Beat Your Addictions

In today's episode of 'Beat Your Addictions' Jim Shoopak shares his personal story of overcoming severe depression and suicidal thoughts with physical fitness. 

 To contact Jim visit his websites at www.mhmusings.com www.runoverdepression.com or email him at [email protected]  

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In today's episode of 'Beat Your Addictions' we discuss non-addictive treatments for drug addiction such as Ibogaine and their potential to change the way we treat drug detox. 

 Deborah Mash is Professor of Neurology (Emeritus) and Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. She has held uninterrupted NIH funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for over twenty-five years. She is one of the world’s foremost scientific experts on the anti-addiction drug ibogaine and she is credited with the discovery of the active metabolite of ibogaine – noribogaine. She first obtained clinical trial approval by the FDA in 1993 for an investigator initiated clinical Phase I safety and pharmacokinetic study of ibogaine in the USA. In 1996, she founded and directed Novoneuron Inc. to advance research and development of ibogaine and noribogaine. From 1996-2005, she conducted offshore research and clinical development studies at a substance abuse treatment center in St. Kitts WI to support medication development of ibogaine for opioid and other substance abuse disorders. In 2010, she founded DemeRx with Steve Gorlin to advance clinical development of the metabolite of ibogaine – noribogaine. Deborah served as Director and Chief Scientific Officer at DemeRx, Inc. from 2010 to 2013. She took over the leadership of DemeRx at the end of July 2017, bringing together new management with strategic vision.

  To contact Dr. Mash please visit www.demerx.com 

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Today on 'Beat Your Addictions' podcast we are interviewing Archie Messersmith Bunting about the whole picture of addiction. Archie shares his personal story of being adopted, growing up gay in the deep south, and how this contributed to his addictions and suicidal thoughts.

  About Archie -  Using dynamism and authenticity, Archie Messersmith-Bunting champions mental health awareness worldwide at corporations and universities. He challenges people to rethink complicated and emotional topics like depression, suicide, alcohol and drug addiction. Through his company ArchieCares, LLC, Messersmith-Bunting aims to reframe the narrative surrounding mental illness and addiction by facilitating honest and vulnerable conversations.  You can reach out to Archie at www.ArchieCares.com  

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Today on 'Beat Your Addictions' podcast we discuss how dopamine affects our desire with Kiosh Iselin of thedesireclinic.com 

 About Kiosh Iselin -   Kiosh loves to swing dance, eat delicious food, and relax in the great outdoors. His mission is to reconnect desire, pleasure, and health.   Kiosh loves science, and it is important to him that what he states is accurate. The Desire Clinic was born out of a passion to further understand how we as humans work.  Kiosh is a Mayo Clinic Trained Wellness Coach. He has a Masters of Science, and a Masters of Arts. He's constantly experimenting with new ways of unleashing the power of desire in his own life.

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In today's episode of 'Beat Your Addictions' podcast, we are interviewing Dr. KJ Foster - Resilience Expert, Author, Educator and Speaker about the subject of fostering resilience.  

About Dr KJ Foster -  I am the Founder and CEO of Fostering Resilience™, Family Program Director for the Beachcomber Family Center for Addiction Recovery, Best-Selling Author of "The Warrior's Guide to Successful Sobriety" and "Fostering Resilience for the Family in Recovery."  I've also authored numerous articles and book chapters. I present locally, nationally and internationally on the topics of addiction recovery, compassion, drug abuse prevention, mindfulness meditation, shame and spirituality.   I've earned a PhD in Counselor Education.  I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Addiction Professional, Advanced Certified Relapse Prevention Specialist, Trauma Specialist, and professionally trained in Mindfulness Meditation and Compassion-Focused Therapy.  

I also have a YouTube channel dedicated to helping individuals and family members by providing free education, meditations and meetings.   I've been working with individuals and families helping them to overcome substance abuse issues for over 12 years.   I live in Boca Raton, Florida with my husband, Dr. Tony Foster. We have three sons, one grandson, the sweetest dog on the planet, and four disagreeable cats.

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Today on the latest episode  'Beat Your Addictions' podcast John Giordano and Scott Jones dive into the 'Science of Relapse'. 

 About John -   

It was by no accident that John Giordano chose addiction and mental health treatment as his life’s work. Growing up the son of a heroin dealer and trying to cope with the trauma of being molested as a young boy, he fell hard into drugs and alcohol. Over thirty-five years ago, at the urging of his family, John entered rehab. He emerged a changed man – committed to helping others afflicted by this terrible disease.     His new path required new knowledge. He has since earned many degrees and certifications including Certified Addiction Professional (CAP), Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified Criminal Justice Specialist, Master in Neurolinguistics Programming, Certified Practitioner of E.M.D.R, Certified Sentence Mitigation Specialist, Certified Mindfulness and Powerful Mind-Body Awareness Therapy Skills, International Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor, and in 2008 he was honored with a Doctor of Human Letters from Sinai University in Jerusalem Israel.

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In today's episode of Beat Your Addictions we are diving into treatment centers and insurance.  - The Importance of Good Insurance Coverage - What is Detox? - Continuation of Care - Changing Your Environment - Connecting to Others in Recovery  https://www.facebook.com/BeatYourAddi...

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In today's episode of ' Beat Your Addictions' podcast we discuss Helping Non-addicts to Heal from having Addicts in their Lives with Life Coach Beth Gardener.

 We go in-depth into the Codependency, Toxic Shame and Manipulation caused by these relationships.   

Beth is committed to being a confidential, non-judgmental, sounding board to non-addicts offering solutions to those who have had their personal or professional lives negatively affected by active substance abusers - those suffering from alcohol, recreational or prescription drug, or other forms of addiction.  

 To connect to Beth visit her website at http://selfreliant.info

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Joshua Shea is the father of two amazing children and the husband to a wonderful wife. He and his family have a menagerie of cats and dogs and reside in Central Maine, where he was born and raised.  Today he works as an author and public speaker, sharing his story and educating others about addiction. Each of his books are available for purchase on Amazon and can be found under the ‘Get Help’ tab on the main menu of paddictrecovery.com.  

Joshua believes that if we, as a society, can begin to talk more about pornography addiction and mental health, people may be able to address their addictions before they devolve to the unhealthy and criminal places where his very own hit rock bottom.  For years, on the outside, people only saw him as a successful magazine publisher, film festival founder and city councilor. 

Joshua hid his mental health issues, pornography and alcohol addictions from the world. The end to this façade came in 2013 after engaging a teen girl in an online chatroom. For this action, he served six months in jail and credits this experience to being the wake-up call needed. Joshua credits his higher-power for giving him the strength to fix his very broken self.  Like most in recovery, Joshua understands the issues better than the non-addict. 

However, he does not wish his stories, experiences, thoughts and opinions be misinterpreted as any definitive answers. Does he consider himself a pornography addiction expert? At this point, yes. Unfortunately, it’s not hard to be a pornography addiction expert these days. He does believe that what makes him an expert is that he has a multitude of third-hand knowledge from research and interactions with so many pornography addicts.  

THE HIGHLIGHTS Pornography Addict for 25 years; Alcohol Addict for 21 years In Recovery and Relapse-Free since March 2014 Alcohol Rehabilitation at Spencer Recovery Center, Palm Springs, Calif., March-June 2014 (including internship and group facilitation) Sex/Porn Addiction Rehabilitation at Sante Center for Healing, Argyle,  Texas, May-July 2015 

 His website is http://recoveringpornaddict.com/

In this episode of 'Beat Your Addictions' podcast we discuss sex addiction with expert guest Allan Katz. 

 Allan J. Katz is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. He has a Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Memphis and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. He has completed the Externship in EFT (Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and sees individuals and couples struggling with sex, drug and alcohol addiction, porn addiction, internet addiction and gambling addiction. He also sees clients for depression, anxiety and trauma. 

Allan is the author of four books, Addictive Entrepreneurship dealing with the 13 secrets to a successful life as an entrepreneur and Experiential Group Therapy Interventions with DBT: A 30-day program for treating addictions and trauma.   He has co-authored Help Her Heal, with Carol Sheets for helping betrayed partners heal.  His latest book is Hey! What About Me: How to make yourself and others a priority in a world of indifference, impulsivity and distraction. Both books are available on this website's book section.  

To make an appointment, call 901-248-6001. All calls are held in the strictest, professional confidence. http://allanjkatz.com/ 

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