Neurotic Nourishment

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Season Three, Episode 14: Part One: My Husband Died Living A Life I Never Knew Existed Nov 16, 2021

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Season Three, Episode 14: Part One: My Husband Died Living A Life I Never Knew Existed

When Jan met Dr. Alan Canty, a well-known, well-respected Detroit Psychiatrist, he was eighteen years her senior and quickly became not only her employer, but her biggest cheerleader as well. She proposed to him, suddenly and out of the blue, and their wedding was picked at random when Jan pointed her finger at a calendar. Under Al's guidance, Jan would go from receptionist to college student to a licensed psychologist completing a post-doctorate fellowship.

Join me as Jan and I have a painfully candid conversation about what the fuck you do when you discover that your husband has a mistress who is in the sex industry -- and that he has handed over close to $140,000 to her and her pimp. And when Al runs out of money? He dies.

This is a two-part episode, the second half of which will be released next week. But...if you would prefer not to wait a week, feel free to join our Patreon at the $5 level and you will have immediate access to the rest of Dr. Jan Canty's story as well as 20 other bonus episodes.

Season Three, Episode 13: Murder, Margarita and Mayhem: Talk Murder to Me Nov 02, 2021

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Season Three, Episode 13: Murder, Margaritas and Mayhem: Talk Murder to Me You all know about my rapidly growing true crime addiction, so you can only imagine how friggin' excited I was when my guest of a few weeks ago, Dr. Marianne Matzo, happened to mention that her niece hosted a true-crime podcast -- and holy crap, her niece is Nicole LaPorte Perry, one of the three co-hosts of one of my favorite podcasts, Talk Murder to Me! Listening to their podcast is a lot like sitting around a campfire listening to one of your friends tell ghost stories. Jon Perry does the research and editing and then tells the story to the incredibly in the dark and unknowing Nicole and their former roommate, Jen Collins. Have a listen as I scare the crap out of Jon and Nicole with my creepy stalking/intimate knowledge of their podcast. Find out more about the Talk Murder to Me podcast at talkmurder.com, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/talkmurder, on Stitcher at https://www.stitcher.com/show/talk-murder-to-me , and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyQTnX-4da3gPSyxAwitwA

Season Three, Episode 12: All Expert Testimony Is Opinion Oct 19, 2021

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Neurotic Nourishment Season Three, Episode 12: All Expert Testimony Is Opinion

Warning: If you're not into bloody crime scenes, this episode *probably* isn't for you. Seriously. Maybe you just skip this one, just this one time, of course.

In today's episode I get to geek out with Anita Zannin, an expert in Blood Spatter Pattern Analysis. Seriously, guys, don't call it blood spatter, that's just a sign of a newbie, or nub as my kids annoyingly and seemingly randomly say.

If you're wondering how Anita came to be an expert in scientific gore, the answer is pretty simple: Kinda by accident. She majored in chemistry, didn't like it, worked in the medical field, still not quite the right fit, was interested in law but not so much being a lawyer, and when an opportunity came up to work with Herb McDonnel, one of the foremost experts in crime scenes who just so happened to testify in the O.J. Simpson case, and no biggie, also trained Henry Lee, a name you might recognize from, oh, I don't know, the Jon Benet Ramsey case, Laci Peterson, and Caylee Anthony, Anita was up for the challenge!

Also, if you are into true crime and you haven't listened to Unraveled, hosted by Billy Jensen and Alexis Linkletter, it's time to pause this podcast and head on over there. Seriously, I won't be offended. They are absolutely fucking amazing. In their first season they tackled the Long Island Serial Killer case in a way that *actually* made me interested. And in their latest season, season number three, Anita Zannin appears on the show to explain the facts of forensic evidence -- which are much less glamorous than the story the prosecutors like to weave them into.

I guess what I'm saying is that *technically* since Anita came on my podcast and Anita knows Billy and Alexis -- holy shit, my street cred just skyrocketed by association!

Anita's website, az-forensics.com is fantastic, and a perfect resource for the student, the teacher, and the creepy-ass true-crime podcaster like me!

Neurotic Nourishment Patreon Episode 4: Roscoe's Wetsuit Neuro: How to trick your brain into being better behaved Oct 08, 2021

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Roscoe's Wetsuit Neuro: How to trick your brain into being better behaved

Toby Pasman is a neurophysiology researcher and founder of Roscoe's Wetsuit Neuro, an applied neuroscience that uses tech to improve the way your brain works its magical cognitive and emotional functions.

Toby created a complimentary "Six Steps to Better Cognitive Performance '' PDF that our listeners can receive if they sign up for his newsletter list at roscoeswetsuitneuro.com.

Toby also created the special promo code "NEUROTIC21" that listeners can use to get 15% off their first Neuro Health Coaching session if you decide to sign up! You can find more information at roscoeswetsuitneuro.com/neuroticnourishment.

Season Three, Episode 11: How Do You Recover From A Stroke: Marcia Moran Oct 05, 2021

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Season Three, Episode #11: How Do You Recover From A Stroke: Marcia Moran

Marcia Moran is the survivor of a massive stroke that caused her to lose the ability to speak (also known as aphasia) and resulted in limited control over the movement in the right half of her body. But, these days Marcia isn't just surviving, she is seriously thriving. Thanks to her hard work, the advocacy of her husband on her behalf, and large amounts of time spent with neurologists specializing in EMDR and brain mapping,

Marcia Moran is an outspoken advocate on stroke awareness, the author of Stroke Forward, the autobiography she penned about the process of recovering from a stroke and advocating for proper medical care -- specifically, the medical care and medical practitioners that are right for *you.*

You can find out more about Marcia at:

http://www.StrokeForward.com

LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciamoran/

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/StrokeForward/

Twitter URL

https://twitter.com/Stroke_Forward

Season Three, Episode 10: How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Sep 28, 2021

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Season Three, Episode 10: How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes

Melinda Wenner Moyer is an award-winning journalist whose research-based articles have appeared in pretty much every publication that has rejected my own work. She is a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine and a regular contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post, and other national magazines and newspapers. She is a faculty member in the Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her first book, How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, was published in July 2021 by J.P. Putnam’s Sons.

Go to her website www.melindawennermoyer.com to subscribe to her newsletter in order to receive a weekly dose of insight, information, and amusing anecdotes.

You can also find her on Twitter @lindy2350 and on instagram @MelindaWMoyer

Link to purchase the book

Season Three, Episode 9: How Do We Talk to Our Kids About Death With Dr. Marianne Matzo Sep 21, 2021

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Season Three, Episode #9: How Do We Talk to Our Kids About Death With Dr. Marianne Matzo

To hear Dr. Marianne Matzo tell the story, it sounds like she has always wanted to work with the elderly, and from the early days of nursing school, she quickly noticed a difference between the way the doctors attended to elderly, declining patients, and the way the nurses did. Maybe that was because doctors intended to fix and cure, while nurses...well, they tend to spend enough time around the patients to get to know them in a way that puts comfort and concern ahead of numbers and success rates.

Dr. Matzo threw herself into the field of gerontology wholeheartedly, as she went on to achieve a Doctorate in Gerentology, became a licensed and registered Nurse Practitioner, and wrote one of the foremost books about palliative care in nursing.

These days, Dr. Matzo likes to call herself "retired," although between you and I, dear listener, she is kind of full of crap. But in a good way.

Dr. Matzo didn't actually retire, she just found a few new "side hustles" to keep her busy.

Dr. Matzo is the host of the podcast "Every 1 Dies" (www.ever1dies.org), a weekly podcast where Dr. Matzo invites guests to come discuss all aspects of dying, whether it be hosting a pet psychic, or interviewing a death doula, or speaking honestly and openly to someone who might be struggling to come to terms with their own mortality.

Dr. Matzo is also the author of Everyone Dies (www.everyonediesthebook.com), a children's book that is meant for both caregiver and child to help all of us find the words to use to discuss death.

In addition, Dr. Matzo has an educational website that provides resources related to understanding, coping, and accepting death. That website is https://every1dies.org

One last quick note: I was so intrigued with Dr. Matzo's explanation for how simple it is to talk to children about death that as a bonus Patreon episode -- just $5 a month and you get 3-4 extra behind the scenes episodes! -- I will be releasing an episode where I talk to my 10 and 12-year-old using Dr. Matzo's explanations. Join Patreon and you'll hear that and so much more!

Season Three, Episode 8: Can Murderers Learn to Be Mediators? Doug Noll and the Prison of Peace Project Say Yes! Sep 14, 2021

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Season Three, Episode 8: Can Murderers Learn to Be Mediators? Doug Noll and the Prison of Peace Project Say Yes!

This week's Patreon episode: Season Three, Patreon Episode #3: More about the woman whose letter started Prison of Peace!

Doug Noll spent 22 years as a trial attorney before getting his Master’s Degree in Mediation and accidentally stumbling into an opportunity to make a difference in the California prison system. Doug Noll is the co-founder of Prison of Peace (www.prisonofpeace.org), training murderers in maximum-security prisons how to be peacemakers and mediators in their prison communities.

Mr. Noll has written four books, his latest released on September 12, 2017, entitled De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less (Atria/Beyond Words). He is the creator of online video courses in legal negotiation and emotional de-escalation and has conducted dozens of webinars. His video offerings on YouTube have garnered over 87,000 views.

You can find Doug Noll

On Twitter @DougNoll, on Facebook @Douglas Noll, and on his website dougnoll.com

Link to his YouTube Channel

https://dougnoll.com/podcast/weisner/

Bonus Episode from our Patreon! Evan Jarschauer was kidnapped in the 80s, but...what about the other kids? Sep 10, 2021

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Bonus Episode! Season Three, Patreon Episode #1

In 1983, Rebecca and Vaughn Arceneaux of Kaplan, Louisiana, finally decided to separate after several years of remaining in a not-so-great marriage. Rebecca was given custody of their son, Beau, who was somewhere between 15 and 17 months old. The judge established a steady visitation schedule in which Beau was with Vaughn every other weekend.

But, on November 22, 1983, father, Vaugh, failed to return Beau at the pre-arranged time.

On September 15th, 1995, 12-year-old Beau, who lived in Austin, Texas, was chatting on the internet with a friend from Delaware. Colleen Lorenson made a joke that she could be his mother, since she was twice his age. But, Beau confessed that he wished he had a mother, since he hadn’t spoken to his own mother in 12 years. His father said Beau’s mother left him because she didn’t love him. Colleen Lorenson, from Delaware, just didn’t buy it. Neither did Kandy Slack, Beau’s neighbor whose computer he was borrowing, or Joni Whiting, from Minnesota.

The three women were determined to find out the truth about Vaughn.

For those of you who don't know what Patreon is, Patreon is a way for you, the listeners, to support your favorite podcasts by donating small amounts of money each month. At Neurotic Nourishment we have a $3 level, which earns you a public thank you, a $5 level, which gives you access to 3-4 bonus episodes per month, a $10 level that allows you access to the monthly live Q & A sessions, and the rather unlikely $100 level, which qualifies you for sainthood -- at least in my eyes, that is.

If you enjoy this episode and you would like to hear more, please head over to patreon.com and consider joining our Patreon!

Season Three, Episode 7: A Kardashian, a Kidnapping, and Kicking Addiction Aug 24, 2021

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Season Three, Episode 7: A Kardashian, a Kidnapping, and Kicking Addiction

Evan Jarschauer, the Kardashian Interventionist, makes it his job to reunite families who have been torn apart by substance abuse. Perhaps part of his motivation and talent for repairing families comes from his own childhood kidnapping, although his description certainly left me with more questions than answers.

Join Evan and I for a brutally honest discussion about addiction, recovery, and mental health.

To find out more about Evan, you can find him on

Facebook and Twitter @Behavioral Help Solutions

and on his website, Behaviorhelp.com

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