The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)

Episode 95: The Truth About Alcohol

Welcome to Episode 95 of the Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to expose the truth about alcoholism, and raises awareness in the hope that people will quit and find a new way of living free of those particular shackles. In this week’s podcast, Lee Davy explains why there is no guest, and why he has decided to rebrand from the Needy Helper to the Truth About Alcohol, and what that means for the future. Podcast Takeaways The Truth About Alcohol Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes - http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 94: Judy Voruz Applying The Three Principles of Mind, Thought, And Consciousness to Addiction

Judy Voruz: Applying The Three Principles of Mind, Thought, And Consciousness to Addiction Welcome to Episode 93 of the Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to expose the truth about alcoholism, and raises awareness in the hope that people can make a conscious choice about their relationship with alcohol Judy Voruz is a family counsellor who has specialised in helping families and individuals struggling with addiction since 1985. She holds a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology and is an Oregon Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a nationally certified Masters Addiction Counselor. For five years, Judy served as a family counsellor at the world-renowned Hazelden/Betty Ford Foundation, where she developed curriculum for their residential family program. Using her 30 years of experience of working with substance users and their families, Judy has continually strived to bring innovation and new understandings to the challenge of addiction treatment. During our conversation, Judy and I talked about the theory behind the Three Principles of Mind, Thought, and Consciousness, and how the philosophy applies to addiction. To amplify the lessons, I talked with Judy about my relationship difficulties, in the hope it helps transfer this learning into your lives. Podcast Takeaways To find out how Judy can help your family meet the challenges of addiction, contact her at 541-274-0758 or javoruz@wisecaring.com The Truth About Alcohol Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 93:Laura Silverman shares her struggles with addiction & giving back with the Sobriety Collective

Laura Silverman belongs to a group of young American women who are making a big difference in the world of sobriety. They truly are a sobriety collective. After being hospitalised for the second time in 2007, Silverman decided enough was enough and ventured down the sober path so many of us are so frightened to step foot on. A decade later, after battling through anxiety, OCD, and frequent panic attacks, Silverman is a proud sober woman doing all she can to help others find the route back to life through her work at The Sobriety Collective. During this interview we talk about that fateful night in 2007, how she stays sober despite still suffering from anxiety, OCD, and panic attacks, and a whole lot more. Enjoy. Podcast Takeaways The Sobriety Collective Website http://www.thesobrietycollective.com/ The Sobriety Collective Twitter https://twitter.com/wearesober The Bad Story Podcast https://soundcloud.com/badstorypod The Sobriety Collective Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sobrietycollective The Sobriety Collective Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wearesober/ The Needy Helper Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes - http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 92: Lucas Rockwood on Alcohol; Stress, and Much More

Lucas Rockwood on Alcohol; Stress, and Much More Welcome to Episode # 92 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to expose the truth about alcoholism by raising awareness of the powerful belief system that underpins it and then allowing people to make a more informed choice regarding drinking. Today, my guest is Lucas Rockwood from the Yoga Talk Show. I first learned about Lucas when I bought my wife a yoga trapeze from his YOGABODY store. I found out he had a podcast, listened to a few episodes and was hooked. Lucas lives in Barcelona, but is well travelled and extremely experienced in the realm of health and wellness. He talks with such authority of a wide range of subjects and doesn't give his guests a moments rest, which I love. In this episode, we cover a broad number of topics including the importance of getting your blood work done, his views on alcoholism and why he is 18-months sober, the importance of finding a great social structure, yoga, sleep, and how to deal with stress. Podcast Takeaways YOGABODY Website - http://www.yogabody.com/ The Yoga Talk Show Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yoga-podcast-yoga-talk-show-by-yogabody-lucas-rockwood/id595985368?mt=2 The Healing Power of the Breath by Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008Y3O25E?ie=UTF8 Becoming a Supple Leopard by Dr Kelly Starrett - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1628600837?ie=UTF8 Dr Eric Goodman - https://www.foundationtraining.com/ The Needy Helper Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 91: Jon Bockman on Culture, Belief Systems, and The Power of Service

Welcome to Episode # 91 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast, where your host Lee Davy exposes the truth about alcohol so you can make a more informed choice about your drinking. If there are secrets to a sober life, then one of them is learning to serve others less fortunate than you, and my next guest has made it his life's work. Jon Bockman is the Executive Director of the non-profit Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE). Jon has held diverse leadership positions in nonprofit animal advocacy over the past decade. Jon’s career prior to ACE included serving as a director at a shelter and wildlife rehabilitation center, a humane investigator, and a founder of a 501(c)(3) farmed animal advocacy group. Accomplishments during these positions include releasing over 2,000 rehabilitated animals back into the wild, conducting investigations into dozens of cases of neglected animal care, leading hundreds of outreach events, and implementing international online campaigns to expose factory farm practices to over 25 million Mandarin, Hindi, and Russian-speaking Facebook users. During our conversation, Jon and I talk about his struggles with alcohol, the power behind service, and the invisible, dominant, and violent ideologies that allow us to eat meat and drink alcohol because it is seen to be both normal and pleasurable. Podcast Takeaways Animal Charity Evaluators Website - https://animalcharityevaluators.org/about/contributors/meet-our-team/ Animal Charity Evaluators Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnimalCharityEv?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Animal Charity Evaluators Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AnimalCharityEvaluators/ Jon Bockman Personal Twitter - https://twitter.com/jpbockman Raising For Effective Giving - https://reg-charity.org/ Carnism - https://www.carnism.org/ The Needy Helper Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 90: Jamie Smart on Clarity, Connection and Contaminated Thinking

Welcome to Episode # 90 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. I first heard about the work of Jamie Smart after I was fortunate enough to receive his book Results: Think Less. Achieve More as a Secret Santa gift, which is pretty impressive when you consider some of the crap you expect to receive under such circumstances. I loved it, bought his other gem Clarity: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results, joined his private Facebook group and was also fortunate enough to take the stage with him for a spot of personal coaching. Jamie is a number 1 bestselling author, speaker and executive coach. He shows individuals and organisations the unexpected keys to clarity; the ultimate leverage point for creating more time, better decisions and meaningful results. His books CLARITY: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results and The Little Book of Clarity have been read by over 50,000 people. His latest book, RESULTS: Think Less, Achieve More was released in 2016 and immediately became a Sunday Times Business Bestseller. Podcast Takeaways Jamie Smart Website - http://www.jamiesmart.com/clarity-and-addiction/ Clarity - http://amzn.to/2pUPEWn Results - http://amzn.to/2pUSURH Jamie Smart Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamiesmartcom?lang=en The Needy Helper Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 89: Gary John Bishop Helping Us to Calm The F*ck Down

Welcome to Episode # 89 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. I first heard about my next guest when my wife, Liza, bought me a book for Christmas called Unf*ck Your Life. I love books, but I think I have suffered a literary overdose because I can't remember the last time I read a decent one until I picked up this little gem from Gary John Bishop. As a working class Northerner, I loved his direct language. There was no frills, no hidden meanings, he just spoke from the heart, and I understood every single word. Gary is not only an author of a great book. He is a world class coach, facilitator, and has a very sexy Scottish accent, which is quite handy when listening to a podcast. This guy can change your life, and so I would pay serious attention to him. During our conversation, Gary talks about his love for ontology, why we are all perfect and whole but don’t even realise it, why we live life through our personae, why it’s important to be relentless, and he kindly points out that I have a few Mummy and Daddy issues. Podcast Takeaways Gary John Bishop Website - http://garyjohnbishop.com/ Gary John Bishop Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OneInSevenBillion/ Gary John Bishop Twitter - https://twitter.com/garyjohnbishop?lang=en Gary John Bishop Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/garyjohnbishop/ Unfu*ck Yourself - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1539393828 John Locke - http://www.biography.com/people/john-locke-9384544 Martin Heidegger - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br1sGrA7XTU John Paul Sartre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bQsZxDQgzU The Needy Helper Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 88: Zahrah Sita on the Spiritual Consequences of Alcoholism

Welcome to Episode # 88 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. I am still running the Steven Pressfield book giveaway. If you leave a review on iTunes, send a screenshot to needyhelper@gmail.com, including your postal address, and request for publication type (War of Art, Turning Pro or The Authentic Swing) I will ask the members of the community forum to select the best one and promptly dispatch the book. And talking about the Community Forum if you are listening to the Alcohol & Addiction Podcast and haven’t checked out the forum then why not? It's a safe place where like minded people share experiences while at the same time offering help and support. You shouldn't have to go through these changes alone. Let the community forum be your friend, and the link to the site is found at the end of this post. Finally, if you aren't interested in joining the Community Forum, taking my course, or receiving one-to-one coaching, but still want to make a donation to the show, then please follow the link beneath the show notes, and you can do that. This week I want to give shout outs to Art, Michelle, Kieran, Mark, Angus, and Eileen who have all either signed up to one of the available membership options or simply donated to the site and are now receiving great value on an extraordinary journey. Onto today’s guest, Zahrah Sita, Zahrah Sita is a holistic healer, spiritual intuitive, transformational life coach, empowerment catalyst, professional writer, and health educator. Zahrah lives in Costa Rica with her two children and many beloved animal companions. During our conversation, we talked about the spiritual consequences of alcoholism, vibrational messages, the importance of finding the right tribe, the sacred art of pretending, and much more. Podcast Takeaways To contact Zahrah for transformational healing or coaching programs, to book her for media events or retreats, or to learn more -contact ZahrahSita@Gmail.com Zahrah Sita on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zahrah.sita Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: http://amzn.to/2qb4q8J The Needy Helper Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 87: Dr Gail Brenner Reminding us That The Happiness we Seek is Already Here

Welcome to Episode # 87 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. Before we get on with the show, I want to remind you that I have a box full of Steven Pressfield books to give away. If you leave a review on iTunes, send a screenshot to needyhelper@gmail.com, including your postal address, and request for publication type (War of Art, Turning Pro or The Authentic Swing) I will ask the members of the community forum to select the best one and promptly dispatch the book. The iTunes review of the week and the recipient of a copy of The War of Art came from Kieran Hickey all the way from Canada. "Just wanted to thank you for your program. I'm newly dealing with this, and your program is helping for sure. Your down to earth approach is awesome." And talking about the Community Forum if you are listening to the Alcohol & Addiction Podcast and haven’t checked out the forum then why not? It's a safe place where like minded people share experiences while at the same time offering help and support. You shouldn't have to go through these changes alone. Let the community forum be your friend, and the link to the site is found at the end of this post. Finally, if you aren't interested in joining the Community Forum, taking my course, or receiving one-to-one coaching, but still want to make a donation to the show, then please follow the link beneath the show notes, and you can do that. Onto today’s guest, Dr Gail Brenner. Gail is a licensed Ph.D. psychologist with over 20 years of experience offering psychotherapy. Her work as a therapist invites people to return to their essential wholeness, to shed false identities and realise the truth of who they are, and she is the author of At The Core of Every Heart: Reflections, Insights, and Practices for Waking Up and Living Free and The End of Self Help Discovering Peace and Happiness Right at the Heart of Your Messy, Scary, Brilliant Life. I loved talking to Gail and left the conversation thoroughly uplifted and more aware of my personal power and happiness. We talked about what she means by the end of self-help, why there is nothing inside of us to be fixed, how to own our suffering, process fear-based thoughts, and a whole lot more. Podcast Takeaways Dr Gail Brenner Website - http://gailbrenner.com/ At The Core of Every Heart: Reflections, Insights, and Practices for Waking Up and Living Free - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01G2KGO0G The End of Self Help Discovering Peace and Happiness Right at the Heart of Your Messy, Scary, Brilliant Life - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00U6QHLL4 The Needy Helper Forum - https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/ How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/

Ep 86: Jared Tendler on How The Adult Learning Model Can Apply to Alcohol Addiction

Welcome to Episode # 86 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. Before we get on with the show, I want to remind you that I have a box full of Steven Pressfield books to give away. If you leave a review on iTunes, send a screenshot to needyhelper@gmail.com, including your postal address, and request for publication type (War of Art, Turning Pro or The Authentic Swing) I will ask the members of the community forum to select the best one and promptly dispatch the book. And talking about the Community Forum if you are listening to the Alcohol & Addiction Podcast and haven’t checked out the forum then why not? It's a safe place where like minded people share experiences while at the same time offering help and support. You shouldn't have to go through these changes alone. Let the community forum be your friend, and the link to the site is found at the end of this post. Onto today’s guest, Jared Tendler. Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, is an internationally acclaimed mental game coach. His clients include some of the top poker players in the world, the #1 ranked pool player in the world, professional golfers and financial traders. He is the author of two highly acclaimed books, The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. With over nine years of experience coaching people from around the world and in multiple arenas, his straightforward and logic approach has been proven to help people solve their mental game problems and perform at their highest levels. Jared earned a master's degree in Counseling Psychology and attained a license as a mental health counsellor prior to becoming a mental game coach in 2005. He is also a great friend. During our conversation, we talk about the four stages of the Adult Learning Model and how they can be used to track your progress when it comes to changing your worldview on the perceived value that alcohol creates in your life. Podcast Takeaways Hire Jared Tendler - http://jaredtendler.com/about/ The Mental Game of Poker - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0615436137 The Mental Game of Poker 2 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0983959757 The Adult Learning Model - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence The Needy Helper Forum (https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/pages/forum) How to rate and review the AA Podcast on iTunes http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/