Mindfulness a Solution for Addiction?
Dr. Jud Brewer 

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If we define addiction as continued behavior despite adverse consequences, we all have cause for concern. Perhaps you’re up so late watching Netflix that you make a mistake at work that costs you your job; maybe your pornography compulsion blocks real intimacy with your partner and derails your marriage; or maybe your online gambling leaves you with maxed out credit cards.

It all sounds ridiculous until you focus the lens on your own life, open up your definition of what addiction means, and immediately discover that you too have maladaptive behaviors that might warrant change. On this week’s podcast, you’ll meet an addiction psychiatrist who helps people use mindfulness on a path toward balance.

Listen & Learn: 

• How to know if you’re addicted? 
• How to analyse the trigger + behavior + results  
• Why you should focus on immediate experience (instead of long term) 
• How to start by knowing thyself 

Links & Resources

• Dr Jud’s Website

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Jud Brewer is an Addiction Psychiatrist and the author of The Craving Mind and the creator of a number of mindfulness apps.  He is director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, and the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare.

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Respiratory Therapy

with Joe Lewis

If you’re interested in pranayama and breathwork, there is so much more to discover than simply “oxygenation.” As a student of yoga breathing for over a decade, there continues to be a lack of real scientific teaching, so on this week’s podcast, we’ll nerd out on biomechanics and chemistry of breathing.  

Listen & Learn: 

• Why you must consider both oxygenation and ventilation
• The importance of C02 
• Ideal blood oxygen content
• Education and career opportunities for potential respiratory therapists
• The utility of arterial blood gas (ABG) in an ICU

Links & Resources

• Joe on Instagram
• Joe on YouTube

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Joe Lewis has been a Registered Respiratory Therapist for 20 years with a primary focus in adult ICU.  He started teaching full-time in 2020, including both didactic and clinical course instruction.  

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CBD for Pain & Sleep

with Mary Clifton

Marijuana is quickly becoming legal or at least decriminalized in most states. Billions of dollars of previously criminal revenue is suddenly on-the-books and taxable, and hundreds of products are flooding the market including everything from skincare to nutritional supplements.

But what does it all mean for you? 

CBD (cannabidiol) is just one of dozens of cannabinoids in marijuana, and it’s of particular interest for pain, anxiety, and sleep. CBD is non-psychoactive, meaning you won’t get paranoid or faceplant into the couch, so it  can be a natural and safe alternative to prescription drugs.

On this week’s podcast, you’ll meet a medical doctor whose work focused around the safe and effective medicinal use of this once-illicit plant. . 

Listen & Learn: 

• How to choose an effective dose 
• How much it will cost  
• Hemp-derived vs. cannabis derived CBD  
• Will I get stoned 
• When to add THC (psychoactive) to a CBD dose

Links & Resources

• Mary’s site 

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Mary Clifton, M.D. is a board-certified, licensed, internal medicine doctor. She is an expert in CBD and Cannabis and the founder of CBDandCannabisInfo.com. Mary is the author of The Grass Is Greener: Medical Marijuana, THC & CBD OIL: Reversing Chronic Pain, Inflammation and Disease, and Get Waisted, as well as five companion cookbooks. She speaks at major cannabinoid events around the world, including Africa, Europe and Asia.  

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Reflexology & Energy Balance

with Helen Chin Lui  

Set and setting are often overlooked when it comes to healing. Set refers to your mindset going in, and setting refers to the environment in which the treatment takes place. If you walk into a therapist's office with a “This will be so helpful!” attitude, and if the office is beautiful, smells nice, and is dimly lit, the deck has already been stacked in favor of a positive outcome.

Even for a diehard skeptic like myself, energy medicine practices like reflexology should not be ignored, particularly for issues like chronic pain, mental health, and inflammation. Whether it’s the placebo effect or the genius of ancient medicine at play, who really cares if it works? 

On this week's podcast, you'll meet a reflexologist who will help you navigate the world of alternative health.

Listen & Learn:

• What reflexology is how certification works
• Why it's so challenging to find a good Reiki practitioner
• How the body heals itself, the therapist just helps nudge it in the right direction
• Why most people give away their power to heal rather than taking control

Links & Resources:

• Helen Chin Lui website

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Helen Chin Lui is a certified reflexologist, energy medicine practitioner, and reiki therapist. Her interest in alternative health was sparked by a health crisis her son experienced and has become her life's passion. 

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