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When you hear "schizophrenia," what comes to mind?
Perhaps not the image of a sharp-suited individual leading a mental health advocacy group. But in this episode, we delve into Matt Connolly's remarkable journey living with schizophrenia.
As President of Mindspring Mental Health Alliance, Connolly dedicates himself to combating stigma, promoting mental health awareness, and showcasing that recovery is attainable—he embodies this possibility.
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Tune in for an eye-opening exploration of resilience, advocacy, and the triumph of the human spirit.
For more resources on this topic, visit Mental Health Education, Support & Advocacy - Mindspring (mindspringhealth.org) and Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Meet Steven Cornett, an expert in regenerative agriculture, market gardening, homesteading, livestock, and everything else DIY. As the founder of Nature's Always Right, he has a primary goal: to share his passion for growing and gardening with others. Publishing content on YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms, Steven provides tips and tricks on how to grow veggies, build soil, raise chickens, and care for trees using 100% natural techniques.
Nature is the perfect example of sustainability, and Steven is on a mission to learn these systems and work in harmony with them. Would the world be a better place if more people knew these valuable techniques? Steven thinks so, and he joins us to explain why…
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You can follow along and support Steven's work by visiting his website!
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In this episode, we dive into the world of hydroponics and sustainable farming with Stacy Adams, a Professor of Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
As an expert in controlled environment agriculture, Stacy's work specifically focuses on using greenhouses and high tunnels to produce ornamental and food crops. Drawing from years of research, he has been addressing the issue of food security by researching the intriguing topic of hydroponic farming…
Confronted with environmental changes and challenges, scientists are tasked with developing sustainable alternative food production systems. How does Stacy's knowledge contribute to this vision? Tune in now to see for yourself!
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Whether you're a seasoned gardener or simply curious about sustainable food production, this episode offers valuable insights into the future of farming!
Click here to find out more about Stacy and his work.
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DNA is the blueprint of humans and almost every other organism on Earth. A highly complex strand of genetic material, virtually every single cell in a person's body has the same DNA. So this begs the question: What is DNA composed of, and where does it come from? Dr. John Coffin, an American Cancer Society Research Professor and Distinguished Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, joins us to explain…
Dr. Coffin is a veteran policy analyst who has helped advise the National Cancer Center's Center for Cancer Research director, among other prominent institutions. With a passion for understanding how retroviruses interact with their host cells and organisms, he is at the forefront of DNA research – a field that highlights the intricate mechanisms of evolution.
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How do viruses interact with human DNA? What can this tell us about the epigenetic landscape of our past? Click play to see for yourself!
You can find out more about Dr. Coffin and his work here.
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"I had a toolbox full of addiction—alcohol, drugs, food, sex, gambling, work, all of it—and basically what I've done is taken out the addiction and replaced it with holistic practices, like meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, EMDR, equine therapy…you name it," says Theo Fleury.
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Theo Fleury discovered his love for ice hockey at a young age: In it he found refuge from a household where addiction and mental illness were primary themes. But when he was just an adolescent, a hockey coach would subject Fleury to years of trauma and sexual abuse.
Serious mental illness and addiction would ensue.
Eventually, this experience would lead Fleury to become an expert in the field of relational trauma.
Fleury shares what he's learned over the years, including the importance of talking about our negative emotions and experiences in order to work through them, rather than suppressing them through drugs or other forms of addiction.
Tune in to hear the full conversation and explore more at https://theofleury.life/
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How has the opioid epidemic exploded so quickly in the United States? Purdue Pharma may be behind one of the most prevalent causes of patient exploitation in world history.
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An expert speaker on the opioid crisis, Chris Johnson shares his experience making proactive steps forward to curb the opioid epidemic.
The introduction of OxyContin over two decades prior realistically marks the beginning of the opioid epidemic as it stands today. Sadly, with the degradation of medical morals and practices, increasing numbers of moderate pain patients have been led down the path to addiction.
The intertwining of big pharma and medical practices on all levels has caused over-prescribing of opioid pain management to skyrocket. With pills being harder to come by and increasingly expensive, many patients who were merely facing moderate or chronic pain have sought alternatives like heroin and fentanyl.
Visit endtheopioidcrisis.com for more resources and information.
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Overeating. Drinking alcohol. Watching mindless TV. Gambling.
These are just a few of the ways in which people avoid troubling and painful emotions. As soon as we feel them creeping up, we tend to distract ourselves. It might feel good in the short-term, but what are the long-term costs?
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Nicole Cross, PhD is an associate psychologist with Cognitive Behavior Therapy Associates of Denver, where she focuses on helping people who struggle with substance and behavioral addictions, including anorexia, bulimia, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), pornography, gambling, and alcohol abuse.
"Part of the process is noticing when you have an urge to use those behaviors in order to escape some uncomfortable thought, feeling, or emotion," says Cross. She explains her approach to treatment, which involves developing the right coping skills for the issue at hand, and understanding why certain behaviors—no matter how detrimental—seem impossible to stop or even decrease.
Press play for all the details and learn more at https://cbtdenver.com/.
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For 23 years, Cali Estes, Ph.D. has been working with all types of people struggling from all kinds of addictions—from heroin or cocaine or alcohol to food or shopping or pornography.
She discusses the following:
Dr. Estes works with a wide range of individuals, from the ordinary person to the NFL athlete to some of the most popular celebrities, all of whom struggle in one way or another with some type of addiction. It is her belief that addiction cannot be resolved simply by getting a person to remove the addictive substance or behavior from their life, but by digging deeply until the root cause of addictive behaviors is uncovered; only then can an addiction truly be addressed.
She discusses why many conventional approaches to recovery don't work for a lot of people, and what's wrong about the fundamental assumptions such programs rely upon.
Dr. Estes' approach is a combination of several methods, including talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, life coaching, addiction coaching, motivational interviewing, and techniques that address brain damage from years' worth of substance use.
She discusses how she helps people with her Sober On-Demand program, and proprietary uses of a machine which repairs damaged receptors in the brain. Dr. Estes truly takes a holistic approach to each and every client, addressing their personal and unique needs and goals.
In her opinion, the goal isn't just to be sober or free from addiction: the goal is to be happy while sober, and happy while free from addiction.
For more information, visit https://caliestes.com/ and https://theaddictionscoach.com/.
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When you think of what addiction recovery looks like, you probably don't envision the consumption of psychedelic drugs. On today's episode, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins and author of 47 articles on psychedelic drugs, Matthew Johnson, PhD, explains why and how psychedelic therapy might have a place in addiction recovery after all.
His area of expertise lies in understanding the ways in which psychedelic drugs can serve as behavior change agents. This idea is consistent with neuroscience research findings, countless anecdotal stories, and ceremonial use of psychedelic substances in a variety of indigenous cultures. Intrigued by the idea?
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"There are benefits to all mind-altering activities or substances…and it can almost be radical to even recognize that in a culture that seems hell-bent on convincing us all that drugs are evil and that drugs are the cause of the problem.
What we've tried to do with The Social Exchange…is to broaden the definition of addiction beyond just drugs and to broaden it beyond just an over-medicalized mentality around it," says Aaron Ferguson, co-host of The Social Exchange podcast.
On today's episode, he is joined by his co-host Zach Rhoads to discuss the creation, development, and goals of the podcast, as well as what they've learned by interviewing countless experts and pain patients who've experienced addiction on a firsthand basis.
Among many topics, they discuss differing viewpoints and arguments surrounding the concept and experience of addiction, the philosophy of harm reduction, and chemical dependency versus environmental influences.
Tune in for all the details of this compelling and passionate conversation.
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