Choose Your Struggle

Season 2 Episode 13!
Home Runs, Health, and Happiness!
On this week's episode, I chat with Kyle Blanks! Kyle spent over a decade playing professional baseball and, in that time, learned more about how to keep your body healthy than anything else. Now he helps run Road Runner CBD and their products are out of this world! I personally use their tincture, their muscle rub, and their salve. You can learn more and buy them for yourself at https://www.roadrunnercbd.com/.
Today's Good Egg: Thanks to Ben and Jerry's (https://www.benjerry.com/), talk about a company you love on social media and tag me!
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Season 2 Episode 11!
This week's Monday Motivation is the podcast replay of the debut of Rock Bottom Storytellers! This debut featured Michelle Kuei, Alex Kaplan, and Freddy Shegog all who have been previous guests on this podcast, and a newcomer, Cynthia Siadat! The musical guest is TJ White. You can watch the original event at https://fb.watch/3zJpPOmqm-/. Make sure you subscribe to the CYS Facebook or Youtube to stay up to date on all future episodes of Rock Bottom and the forthcoming third piece of the Choose Your Struggle brand!
This episode also features me explaining why I'm no longer going to be editing out my breathing and other minor imperfections on Monday episodes.
As a reminder, this season, I'll be more regularly putting out Monday episodes. When I have a special episode worthy of releasing, it will still be those. When I don't, I'll be putting out these instead. I call them Monday Motivations and they're short episodes that are meant to start conversations.
What do you think? Everyone who responds, either by social media or my website, will get a sticker mailed to them. The first person to respond each week will get a magnet! So reach out or post something on your personal social media and tag me (and maybe share the show in the process?)!
If something in this episode upsets you, or makes you feel a certain way, take a moment and do some mindfulness. When you have the words, the thought thrashed out, send it to me! Share the podcast, tell the world your thoughts. That's how we make change.
No Good Egg or Card on Monday episodes.
Love being a part of the community and want to show it off? Grab a Choose Your Struggle Tank Top, sticker, and magnet! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut of the tank top). Reach out through the website to order. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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Season 2 Episode 11!
A World-Wide Offensive to End Overdoses.
On this week's episode, I chat with Peter Krykant. Peter is, in all honestly and without hyperbole, a hero. He was tired of sitting on the sidelines and watching the number of overdoses grow. So Peter decided to buy a van and convert it into a safe consumption site. Since then he's prevented numerous overdoses. You can learn more about Peter at his twitter (https://twitter.com/PeteKrykant_OPC).
Today's Good Egg: Educate yourself in honor of Black History Month!
Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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Isabel Wilkerson, Talib Kweli, and Caste
Season 2 Episode 10!
This episode is dedicated to my listeners in Germany who LOVE the Monday Motivation episodes.
On this week's Monday Motivation I discuss the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, the relationship between Caste and Racism as best I can relate it (I'm sure I didn't do nearly a good enough job) and tell the story of the time, after renting my condo to the rapper Talib Kweli, I was drawn into a fight as a bunch of rich white people clutched their pearls at his merely living in the building.
As a reminder, this season, I'll be more regularly putting out Monday episodes. When I have a special episode worthy of releasing, it will still be those. When I don't, I'll be putting out these instead. I call them Monday Motivations and they're short episodes that are meant to start conversations.
What do you think? Everyone who responds, either by social media or my website, will get a sticker mailed to them. The first person to respond each week will get a magnet! So reach out or post something on your personal social media and tag me (and maybe share the show in the process?)!
If something in this episode upsets you, or makes you feel a certain way, take a moment and do some mindfulness. When you have the words, the thought thrashed out, send it to me! Share the podcast, tell the world your thoughts. That's how we make change.
No Good Egg or Card on Monday episodes.
Love being a part of the community and want to show it off? Grab a Choose Your Struggle Tank Top, sticker, and magnet! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut of the tank top). Reach out through the website to order. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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Season 2 Episode 9!
Changing the Narrative on Psychedelics!
On this week's episode, I chat with psychedelic integrative coach Greg Lawrence on how the ideas surrounding psychdelics and their use has changed over time and how someone can add psychedelics to their life safely and in an effective way. You can learn more about Greg at his website https://psychedelicintegrationspecialist.com/. I also tell a few stories about my use of psychedelics.
Sorry about the bumps and noises on my end. It sounds like I was batting the microphone around a bit. No idea what was going on but it sounds like I was having fun.
Today's Good Egg: Send me your ideas for Good Eggs!
Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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As always, you can find more at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio/

Season 2 Episode 8.
On this week's Monday Motivation I discuss why I think it's a good thing, even comforting in a way, to embrace the unknown. I tell two stories about times I was forced to do so. One includes a brush with what I think was probably a ghost, the other was seeing something in the sky I can't explain. But I want to hear from you! Tell me YOUR stories!
As a reminder, this season, I'll be more regularly putting out Monday episodes. When I have a special episode worthy of releasing, it will still be those. When I don't, I'll be putting out these instead. I call them Monday Motivations and they're short episodes that are meant to start conversations.
What do you think? Everyone who responds, either by social media or my website, will get a sticker mailed to them. The first person to respond each week will get a magnet! So reach out or post something on your personal social media and tag me (and maybe share the show in the process?)!
If something in this episode upsets you, or makes you feel a certain way, take a moment and do some mindfulness. When you have the words, the thought thrashed out, send it to me! Share the podcast, tell the world your thoughts. That's how we make change.
No Good Egg or Card on Monday episodes.
Love being a part of the community and want to show it off? Grab a Choose Your Struggle Tank Top, sticker, and magnet! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut of the tank top). Reach out through the website to order. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
Support the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle
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My Sponsor Fanatics: https://fanatics.ncw6.net/CYS
As always, you can find more at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio/

Season 2 Episode 7!
You Can't Force Someone To Play with play coach Jeff Harry
On this week's episode, I chat with play coach Jeff Harry about the benefits of returning play to your day and how we need to reinvent our work to better foster creativity and build better connections at work. You can learn more about Jeff at https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/.
Today's Good Egg: Ask someone for help and check out Hayley's blog.
Check Out Hayley's Scales Are For Fish Blog: Thttps://scalesr4fish.wordpress.com/2021/01/25/some-days-are-full-of-hope-others-are-just-celebrating-getting-through/?fbclid=IwAR3N_IYq2sby1bj2YLOP_cntHPFQrME2vSTl6z6fUzAoxyv8sTx6wbRa1Kw 
Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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As always, you can find more at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio/

Season 2, Episode 6, the first Special Episode of the season! 
It's not a traditional podcast chat but we both enjoyed it so much we decided to put it out as episodes of both of our podcasts. John and I come to our recovery from very different perspectives. And you hear it in this chat. But we discussed that head on and found all the ways our ideas overlap.
You can listen to more from John at his podcast, The Life in Recovery (https://lifeinrecovery.buzzsprout.com/210877)
One note: I normally record on Zencastr. Zencastr wasn't working for John so we recorded on Zoom... and I didn't realize until 75% of the way through the convo that my mic wasn't on! So I was recording through my computer mic and it sounds like trash. Sorry!
No Good Egg or Card.
Love being a part of the community and want to show it off? Grab a Choose Your Struggle Tank Top, sticker, and magnet! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut of the tank top). Reach out through the website to order. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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Season 2 Episode 5!
A More Just Society
This episode features a conversation with Will Godfrey, the Editor in Chief of Filter Mag. We discuss covering drug use and hearing from drug users in a empathetic and compassionate way and how we need to go beyond common sense drug policies to achieve a more just society.
We recorded this interview during the attack on the capitol which puts a lot of this conversation in perspective.
Every person who checks out Filter Mag (https://filtermag.org/) and tells me what they thought will get a Choose Your Struggle sticker!
Today's Good Egg: be patient with those who are not as hopeful as you are with the innaugration of Joe Biden.
Check Out Camden Boyd's The Happiness Question: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-happiness-question
Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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Season 2 Episode 4.
Can we reach those who have embraced the Dark Side?
This season, I'll be more regularly putting out Monday episodes. When I have a special episode worthy of releasing, it will still be those. When I don't, I'll be putting out these instead. I call them Monday Motivations and they're short episodes that are meant to start conversations.
What do you think? Everyone who responds, either by social media or my website, will get a sticker mailed to them. The first person to respond will get a magnet! So reach out or post something on your personal social media and tag me (and maybe share the show in the process?)!
If something in this episode upsets you, or makes you feel a certain way, take a moment and do some mindfulness. When you have the words, the thought thrashed out, send it to me! Share the podcast, tell the world your thoughts. That's how we make change.
No Good Egg or Card.
Love being a part of the community and want to show it off? Grab a Choose Your Struggle Tank Top, sticker, and magnet! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut of the tank top). Reach out through the website to order. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
Support the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle
Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.
Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.
My Sponsor Mountain Made: https://mountainmadecbd.com/
My Sponsor Four Sigmatic (10% off with Code Choose Your Struggle)
My Sponsor FIVRR: https://track.fiverr.com/visit/?brand=fiverrcpa&bta=182301
My Sponsor Fanatics: https://fanatics.ncw6.net/CYS
As always, you can find more at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio/