Where I'm At Now

Habibi!Its the finaleof phase 3The Problem with ZionismI imagine this will be upsetting for someand I ask that you open your mindto the possibilitythat it is wewho have been led to misswhat is happeningin the name of our “security”LINKS:“Are we the baddies?”https://youtu.be/ooMCvGlbbc4?si=6beJegnkoV4hWwOLJohnny Harris on Netanyahuhttps://youtu.be/2PeYDphtHYo?si=wDR-IbzyOjkp1CcaThis Land is Mine (cartoon)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tIdCsMufIYITs not a complex issuehttps://youtu.be/RxC5HhKQ5ks?si=6L13ioUTkRh46E7vformer Israeli on educational brainwashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRbAKrLfXZwSilencing people critical of israelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BaPKYYB_ToIsraelismhttps://youtu.be/qQHUro6u6Kc?si=2XzKOvtb5h8gcJzlMatt bernstein and queers for palestine (on pink washing)https://youtu.be/Xsgdk-DDSXc?si=2B-XatYkEGG1nuCYhttps://youtu.be/0S_z0i6SR2E?si=0kBgDF_7V1vkirFBCollege Campuseshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTV6wLvjyM&t=2510sHabibi House with Matt Leibhttps://youtu.be/2UtkNwgDCbE?si=bUZJW23YKLa3uf6BSammy Obeid (Palestenian comedian)https://youtu.be/KjYik1WBwCI?si=PLL8BzixNYRBzbfRGazan lifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0RAGSHsBUs&t=12sColonazation of Foodhttps://youtu.be/HuvKTzhlVpo?si=vQ8qJUIFGA0w6fx1Trees as ethnic cleansinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ENnjXNCQAg“They rejected every peace offer”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhasaJbQCfAHolocaust survivor on Gazahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxLtxX7kPcUGabor Matéhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CTpVNKw7UMThe Settlershttps://youtu.be/lrdldVhfbaU?si=RbXywTGF9MehEOaN“Clean them out”https://youtu.be/43oZ0yUDG8E?si=d6yrTBb68VOM4jkCThe NAKBAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGVgjS98OsUHow the US stole hawaiihttps://youtu.be/XK2MBnw6RlY?si=qkvdaT3bIkU18XjqHow the US stole Iraqhttps://youtu.be/C8YlGkoYXXM?si=BlMcLR0VRwo3zDMvJohhny Harris on the invention of Nationalismhttps://youtu.be/AXz0kbMKPu0?si=iTUfdun5CGr-qOnBIsrael Aid from UShttps://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-us-military-spending-8e6e5033f7a1334bf6e35f86e7040e14Egypt not letting Palestenians inhttps://youtube.com/shorts/Zx1ra54FXgw?si=_5hFon16dsXD7rSnThe speech (palestine)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vqd4N61N4o&t=10sInequality maphttps://www.opportunityatlas.org/Monopoly studyhttps://www.worldfinance.com/comment/the-psychology-of-wealthSongs of the Week:Imagine- John LennonMashe Ba Ba- Hadag NahashZocher Ani- Ishay RiboAyecha- Shuli RandWith God on Our Side- Bob Dylan

The Problem with Judaism

I spent the first 29 years of my life in it

in many different forms

including 3 years being devoutly orthodox

and then I left it all last May 2024…

I think the religion as a whole is deeply problematic

and in this video i will explain why

Thank you for watching

Helpful links below!

Songs of the Week:

One Day- Matisyahu

Candelight- Maccabeats

The Athiest Convention- Abie Rotenberg

Xtreme Loifer- Dr. Dreizich

History of the bible from an academic point of view:

https://youtu.be/KqSkXmFun14?si=LOOiXFE0YCaeuLCR

History of Judiasm and different jewish denominations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBgluFGz7Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQQNMOJyjJU

The history of GOD (yaweh)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fz5x8TFdag&t=441s

Who wrote the bible?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi1vuwGnKxI

The problems of Tribalism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvzwcTpEY0w&t=1699s

Johnny Harris: “Why I left the mormon church”

https://youtu.be/aTMsfOcHiJg?si=O2SWpEfyrSkNh426

Reasons to leave christianity

https://youtu.be/ePDD45dWOHk?si=v8596-s7o21SI78a

Rabbi boycotting Meggilah reading:

https://forward.com/opinion/704209/purim-megillah-antisemitism-sexism/

My Jewish Chart:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mR52VlGDy0BSlE-HTuSwBJgERhzFVyGs/edit?gid=1199530554#gid=1199530554

Songs of the episode:

“The Anthem” - Good Charlotte

Every time I look- Blink 182

LAID- James

IN TOO DEEP- Sum 41

The Middle- Jimmy Eat World

“Whats my age again?”- Blink 182

Hey brother- Avicii

Details in the Fabric- Jason Mraz

Story of a Man- Tiago Iorc

Pash Rash- Jeff Rosenstock

Gets You Wondering- LA Salami

Follow the Sun- Xavier Rudd

……

The American Pie movies

some nostalgia perhaps

but for me?

it was more than that

it was a promise

this is what i had coming to me

or so i thought…

Join me on my four year retrospective 

of my complex undergraduate experience

A story of 

“chasing”

“Failing”

“learning”

and so much more

“Ya… we studied…”

…….

links:

American Pie retrospective:

https://youtu.be/sJcHbWLEboI?si=inR5zoWE9m4l2zMW

This Aged Great! (podcast)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st5DQ-jnb1Q

Transformers and the Male Gaze:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRXI__Wixas&list=PLJGOq3JclTH8J73o2Z4VMaSYZDNG3xeZ7

No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard Schwartz

https://www.amazon.com/No-Bad-Parts-Restoring-Wholeness/dp/1683646681

The Legend of MoFo (book one highschool):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8HR4CH4

“Wherever You Decide to Land Don’t Ever Change….”

……

a few words on last weeks episode….

and some words about life and stuff

and some spongebob songs

because spongebob was well deeper than you thought….

Songs of the episode- 

my life-billy joel

ITs my life- bon jovi

Welcome to the black parade- My Chemical Romance

Now that we’re Men- The Spongebob movie (2004)

Goofy Goober Rock-The Spongebob movie (2004)

………

Dr. Gay Hendrik’s books:

10 Second Miricale

https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Second-Miracle-Gay-Hendricks/dp/1456317776

The Big Leap

https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361

…….

Happy pride everybody

Even if this is coming out July 1st, never too late to be proud

There’s still time…

There’s always time…..

…..

Today we will be diving into the question some of you may be asking…..

“Is he born this way or just crazy?”

Songs of the week:

Born this Way- Lady Gaga

The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song- The Flaming Lips

Same Love- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Links for “Born this Way”

Born this way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjX-KBPmgg4

Matt Bernstein: Gay Re-closeting conversation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5BKwRdEfh8

Coming out with a time machine=

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWA1-_men5w

I Saw the TV Glow 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymDzCgPwj0&pp=0gcJCf0Ao7VqN5tD

Gender and “born this way”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN0Ccb64xjM

Non-binary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fbb7WaAQFQ

Transgender woman fired from Magen David and banned from Modern-Orthodox Synagauge:

New York yeshiva asks transgender teacher to leave

https://www.jta.org/2023/01/10/religion/an-orthodox-woman-says-she-is-no-longer-welcome-to-pray-at-a-new-york-synagogue-because-she-is-trans

Happy start of summer

Officially opening up the shop

Dr. Morris Franco “Life Coach”

Check out the website and video for more!

Coaching site:

https://sites.google.com/view/dr-morris-franco/home

Addiction is Treatable! Nobody Has to Die:

Free PDF Download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WnVxJsHXRsFaWO45n31U17brsxXdzrh3/view?usp=drive_link

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FF41ZC5S

Book: (Thank you for your support): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FF4W29QW

Donate:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/morrisdfranco

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/morrisdfranco/

Songs of the week:

Head to Heart Journey- Cageless Birds

Here Begin- Andrea Marie

Sentimental Teardrops- Slow Leaves

The Place Where He Inserted the Blade- Black Sun, New Road

The Finale of Phase 2

How I Broke Free From a “never-ending” cycle of emotional abuse

(and how I continue to everday)

thanks for watching

links:

Jenette McCurdy

https://youtu.be/cIYSPwAwQVI?si=FufxuaTpn2uWBbtO

Cole Sprouce:

https://pie.yt/?v=https://youtu.be/3XP9J3UyTUo?si=4D9s1Zja_bJPKgUJ&pieshare=1

Off grid living:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zYVMHzJRzc&t=15s

Jimmy On Relationships:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/stfuFS2Ms_k

Dr. Ramani

https://youtu.be/_tkoUUy6qvo?si=x7yYS5FiF0OWwjPu

Welcome to the final portion of Phase 2This episode will be split into two parts, one releasing today, and part 2 on FridayThis portion will discuss how I began to notice the subtle and not so subtle emotional abuse I was experiencing from my birth motherShe was not the only one, and did not act in a vacuum,Enmeshment is complex and complex to experiencefor all partiesI hope you find this helpfulI know it has already helped meIn that I’m finally speaking about itIf you found this helpful like subscribe, follow me on instagram or donate to support my work! Everything is appreciated and brings me one step closer to freedom :)Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/morrisdfranco/Donatehttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/morrisdfrancoBook links:I'm Glad my Mom Died:https://a.co/d/44fnebMBreaking from your Parents:https://a.co/d/21KrPeeNo Bad Parts:https://a.co/d/hDHL9KEVideo Links:Narcissistic Abuse Signshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt56nGmGG-0Stockholm Syndrome in families:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJx0_YAxF8Grey Rocking:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZaX6sLyVsI&t=50sMy mother liked me better when I was sick:https://youtu.be/AVkHzzgXEwg?si=Lru9QQfhGoY7N96QDo I have a responsibility to heal my parents?https://youtu.be/aGwPyIqV4MI?si=re7tz_3mdTVFlE79Research links:High expressed emotion and mental health outcomes:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4618702/Songs of the Week:Mother- Pink FloydBreakaway- Kelly ClarksonMt. Joy- Mt. JoySomeday Soon- Wilder WoodsBeards- DodosInto the Glare- AdrielBack for you- Andrew Blooms

Addiction Is Treatable! 

No One Has to Die!!!

Hello my name is Dr. Morris Franco

This week we will be discussing addiction 

This talk can be for anyone

clinicians, treatment consumers, friends, family and anyone who is curious

I will offer a model for effective ways to help people using and abusing substances that would like to stop their use, moderate it or just create more safety, curiosity and awareness around their use.

This will defer from AA and other abstinence only approaches, but can work in tandem with them

this is based in self-medication theory and harm reduction principles

and Dr. Andrew Tatarsky’s Integrated Harm Reduction Psychotherapy model

Pardon the microphone troubles working on my AV skills

PSA:

I use the word “user” at times to describe people who use drugs in this podcast

This can be a highly stigmatized term

The words we use are very important particularly in such a stigmatized field

I will try my best in the future to be more conscious of this

Phrases that could be better include “people or person who uses drugs” 

or words like person, human, treatment consumers, or clients

Help lines:

Free and confidential “trip sitters” so people don’t have to use alone:

1-800-484-3731

https://www.neverusealone.com/

SAMHSA national hotline:

1-800-662-4357

NALOXONE FOR SALE ON AMAZON!

https://a.co/d/fdZrcJy

Video Links:

Harm reduction with John Oliver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMpCGD7b_H4

Dr. Andrew Tatarsky on Harm Reduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsW7lBXwM9g

Harm reduction as an act of compassion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgxnYEA8F0

Forget what you learned in DARE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fng5fK0wRl4

One of the many TED talks available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzkBGgxXGE

Another great Harm reduction TED talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU_MWjIUFmE

Urge surfing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASG1c1EqXyc

Identified patient:

https://youtu.be/bw-TqxkKDI4?si=ld_hlZTp61ytMI-1

Research links:

Moderation as a goal:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7841874/

Overdose death stats from CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2025/20250514.htm

Supervised Injection Facilities as Harm Reduction: A Systematic Review

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34218964/#:~:text=studies%20per%20outcome%20category,n%3D7

Effectiveness of Nalaxone (narcan) distrobution:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40133970/#:~:text=Conclusions%3A%20%20Community,naloxone%20distribution%20in%20community%20settings

Effectiveness of needle and syringe exchange programs

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28399843/#:~:text=considered%20to%20have%20low%20risk,of%20coverage%2C%20were%20more%20beneficial

Effects of Medication Assisted Treatment:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29934549/#:~:text=MAT%2C%20untreated%20participants%20had%20higher,mortality%20rate%20than%20that%20with

Exploring Cannabis use as a substitute for perscription drugs:

https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-021-00520-5#:~:text=types%20of%20drugs%20replaced%20with,drug%20use%20were%20much%20worse

Nalaxone access threatened by policy:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overdose-deaths-narcan-naloxone-harm-reduction-samhsa-trump-cuts/

Other links:

Self-medication hypothesis by Dr. Edward Khantzian

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9385000/

Harm Reduction Psychotherapy textbook by Dr. Andrew Tatarsky:

https://a.co/d/8IebSLa

Identified patient model:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-the-whole-beautiful/202202/how-does-someone-become-a-familys-identified-patient

Songs of the Week:A-Team- Ed SheeranSoundtrack 2 My Life- Kid CudiPain Killers- Rainbow Kitten SurpriseAstrovan- Mt. JoyCommunitty Centre- PassengerPhotosynthesis of healing- Emory hallFollow the Sun- Xavier RuddSpirit Bid- Xavier Rudd

Welcome back to Where I'm at NowWe're going to try to teach MoFo.... your typical 18 year old male with American Pie college dreams....About consent....Links and resources:RAINN (resource for people who have experienced sexual assault)https://rainn.org/Tea videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGoWLWS4-kUAutocorrecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk6aauThmW8Consent Ted talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJiKeWtTWA4Consent (helpful for parents of young children)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEdVT_DfQS0What is consent?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBvD3sACS4oGrey areahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7OLHSxbbnwDr. Betty Martinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x2jAm3HxHMTufts website:https://oeo.tufts.edu/resources/consent-101/Helpful PDF:https://pathfindersforautism.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Consent-101.pdfSongs of the week:All the things that I’ve Done- The KillersOasis by Wonder Wall- Sledding with Tigersmy childhood feels like a past life- breathingtechniques