1000 Days Sober Podcast

Episode #119: Matthew May on Loneliness

Dr Matthew May is an Adjunct Clinical Faculty Member in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He served as an instructor for Stanford's Core Psychotherapy Sequence from 2006 - 2009. He supervises residents, local practitioners and graduate students, both individually and in weekly seminars at Stanford. From 2005 - 2009, he was the primary instructor for the Stanford-Pacific Graduate School of Psychology Consortium/Palo Alto University course: "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy". He has lectured, as a course instructor, at the American Psychiatric Association conference on the Medical Uses of Hypnosis. In this episode, we talk about nothing but loneliness. Podcast Links Matthew May's website - https://matthewmaymd.com/ The Feeling Good Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/feeling-good-podcast-team-cbt-the-new-mood-therapy/id1171155453?mt=2

Episode #118: Marisa Molina on Mind, Body & Spirit

Marisa Molina helps people to transform their relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves so they can eat, love and live freely. She teaches people how to use mindfulness and awareness to move past mental blocks that keep them from reaching their goals and to face challenges with ease. She works with clients and teaches coaches how to help clients overcome binge and emotional eating. Marisa is the founder of Hello Beautiful Health, a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, life coach, a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and has a Master’s Degree in Public Health, concentrated in Epidemiology. Prior to starting Hello Beautiful Health, she spent 10 years in public health research and 5 managing an Obesity Prevention Research Study for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this podcast, we talk about changing jobs, shame, divorce, judgments, cravings, #MeToo, communications skills, and a whole lot more. If you would like a 60-minute free consultation with Marina then please contact her at email: info@hellobeautiful.com. Links Marisa Molina https://www.hellobeautifulhealth.com/marisamolina/ Abraham Hicks http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/index.php Joe Dispenza Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848508565?ie=UTF8 Emily Ann Peterson https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0999729411?ie=UTF8

Episode #117: Dr Stephen Lewis on the Importance of Personalised Health Treatments

I first heard about Dr. Stephen Lewis and his work through Lucas Rockwood’s Yoga Talk Show podcast. Lucas had submitted a blood test to Stephen, and he went through the results leading to lifestyle changes. People talk about the need to go on this or that diet, but this isn’t the way we begin our journey. We are all very different, and it’s important that we all identify how our body is functioning, and take the appropriate measures. I learned this the hard way after developing hypothyroid in the past 18-months. I took the blood test with Stephen, and in this podcast, you will hear us talk about my results. Dr. Stephen  Lewis, D.C. and Janet have a long history of helping people achieve their optimal health, by utilising extensive, but low cost lab work. Dr. Stephen  Lewis, D.C. stays current on the latest research pertaining to nutritional supplements and optimal health. Janet Lewis is a Certified Natural Health Consultant with a unique perspective on alternative and complimentary nutrition from studying with numerous national leading alternative health experts. Their company, Green Wisdom Health, provides Science-Based knowledge, where you get information based on years of experience. Dr. Lewis and Janet treat patients with natural compounds and verify the results with pre and post lab tests. This service is provided across the United States, making it convenient and affordable. Based on lab results findings, Dr. Lewis and Janet then provide you with the most highly researched bio-available nutritional supplements that are only available thru a health care professional. Resources Green Wisdom Health Website- https://www.greenwisdomhealth.com/ Green Wisdom Health Podcast- http://podcast.greenwisdomhealth.com/

Episode #116: Melanie Joy Communicating Beyond Beliefs

Dr Melanie Joy is a Harvard-educated psychologist, celebrated speaker, and author of the award-winning book Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows, which has been published in 12 languages. Dr Joy is the eighth recipient of the Institute of Jainology's Ahimsa Award, which was previously awarded to Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Her work has been featured by numerous national and international media outlets, including the BBC, ABC Australia, NPR, and the New York Times. Dr Joy has given her acclaimed carnism presentation on six continents, and the video of her recent TEDx talk on carnism is in the top 1% of the most-viewed TEDx talks of all time. She is also the founder and president of the charitable organization Beyond Carnism and author of the books Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters and Strategic Action for Animals. 1. Veganism At that time, I had decided to become a vegan for health reasons. Reading this book, coupled with watching Earthlings, made me realise that the decision to not eat animal products had much broader implications with regards to animal suffering and the environment. 2. Carnism I loved Melanie’s views on Carnism and quickly saw the parallels to Alcoholism. Almost everything you learn on TTAA and Strive about Alcoholism being an invisible, violent, and dominant belief system comes from Melanie’s work. In this episode, Melanie and talk about the difficulties surrounding drinker v non-drinker communication, how to become allies, the damage of chronic conflicts, the importance of resilience, energy transference, and much more. Her new book Beyond Beliefs is brilliant. It’s one of the best communication books I have read, and the best in the business when it comes to navigating through this thorny issue of drinker v non-drinker communications (although Melanie focuses on vegan v non-vegan dynamics). Links Beyond Beliefs - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1944903305?ie=UTF8 Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows- https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1573245054?ie=UTF8 Beyond Carnism- https://www.carnism.org/ Melanie Joy TEDx Talk- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0VrZPBskpg

Episode #115: Kevin Kruse on Filling The White Space

In pursuit of the American Dream, Kevin Kruse started his first company when he was just 22 years old. He worked around the clock, literally living out of his one-room office and showering each day at the YMCA, before giving up a year later deeply in debt. But after discovering the power of Wholehearted Leadership and Extreme Productivity, Kevin went on to build and sell several, multi-million dollar technology companies, winning both Inc 500 and Best Place to Work awards along the way. Kevin is also the author of several books including the NY Times bestseller, We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement, Employee Engagement 2.0, and 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management. He is a Forbes Leadership columnist and was named to the Top 100 Business Thought Leaders list by Trust Across America. In this podcast, we talk about meaning & purpose, values, scheduling, and a whole manner of productivity related issues essential for filling the white space. Podcast Takeaways Kevin Kruse Website - https://www.kevinkruse.com/ Kevin Kruse Twitter - https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0985056436?ie=UTF8

Episode #114: Heidi Mayo on Liquid Language

Heidi Mayo is an artist, author, illustrator, teacher, and activist who lives in Plymouth, MA, USA. Her middle-grade novel, Nelson Telson – The Story of a True Blue Blood (http://heidimayo.com/old-heidimayo.com/index1.html) is enjoyed by readers of all ages. She's currently teamed up with scientists and educators developing a STEAM curriculum with a universe of teachable themes based on her book. Heidi is also the founder of Liquid Language (http://heidimayo.com/spiritblog/) her personal blog detailing her journey to become someone who doesn’t drink ethanol. And that’s what we cover in this podcast episode.

Ep 113: Andy Ramage From One Year No Beer

Andy started out as a professional footballer in the UK and later moved to Ireland, playing for Sligo Rovers, Finn Harps and Derry City to name a few. Since retiring due to injury at the age of 24, Andy moved back to the UK and co-founded Aalpha Energy oil brokerage. Andy’s passions are wellbeing and peak performance. He is a master practitioner of NLP, a mindfulness based awareness coach and is currently studying for a master’s degree in positive psychology. More recently he helped create OneYearNoBeer a 30/90 and 365 day challenge to put booze in its place oneyearnobeer.com. Podcast Takeaways One Year no Beer Website- https://www.oneyearnobeer.com/

Episode #112: Aeden Smith-Ahearn on the Benefits of Ibogaine

After struggling with substance abuse since his teenage years and trying many different traditional methods, Aeden Smith-Ahearn, needed something different. Why not give Ibogaine a shot? All other methods hadn’t done the trick. It saved his life preventing him from being a slave to heroin. Now, years later, he has helped thousands of addicts recover from heroin, opiates, alcohol, meth, through ibogaine treatments and this is the topic of our conversation. Podcast Takeaways Experience Ibogaine Website- http://ExperienceIbogaine.com Experience Ibogaine Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/experienceibogaine/

Episode #111: Scott Perry on Stoicism and Alcoholism

Scott Perry inspires people like you to achieve their potential as Artists. Adopting this posture requires developing your craft and delivering your work. With the lessons from Stoic philosophy, Scott helps you master the mindset of a thriving Artist. Cultivating your craft and sharing your work with purpose and integrity is challenging, but rewarding. Scott's done it for over 30 years as a professional musician and teacher and experienced a sense of flourishing every step of the way. He's here to help you do the same! In this podcast, we talk about death, creativity, artistry, rationality, logic, emotions, delusional beliefs, values, relationships, isolation, loneliness, worldview, Viktor Frankl gets a mention; so does Ryan Holiday, Seth Godin, and plenty of Stoic philosophers. Podcast Takeaways The Stoic Creative Personal Blog-https://thestoiccreative.mykajabi.com/blog The Stoic Creative Handbook by Scott Perry-https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07464C6CP?ie=UTF8 Scott Perry YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/user/ohpapamusic Stoic Creative Facebook Group-https://www.facebook.com/thestoiccreative/ You Were Born to Die-https://medium.com/pocketstoic/you-were-born-to-die-5a300694070b Ryan Holiday-https://ryanholiday.net/ How to be a Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci -https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184604507X?ie=UTF8 Seth Godin-http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/ Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl -https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1844132390?ie=UTF8 Stoic Recovery Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/stoicrecovery/ Stoic Quotes Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle. Some things are within our control and some things are not. - Epictetus Associate with those who will make a better man of you.- Seneca Love the humble art you have learned and take rest in it. - Marcus Aurelius Learning that does not lead to action is useless. - Epictetus What ought to be done must be learned by one who does it. - Seneca It's impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. - Epictetus Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together. Do so with all your heart. - Marcus Aurelius Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness. - Marcus Aurelius The whole future lies in uncertainty. Live immediately.ies in uncertainty. Live immediately. - Seneca

Episode #110: Rubin Naiman on Who's Been Stealing Our Dreams?

Rubin Naiman, PhD, is the sleep and dream specialist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. He provides therapy, training and consultation internationally, is the author of groundbreaking works on sleep and dreams, and blogs for the HuffPost. In our discussion, we talk about why people suffering from addiction are losing the ability to dream and how that affects us, why we suffer from wake-centrism and what it means to us, and plenty of tips on how to get a good night’s rest. Podcast Takeaways Rubin Naiman Website - https://drnaiman.com/ Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver - http://chindeep.com/2011/03/05/more-mary-oliver/