SAFE RECOVERY

The HIMS Nightmare is a practical guide to surviving the “Human Intervention Motivation Study” program for pilots who are in recovery from substance abuse, or who are sucked into the program despite not being addicted to mood-altering substances. The HIMS program is not what it is portrayed to be.

Developed in 1974 as a means for returning substance-abusers to the cockpit, HIMS has grown to become a monster intended to put as many pilots as possible under the complete control of their employers, who may have their required FAA medical certificates revoked at any time, for any reason.

HIMS relies almost entirely on outmoded “Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy,” which is itself based almost solely on the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous. AA was formed in 1935 and has changed little since. Although the rate of recovery for AA alone is abysmal, HIMS claims high rates of recovery which are, in truth, the result of participants who are threatened with loss of the careers, and intrusive monitoring requirements which may stretch in duration to include a pilot’s entire career.

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Lawyers discuss the reality of being forced to attend AA - AA based rehab and even forced to talk their "talk" so they can fly. How is this possible. Listen in for the facts behind the madness. A Lawyer from Cleveland, Ohio will join me to discuss the new movement to push back and stop teh coercion. The FAA just made it a requirement that all pilots in the HIMS Program will be forced to go to AA meetings for the "Life" of theri flying careers now ! Not so FAST we say.

Larry is licensed psychologist and attorney.  He obtained his Doctor of Psychology in 1981 and his JD in 1992.  As a psychologist, Larry's practice focused on the behavioral aspects of chronic pain syndromes.  He was the Clinical Director of several multidisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation programs in the 1980's.  These programs addressed the disability related behaviors and the opiate and sedative dependence that impacted chronic pain syndromes.   As an attorney, his focus was on medical negligence claims.  He represented a number of families who lost loved ones as a result of accidental overdoses of prescription opiate medications.

Zach Rhoads- author Addiction Specialist.  Monica Richardson is a host of podcast Safe Recovery. Zach is an author and educational consultant working with families in Vermont. He is also an addiction coach in Stanton Peele’s Life Process Program His book Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of “Disease” Therapy (with Stanton Peele) will be published by Upper Access Press in May 2019. He hosts the podcast FSDP Presents on behalf of Families for Sensible Drug Policy.   Zach Rhoads is a consultant for school children who encounter life problems--along

with families and teachers who are stymied by their failures to reach these children. Zach developed this empathy as a child who wasn't successful at school. Moreover, in his 20s he developed a heroin addiction, which--after several years and a near-death experience--he left behind. Zach is a coach and family systems developer with Dr. Stanton Peele's online addiction program, the Life Process Program.

Blog Talk Radio Safe Recovery podcast created by Filmmaker, activist, victims advocate,  Monica Richardson hosts this 1 hour show- this week with author Stanton Peele. Join us as we take on the Addiction Recovery Industry. Stanton Peele, Ph. D., J.D., is a licensed psychologist, attorney, practicing psychotherapist and the author of books and articles on the subject of alcoholism, addiction and addiction treatment. Wikipedia

Stanton Peele has been a cutting-edge figure in the addiction field for four decades.  Since publishing (with Archie Brodsky) Love and Addiction in 1975, Stanton has been a leader in virtually every development in the field: that 12-step, AA treatment is not the be-all and end-all and that practical life-management therapies are most effective; that people's self-empowerment, values, and purpose in life (as opposed to seeing themselves as powerless) can be the light out of the tunnel; and that people generally don't get better all at once, but make gradual improvements (called harm reduction) in their lives that lead them out of addiction.  Along the way, Stanton has written 12 books (including The Meaning of Addiction, Diseasing of America, The Truth About Addiction and Recovery, 7 Tools to Beat Addiction, and Addiction-Proof Your Child) and 250 professional articles, won numerous awards (including from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and the Drug Policy Alliance -- the leading drug policy reform organization in America), and created the Life Process Program for addiction treatment, which continues to be utilized worldwide.

Ilse Thompson, co-founder of the blog Stinkin-Thinkin: Muckraking the 12 Step Treatment Industry, is a writer and editor living in Portland, Oregon.

In this 30 minute show, Monica Richardson, filmmaker and victims advocate will discuss how to stop all coercion.

How can you fight back . Recently a nurse in Vancouver fought back and won that fight. Pilots, nurses and doctors all over the country and coming toegther to stop coercion to a 1930's religious lay person support group , with a 5 % success rate. #stopthemaddness. #notoaa, #exposeaa, Educate yourself on Civil Rights, Human Rights, HIPPA Rights, Religious Freedom, and The Disabilities Act. Did you know that if you are a person with AA language "Alcoholism" Alcohol Use Disorder,  you now are considered to have a disability. DId you know that you were disabled because your drinking is problematic or was. Whose Idea was this? How does Health Insurance benefit from this.

Join Monica Richardson for  a 30 minute podcast with Board Member from LifeRING-  Byron Kerr  has been active in LifeRing for approximately 8 years. He has served on the LifeRing Board of Directors for almost 6 years. He has served as executive director for one year and was recently appointed to another one year term. Life RING is a non 12 step self help support group for alcohol or drug issues . LifeRING  is available online and in some cities there are face to face meetings -

AA is an  ideology? How has this affected our society as a whole in America.  Scientology and EST also experienced a huge boost of members in the late 60's to mid 1970's. There are similarities  within these groups -cults. In this episode we will take a look at the similarities and the group think and how these and the "Human Potential Movement" changed America. 

We as Americans, were once fiercely independent, creative and strong willed. So what went wrong. Join Monica Richardson for a show exposing the truth about how deeply AA is embedded in our culture, society and legal system by its crazy members. The 13th Step exposes AA . Available now on Vimeo, AMAZON and Tubi.

A one hour show with host Monica RIchardson and author and Professor Joe Miller.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - April 2, local author and associate professor of English at Columbus State University, Joe Miller has released a new book, US of AA: How the Twelve Steps Hijacked the Science of Alcoholism.

Miller is the author of 2006's Cross-X: The Amazing True Story of How the Most Unlikely Team from the Most Unlikely of Places Overcame Staggering Obstacles at Home and at School to Challenge the Debate Community on Race, Power, and Education, which won the William Rockhill Nelson Award and Harry Chapin Award for nonfiction in 2007, and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Starand Publishers Weekly.

Now, the US of AA takes readers through the history of the Alcoholics Anonymous program, offering for "the first time, a complete expose" of AA and "how it became America's de facto cure" for alchol rehabilitation.

Miller, an investigative reporter and author, writes the history of the Twelve Step program from its inception, following the beginnings of the program through the early days of the program founders to the present day.

Starting in 1934, Miller details how AA became the "defacto treatment policy for alcoholism in the U.S.," beginning with its "quasi-religious" origins. Utilizing years of research, Miller's book "explores the science and politics of alcoholism by bringing to life the characters that played pivotal roles in its dark history."

Miller will have a book signing and reading event for US of AA on April 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the CSU Bookstore at RiverPark Campus.

Join us for a one hour show - about EVO - and incredible Intensive Out-Patient Clinic in Venice , CA- Founder Koorosh Rassekh offers compassion , Science and Harm Reduction for many sustance use issues.

Koorosh Rassekh, MMFT

Founder

“Our work is to remain curious about the human experience and unlocking our individual and collective possibilities.”

Having confronted addiction in his own life, Koorosh founded Evo Health and Wellness with the vision to break the stigma around mental health and create a world of healthier people, families, and communities.

As a trained therapist, Koorosh integrates a humanistic approach and mindfulness into his therapy and coaching work. At the Matrix Institute on Addictions, Koorosh specialized in working with young adults dealing with drugs, alcohol, and addiction issues. As Director of Mindfulness at Alternatives Behavioral Health, he helped develop a program to support clients to successfully adopt their desired lifestyle, whether abstinence or moderation. Koorosh holds a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy and Management from the University of Southern California (USC).

He has undergone extensive training in multiple therapeutic approaches, including: Assertive Community Reinforcement Approach (ACRA), Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Motivational Interviewing, and numerous meditation and mindfulness techniques.

Koorosh has a love for biking, surfing, meditation, and yoga. He has a five-year-old son who also keeps him learning and growing.

Monica RIchardson and Wendy McEntyre will discuss the rotten rehab Industry and take some calls from around the USA> JarrodsLaw.Org was established to create awareness of dangers those facing addiction face and to pave the way for real change in providing oversight and accountability in the addiction treatment industry and safe sober living homes. https://jarrodslaw.org/,

JarrodsLaw is currently working with members of the United States Congress through pending legislation, HR 4684, Ensuring Access  to Quality Sober Living Act of 2018, which will direct the United States Department of Health and Human Services to implement fail safes in sober living homes where there is no regulation or oversight. 

Sober living homes should be required to report deaths to the DHCS in the state where the deaths occur.JarrodsLaw was founded after my 23 year old son Jarrod died a sober-living home called “The Safe House”. I was determined to find out how and why he died. During that journey I discovered that there is no oversight or accountability of Sober Living Homes on either a federal, state, or local level. JarrodsLaw is a protector and guardian against unsafe and illegal practices in Sober-Living Homes and Treatment Centers and will fight hard to make legislative changes nationwide to prevent these unnecessary deaths.