When you have someone in you your life who is struggling with addiction, you have a front row seat to something that is really painful to watch. The Just Koz Show's host, Koz, talks about how all too often when we watch our loved ones in pain, it can directly coincide with pain signals that you have. Empathy and compassion are absolutely necessary for the person struggling, and for the entire support group. When we go through painful times, we store those memories in our mind, and we store the feeling and emotion behind it, which can elicit an emotionally negative response if put into a similar situation. Koz talks about how to improve some of these situations.

The Just Koz Show is hosted by David "Koz" Kozlowski who used to play football at the University of Utah. Now he talks to athletes, artists, and other community members about important mental health and social issues. You find Koz on facebook at facebook.com/TheJustKozShow