Final intervention 1992 / Hazelden  25:37 - Success after recovery / The gift of serenety / "Walking through the work" / Emotional and physical sobriety  32:30 - The steps and service work / Being of service / Life on life's terms 38:47 - Mental health and mental health awareness / C-Cap / Anxiety and Depression in culinary / Talking to others  40:06 - Empathy in the workplace / Co-regulation / Listening  27:26 - Final thoughts / Practicing solutions / Work-in-progress / Call one person / The importance of asking for help Resources:  Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 Substance Abuse and Addiction Hotline: 1-844-289-0879  Alcoholics Anonymous: www.aa.org 

Recreational cannabis will be available to people ages 21 and over to buy legally around the state next year, if regulators stay on schedule. As more and more states have legalized cannabis, a wide variety of products have entered the market — some with high levels of THC.Some public health experts are raising concerns about the potential risks of heavy cannabis use — that includes addiction as well as other mental and physical health issues.A summit dedicated to this very topic is happening Friday at Hazelden Betty Ford Treatment Center in St. Paul. Hamline University psychology professor Serena King is the organizer and she joined the program.

Send us a textMeg learns the lore of the Surf Club, cocaine and champagne filled yuppie paradise. Jessica follows up her story on Dr. Robert Damino, and goes deep on Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica

Addiction was seen as a moral failing in 1949 when what's now the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation opened its sanctuary for alcoholic men in Center City, Minn. In the 75 years since then, much has been learned about what leaves people vulnerable to substance use disorders. At least some of the stigma connected to addiction has lifted. And, there's more understanding about what helps people through addiction — including medications and a strong community. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Hazelden's CEO Dr. Joseph Lee as the organization marks its 75th anniversary about how treatment and attitudes toward addiction have changed and about how people can get help today.Guest: Dr. Joseph Lee is the president and chief executive officer of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation based in Center City, Minn. He's a child and adult psychiatrist and board certified in addiction medicine. He previously served as medical director for the organization's National Youth Continuum. He's also the author of “Recovering My Kid: Parenting Young Adults in Treatment and Beyond,” a practical guide for parental leadership in times of crisis.Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.  Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

Get the Free Class! Today, I'm going to talk about mistakes.  Something that I'm going to be honest, I am not very excited about. Meaning that like I don't even want to admit to you, let alone myself, I'm not perfect. Because my name is Peter Pamela Perfection Rose.  And just like things to be all neat and buttoned up and look good.  And here's the thing, when I started this podcast, I remember the first few actually the first episode I did, it took me two hours to do it.  And then I finally said to myself, there is no way I will ever do this, or keep this up if this is how long it's going to take me.  Because I was trying to get it perfect and I was trying to say, oh, I'm going to do one thing and it's going to be like this, to only find out that maybe that wasn't the best way.  And so what I decided was, is that in this weekly podcast, come what may, no matter what, I was going to do one every week. And sometimes I batch them. I do a few in advance.  But I never really do more than four in advance.  So always, what you're hearing, I've recorded very recently.  And the other thing that I decided was that I was just going to be who I was. I wasn't going to edit unless it was absolutely necessary. Absolutely necessary, including the interviews, because what I wanted you to see was that you could accomplish something, and not be perfect. And come on. If you've been listening to my podcast, you've heard me stumble. You've heard me say things wrong. You've heard me go off, get lost on a tangent and come back. You have heard me make so many mistakes.  And I've just recorded a podcast, because I am batching this one but like I said, you will be hearing it very soon. Where I really felt like at the end I went off and then a phone call came in and I just felt off and I was like, Ugh, should I re record? And I said, No. No, I shouldn't. Because again, what I want to show you is, what I want to emulate in my work is that you don't have to be perfect, that this is a podcast that if you're expecting perfection, you're not going to get it, okay? Go listen to somebody else. I'm not perfect. I'm not going to do this podcast perfectly, but what I always will be is honest, and I will always be talking from the heart.  A lot of my older clients call me mama bear and they are my baby bears.  And I feel what a good mama bear does is she teaches her baby bear how to fish.  And she teaches through example.  And that's always how I wanna teach. And when I talk about the core work, I'm always talking about the work that I've Guinea pigged on myself, on my own, anxiety, on my own imperfection, on my own character defects, and then coach you to do it. Because I figure if I have done it with myself, coaching you is a piece of cake because I have to go up against all of my own messiness and I do it with lots of mistakes.  So I have a couple of books I'm going to be reading from today and talking about this mistakedom. The first one is actually a Hazelden meditation book called In God's Care. It starts with a quote from Ethel Barrymore. How appropriate. “You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.” “Do we sometimes think the whole house of cards will come tumbling down if we make one false move?  There's nothing wrong. with making mistakes. That's the way we've learned in the past and that's how we're learning now. We laugh affectionately at the foibles of others. Sometimes it's irresistible. But we can laugh at our own with the same good humor.” And, one of the things I find about life is not taking myself so seriously and not beating up on myself when I have made a mistake.  There are times when I've made some really big mistakes, and I need to go back and take responsibility for that. But most of the mistakes. are just little mistakes where I'm tumbling over my words or I'm in a recording session and I misread something.  I just say, okay, pick up and I go on.  The fact of the matter is that in life, everything is fixable.  And when we do something wrong, we make a mistake. I just saw something on social media and it was Simone Biles as a small girl doing the vault. And it was in a meet and she didn't do that well.  And then they showed her ten years later, doing a far more complicated vault. And it was perfect. It's through making our mistakes that we grow. And it's okay not to be perfect.  But this is the thing, it doesn't really matter that I tell you it's okay that you're not perfect. You need to go through the same process that I go through.  Which is, I need to know it's okay with Peter Pamela Rose, that Peter Pamela Rose isn't perfect. The reading goes on to say “living a spiritual life doesn't mean we have to be grim. In fact, increasing joy and merriment is an unavoidable result of turning our will over to that of the universe's. Now we can relax and enjoy life, and that includes enjoying our less than perfect selves.” And that's the other thing, I think, that in mistake making, that when I make a mistake, I go to the universe. I start talking with the universe.  And I talk a lot about in this podcast and in my weekly classes about your relationship, that incredible relationship that is open to you with the universe.  Everybody has it, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, is up to you. I just think that, acknowledging it and practicing a relationship with it makes life a lot easier. And the thing is that with that relationship, when I make mistakes, I can go to that energy and say, wow, I really screwed up here. Please guide me, show me what it is I need to do.  The thing is that I can also give you my experience of being an actor. I've been a professional actor for over 30 years. And let me tell you, when you're starting out, there is no mistake that is career ending. There is no mistake that is career ending. All it is, is a learning experience. I'm going to go on a little bit more here now.  The Language of Letting Go “Many of us picked on ourselves unmercilessly before getting into the core work. We may also have had a tendency to pickon ourselves after we begin the core work because what has starts to happen is we become aware.”  and that's the whole thing is a mistake is a wonderful opportunity to become aware. And the thing is that we cannot become better. We cannot become more skilled unless we have awareness about what we are doing.  And I always talk about that awareness, acceptance, and action.  And why do I talk about it so often? I talk about it so often because it is such a key part of the process of becoming better. Better in our lives, creating a better life for ourselves, and creating a better acting career for ourselves.  If I was really doing this, I wouldn't be doing that again.  Ugh, how many times have I said to myself this, Oh, I should be further along. I should be further along in my acting career. What the, who, who said that? I did. Who said that?  That is just making things so much harder for you.  There's a wonderful phrase that Louise Hay says that I love which is, “Stop, stop beating up on yourself. Stop it. Stop it. Be nice to yourself. Be kind to yourself. That's going to go so much further.” These statements that we say this, if I was really doing this, I wouldn't do that, or I really should be so much at my age, I should be so much further along than I am. These are statements that if we indulge in them, we are feeling some sort of shame. And when we are feeling shame, we are feeling that we are defective. And you are not. Defective.  We do not need to treat ourselves this way. There is no benefit.  And that's the thing. Perfectionism leads to procrastination, leads to paralysis. And I don't want to be paralyzed by shame because shame blocks us.  But self love and self acceptance enable us to grow and change.  Again, we need mistakes in order to grow.  Now that doesn't mean I'm going to go out and try and make mistakes.  But it does mean that when we make them, we can be kinder to ourselves. If we truly have done something we feel guilty about, we can correct it with an apology, an amend, or an attitude of self love and self acceptance.  Sometimes when I do something to someone else, I need to forgive myself first, and then go ask for forgiveness.  And this is the thing, even if we slip back into old shaming behaviors or old thinking or feeling or behaving, we don't need to be ashamed. We are all going to regress from time to time.  It's two steps forward, one step back.  Sometimes it's five steps forward and seven steps back.  But ultimately we are, if we stick to this work, we are moving forward.  That's how we learn. That's how we grow. We relapse. We recycle. It's an important, necessary part of recovery. And when I talk about recovery, I'm talking about recovering our true selves.  Because when we recover our true selves, we can bring that into our acting work. And what does that give us? It gives us truth.  It's those performances that are so undeniably truthful that we are seeking to do, to seek to achieve. And the way out of recycling is not shaming ourselves because what that does is that puts us into a shame spiral that just gets us deeper and deeper in.  So much pain comes from trying to be perfect. Perfectionism, or trying not to make mistakes, is impossible unless we think of it in a new way. Perfection is being who we are and where we are today.  It's accepting and loving ourselves, Just the way we are.  We are each right where we need to be in our lives, in our career.  Now that doesn't mean you can't do things to change things up.  But what it does mean is taking off the pressure of yourself and start treating yourself as the beautiful child of the universe.

Kevin talks about family trauma, his rock bottom at Hazelden rehab facility, growing up on set, meeting with Chris Nolan, and the fact that Jenny told his wife not to marry him.Produced by Dear MediaThis episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

OD6 Metals Ltd (ASX:OD6) managing director Brett Hazelden joins Elisha Newell in Proactive's virtual studio to unpack resource news from the company's Splinter Rock rare earth camp near Esperance in WA. OD6 shares surged in late May after the company doubled its rare earth resource to 682 million tonnes at 1,338 parts per million (ppm) total rare earth oxides (TREO), including a higher confidence indicated resource of 119 million tonnes at 1,632 ppm TREO. The resource also contains high-value magnet rare earth oxides (MREO), which constitute about 23% of the resource and weigh in at around 205,000 tonnes of MREO. Hazelden believes the rare earth asset is a cut above the rest, with the latest MRE results positioning Splinter Rock as one of the largest and highest-grade clay-hosted rare earth projects worldwide. But this is far from the end of the story: OD6's rare earth camp shows potential for further expansion, with unexplored clay basins offering additional upside. Moving ahead, OD6 will crack on with a scoping study focused on the Inside Centre prospect, slated for completion before 2025. The company also plans to set the drill rigs turning before year's end in the hopes of adding to the already substantial resource. #ProactiveInvestors #OD6Metals #ASX #Od6 #SplinterRockProject #RareEarthElements #MineralResourceEstimate #REE #Mining #WesternAustralia #Investing #StockMarket #MiningNews #ResourceExpansion #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnewsOD6 Metals Ltd (ASX:OD6) managing director Brett Hazelden joins Elisha Newell in Proactive's virtual studio to unpack resource news from the company's Splinter Rock rare earth camp near Esperance in WA. OD6 shares surged in late May after the company doubled its rare earth resource to 682 million tonnes at 1,338 parts per million (ppm) total rare earth oxides (TREO), including a higher confidence indicated resource of 119 million tonnes at 1,632 ppm TREO. The resource also contains high-value magnet rare earth oxides (MREO), which constitute about 23% of the resource and weigh in at around 205,000 tonnes of MREO. Hazelden believes the rare earth asset is a cut above the rest, with the latest MRE results positioning Splinter Rock as one of the largest and highest-grade clay-hosted rare earth projects worldwide. But this is far from the end of the story: OD6's rare earth camp shows potential for further expansion, with unexplored clay basins offering additional upside. Moving ahead, OD6 will crack on with a scoping study focused on the Inside Centre prospect, slated for completion before 2025. The company also plans to set the drill rigs turning before year's end in the hopes of adding to the already substantial resource. #ProactiveInvestors #OD6Metals #ASX #Od6 #SplinterRockProject #RareEarthElements #MineralResourceEstimate #REE #Mining #WesternAustralia #Investing #StockMarket #MiningNews #ResourceExpansion #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

OD6 Metals Ltd (ASX:OD6) managing director Brett Hazelden joins Proactive's Jonathan Jackson to talk through significant progress at its Splinter Rock Rare Earth Elements (REE) Project in Western Australia. Phase 3 testing at the Australian Nuclear Science Organisation (ANSTO) achieved metallurgical recoveries up to 90% of magnet REEs (MREE) in multiple prospect areas. Hazelden highlights the project's comparability to prominent Brazilian clay-hosted rare earth sites, asserting Splinter Rock's status as Australia's leading clay-hosted rare earth deposit. The project yielded average recoveries around 60% MREE using 25g/l hydrochloric acid, with recoveries varying from 42% to 90% at the Centre Prospect, 44% to 76% at Inside Centre Prospect and 41% to 77% at Prop Prospect. These outcomes underline the potential economic viability of the project, driven by factors like low stripping ratios and acid consumption. 71 samples were selected across diverse clays, locations and depths to enhance the geometallurgical understanding of recovery across different regolith types. The samples varied in REE grades, chemical compositions, and geological settings, aiding in a comprehensive analysis of the deposit. Further, Hazelden emphasises the strategic advantages of the project's location, including no private royalties, proximity to renewable energy sources and the major port of Esperance. The next steps include phase 4 metallurgical leaching and processing optimisation, with a planned mineral resource estimate update later this quarter. #ProactiveInvestors #OD6Metals #ASX #RareEarthElements, #SplinterRock, #MetallurgicalRecovery, #WesternAustralia, #ANSTO, #REEProject, #MineralResource, #EconomicViability, #ClayHostedREE, #GeometallurgicalStudy, #Phase3Testing, #MREE, #RenewableEnergy, #PortOfEsperance, #ResourceEstimate, #Metallurgy, #Mining, #Exploration, #ResourceManagement #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

In this insightful episode of The Daily Reprieve, join our speaker, Brendan, as he delves deep into his own journey of recovery. He puts a spotlight on the transformative power of Step Four of the famous Twelve Steps recovery program. Brendan initiates the discussion with the handful acknowledgment of powerlessness over addiction, gradually transitioning into the transformative belief in a higher power, demonstrating the amount of hard work and introspection required to truly progress in the recovery program. Brendan recalls his early days in recovery, the fear of falling back into addiction catalyzing his work on the fourth step. He shares his experiences utilizing resources like the Hazelden guide and the insightful Joe and Charlie tapes. He indicates how following a structured, column method saved him from being overwhelmed while tackling the fourth step. In this moving narration, Brendan underlines that honesty played a pivotal role in his recovery. He shed light on the importance of recognizing and admitting to selfish behaviors that had affected those around him. The speaker also discusses the necessity of overcoming a victim mindset to truly attain internal acceptance and freedom. Through numerous attempts at completing the fourth step, Brendan eventually established a unique approach. By associating his feelings with past actions, he performed deep self-examinations, identifying past erroneous attitudes and actions corroborating his transformation and recovery journey. The podcast further discusses the immense challenge involved in the fourth step, where many face the struggle of accepting and confronting the unease that comes with self-discovery. However, Brendan underscores that this intimidating journey ultimately leads to personal liberation and spiritual growth. Brendan reflects on his experience at a significant workshop, where he witnessed individuals opening up to the idea of making amends with those who had once caused them pain. He discusses the significance of overcoming resentment, describing it as a formidable barrier to spiritual development. Providing an invigorating outlook on the fourth step, Brendan labels it as the "main cog" in leading towards active transformation and self-reconciliation. This episode emphasizes that the fourth step's thorough completion is a strong foundation for successfully progressing through the subsequent steps in the recovery journey, ultimately leading to self-forgiveness. This episode is proudly presented by The Daily Reprieve, your ultimate source for personal experiences, strength, and hope for those embarking on a similar journey. Tune in again for more enriching episodes!

Award-winning playwright, writer and director, James Hazelden, is today's special guest on a truly captivating Sunday Arts Magazine. James performed in many school plays and has always had a passion... LEARN MORE The post Sunday Arts Magazine: James Hazelden appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Manon es la actual psicóloga de Dany, y es la fundadora y directora de casa Luha, clínica donde Miky estuvo interno después de su paso por Oceanica, y dónde pudo recuperar su vida. En palabras muy sencillas, es la sensei de los hermanos de fuerza, y ha impactado sus vidas de una manera inmensurable. Manon tiene una historia de vida impresionante, además, es especialista en adicciones por la Universidad de Minnesota y el centro de tratamiento Hazelden, es especialista en Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria, depresión, y ansiedad. Fue directora general de Oceanica, y hoy, dirige con éxito Casa Luha. Este es un episodio muy especial, y que habíamos querido grabar desde hace mucho tiempo, y por fin lo pudimos hacer durante nuestra visita en Guadalajara, desafortunadamente, teníamos el tiempo muy justo y nos quedamos con temas pendientes, por lo tanto, es muy probable que grabemos una parte 2.En el episodio del día de hoy, platicamos principalmente de:✅ La historia de vida de la sensei de los Hermanos de Fuerza✅ Adicciones✅ Trastornos de la conducta alimentaria ✅ Las claves de la salud mental y emocionalCódigo de descuento : PRECISION10 HDFTIENDA PH MÉXICO https://www.ggsports.mxEste episodio es traído a ti gracias a :EVEN,AEREOMX Y KDENZPROVISÍTANOS EN: hermanosdefuerza.mx

Father Bill continues a series centered on Dr. Harry Tiebout, the first psychiatrist to recognize why AA worked while so many other methods (including his own) had failed. Tiebout also treated Bill Wilson for his depression and later served as an AA Trustee. The series uses Hazelden's book: Harry Tiebout: The Collected Writings as a source and, where available, adds pdf articles in the Show Notes. In this episode Fr. Bill explores Tiebout's article: Anonymity, the Ego Reducer. This was a talk he delivered in 1955 at the AA World Convention in St. Louis. A free pdf link to Tiebout's article is available below. Show Notes: ⁠Tiebout's Collected Writings⁠ ⁠Anonymity: The Ego Reducer⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Father Bill continues a series centered on Dr. Harry Tiebout, the first psychiatrist to recognize why AA worked while so many other methods (including his own) had failed. Tiebout also treated Bill Wilson for his depression and later served as an AA Trustee. The series uses Hazelden's book: Harry Tiebout: The Collected Writings as a source and, where available, adds pdf articles in the Show Notes. In this episode Fr. Bill explores Tiebout's classic article: Surrender vs Compliance. Tiebout believes compliance gets in the way of surrender but Fr. Bill isn't so sure. See what you think. A free pdf version of Tiebout's article is available in the show notes. Show Notes: Tiebout's Collected Writings Surrender vs Compliance article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Father Bill continues a series centered on Dr. Harry Tiebout, the first psychiatrist to recognize why AA worked while so many other methods (including his own) had failed. Tiebout also treated Bill Wilson for his depression and later served as an AA Trustee. The series uses Hazelden's book: Harry Tiebout: The Collected Writings as a source and, where available, adds pdf articles in the Show Notes. In this episode Fr. Bill explores Tiebout's classic article: Ego Factors in Surrender. If you want to know what's going on when we're feeling restless, irritable or filled with discontent, you won't want to miss this episode. This is Part Two. Show Notes:       Tiebout's Collected Writings Ego Factors in Surrender (article) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Father Bill continues a series centered on Dr. Harry Tiebout, the first psychiatrist to recognize why AA worked while so many other methods (including his own) had failed. Tiebout also treated Bill Wilson for his depression and later served as an AA Trustee. The series uses Hazelden's book: Harry Tiebout: The Collected Writings as a source and, where available, adds pdf articles in the Show Notes. In this episode Fr. Bill explores Tiebout's classic article: Ego Factors in Surrender. If you want to know what's going on when we're feeling restless, irritable or filled with discontent, you won't want to miss this episode. A free pdf version is available. Show Notes: Tiebouts Collected Writings and Ego Factors in Surrender --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Father Bill continues a series centered on Dr. Harry Tiebout, the first psychiatrist to recognize why AA worked while so many other methods (including his own) had failed. Tiebout also treated Bill Wilson for his depression and later served as an AA Trustee. The series uses Hazelden's book: Harry Tiebout: The Collected Writings as a source and, where available, adds pdf articles in the Show Notes. In this episode Fr. Bill explores Tiebout's 1949 article: The Act of Surrender in the Therapeutic Process. A free pdf version is available. Show Notes: Tiebout's Collected Writings Tiebout's article: The Act of Surrender in the Therapeutic Process in pdf  What Is a Psychic Change Podcast Episode – William James Stages of Change Tiebout Quote: “The dilemma of the alcoholic is now obvious. The unconscious mind rejects, through its capacity for defiance and grandiosity what the conscious mind perceives. Hence, realistically, the individual is frightened by his or her drinking and at the same time is prevented from doing anything about it by the unconscious activity that can and does ignore or override the conscious mind.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Father Bill starts a new series centered around Dr. Harry Tiebout. He was the first psychiatrist to recognize why AA was being successful in treating alcoholics while so many other methods (including his own) had failed. Tiebout (pronounced (TEE-BOW) also treated Bill Wilson for his depression. The series uses Hazelden's book: Harry Tiebout: The Collected Writings as a source and, where available, adds pdf articles in the Show Notes. Show Notes: ∙    Tiebout's Collected Writings ∙    Ego Factors in Surrender in Alcoholism --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Alan from Draknek joined Seoirse at WASD 2023 to talk about why he enjoys making puzzle games and the joy of seeing players complete a puzzle in one of his games. He also talks about Sokobond Express, his puzzle game about chemistry (no chemistry knowledge required) and why he believes puzzles can be played well co-operatively.Draknek Official SiteSokobond Express Official SiteWASD Official SiteAdventure Games Podcast Official SiteIf you would like to stay up to date make sure you subscribe to the podcast. You can subscribe and listen to this podcast on Itunes and Spotifyand all other major Podcast Platforms! You can also subscribe to our Youtubechannel for extra video content such as video reviews, video interviews, trailers and gameplay.You can also support the podcast at our PatreonYou can review this podcast here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adventuregamespodcastYou can also find this podcast on our social media below:Facebook Twitter Instagram DiscordYou can also find the RSS feed here: http://www.adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast?format=rssLogo created by Siobhan. You can find her on Twitterand InstagramMusic is Speedy Delta (ID 917) by Lobo Loco and can be found here:http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Welcome/Speedy_Delta_ID_917_1724

OD6 Metals Ltd (ASX:OD6) managing director Brett Hazelden walks Proactive through the company's return to drilling in search of the “best of the best” rare earths at Splinter Rock. A comprehensive phase three program, spanning 188 holes and 10,000 metres, will keep the field team busy over winter as the explorer drill tests its primary clay-hosted targets. Hazelden says the program nearly doubles the amount of drilling conducted so far, priming OD6 to expand its rare earth discovery in Western Australia. #ProactiveInvestors #OD6Metals #ASX #RareEarths #CriticalMinerals

Today, on In the Circle, there is a slightly different thing going on as we share with you a talk that I gave on our recent retreat to Big Sky Montana. There, I found myself in front of 100 people at various stages of addiction and recovery to tell my story, and that of Recovery 2.0.This particular talk will answer so many of your questions about how we arrived at this very moment, understanding addiction at a deeper level, understanding recovery at a deeper level, and understanding where the pitfalls are along the way.You are going to hear a lot about my personal story. I share the stories from my history towards the end of my addiction, all the way through my recovery, and then ultimately the founding of Recovery 2.0. I'm excited to invite you into this very intimate moment that we had together. Let's see where it takes us.Tommy discusses:Arriving to Hazelden for treatment at 22Opening space within ourselves for grace Understanding “The meek shall inherit the earth”Digging a new foundation for innovation Advice for those in early recoveryListening for the frequency of addiction The inspiration for Recovery 2.0Seeing the world through a lens of stressConnect with Tommy@TommyRosen on InstagramTommy on FacebookTommy on TikTokAddiction is part of everyone's journey, but recovery is not. The Recovery 2.0 Membership is a place where you can explore the topics that interest you, find community, and connect with Tommy Rosen on a personal level. It's here that we'll dig into spirituality and union of the mind, body and spirit, and transform from the inside out. You will learn and grow alongside a community of supportive, conscious, compassionate and vibrant individuals, like you!Join us at r20.com/welcome to explore how to move beyond addiction and thrive in your life.Come and experience an in-person event or retreat: r20.com/events@Recovery2Point0 on InstagramRecovery 2.0 Facebook GroupIn The Circle is produced by Crate Media.

Dan Barreiro opens the show explaining how the Wild overthought it with the goalies and reacts to Game 2 for the Wild and Wolves. Agent Leigh Steinberg joins to discuss his career, his commencement address at Hazelden and his sobriety journey.

Dan Barreiro opens the show explaining how the Wild overthought it with the goalies and reacts to Game 2 for the Wild and Wolves. Agent Leigh Steinberg joins to discuss his career, his commencement address at Hazelden and his sobriety journey.

Welcome To The Neighborhood   Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast I'm your host, Rick Lee James of RickLeeJames.com and I run the Mister Rogers Quotes Twitter account found @MisterRogersSay. As we again walk into this podcast neighborhood, we want you to know that no matter where you are from, you are welcome here. I'm glad to be your neighbor. Every daughter, every son, every tribe, and every tongue, in the Spirit of Fred Rogers and the life of welcome that he lived, welcome to the neighborhood. This week in the neighborhood, we're having a visit with Eliot Daley. About Our Guest (In His Own Words) Eliot Daley www.eliotdaley.com My life's work spans multiple causes and enterprises.  Early in my career I taught and counseled at both the high school and college levels, was a chaplain (Middlebury College) and a parish minister, while simultaneously studying the social impact of TV.  Realizing that children's exposure to the world through TV (not a feature of my own upbringing in the 40s and 50s) would dramatically change their social and emotional and informational environments, I pursued all the available research on the subject and shared what I learned by producing workshops and writing articles on the subject for various national publications.   As part of my ongoing research into children's programs, I encountered the then-fledgling production of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood” in 1969 and set up a meeting with Fred Rogers to learn more about it and to write an article about his program and work.  We spent a weekend together with our families and realized instantly that we were comrades-in-arms.  Shortly thereafter he asked me if I would consider joining him as his co-writer and executive head of the company, and I eagerly accepted his invitation.   In the early years, I wrote 15-20 of the 65 programs we produced annually, but my management responsibilities for the ancillary non-broadcast products (books, records, educational materials) eventually displaced my time for writing scripts.  Production of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood” was recessed in the late 1970s after nearly 500 episodes, and I went on to undertake other pursuits.  But of course Fred and I remained intimate friends all the rest of our lives and conferred often about matters both the serious and silly. Later, I founded or co-founded several consulting companies.  The first of these provided counsel to philanthropists, foundations and major corporations like AT&T to optimize their charitable contributions.  Another of my companies developed long-range strategy for health care organizations including Mayo Clinic and Johnson & Johnson.  Later, I was a leader in several medical technology companies, from which pursuits I retired to devote myself to full-time writing. I maintain a blog (“The Daley Almanac”) and am the author of Father Feelings (William Morrow and Pocketbooks), Sick and Tired of Being Fat (HarperCollins and Hazelden), numerous articles and Op-Eds and letters to the Editor.  I have completed manuscripts for two more books, Taking Your Lumps (a lessons-learned-in-business memoir) and Formerly Called ‘Retirement' (reflections on the psychological transition to a world beyond the realm of employment).   I hold the A.B. and M.A. degrees in the social sciences and education, respectively, from California State University at Fresno and the Th.M. degree in theology from San Francisco Theological Seminary (Presbyterian).  I am married to the Rev. Patricia Daley, and we are the parents of three adult children engaged in non-profit pursuits to heal the breaches in creation.  In addition to spending time with my family and other friends, my personal delights include tennis, sailing, golf, travel, theater, music, books, auto racing, fireworks, worship, kite-flying, writing, singing, and daydreaming. —Eliot Daley   Thank you for joining us here this week in the neighborhood. Music featured on podcast Is Won't You Be My Neighbor performed by Rick Lee James. Special Thanks to my guest Eliot Daley And The @MisterRogersSay Community on Twitter I'm your host Rick Lee James. My web site is RickLeeJames.com, My other Podcast is Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast), and I look forward being with you again next time. Until Then: You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you. There's only one person in this whole world like you. And people can like you exactly as you are.

Welcome To The NeighborhoodWelcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute PodcastI'm your host, Rick Lee James of RickLeeJames.com and I run the Mister Rogers Quotes Twitter account found @MisterRogersSay.As we again walk into this podcast neighborhood, we want you to know that no matter where you are from, you are welcome here. I'm glad to be your neighbor. Every daughter, every son, every tribe, and every tongue, in the Spirit of Fred Rogers and the life of welcome that he lived, welcome to the neighborhood.This week in the neighborhood, we're having a visit with Eliot Daley.About Our Guest (In His Own Words)Eliot Daleywww.eliotdaley.comMy life's work spans multiple causes and enterprises.  Early in my career I taught and counseled at both the high school and college levels, was a chaplain (Middlebury College) and a parish minister, while simultaneously studying the social impact of TV.  Realizing that children's exposure to the world through TV (not a feature of my own upbringing in the 40s and 50s) would dramatically change their social and emotional and informational environments, I pursued all the available research on the subject and shared what I learned by producing workshops and writing articles on the subject for various national publications.  As part of my ongoing research into children's programs, I encountered the then-fledgling production of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood” in 1969 and set up a meeting with Fred Rogers to learn more about it and to write an article about his program and work.  We spent a weekend together with our families and realized instantly that we were comrades-in-arms.  Shortly thereafter he asked me if I would consider joining him as his co-writer and executive head of the company, and I eagerly accepted his invitation.  In the early years, I wrote 15-20 of the 65 programs we produced annually, but my management responsibilities for the ancillary non-broadcast products (books, records, educational materials) eventually displaced my time for writing scripts.  Production of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood” was recessed in the late 1970s after nearly 500 episodes, and I went on to undertake other pursuits.  But of course Fred and I remained intimate friends all the rest of our lives and conferred often about matters both the serious and silly.Later, I founded or co-founded several consulting companies.  The first of these provided counsel to philanthropists, foundations and major corporations like AT&T to optimize their charitable contributions.  Another of my companies developed long-range strategy for health care organizations including Mayo Clinic and Johnson & Johnson.  Later, I was a leader in several medical technology companies, from which pursuits I retired to devote myself to full-time writing.I maintain a blog (“The Daley Almanac”) and am the author of Father Feelings (William Morrow and Pocketbooks), Sick and Tired of Being Fat (HarperCollins and Hazelden), numerous articles and Op-Eds and letters to the Editor.  I have completed manuscripts for two more books, Taking Your Lumps (a lessons-learned-in-business memoir) and Formerly Called ‘Retirement' (reflections on the psychological transition to a world beyond the realm of employment).  I hold the A.B. and M.A. degrees in the social sciences and education, respectively, from California State University at Fresno and the Th.M. degree in theology from San Francisco Theological Seminary (Presbyterian).  I am married to the Rev. Patricia Daley, and we are the parents of three adult children engaged in non-profit pursuits to heal the breaches in creation.  In addition to spending time with my family and other friends, my personal delights include tennis, sailing, golf, travel, theater, music, books, auto racing, fireworks, worship, kite-flying, writing, singing, and daydreaming.—Eliot DaleyThank you for joining us here this week in the neighborhood.Music featured on podcast Is Won't You Be My Neighbor performed by Rick Lee James.Special Thanks to my guest Eliot DaleyAnd The @MisterRogersSay Community on TwitterI'm your host Rick Lee James. My web site is RickLeeJames.com, My other Podcast is Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast), and I look forward being with you again next time.Until Then: You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you. There's only one person in this whole world like you. And people can like you exactly as you are. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

In this Talkin' episode we delve into ‘warts & all' exploration on the planning, preparation & implementation of a ‘Do it yourself' Soil Carbon project. Our guests are Jennifer West from Carbon West, founder of Carbon West, an independent carbon services consultancy specialising in soil carbon project research, assessment, and development, and Brett Hazelden, a Lower Blackwood sheep farmer who is undertaking an independent soil carbon project on his Warner Glen property.  

***RARE EARTH'S 101*** Now I assumed that since I didn't know a hell of a lot about rare earths prior to this episode, that there were also others out there. So why not do a rare earths Podcast and you know how we love a good 2 part series on Life Of Mine. I'm joined by Brett Hazelden and Darren Holden, Managing Director and Chair of OD6 Metals (ASX:OD6) who have a Clay Rare Earth exploration play near Esperance, WA. So in Part 1 we get into: Overview of Rare Earths and their history Primary uses How they are formed and found in the ground, specifically the difference between Carbonatite Rare Earths and Clay Rare Earths The metallurgical processes Why there is a run for them in this current market Stay tuned for Part 2 which will drop tomorrow, where we then get into who the Rare Earth producers and next cabs off the rank are, both in Australia and around the globe. If you would like your company to be a part of Life Of Mine or Channel Mine News, get in touch with me via matt@lifeofminepodcast.com ***DISCLAIMER*** All Channel Mine News episodes are for information only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. Please do your own research before making any investment decision or alternatively seek advice from a registered financial professional. **************** Buy all your Life Of Mine Merch here Life Of Mine LINKS Follow on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Follow on TikTok Make sure you subscribe to Life Of Mine wherever you get your Podcasts (links below): APPLE SPOTIFY GOOGLE AMAZON MUSIC PODBEAN

Lets get into Part 2 of our Rare Earths spectacular with Brett Hazelden and Darren Holden, who are the Managing Director and Chair of OD6 Metals. Make sure you head back to Part 1 and have a listen to the Rare Earths intro, where we gave an: Overview of Rare Earths and their history Their Primary uses How they are formed and found in the ground, specifically the difference between Carbonatite Rare Earths and Clay Rare Earths The metallurgical processes Why there is a run for them in this current market Now in Part 2, we go into who the first Rare Earth producers were globally from America, China and Myanmar and then Australia's role as the 4th biggest Rare Earth Producer, which is currently only coming from 1 mine, Lynas's Mt Weld. But who is next in line to start producing in Australia, well, you'll hear it in this episode. If you would like your company to be a part of Life Of Mine or Channel Mine News, get in touch with me via matt@lifeofminepodcast.com ***DISCLAIMER*** All Channel Mine News episodes are for information only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. Please do your own research before making any investment decision or alternatively seek advice from a registered financial professional. **************** Buy all your Life Of Mine Merch here Life Of Mine LINKS Follow on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Follow on TikTok Make sure you subscribe to Life Of Mine wherever you get your Podcasts (links below): APPLE SPOTIFY GOOGLE AMAZON MUSIC PODBEAN

Watch this Interview Live: Click Here The founder of CordBrick LLC, Nicholas (Nick) Barrett is a 2022 U.S. Patent holder for CordBrick, with other patents pending. He has crafted CordBrick from conception to launch and through its early-stage investment rounds. His plans include expanding on his product line and building a disruptive brand that makes a positive impact on individual lives and the world. A Penn State Graduate, Nick is an Eagle Scout and was the third-place finisher in a Florida Atlantic University business plan competition. In March 2017, punctuated by a 3rd drunk driving charge, Nick was offered (and accepted) a helping hand with the opportunity to attend Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Naples, where he began his recovery journey, now more than five years since his last drink. Nick credits Hazelden, but especially the local men and women of his Alcoholics Anonymous groups who have helped him change his perspective and who taught him, among many things, that by focusing on the day and moment at hand joy, serenity, and peace can be obtained. Nick's experiences eventually hardened into a drive to launch his own venture. In June of 2020, Nick began developing CordBrick, a device for holding and wrapping electronic charging cords, and launched CordBrick LLC in September with a small personal savings account and family investors. Nick sought intellectual property protection and began prototyping and product testing. After a year of failing and learning, in November of 2021, CordBrick LLC's first product, CordBrick, arrived for consumer sale. Do you or someone you love Not lasting as long as they should in the bedroom?

We have Dareen Reed! A very informative episode if you are new or struggling in recovery or out of recovery! Recovery saved my life. I was broken. I was spiritually bankrupt. I had lost nearly everything. I had hit rock bottom several times but just kept digger deeper. I was at a crossroads, I had a choice, if I continued to use drugs and alcohol I would destroy myself and everyone around me as they watch me die. Or I could completely surrender to the disease of addiction and recovery. Recovery is a process of change in which people improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.... For me, this means recovery isn't just being

This week, Michael spoke with John Curtiss, President of the Community of Recovering People Board of Directors and The Retreat. He is one of the principle designers of The Retreat model. Prior to his employment with The Retreat, John was employed by the Hazelden Foundation for over 19 years. In his years at Hazelden, John served as Vice President of Hazelden's National Continuum, Executive Director of Hazelden's Outreach Services, Executive Director of Fellowship Club, Hazelden's intermediate care facility in St. Paul, MN, Unit Supervisor of two of Hazelden's primary treatment units and as a chemical dependency counselor.

It's a familiar, but true, saying: recovery is about breaking cycles. Jeff and Debra Jay know this better than most. Together, they've been doing pioneering work in the areas of family recovery and intervention for decades. Their book, Love First is the essential work on the family recovery dynamic. It's now in its third printing and it's a powerful roadmap for harnessing the power of family and friends to help a loved one accept treatment.Debra's book, It Takes a Family, is a ground-breaking introduction to Structured Family Recovery®. In it, she demonstrates the interconnectedness of addiction inside a family structure, and provides mountains of good news and hope - both for the person who is suffering - and the people around them. Jeff and Debra Jay also happen to be married - and they've made the family health and recovery their life's work. This is one of those episodes that NEEDS to be shared with the people you know who are at their wits end. Jeff and Debra are the real deal and we're so glad to welcome them to Tell Me Something True. Resources:Love First - Jeff & Debra Jay's siteStructured Family RecoveryBooks by Jeff & Debra Jay (with several free samples to download and share)If you care about these kinds of conversations, we hope you'll become a TMST Plus member.  Episode link: Spotify playlist for this episode: Here's the transcript: Tell Me Something True is a 100% independent podcast. There are no corporations or advertisers backing this community. We are 100% funded by the TMST community. Become a TMST member today so you can hear the uncut interviews, attend private events with Laura and help keep TMST ad-free.Support TMST and keep it ad-free: https://tmst.supercast.com/

36 years after its predecessor (Episode #3) Pete Mitchell returns to the Navy, where he must confront his past and train a group of young aviators for an impossible mission. One of the trainees is the son of his late best friend, Goose, in this week's episode; Top Gun:Maverick (2022). Head into the Danger Zone, ears first, with your flight instructor Lt Brose 'Wombat' Avard and Wo-1 James 'Axeman' Hazelden and Adm.  Leisl 'Eager' Egan. Slap on your aviators and pop in your headphones, Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of FREE Podcasts to leave you going (Lady) Gaga! Available right NOW!! Listen today!

An old friend of the program, Legal Eagle Lester Munson In-Studio breaking down all things legal in both every day society and the sports scene. He also shares what bring him into town as he completed his service on the board of Hazelden and Betty Ford recovery center.

Welcome to Meditation Monday. We're pausing each Monday for a few minutes of reflection and inspiration from the authors of the Hazelden Meditation series of books. Meditations are daily reflections, prayers, slogans and phrases intended to offer inspiration and comfort, and—above all—hope to those of us in recovery. The selections for this last Meditation Monday in March come from one of Hazelden's best-loved meditation authors, Dr. Karen Casey. Together, these meditations from Each Day a New Beginning and A Woman's Spirit invite us to focus on letting go of anger and replacing it with a more positive outlook.

Welcome to Meditation Monday. We're pausing each Monday for a few minutes of reflection and inspiration from the authors of the Hazelden Meditation series of books. Meditations are daily reflections, prayers, slogans and phrases intended to offer inspiration and comfort, and—above all—hope to those of us in recovery. The selections for this third Meditation Monday in March come from two of Hazelden's popular recovery resources: Today I will Do One Thing, by Tim Mc., and Day by Day, which was written anonymously. Together, these meditations invite us to embrace change and form new habits that will improve our lives in recovery. 

Welcome to Meditation Monday. We're pausing each Monday for a few minutes of reflection and inspiration from the authors of the Hazelden Meditation series of books. Meditations are daily reflections, prayers, slogans and phrases intended to offer inspiration and comfort, and—above all—hope to those of us in recovery. The selections for this mid-March Meditation Monday come from two of Hazelden's best-loved recovery resources: A Day at a Time and Twenty-Four Hours a Day for Teens. Together, today's meditations invite us to prioritize our recovery and take each day as it comes.

For more information visit HammeredRecovery.com  or e-mail me at justin@hammeredrecovery.com SHow Notes Super bowl I start off the show talking about the upcoming Super bowl and the fact that I was in Hazelden for the Super bowl a year agoI've always made a big deal out of big sports events for my family, so this was a big change for me, but I knew it was what I had to do and it was worth it.; I discussed a line from the walking dead that I thought was relevant to sobriety: Rick, your world is about to get a whole lot bigger! HOw it works This is part one of a series of podcasts I am going to do on chapter 5, How it Works from the Big BookI discussed varies lines form pages 58-59Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our pathPeople who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program... are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselvesThey are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honestyWhat we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like knowAt some of these we baulked. We thought we could find an easier, softer wayWe beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very startWe let go absolutelyWe deal with alcohol, cunning, baffling, powerfulThere is One who has all power - that One is God. May you find Him nowHalf measures availed us nothing If you follow this simple program... Rick, your world is about to get a whole lot bigger!

For more information visit HammeredRecovery.com  or e-mail me at justin@hammeredrecovery.com SHow Notes The Genisis Today I start out the podcast recounting that it was one year ago today I checked my self into HazeldenI recount the days leading up to checking in and the process of checking into HazeldenI discuss that Hazelden was my Genesis and where my story beginsI briefly recapped everything I have learned in the first year and the podcasts I have done A message from my higher power I discussed the message from my church last Sunday and how the message was from GenesisI went over the message and now it so perfectly fits with sobrietyStop the HidingStop the BlamingStop the Controlling Once you do this you can start living your best life. Healthy. Happy. Sober.

This Week on Talk Recovery Radio This week on Talk Recovery Radio 2 guest join the show. First Kim Bemis Executive Director of Gobi Support, Inc joins us to talk about his comprehensive educational program to help middle and high school teens and their families rethink their relationship with drugs and alcohol. Second on the show Steve Palmer author of "How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life" joins us to talk about his personal story of recovery from addiction and his book. Guest 1 About Gobi Gobi is a comprehensive educational program with an accessible, web-based application. But there are real people behind it. We're Educators, Experts, Clinicians, Parents - and Young Adults Who “Speak Teen” Gobi Support, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping middle and high school teens and their families rethink their relationship with drugs and alcohol. Gobi is not a treatment program. The Gobi digital platform encourages self-knowledge, reflection and problem solving to build better communication within families. Website | Facebook | Instagram Meet the Founder Kim created Gobi because, as a parent of four and professional in the treatment business, he and his wife could not find any programs that were a suitable consequence for one of their children who was experimenting with substance use. He saw an opportunity to create an intervention program that would reach kids where they lived, online and through their smartphones. Kim began working in the field of addiction recovery in 2005 as the Executive Director of New Business Development for the Hazelden Foundation where he led the effort to expand Hazelden's online business opportunities. In 2010, he cofounded Clere Consulting LLC., focusing on interventions and long-term case management for families of wealth. He is also a serial entrepreneur having started five different companies and served on the boards of over a dozen local and national nonprofit organizations. Kim is a person in long-term recovery, which means for him that he hasn't used drugs or alcohol since August 13, 1988. Click Here to visit Gobi's Blog Guest 2 Steve Palmer Steve Palmer is the author of the book "How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life" The restaurant business enabled Steve Palmer's addictions—normalizing his drinking and drug use until he could not function. He wrecked his marriage, racked up DUIs, and managed restaurants worth millions of dollars. In Say Grace, readers will learn how commonplace addiction is in the food and beverage industry, how far an individual can push the boundaries of excess, and how one man found his way to sobriety. This is not a book shaming those who struggle with addiction, but rather a beacon for anyone who thinks there is no way out. Steve paints a warts-and-all portrait of his life. He does not balk at bringing up how he hurt people or the levels to which he sank because this is a book for people like him. “My story is specific to me, but it is far from unique,” Steve explains. “The hospitality industry is full of people struggling with addiction and mental health issues—and they don't know where to turn. They don't know that help is out there. They don't know that many of their coworkers are also struggling or already sober. It's time to open up, speak out, and affect real change.” Whether you are staring down your own demons, know someone who is, or want to learn more about how an industry can save those that it enables, take a look inside Say Grace. Buy the Book | Website

Today I am very excited to be interviewing Gary Kimble, an amazingly busy guy who moved to South Florida after over 35 years of living in New York City to teach the “original gangster method” of the 12-step recovery program used by Dr. Bob and Bill W. He's in long-term recovery and has been clean and sober for almost 22 years. He's known as the author of the live stage production “Pass It On” and his life was profoundly affected by 9/11.In addition to being a Hazelden Author, Gary is a 12 Step Recovery Educator and Group Facilitator, CCAR Certified Recovery Coach and Trainer of Recovery Coaches, 12 Step Advocate, and Circuit Speaker.Gary lives in Palm Beach County, Florida where he currently serves as Director of Recovery Education Programs at Comprehensive Wellness Centers in Lantana Florida. He also teaches educational presentations detailing the history, hope, and healing of 12 step recovery for community groups, educators, medical professionals and law enforcement officials.To add to that, Gary facilitates 12 step workshops and groups for PHP, I.O.P. clients, and staff at numerous treatment centers.What is he working on?On this episode, you'll hear Gary talk about the "Beacon of Hope" 2018 Substance Use Disorder talks. This is a call to action, bringing together visionary thought leaders from around the nation to present cutting-edge ideas on how to try to stop the epidemic of addiction plaguing the nation. Gary talks about the amazing people who are coming together for this unbelievable event and standing as one voice to articulate what can be done!Tune in to hear about how he came up with the idea for his play "Pass It On, An Evening with Bill W & Dr. Bob" while driving coast to coast in a snowstorm and how he developed the concept of telling the history of the 12 step AA program on stage.Gary talks about his book "Walk the Talk with Step 12: Staying Sober Through Service" which shares his own story and presents the early history of how the founders worked step 12.How did he start in this industry?Gary relives memories of moving to NYC as a 17-year-old to become an actor. By his mid-30s, he was a professional actor traveling the globe. According to his mother, who kept track of his performances, he "performed on stages in over 800 cities in 60 different countries." You'll hear how drugs and alcohol took him out of the game when he “vomited on stage over Little Orphan Annie."What guided to where he is today?A few events pointed Gary in the right direction. Tune in to hear about Gary's 9/11 encounter. The tragedy evokes emotions in him as he tells us of this life changing experience. He reveals how his act of service during 9/11, positively impacted his health and life.Find out how he was led to spend time at a monastery where he found his path to start a production company, becoming a circuit speaker and author.Join in as he shares his fascinating life with us and his belief that getting to where he is, wouldn't have been possible without the trials and tribulations.How to find GaryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/gary.kimble.77https://www.cwcrecovery.comPhone: 917 653 9371Email: PassItOn@Mail2Miracle.comWatch Gary as the narrator and in the role of Bill W in the Hazelden/Northern Light Productions short film “75 years one day at a time” here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/20485988Learn more about the International Recovery Education Campaign Film Project where Gary is the Director Of Project Developmenthttp://www.onedayatatimethemovie.comGary's book published by Hazelden, “WALK THE TALK WITH STEP 12 – Staying Sober Through Service”-http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/store.page

Mike Schiks has worked in the addiction treatment field for more than 40 years.  He rose from the position of counselor to become executive vice president over all of Hazelden's Treatment Services.  He has served on numerous boards including the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers and the Minnesota Alliance for Compulsive Gamblers.  For the last 14 years, he has served as CEO of Project Turnabout, in Granite Falls, MN (from which he has just recently retired). Project Turnabout includes the Vanguard Center for Problem Gambling—one of the only residential treatment programs dedicated solely to gambling addiction.   Mike's passion for helping families is well known in our field.  His personal experience with addiction and recovery, combined with his long career as a clinician and executive, gives him a unique perspective. Jeff Jay draws out Mike's encyclopedic knowledge of the field and his deep insights into problem gambling. https://lovefirst.net

John Driscoll began his career in 1991, working with homeless addicted women (and their children) at St. Martin de Porres House of Hope, in Chicago. The program had been founded by his aunt and a dedicated Catholic nun, Sr. Therese O'Sullivan. It is there he learned the roots of addiction treatment. He is now the senior vice president of Recovery Services at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, overseeing all their clinical efforts nationwide. He also serves on the board of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. John has worked in the treatment field for three decades and is a licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor.

What's the best way to get people into long-term recovery from addiction? How can treatment help a person transition into their local recovering community? Joe Nowinski, PhD, is the author of "If You Work It, It Works! The Science Behind Twelve Step Recovery." He shares insights from his work on Project MATCH, the largest study ever completed on addiction recovery. He shares a lifetime of experience as an author and educator who truly understands recovery. Learn more about Jeff Jay and Debra Jay at https://lovefirst.net 

In this episode, we talked about the neurobiology of human connection and why connection is important. Episode 2 Transcript Link: https://tinyurl.com/yy4zrr3o Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connectingacrossborders Twitter: @crossculturalmh Instagram: @connectingacrossborders Show Notes and Additional Resources: Brown, B. (2010). The gifts of imperfection: Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are. Center City, Minn.: Hazelden. Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. New York: Gotham Books. Keltner, D. (2018). The Evolutionary Roots of Compassion. Lieberman, M. (2013). Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect. New York: Crown Publishers. McGonigal, K. (2013, June). How to make stress your friend. Music from YouTube Music Library

Michelle Zeitlin interviews marriage and family therapist, Dr. Paul Hokemeyer. Listen to his expert advice on how to cope during Covid 19 and our "swirl of uncertainty, chaos..." and how special populations are dealing with the "power paradigm." How can we as working and aspiring actors, artists and entertainment industry personnel deal with the challenges of this powerful pandemic? Dr. Paul practices in Los Angeles, New York and London. This recording was done May 3, 2020 by Zoom, so there may be some echo. As a talent and literary rep and producer, I appreciate Dr. Paul's warm and comforting advice and his mindful, practical tools. Read the book Fragile Power, published by Hazelden and distributed by Simon and Schuster. We often think that "rich and famous" people don't endure and experience the same kinds of problems we have. Learn about how Dr. Paul succeeds in helping these people to grow and succeed. Also, the chapters about vanity and narcissism are fascinating. A note: Michelle was representing Dr. Paul in the early days of his book development and is currently in development with partners about Dr. Paul's work in feminist theory, marginalized groups such as the LGBTQ. More Zap is a boutique company that develops people and projects for all media.

Karen Casey, Ph.D., a Naples, FL resident since 1991, published her first book, in 1982. This daily meditation book for women in recovery has sold more than 3 million copies.  Her memoir, My Story to Yours, which was published as an e-book and available on Amazon and from Hazelden.  Karen has written more than 25 books in her career.  Her love of writing began in elementary school but it lay dormant for many years as she fought with her own self through trials of addiction.  It was not until she began working on her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, that she discovered both her passion and her sobriety through twelve-step support groups, to which she continues to participate and coach others.

Patrick R. Krill, JD, LLM shifted from the practice of law to addiction counseling at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. In partnership with the American Bar Association, Krill collaborated on a study of substance abuse among members of the legal community surveying approximately 15,000 lawyers in 19 states. Mark was able to sit down with Patrick to discuss the study and what can be done to combat addiction and promote lawyer well-being moving forward with a particular focus on solo attorneys and young lawyers. This is the second episode in the Wellness Podcast Episodes. ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte.   MARK:                  Hello. Welcome to another episode of ALPS in Brief, the ALPS risk management podcast. We're coming to you from the ALPS home officer in the historic Florence building in beautiful, downtown, Missoula, Montana. I'm Mark Bassingthwaighte, the ALPS risk manager, and I have the pleasure today of sitting down with Patrick [Krill 00:00:25]. Patrick has been involved with the National Task Force for Lawyer Wellbeing, and we've been having some podcasts on lawyer wellbeing, and it's really a pleasure to have Patrick with us. Patrick, can you take a few moments and just introduce yourself? Tell us a little bit about yourself. PATRICK:             Sure, sure, Mark. Thanks for the invitation to join you today. Quickly, my background is that I'm a former practicing attorney who after about seven and a half years in the profession, realized that I was, as many people at some point in their career do, I was looking for something else and so I made the not easy decision to return to school and I actually pursued a Masters degree, earned a Masters degree in addiction counseling. I knew that counseling, something in the sort of psychology field, was a little bit more aligned with what I was trying to do and what I was seeking in my professional journey to be more in a helping profession. So I got my Masters in addiction counseling and I did my clinical training at a place called Hazelden, which has now become Hazelden Betty Ford, as the two treatment centers merged, and I was then hired as the director of a treatment program for attorneys, judges and law students at Hazelden Betty Ford. I was with that organization in total for about six or six and a half years, during which time I had the opportunity to counsel hundreds of lawyers and judges and law students from US and some international patients as well, who were struggling with substance use disorder, so what we would typically think of as addiction or substance abuse, but often they were also struggling with a mental health disorder as well, like depression or anxiety. And so I really did, through that work, have the opportunity to understand many of the challenges that lawyers face both in the onset of addiction and depression, but also in what will be probably interesting to your listeners, how do you go back into the practice of law and really maintain whatever wellbeing you may have established while you were away, healing and getting well. Because, as you know, the practice of law is quite demanding and it can be quite stressful and it can put a lot of strains on people. So I was there and I then I left there in 2016 to launch my own consulting practice and I now work primarily with large law firms and midsized law firms to help them navigate addiction and mental health problems. So whether that's helping them draft policies, or doing in-house training school, or when crises emerge, helping them deal with those crises. It's a variety of things that I do in that space, but it's all related to addiction and mental health. That's where I've been professionally and what my experience looks like. In relation to that, I'll just mention quickly two things, I was the lead author of the 2016 ABA Hazelden Betty Ford study on addiction and mental health problems in the legal profession, which gave us the most robust look at these issues in terms of data that we've ever had. It was a comprehensive survey of about 15,000 lawyers in 19 states and all geographic regions of the country. What we found there really did lay the groundwork or served as the predicate for the second thing that I wanted to mention, which was the National Task Force on Lawyer Wellbeing in the report published, that group was formed largely in response to what that ABA study found. From there, we then brought together stakeholders from around the profession, formed this task force and worked for about a year on a report that outlines things that all different sectors of the profession can be doing to try and reduce the prevalence of both substance abuse problems and mental health problems and to just sort of improve the overall wellbeing of lawyers and the profession generally because, I'll just conclude by saying this, the quick and dirty or thumbnail version of where we are in the legal profession, is we have a lot of problems as it relates to the health and wellbeing and psychological distress of practicing lawyers. So we've got a lot of work to do. MARK:                  Yeah, I couldn't agree more. I have taken a look at the study, the Hazelden study you referenced and authored, incredibly well done. I have been doing some lecturing on it in recent times, and what one of the surprises for me was ... I've been in the risk management sector here for 20 years now, and we've been doing our part, there's lots of us involved in trying to deal with mental illness and addiction issues, and I always thought that we were making progress, but if there's anything that I learned from the Hazelden study is over the past 20 years, it seems to me the problem has gotten more severe. I was really surprised by that, looking at older studies and data sets, so you are absolutely spot on, we've got a lot of work to do. I think the task force is a great place to start. Can you tell us a little bit about the work being done in the area of lawyer assistance and impairment? Where is the task force taking us? PATRICK:             Sure, yeah. So what the task force report did, really, it broke out recommendations for various stakeholders in the profession. So for example, there is a set of recommendations for the judiciary, things that they can be doing within their own sphere of influence to improve lawyer wellbeing, there are recommendations from law schools, there are recommendations for professional liability carriers, legal employers, lawyer assistance programs, and it's meant to provide tangible, concrete recommendations that each of these different groups can look to and begin to incorporate in their own world. There are also general recommendations for the whole profession to try and reduce the level of incivility and toxicity in the profession, which as you might imagine, feeds into depression. It can also feed into substance abuse in the form of self medication. Just as a quick aside, I can tell you that a lot of the patients that I treated in my program would report that they never really even liked drinking that much, or certainly it was never their intention to find themselves addicted to alcohol or drugs, but it was really self-medication. It was the only way that they knew how to blow off steam. It's just a form of dealing with psychological distress and then it turned into its own problem. We know that that's a real phenomenon in the legal profession specifically. But beyond there, beyond that, there are other recommendations for the profession, for individual stakeholders. I would encourage anybody listening to this podcast to simply Google or perhaps you can publish it as a companion to this podcast or otherwise circulate through  your listeners, the task force report, it was published ... Open access, there are no restrictions on its use, you can copy it, distribute it, do whatever you want with it, there's no restriction at all on that. I would encourage people to take a look at it and see what they might be able to take from it and bring into, for example, their own local bar association or their own other professional group that they might belong to in the profession. So it's just out there in the public domain for lawyers to begin incorporating. But beyond that, there are also formal efforts underway at the state level, to bring the recommendations down from the national, to the state, to the local. So for example this past week I was at the National Conference of Bar Examiners Annual Meeting and I was on panel with a couple of my task force co-authors, and we were surveying the audience, there were about 40 or so chief Justices from jurisdictions around the US in attendance at our session, and we were surveying the audience, and it's clear that in more than a dozen states around the country, the chief Justices are taking the lead on this initiative and they're saying we should form a statewide task force to look at implementing these recommendations at the state level. They really are trying to filter it down in their jurisdictions. And those states that aren't already forming their own internal, if you will, task forces, are being encouraged to do so, and I'm sure that a lot more are going to be coming online over the course of the next 12 to 18 months. That's how you can visualize this, if you will, changing the culture of the profession, which is what we set out to do. It was this national report intended for the whole US legal profession, all of the different sectors and stakeholders. But now in terms of implementation, since there isn't one national body that, for example, controls the profession, it really does come down to statewide and then even local implementation of the report recommendations. MARK:                  I will see that we get a link to that for our listeners. We definitely will post that with the blog. As I listened to what you're talking about, you made a comment about transitions, and I'd like to explore that briefly in this way, what do you think, if you will, the roadblocks long are as a profession, has there been much discussion or look at that? How do we remove the roadblocks to the degree that you see them? PATRICK:             Yeah. Well, I mean that was also one of the goals of this task force report to suggest some things that we can do. I can tell you my view, which is also consistent with the task force view, is that one of the biggest roadblocks that we have to lawyers to taking care of themselves and getting help when they need ... Let's just frame the issue more specifically, let's focus, just for now, on the more narrow issues of addiction and mental health problems. When it comes to those specific issues, when lawyers are struggling or they think they may be struggling, what keeps them from raising a hand or reaching out, picking up the phone, trying to get some sort of help, telling a colleague they're struggling, is a fear of what that's going to do them professionally, a fear that it could jeopardize their reputation, jeopardize their clients, possibly it could somehow impact their license, and so there's just a lot of fear around these issues. That's why lawyers tend to try to deal with the problems by themselves, on their own, or to just ignore the problems and pretend like they're not there. So to the extent that we can change that culture, that we can begin to destigmatize seeing a therapist, destigmatize going to treatment, destigmatize being in recovery from addiction or having overcome depression or chronic anxiety, that's going to go a long way towards improving the landscape around these issues. That's one area that we need to work. The other is really chronic, the chronic stress and the demands of the profession. Now, some of that is probably not likely to change, I mean if you think about client demands, if you think about the expectation of being available all the time that technology has now brought into our lives, some of that is just ... I don't have easy answers for how you solve that, but what we can do is to try to reduce the level of toxicity and incivility amongst and between ourselves. If we, as a profession, begin to just be a little bit more civil and maybe take a little bit of the adversarial nature out of our adversarial system, that, again, could reduce some of the stress and anxiety that lawyers experience which leads to other problems. MARK:                  In my experience, again, in terms of reading various articles and studies, lots of this initially is directed to Bar Association, directed at large firms, these kinds of things, but the reality is a tremendous percentage of lawyers practicing, at least in the United States here, are in the solo law firm setting. Do you have thoughts or does the report in terms of the recommendations ... Do they address this segment? If so ... I just, again, I'm curious of your thoughts, how do we deal with the problem on the front lines of the solo, small firm setting? PATRICK:             Yeah. Well, I think you're absolutely right, the majority of lawyers don't practice in large or really firm of any size settings, and they are in fact solo or small firm lawyers. The report doesn't include solo practitioners as a stakeholder, if you will, for the reason that it was really geared towards institutions rather than individuals because the thought was about making change at the system level, the systems of the profession. That said, I know that lawyers who are in solo practices or small practices, they often face really, really ... The burdens they face are greater than lawyers practicing in larger farms and the challenges they face in terms of being able to take care of themselves are also sometimes greater. For example, if you're a solo practitioner and you're addicted to alcohol and you know it's causing a problem and you know you should probably get some help, you just can't go away or you don't have the resources, you can't take time away from your practice, you don't have anyone to help you, that's a real challenge. Similarly, if you're in solo practice and you're struggling with depression, you don't have somebody that you can offload some of your work to for a period of time so there are real logistical challenges that solo attorneys face that aren't present in the bigger firm setting. Unfortunately, in that arena, we don't have resources that are as robust as they should be systems. We have lawyer assistance programs in most states around the country, have a lawyer assistance program that is in some ... Some of them are very well developed and very well staffed and they have great programming, others in less populous states, they might be just a less effective resource because they don't have as large a staff or they don't really have the ability to serve as many lawyers. But that's one place that solo practitioners have historically been able to find some assistance when they don't have the resources to come along with being a larger firm. So to the extent that anyone out there is not familiar with your state's lawyer assistance program, I would encourage you to explore it because they may in fact be a really good resource for you and have some, if not, live counseling sessions that they would offer or groups that they may facilitate that you would be able to attend. Chances are they're going to at least have the ability to direct you to other resources and to provide content and just put you on the right path. MARK:                  Yeah. I want underscore for listeners that these programs are confidential. PATRICK:             Yes. MARK:                  I think at times people are afraid to reach out. Again, as you mentioned earlier, I don't want to be labeled mentally ill or something like this, but the resource that you're talking about here, in many, many states, is really a very good resource. It is not about weeding out the week among us, it is about helping, those of us that have these challenges and struggles to get back on track and to get back into the profession in a stronger, more competent, healthy way. So I think, again, to those of you listening, if you're personally struggling with a problem or know someone who is, please don't minimize the value of this particular resource. PATRICK:             Yeah, I agree with that and I just want to pick up quickly on something you just said about it getting back on track. I've worked with a lot of lawyers who have gone through the rehabilitative process, and if I haven't worked with them professionally, I've known them, and you really can come out, not only as good as you were before, but better. So you can have increased confidence, and increased performance, and focus, and reliability, and stamina, and clarity, I mean there's just so much value in getting ahead of the problem and doing something about it and getting some assistance. It is, by no means, is it an indication of a weakness or a flaw. In fact, I think that getting help and saying I need some help, I need to take care of myself for a period of time, that is in fact demonstrative of good judgment, and that in my view, makes you more professional. MARK:                  The last brief topic or issue I'd like to talk about is when I think about, again, the solo, small firm setting in terms of the majority of lawyers practicing here, and also just thinking about some of the data in the study, which surprised me, and that's that younger lawyers are really struggling, even in the law school setting. It seems to me  that that in terms of the institution or an institution that can really assist in changing this long-term, I mean this isn't going to happen overnight, but is working with law schools to change some things, is there anything going on in that arena, in that space? PATRICK:             It is, and you're right, because that is essentially the beginning of our professional journey and that is also where a lot of the problems start, it's where a lot of the mindset really takes hold that if you have a problem you better keep that to yourself. So there is a lot happening at the law school level there within the American Bar Association's commission on lawyers assistance programs, which I'm a part of, we have a lot of energy devoted to facilitating change in law schools, but I know a lot of individual schools are beginning to take a long, hard look at this. Some schools are being forced to, Harvard Law School, for example, which is arguably where some of the best and brightest lawyers in the country, they recently published a study on the health and wellbeing of their own law students because the students forced the administration to conduct the study because they knew that there was a lot of distress happening all around them. The results of that were pretty, in their words, grizzly, and so the students themselves are beginning to wake up to these issues and they're really tuning in to the increased focus on lawyer wellbeing and they're saying, this isn't what I want for my professional life, this isn't what I want waiting for me after the end of three years and all of this hard work. So there's change happening at the grassroots level there, which I think is very encouraging because that is where the change needs to start, because if you come into the profession, law school is a transformative process, it changes the way people think, it changes their attitudes around things like substance use and mental health, and it really kind of makes them view their reputation as being more important than anything else. If we can start chipping away at some of that problem thinking, that's going to do a lot of good for the younger generation. MARK:                  Well, Patrick, I really, really appreciate you taking the time to talk with us today and I really wish tremendous success for you and your fellow members of the task force. We're off to a great start. I should say you're off to a great start, and it seems like we're getting some real traction more and more at a grassroots level, and I really hope that that continues. To our listeners, I would like to say thanks for listing in yet again. If in future you have a topic of interest that you'd like to see discussed on the blog, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at mbass@alpsnet.com. That's a wrap. Thanks for listening. Bye-bye.  

In this episode, Al interviews John Solomon, lead singer and songwriter of the popular Twin Cities band, Communist Daughter (recorded 1-17-18). John shares his past struggles of addiction and living with bipolar 1 disorder. He shares some of the challenges of the manias, including firing his entire band from the back of a van to purchasing a restaurant because he enjoyed cooking. John describes how addiction and unmanaged bipolar disorder led to his arrest before he finally checked himself into Hazelden to begin his path to recovery. Hear about touring as a recovering addict while managing bipolar disorder and much more. Communist Daughter will be playing at the upcoming Sober Bowl on February 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you enjoyed this episode, please click the 'like' button below. In addition, please know that comments are welcomed and encouraged! In addition to The Depression Files, you can find Al's blog at allevin18.wordpress.com. You can also find him on Twitter @allevin18.