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Let's Muse about New Developments in Nicotine and Vaping
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Today marks the first solo episode of my podcast, which I'm calling "Let's Muse!" Let's Muse episodes will cover a current topic that I'm finding interesting at the moment, and I'd love to hear your musings about it on my corresponding posts on LinkedIn and YouTube. Today I'll cover two recent developments in the nicotine and vaping world: my take …
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Episode 32 - Let's Talk About Alcohol Myths and Misperceptions - Dr. Laura Kwako and Dr. Thekla Brumder Ross
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My guests for this episode on alcohol myths are Dr. Laura Kwako and Dr. Thekla Brumder Ross from the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)! Dr. Laura Kwako, PhD, is chief of the Treatment, Health Services, & Recovery Branch (THSRB) in the Division of Treatment and Recovery at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholi…
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Episode 31 - Family's Impact on Addiction and Recovery with Dr. Brian Licuanan
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Brian Licuanan! Dr. Licuanan is an author, speaker, and board-certified psychologist practicing in Southern California, and specializes in working with highly acute clients struggling with substance abuse disorders and mental health conditions. He recently published a new book, "How to Get Your Resisting Loved One i…
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Episode 30 - Understanding Trauma with Dr. Jeanne Jakob
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My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Jeanne Jakob - a board-certified psychologist based in Silicon Valley, and an expert in treating trauma and PTSD from a number of different therapeutic modalities. She is the founder of Inside Out Psychology, a website and platform to promote the public's knowledge about psychotherapy, psychological sc…
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Episode 29 - Non-Alcoholic Beverages with Dr. Molly Bowdring
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month, so to kick things off I'm having a conversation with Dr. Molly Bowdring! Dr. Bowdring is a clinical scholar and postdoctoral researcher in the Stanford Prevention Research Center, a clinician at Stanford's Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, and the author of a recently-published peer-reviewed article (link b…
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Episode 28 - Gambling Addiction with Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock
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March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and my guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock! Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock is a licensed psychologist, professor of psychology, and the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University. He is an expert in the assessment and treatment of substance-related and addictive diso…
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Episode 27 - Paradigm Shifts in Youth Mental Health with Dr. Doug Bolton
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My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Doug Bolton! Dr. Bolton is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of School Consultation for Formative Psychological Services. He spent over 20 years as a psychologist and principal at North Shore Academy, a K-12 therapeutic school in Highland Park, IL. He is now speaking nationally, under contr…
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Episode 26 - Big Vape and JUUL with Jamie Ducharme
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My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Jamie Ducharme - author of "Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise and Fall of JUUL" - recently adapted to be a top-rated docuseries on Netflix! Jamie Ducharme is a correspondent at TIME magazine, where she writes frequently about topics related to health and science. She has won awards from New York Press Club, th…
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Episode 25 - Love Addiction with Dr. Cortney Warren
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Cortney Warren, PhD, ABPP! Dr. Warren is a board-certified psychologist and the author of the new book "Letting Go of Your Ex: CBT Skills to Heal the Pain of a Breakup and Overcome Love Addiction." Dr. Warren is an expert on addictions, self-deception, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross…
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Episode 24 - Teen Vaping Trends with Robin Koval
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My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is the CEO of Truth Initiative, Robin Koval! Since joining Truth Initiative in 2013, Koval has transformed the national award-winning truth® youth tobacco prevention campaign and grown the organization’s world-class research, youth activism, and digital cessation programs. Koval has led the expansion of the t…
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Episode 23 - Psychedelic Medicine with Dr. Allison Feduccia
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Allison Feduccia, PhD! Dr. Feduccia is a neuropharmacologist, psychedelic researcher, and educator. She is the co-founder of Psychedelic Support, a platform for education and connection to psychedelic practitioners. She began researching MDMA in 2004, and has worked on mental health research at UT Austin, UCSF, NIH,…
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Episode 22 - Opioids, Overdoses, and Pain Management with Dr. Holly Geyer
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Holly Geyer, MD! Dr. Geyer is an Associate Professor of Medicine and consultant in the Division of Hospital Internal Medicine. She is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and serves as chair of the Opioid Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona as well as serving as Medical Director…
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Episode 21 - Sexual Addictions with Dr. Rob Weiss
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Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW is Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity LLC, an organization that provides online education and residential treatment for, porn, and substance/sex-addicted men and their families. Dr. Weiss is an online host for Digital Intervention on A&E and has served as a subject-matter expert for major media outlets including CNN,…
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Episode 20 - Dangers of Teen Marijuana Use with Laura Stack
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My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague in youth prevention, Laura Stack! For 30 years, Laura Stack was best known in the business world as "The Productivity Pro." Her career as a keynote speaker, bestselling author of eight books, and corporate spokesperson came to a screeching halt on November 20, 2019, when her 19-year-old son, John…
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Episode 19 - Problematic Teen Technology Use with Dr. Michael Rich
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Michael Rich! Dr. Rich is one of the foremost authorities on Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU) in teens, which includes behavioral concerns related to all types of interactive media including online gaming, social media, streaming video, and others. Dr. Rich is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard …
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Episode 18 - Food and Nutrition with Libby Moser
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My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Libby Moser! Libby is a Registered Dietitian, and the owner of Piece of Nutrition in Chicago, IL. She is certified in Eating Disorders and Obesity (EDOC) treatment, and works with clients from the perspectives of intuitive eating, mindful eating, and health at every size. Libby is a wizard in th…
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Episode 17 - Front Lines: Addiction in the ER with Dr. Roneet Lev
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Roneet Lev! Dr. Lev is board certified in emergency and addiction medicine, and was the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. She currently chairs the San Diego Community Response to Drug Overdose (CReDO) Task Force, is the current executive director of the Independen…
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Episode 16 - Addiction's Impact on Families with Ashleigh Nowakowski
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My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Ashleigh Nowakowski! Ashleigh is a preventionist and the past Executive Director of Your Choice to Live, a non-profit organization specializing in drug and alcohol prevention education. She has a Masters in Public Administration, and recently published her first book entitled "The Shadow Child,"…
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Episode 15 - Philosophy of Addiction with Dr. Carl Erik Fisher
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Carl Erik Fisher! Dr. Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist, and the author of the recently published book The Urge: Our History of Addiction - an intellectual and cultural history of addiction, which is interwoven with his own experiences as an addiction psychiatrist at Columbia and as an individual in r…
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Episode 14 - Addiction in America with Sam Quinones
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My guest for this episode is investigative journalist Sam Quinones! Sam is a veteran journalist and author, whose most recent books, Dreamland and The Least of Us, have taken a deep look into both the personal and system-level side of the opioid epidemic in America. Dreamland was heralded as one of the Best Books of 2015 by numerous national outlet…
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Episode 12 - Youth Mental Health with Michelle Magida
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My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Michelle Magida! Michelle is a licensed therapist, the owner of the counseling practice Therapy Etc, and a specialist in treating children. She has extensive experience as a special education teacher prior to beginning her career as a therapist and business owner, and is in the process of earnin…
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Episode 11 - Weight and Wellness with Dr. Shawn Hondorp
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My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Dr. Shawn Hondorp! Dr. Hondorp is a board-certified clinical health psychologist living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has a private practice, and a podcast called Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect, True Health, where she explores how our common approaches to weight loss and health often run co…
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Episode 9 - Modern Psychiatry with Dr. Greg Teas
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My guest for this episode Dr. Greg Teas; an absolute fount of knowledge and the Chief Medical Officer of Behavioral Medicine at AMITA Health. Dr. Teas is the former President of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists and presently serves on their board of directors. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Psychiatric As…
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Episode 10 - Eating Disorders with Dr. Erin Terada
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My guest for this episode is my good friend, Dr. Erin Terada! Dr. Terada is a licensed clinical psychologist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, currently practicing at the OCD & Anxiety Center in Oak Brook, IL. She was previously the Clinical Director of the Eating Disorders service line at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, and is currently sit…
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Episode 13 - Youth Gaming and Gambling with Dr. Jeff Deverensky
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Jeff Derevensky! Dr. Derevensky is the James McGill Professor and Director of Clinical Training in School/Applied Child Psychology at McGill University. He is extremely well-published, authoring more than 275 peer-reviewed journal articles, 60 book chapters and 4 books related to gambling disorders and behavioral ad…
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Episode 8 - Modern Addiction with Jim Scarpace
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My guest for this episode Jim Scarpace! Jim is the Executive Director at Gateway Foundation in Aurora, Illinois, and comes with 28 years of experience in mental health, substance use disorder, and criminal justice. If directing addiction treatment programs wasn’t enough, he’s also an assistant professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychol…
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Episode 7 - Workplace Mental Health with Rachael Cooper
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My guest for this episode is Rachael Cooper, and we’ll be talking about mental health and addiction in the workplace, as well as what employers can, and should, be doing about it. Rachael is currently the Associate Director for the National Stigma Initiative at Shatterproof, a non-profit that is working to end addiction in the United States at the …
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Episode 6 - Marijuana Commercialization with Dr. Kevin Sabet
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My guest for this episode is my friend and mentor, Dr. Kevin Sabet! Dr. Sabet is the President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, which he founded with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy in 2013. He has worked in the Clinton (2000), Bush (2002-2003), and Obama (2009-2011) administrations, and is one of the only drug policy staffers to have e…
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Episode 5 - New Approaches to Meth Treatment with Dr. Michael Miller
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My guest for this episode Dr. Michael Miller! Dr. Miller is the CEO and medical director of Miller Care Group, and passionate about best-practice medication-assisted therapy. In addition to his work with opioids, he is currently studying novel treatments for methamphetamine addiction, and is advocating for a paradigm shift in how we define methamph…
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Episode 4 - Youth Prevention with Andy Duran
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My guest for this episode is an absolute rock-star in youth drug prevention, Andy Duran. Andy is the CEO of LEAD, a youth prevention organization based out of Lake Forest, Illinois. Andy and LEAD have been driving innovation and change in the prevention space for years, helping organize and train other prevention organizations across Illinois and t…
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Episode 3 - Substance Use and Public Health with Dr. Kathleen Burke
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My guest for this episode is my good friend, Dr. Kathleen Burke, PhD! Dr. Burke is the Director of Substance Use Initiatives in the Will County, Illinois. She manages the Illinois Drug Overdose Prevention Project in Will County, and serves as a member of the Illinois Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council. She is also a member of the Governor Stat…
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Episode 2 - Addiction and Recovery During COVID-19 with Tim Ryan, Jennifer Gimenez-Ryan, and Dr. Russ Surasky
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I have three marvelous guests for this episode! The first two are Tim Ryan, A&E's Dope Man and a substance abuse interventionist, and Jennifer Gimenez-Ryan, world renowned model, actress, substance abuse counselor, and reality TV star. Tim and Jenn are tireless advocates for recovery, and spread their message through their frequent speaking appeara…
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Episode 1 - Internal Medicine with Dr. Mark Gomez
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My guest this week is Dr. Mark Gomez, MD - often known by his superhero name, Dr. G! Dr. Gomez is a board-certified internal medicine physician, and the host of "To Your Health with Dr. G," a fantastic health-based podcast and radio show, which has recently transitioned into "Health 360 with Dr. G" - his new show launching in January. Topics covere…
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