Just a spoonful of humor helps the medicine go down. Inspired by his brother’s suicide and her hellacious experience with prescription meds, bi-coastal best friends David and Karen unleash their outlandish banter on their shared passion for mental health. They challenge the over-medicated status quo, asking questions and exploring new holistic alternatives with their guests from a wide array of experience and discipline.
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Pursuing excellence is already a scary proposition. Then add to the mix one (or more!) completely unpredictable animals (despite your best efforts to train them), and try to perform at your best in front of a crowd. Three-sport international competitor and mindset expert Kathy Keats has experienced it all, from blowing her knee out at the beginning of a promising basketball career to winning world and national championships. There are few things more humbling than sport, dog sport in particu ...
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11. Living With ADHD, Part 2: Seeing Around The Corner
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Join us for Part 2 of our conversation with Lou about living with ADHD. Diving deeper into our discussion of the benefits and challenges of having an ADHD brain, we also address the impacts of various medications on different people, medication withdrawal, sleep, and relational impacts with loved ones. And if that's not enough, we redefine the mean…
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10. Living with ADHD, Part 1: "I can run like the devil, but I just can't swim..."
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On this week’s episode, we focus on the ADHD brain. Our guest is Lou, an IT specialist, who was diagnosed with severe ADHD and put on Ritalin at age 5. Today at 44, Lou has managed to build a successful business doing what he loves, create a beautiful family, and maintain a vibrant network of friends and hobbies, even despite the immense challenges…
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9. Caring For A Dying Partner & The Right To Die, Part 2
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In the second half of this two-part saga, Sandi Neiman unearths the many details and infinite aspects of the end of David's father's life. We discuss hospice, our culture’s strained relationship with death, and the painful reality of what Sandi had to face leading up to his passing. We discuss a host of topics, including body autonomy and the right…
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8. Caring For A Dying Partner & The Right To Die, Part 1
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Next guest up is Sandi Neiman. She’s a licensed marital and family therapist, previously the COO of National Seating and Mobility, a multi-billion dollar national healthcare business…and if you’ll notice her last name, she also happens to be the host's stepmother. In this special two-part episode just in time for Father's Day, Sandi leads us throug…
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7. Conquering Panic Attacks: "Fit In The Big Masterpiece"
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In our latest, and most hilarious episode yet, we welcome accomplished actor and playwright, Paul Stroli onto the show. We open with how Paul first met and became instant friends with the host David, and his brother Andy as a creative pair who wrote the show they were all in together before Andy passed away. We take a moment to honor Andy, touching…
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6. NAET: Holistic Allergy Elimination & Multi-Generational Trauma, Part 2
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Join us for the second half of this exploration into the interspace of the human mind and body that NAET unearths. Dr. John Crandall continues to lead our riveting discussion as we pivot to a conversation about our misconceptions around the hot topic of vaccines, the nature of our food, and even more nitty gritty of how NAET functions and is admini…
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5. NAET: Holistic Allergy Elimination & Multi-Generational Trauma, Part 1
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In 1983, Devi Nambutripad was a chiropractic student. Nibbling on a carrot, while undergoing acupuncture treatment, she discovered that it eliminated her historically deep allergy to it. And the NAET system was officially born: Nambudtripad Allergy Elimination Techniques. Over the decades since, it has been used to treat allergies, addiction, anxie…
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4. Finding ECT: Electro-Convulsive Therapy After Battling Depression & Suicide
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We now pivot to our new noteworthy guest...and an old charming friend. Randall has a remarkable success story to share with the world about ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) which has historically suffered from a terrible stigma in our culture…that happened to save his life. Spoiler Alert: He's now a happily married man with two beautiful daughters.…
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3. Psilocybin, MDMA, Ketamine Therapy for Healing & Community
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We welcome our first guest, Simon Abramson. He's a licensed social worker, an addiction counselor...and most importantly, (only if you ask the host) David's dear brother-in-law. Journey with us, as Simon shares how a near-death car accident in July of 2019 changed the trajectory of his life. Now working for Samadhi to help reduce addiction-related …
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2. Barely Surviving OxyContin: "This isn't me...this is a monster."
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We now delve into the trials of the other co-host, as Karen’s personal trauma takes center stage. In 2016, she was in a car accident. But before she could even catch her breath from the incident, she wound up addicted to OxyContin. She leads us through her terrifying experience of how her doctors administered it without any warning and cut her off …
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Kayl McCann - Lessons from a Lifetime in the Dog World
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Get in touch with Kayl here Buy me a coffee Kayl McCann Bio Kayl McCann is a 21x World Champion at Dog Agility. She has represented Team Canada with 6 different dogs at various World Championships each year since 2004. When she's not training & competing with her own dogs, she & her team run the McCann Dogs Agility Coaching Program. They offer in-p…
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1. Tragically Losing Someone Close With Mental Illness & Why It's Okay To Laugh About It
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David tells the heartbreaking story about how his brother Andy went missing for a month, and whose body was eventually found in the Hudson River. He takes you on a journey, unearthing details about his brother's mental illness and experience with pharmaceuticals, and his personal experience with them. All with a humorous twist. Support the Show.…
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Faansie Basson: Aiming for excellence in sheepdog training
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Faansie is an elite sheepdog competitor. Among his many accomplishments, he has won the prestigious Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trial, represented the U.S. at the ISDS World Sheepdog Trial and, out of 241 teams, was one of the 16 who made it into the Double Lift Final, as well as finishing 3rd at the USBCHA National Finals. Prior to that, Faansie, who …
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Frankie Joiris - Behind the Scenes in Movie and TV Animal Training
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Frankie Joiris is one of the top-notch animal trainers in the film, commercial, and TV industry, and believes strongly in the tie between training and a great relationship with your dog. She has worked on popular shows like Sex and the City and Law and Order, as well as movies featuring stars like Angelina Jolie and Robin Williams. She also teaches…
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James P. McGee - The balancing act of training sheepdogs
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James P. McGee is a highly successful sheepdog handler from Northern Ireland who has won the ISDS International Supreme Championship and the ISDS World Championship. Want to learn from James about training sheepdogs? Check out his Patreon page. His training program is unique in that he shows all the training, from successful to frustrating, and how…
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Jennifer Crank - Performing Under Pressure in Dog Agility
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World-class agility competitor Jennifer Crank joins me on The Kathy Keats show to talk about performing consistently under pressure, the importance of focus, training for quality, and how she keeps agility in perspective. Learn more about Jennifer and how to contact her below. Also, if you enjoyed this podcast episode, drop by kathykeats.com/suppor…
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Training young sheepdogs: Interview with Joni Tietjen
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Training a young sheepdog is hard, especially to train them to listen but still keep that natural feel and be able to think. In this episode, I get to sit down and chat with Joni Tietjen, a top trainer with a passion for starting and bringing on outstanding young stock dogs. We talk about training with feel, using the stock to teach, the direction …
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Wisdom from the Iditarod with Karen Ramstead
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An insightful, hilarious conversation full of wisdom with Karen Ramstead ranging from the journey of preparing to run the incredible Iditarod race to breeding, structure and so much more...! Learn about the Iditarod here: Iditarod.com Follow Karen Ramstead on Facebook here: Karen Ramstead Facebook Support the show and get extras by going to KathyKe…
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Some people are great under pressure at laying down a great run or saving a potentially disastrous run. Survival in performance is a skill you can learn.By Kathy Keats
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Finding Flow with Agility Competitor Dudley Shumate
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A great conversation about finding flow, staying in the present moment, yet balancing the different elements of performance. Mentioned in this episode: Dudley Shumate's Facebook Profile Support The Kathy Keats ShowBy Kathy Keats
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4 Types of Focus and Why Your Performance Depends On Them
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Did you know there are four types of focus and you are going to have a tendency toward a particular type? And do you know the strengths and weaknesses of that type will affect you under pressure? In this episode, you'll learn the very basics of attentional control and how it can help you perform better consistently.…
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Scott Glen Interview - A perspective from a top competitor in the sheepdog world
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If you’d like to support the show and keep it ad-free, click here. ☺️ Scott Glen has won almost everything there is to win in the sheepdog world with multiple dogs, as well as being a part of the Canadian team that won silver at the World Sheepdog Trial. Lots of tidbits for both the novice and experienced competitor and things to ponder for dog tra…
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Many people wonder why they aren't getting better faster and blame it on lack of talent. In this episode, I talk about a different way to think about training time and training quality.By Kathy Keats
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The Most Important 20% (Or How to Get Results Faster)
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Do you know the critical skills in your sport that produce the vast majority of your results (for the level you are at)? Learn how to look for and narrow down your focus to the pieces that will improve your performance dramatically and also tell you when it's time to move on.By Kathy Keats
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Are you sure that mistake was self-sabotage? Learn more about recognizing and changing self-sabotaging behaviour.By Kathy Keats
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The Variable You Aren't Training For (But Should Be)
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Do you ever wonder why your performance doesn't match up to your skill level...or why you are so anxious even when you have great skills? Training to perform is different from training to build a skill. If you aren't training for this performance variable, your performances will be inconsistent and you won't have the confidence you should.…
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In this first episode, I set the stage for upcoming episodes... ...and share how a legendary agility handler applied high performance training principles during a quick training session and why it set her apart. Thanks to StudioMonkey for the licensing of the song "Put The Good Stuff In". Mentioned in this episode: Nancy Gyes of Power Paws https://…
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