Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  As we close out a remarkable 2021 we talk about the biggest gift received this year and why it's more important than stuff or things.  This is something unbeknownst to either of us we have been working towards for nearly two decades and it came to fruition after 16 years of hard work.  This is a major victory for what we will build in the future and has opened the door for a lifetime of continuing our work beyond this podcast in the real world. 

In this episode we recap some huge events over the past month.  I literally almost died a couple weeks ago and it shook us both to the core. It refocused us and deepened our priorities.  Living through an episode like that really blessed us and sharpened our vision.  We are EXCITED to bring this next chapter of Boy Open Up to all of you! Because we have some really remarkable opportunities approaching and have some BIG news to share.  Catch up with us on this episode and stay tuned as we move through this season and march towards new beginnings!

This episode we recap our recent trip to the east coast and this is one of my favorite episodes I've recorded.  We tie in so much of what has made Boy, Open Up what it is and discuss what it was like connecting and reconnecting with Christine's family.  In what turned out to be several moments that will be indelibly etched in my mind and my heart forever.  We also start to talk about some ideas we are formulating and directions we are deciding on taking some of our enterprises and opportunities.  Tune in to hear about our classic Italian in Little Italy moment, our historical highlights, our connection points, and more.  Thank you for Opening Up with us!

We go to the other side of the mic in this episode and check in with Christine.  It's been such a big year for our family and our companies that we needed to see how this has felt for Christine.  As always she never fails to dig deep and really open up about what her narratives are right now and how much it has weighed on her this year to keep up the relentless pace that we lead in our lives.  We hope you get as much out of this episode as we did breaking it down.  Thank you for Opening Up with us! 

In this episode we dive into one of our recent disagreements and how we process through them in real time.  This is always such a tough area because it's SO vulnerable.  How we argue or "fight" is a side most of us feel shame over and digging into that was challenging for me to do today.  I feel there is so much room for growth in these times with people in our lives and in moments like this where we let our guard down and openly discuss our character flaws, fears, insecurities, and shortcomings.  This is where we reveal more of our humanity than anything  else.  It is just hard to be open in times like this and yet that is the most effective way to grow through and solve those situations.  Listen in as we share where we fall short, what we do wrong, and more importantly what we get right in this journey together as partners.  Thank you for listening and for Opening Up with us. 

In this episode we stay on the line we've been traveling with regards to addiction therapy/treatment/rehab.  We start looking at what causes these manifestations and specifically how much of a role trauma (in all its forms) plays a role in these manifestations and outlet behaviors.  Join us as we walk down this road and continue unpacking what a real solution looks like to people struggling with addiction, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, loneliness, pornography addiction, actual illness, ETC...This is the tip of the iceberg for where we are heading and what we are discussing! Thank you for listening and for Opening Up with us. 

This second episode is devoted to the failings of the therapeutic process in current addiction therapy models.  We dig right into the current model, practices, and WHY it's not working.  We also begin to discuss what the future should look like in terms of this process.  This is just the beginning of what we believe is a revolutionary approach and model to the world of addiction therapy and rehabilitation. Thank you for Opening Up with us and for making this podcast possible! 

What if there was no need to use the word addict anymore?  Today we discuss why the addiction therapy industry has whiffed on helping more people find real solution to the age old problem of addiction.  This is the first of a series of talks we are going to give on the failings of a wildly unregulated and by all measurements catastrophically unsuccessful model.  The good news is that there is a solution and help is coming to those suffering from substance abuse.  

In this episode we Open Up bravery and in particular the willingness to have brave conversations.  It can be incredibly challenging and easy to shrink from when we are faced with these opportunities for growth and we dig into the perspective and mindset that has helped us lean into them and find ways to grow through them and embrace them.  Join us as we continue to sifting through these HUGE moments in life to step into the unknown and BRAVE the conversations that scare us the most. 

In this episode we dive into the vicious cycle of change and brutal backlash we have emotionally whenever we experience a setback or failure.  We talk about what that looks like, how to embrace it, and how to process through it.  Sharing from our lived experiences we dig right into one of the nastier human emotions that we all carry.  Shame.  We love to unpack topics like this and connect the strings of our lives to them because we can all identify with moments, and feelings like this. Thank you for Opening Up with us!