The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)

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/

Ep 85: Justice Schanfarber on Contradictions, Manipulations & The Tyranny of Orgasm

Welcome to Episode # 85 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. In the past few weeks, three people have arrived at the Community Forum looking to share their troubles with like-minded people. It's not a stampede, but it's a start. If you need to confide in someone about your problems with alcohol, then follow the link beneath this episode on the Needy Helper website and come and join a fantastic group of people. I also have a free giveaway for you. Well, sort of. Are you a fan of the author Steven Pressfield? If not, you should be. Well, I have a bunch of copies of The War of Art, Turning Pro and The Authentic Swing to give away. If you want a copy then leave a review and rating on iTunes, take a screenshot, send it to me at needyhelper@gmail.com with your name, address, and the name of the book you would like, and the community will select the best one who will receive the free book. Onto today’s guest, Justice Schanfarber. Justice is a couples counsellor and author specialising in sex and relationships. His articles, featured in The Huffington Post and Good Men Project, have been read by over 10 million people worldwide and translated into five languages. Justice's relationship book, The Re-Connection Handbook for Couples - Insights and practices for cultivating love, sex, and intimacy (even in difficult times), is available on his website, where you can also download a free sample chapter. Justice works with couples everywhere by telephone or Skype. Visit his website at http://www.JusticeSchanfarber.com During our conversation, we talk about the importance of accepting our partner's contradictions, the manipulative practice of gaslighting, conflict management, the importance of self-expression, and the tyranny of orgasm. Relationships and the way we exist within them is a critical cog in the alcohol machine, and I found this to be one of the most interesting and enlightening conversations in the history of the podcast. Podcast Takeaways Justice Schanfarber’s book The Re-Connection Handbook for Couples - Insights and practices for cultivating love, sex, and intimacy (even in difficult times) is fantastic, and EVERYONE should buy it. Justice also has an eight-week intensive relationship course, and if you are struggling to find a connection with your partner, then I strongly suggest you check it out. Both the course and the book can be found at http://www.JusticeSchanfarber.com 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/

Ep 84: James Quigley With Advice on How to Quell Anxiety

Welcome to Episode # 84 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 begin, I want to urge you to head over to the Needy Helper Forum and join a movement of like-minded people all doing their best to escape from the clutches of alcohol. You will find empathy, support, help and guidance in the form of interaction with community members and training videos. It would also be a big help to me if you could rate this show on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Stitcher, and tell a friend about it, today. Today's guest is James Quigley, the UK's leading anxiety coach and author of Little Book for Anxiety. He helps people overcome all types of anxiety, to become relaxed and start living life again. His Facebook blog gets over a million views each month, covering tips and techniques to overcome stress, general anxiety, OCD, insomnia, panic attacks and the secrets to reframing the mind to win the long game. During our conversation, we talk about the anxiety that stems from my financial worries with James giving me some advice on how to manage that. We also cover procrastination, anxiety leading to alcohol use, and much more. Podcast Takeaways Little Book for Anxiety - http://amzn.to/2mJtTbZ Eckhart Tolle: The Power of Now - http://amzn.to/2btQoMe Alan Watts - http://www.alanwatts.org/ Emotional Awareness by The Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman - http://amzn.to/2mJA4wJ The Michael Neill Dragon Story - https://www.michaelneill.org/video1038/ James Quigley Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jamesquigleyofficial 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/

Ep 83: Greg Suchy Shares His Fresh Approach Towards Healing From Addiction

Greg Suchy Shares His Fresh Approach Towards Healing From Addiction Welcome to Episode # 83 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 begin, I want to urge you to head over to the Needy Helper Forum and join a movement of like-minded people all doing their best to escape from the clutches of alcohol. You will find empathy, support, help and guidance in the form of interaction with community members and training videos. It would also be a big help to me if you could rate this show on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Stitcher, and tell a friend about it, today. Today’s guest is Greg Suchy, a recovery coach who uses a simple, yet effective approach to help people find real freedom from addiction and a love for life that can only come from a deep understanding of our own innate well-being. His personal experience with addiction and his unique journey through recovery into freedom offers hope to those struggling to free themselves from addiction and habits. In 2012 he had a profound spiritual experience that completely changed the way he experiences life and took away his need to escape from life by use of drugs and alcohol. With encouragement from his wife, friends and colleagues, Greg started Innate Health Recovery in September of 2015. His main focus is on pointing people toward their own innate health that exists beneath the illusion of addiction. He accomplishes this through a deep understanding of where our experience of life really comes from. Podcast Takeaways Greg email: innatehealthrecovery@gmail.com Greg Suchy Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/985734518146019/ Allen Carr’s Easyway to Control Alcohol - http://amzn.to/2n9NgcN The Serenity Principle by Joseph Bailey - http://amzn.to/2n9NSPV The Little Book of Big Change by Amy Johnson - http://amzn.to/2nwLZ0r 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/

Ep 82: Mary Schiller on The Power of Thought

Mary Schiller on The Power of Thought Welcome to Episode # 82 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. Today’s guest is author and coach, Mary Schiller, who is passionate about helping people feel truly free -- free to live without stress, and free to pursue what they really want to do in life. I recently heard her talking about life on the Jamie Smart Podcast and read her book You Have Permission: How to Stop Doing Stuff You Don’t Want to do and Start Doing Stuff You Do Want to Do and invited her onto the show to talk about her personal transformation and the power of thought. In this episode we talk about Mary’s abusive first marriage, PTSD, the power of thought and the influence that Michael Neill had on her life after she read The Inside-Out Revolution. Podcast Takeaways Mary Schiller Podcast (http://www.maryschiller.com) The Magic Space (http://www.themagicspace.us) The Inside-Out Revolution (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1781800790) Jamie Smart (http://www.jamiesmart.com/) George and Linda Pransky (http://pranskyandassociates.com/) Mara Gleason (http://onethought.com/) Outro Thanks for listening. If you are struggling with an addiction and you want help quitting and moving on with your life then why not work with me one-to-one. I have quit smoking, alcohol, recreational drugs, sugar, gambling, pornography, meat and dairy. I have also quit a 20-year career, started a new business from scratch, went through a painful divorce where I literally lost everything. If you feel I can help you then email me at needyhelper@gmail.com to book your free consultation. If you find the AA Podcast a valuable resource, then please subscribe on iTunes, tell your friends about it and share the love. You would make me a very happy man indeed if you could rate us on iTunes. Click on this link for a quick and easy guide on how to do that. http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/ If you are lonely or feel like nobody understands your desire to quit drinking, then you need a like-minded community of people quickly. If this is you then head over to the Needy Helper Hub where we offer a free community forum where you get to talk to people who are in your position. Here is the link: https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/pages/forum

Ep 81: Steven Pfleiderer on Resistance, Communication and the Mystery of Love

Stephen Pfleiderer on Resistance, Communication, and the Mystery of Love Welcome to Episode # 80 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. Today, I am joined by Stephen Pfleiderer Stephen is a certified interventionist, addiction specialist and recovery coach. He is the founder of San Francisco Intervention, which offers a variety of services to help people overcome addiction and realise their full potential. Stephen studied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) under David Burns, MD, the famed author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy who also invented TEAM Therapy, an advanced form of CBT. He is the first interventionist in the United States to achieve Level 3 certification as a TEAM therapist. Stephen also received certifications from the founders of ARISE Intervention, Systemic Family Intervention and most recently the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals. Also, Stephen is a proud member of the Network of Independent Interventionists, as well as the Association of Intervention Specialists. San Francisco Intervention's services, which includes a continuing care model, are based on over 50 methods to address almost any behavioural problem, including unhealthy habits and addictions. In this podcast, we talk about the two forms of resistance in process and outcome resistance, the importance of communication, and the mystery of love. Podcast Takeaways San Franciscio Intervention (http://www.sfintervention.com) A list of books and other addiction related resources (http://sfintervention.com/resources/) Outro Thanks for listening. If you find the AA Podcast a valuable resource, then please subscribe on iTunes, tell your friends about it and share the love. You would make me a very happy man indeed if you could rate us on iTunes. Click on this link for a quick and easy guide on how to do that. http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/ If you are lonely or feel like nobody understands your desire to quit drinking, then you need a like-minded community of people quickly. If this is you then head over to the Needy Helper Hub where we offer a free community forum where you get to talk to people who are in your position. Here is the link: https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/pages/forum If you are struggling with an addiction and you want help quitting and moving on with your life then why not work with me one-to-one. I have quit smoking, alcohol, recreational drugs, sugar, gambling, pornography, meat and dairy. I have also quit a 20-year career, started a new business from scratch, went through a painful divorce where I literally lost everything. If you feel I can help you then email me at needyhelper@gmail.com to book your free consultation.

Ep 80: A Vegan Diet Isn’t Necessarily a Healthy Diet

A Vegan Diet Isn’t Necessarily a Healthy Diet Welcome to Episode # 80 of The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast the show designed to help you reduce the leverage that alcohol has in your life and your relationships. In this episode, I continue from where I left of last week, talking about veganism. The content was inspired by visiting my third vegan fair in recent months and finding a theme - most of the stalls sell nothing but cakes! So why turn vegan? Is it to be healthy? I’m not so sure. Outro Thanks for listening. If you are lonely or feel like nobody understands your desire to quit drinking, then you need a like-minded community of people quickly. If this is you then head over to the Needy Helper Hub where we offer a free community forum where you get to talk to people who are in your position. Here is the link: https://needyhelper.mykajabi.com/pages/forum If you are struggling with an addiction and you want help quitting and moving on with your life then why not work with me one-to-one. I have quit smoking, alcohol, recreational drugs, sugar, gambling, pornography, meat and dairy. I have also quit a 20-year career, started a new business from scratch, went through a painful divorce where I literally lost everything. If you feel I can help you then email me at needyhelper@gmail.com to book your free consultation. If you find the AA Podcast a valuable resource, then please subscribe on iTunes, tell your friends about it and share the love. You would make me a very happy man indeed if you could rate us on iTunes. Click on this link for a quick and easy guide on how to do that. http://www.needyhelper.com/how-to-submit-an-itunes-podcast-review/