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Randy Haveson | Self-Esteem Vs Ego, No more Should or Try, TED Talks, Cocaine, Alcohol, Suicide Attempt, Addiction, Recovery, Author, Life-Coach Aug 30, 2021

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Randy Haveson had a childhood that was better than most, coming from a wealthy family who invested in real estate. As a teenager, he had everything he could ever want growing up, he even got a new car for his 16th birthday. He had disposable money, so he started buying expensive drugs like cocaine & quaaludes at the age of 17. He says that it would make him feel normal, that it would actually help him with his severe ADD. Eventually, he would become a full-blown addict, spending thousands of dollars every month on his habit.

He got fired from his pizza delivery job. He got kicked out of college. He was drinking heavily, doing cocaine, mushrooms, quaaludes, and marijuana in excess. He ended up even more depressed, and started to contemplate suicide. When he was 24, he held a knife in his hand and was contemplating how to cut himself to get it over with. He looked at himself in the mirror and realized that he needed help. He called a suicide hotline, the person he talked to inspired him, and was able to start his road to recovery. He went back to college and got his master's in counseling. He starting working in treatment centers and started building his private practice.

Randy is all about dissolving the ego & raising your self-esteem. In his TED talks, he makes the point to differentiate between “Ego” and “Self-Esteem”, noting that ego is everything outside of us, and self-esteem is everything inside of us. Cocky vs. Confident. We need to nurture our self-esteem more and forget about the ego. He says “Ego’s turn hurdles into walls”, basically meaning that your ego will make whatever problem you have 10 times worse than it has to be. Another point he says is a major life-changing thing, is to eliminate “Can’t”, “Try” and “Should” from your vocabulary. These words are self-defeating, and procrastinate what you should be doing today. He now looks at every day as a gift, to be grateful for what you have and what you are able to do to give back. Treat yourself like your best friend, and let yourself be human, no one is perfect.

Now Randy has his own daughter, who is now 16 years old. He suggests when talking to your kids about drugs, talk about the behavior and consequences of your past. He makes the point about saying you are disappointed, instead of angry at them. He didn’t immediately punish her when he caught her, instead, he threatened to take something like driving privileges away if he caught her again. He is now a public speaker & author of the self-help books “Party with A Plan” and “The Ego Cleanse: Becoming Your Own Best Friend”. Make sure to check out www.randyspeaks.com for all his resources.

This is Randy Haveson in his own words, on Knockin' Doorz Down.

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Jason Van Dusen | Childhood Trauma, Divorce, Addiction, Cocaine, GHB, Meth, Family, Graphic Design, Faith & Redemption. Aug 23, 2021

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Jason Van Dusen is a valuable member of our KDD Media team & wanted to share his story in hopes of reaching & relating to anyone that's gone through a similar ordeal. JVD had a pretty normal childhood for the most part. He was brought up in a loving home & had a good upbringing. He was very involved in sports, even at a young age. The one thing he says was the main catalyst for his trauma early on, was the fact his parents divorced around the age of 11 or 12. The friction there between his mom and dad would fuel his depression as well as his acting out at a young age to deal with the circumstances that he was forced into.

Their separation, the anger, the disagreements would be too much for him to handle at times. He would witness scenes like his father punching holes in the wall and constant arguing between them. With meth, he couldn't just stop doing it. He felt like he couldn't function at work or in any way, without his fix. It became a lifestyle that consumed him in every way. He would drive for hours in the middle of the night every week just to find his drug of choice. It was really difficult for him to break this cycle because he was so productive at work and school at that time, he would even get incentives at his work for re-organizing the warehouse while on drugs. So this justified the addiction. Eventually, this all started to catch up with him. He lost 40 pounds in 16 days during a drug bender. He can't remember much of that time, but the paranoia and withdrawals were too much to handle. When his supply left, he just couldn't get his product anymore. He crashed for 8 days, was non-responsive to friends and family, and eventually, his family reached out to him. He met his wife by chance in 2003, while in a hospital emergency room. She was there to support one of her friends, and it was love at first sight. He says she replaced his desire for the drugs and high he was chasing all those years. His wife brought stability and helped him get his life back on track. He found a 12-step program, found God, and committed himself to building his family. Now he's a successful graphic designer, Marketing Director for 51FIFTY Enterprises & an addiction and recovery advocate working for KDD Media & Knockin' Doorz Down. He is also an active mentor in Celebrate Recovery, a national faith-based 12-step recovery program. He hopes that by sharing his story, he can inspire people to let them know it's never too late to get their life back on track. This is Jason Van Dusen in his own words, on Knockin' Doorz Down.

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Flindt Andersen | The Fentanyl Crisis and Prevention, Manufactured Drugs & Trends with Kids Today. Aug 16, 2021

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One of our more eye-opening conversations to date. Flindt Andersen the Founder & Director of P.A.I.N. (Parents and Addicts In Need) sheds light on the Fentanyl crisis.

Why are these drugs tending right now and why are so many people dying? Fentanyl is 100 times stronger than morphine. Fentanyl is being abused at absurdly high levels. Why are dealers lacing cocaine with fentanyl? This disturbing new trend is killing people across the country.

We talk about the Russian import of manufactured fentanyl, exploding on the East Coast 2 years ago. Now it’s made its way to the West Coast, and thus all across the country. It used to be that the dealers wanted their customers to return to them for consistent business, but now it seems that the dealers have no regard for returning customers because there are 10 more kids waiting in line to get their first dose. They have no regard for the outcomes of the drug, and most do not know what they are doing when they start mixing and dosing these types of drugs.

Another thing we talk about is how accessible it is for this generation. The general public's fear of heroin and its stigmas has gone away, and music videos and celebrities glamorize the use of opiates, in all forms. Kids are buying it on Snapchat.

Recovery success rates for addicts are between 7% – 10%. We need to get parents and teachers more involved in the education process, and check in with these kids on a daily basis. These are the challenges and questions that we need to talk about in our medical and treatment facilities.

Join us for this informative and entertaining conversation on trending drugs in our society. Passionate, educated and informed. This is Flindt Andersen in his own words, on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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