Ed Garcia discusses the subtle but forceful ways in which fear and anger connect and affect us, explains how we can best handle those emotions, and uses listener questions to provide examples.

Dr. Meyers speaks to those whose loved ones misuse alcohol or other substances and how to effectively help them seek treatment and enhance their own quality and satisfaction in life. Dr. Meyers is the co-author of Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading and Threatening and a creator of the CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) approach to family treatment. Note: References to “GYLOS” refer to the book Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening by Robert J. Meyers, Ph. D. and Brenda L. Wolfe, Ph.D.

In this special presentation, Ed Garcia describes how we can focus on our thoughts or "self-talk," then analyze thoughts and self-talk, determining whether our thinking serves our interests or proves self-defeating. We have the power to change self-defeating thoughts and self-talk, and Ed Garcia tells us how to do it.