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The Recovered Life Show

The podcast that helps you live your best-recovered life!

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Information you need to live your best-recovered life. Join host Damon Frank as he brings you addiction recovery stories, news, expert perspectives, and features about life in sobriety and addiction recovery. www.recoveredlife.tv
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Smiling Again

Kim Moore

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Smiling Again is a podcast for anyone who has lost a loved one to alcoholism or addiction. Listen to conversations with people impacted as well as interviews with experts with helpful tips that can support you through your journey of grief and healing after such a traumatic loss. Learn one thing at a time, and take action during or after the episode. Find your happy memories, learn how to let go of guilt, live with self-compassion and start smiling again. You are not alone. Connect with othe ...
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The Not Drinking Alcohol Today Podcast

Isabella Ferguson and Meg Webb

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Meg and Bella discuss the ups and downs of navigating an alcohol free life in Australia's alcohol centric culture. This highly rated podcast, featuring in Australia's top 100 self improvement podcasts, is a must for those that are trying to drink less alcohol but need some motivation, are curious about sober life or who are sober but are looking for some extra reinforcement. The Not Drinking Alcohol Today pod provides an invaluable resource to keep you motivated and on track today and beyond ...
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Sylvio Burcescu MD tackles a variety of issues relating to psychiatry in a manner that is accessible to both newly interested and advanced learners. No mystical or spiritual fiction. Only logic, reason and randomization -, double blinding - placebo controlled based conclusions.
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Celebrate Recovery Podcast

Big Valley Grace Community Church

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Weekly messages and testimonies from Celebrate Recovery, Big Valley Grace Community Church in Modesto, CA. For more information about our church and what we believe, visit us on the web at www.bigvalleygrace.org.
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Sally is a certified Health & Life Coach who helps women to change their habits so that they love how they eat, drink, and feel in their bodies. Her mission is to support women to feel calm, in control and empowered around food and alcohol. This weekly podcast shares her approach to create lasting and loving habits.
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Welcome to The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. We are a community of recovering people who have overcome the odds and made monumental life changes. We don't shy away from the nitty gritty - we like to laugh give inspiration and remind you there is hope. Come join us no matter where you are on your recovery journey. Together, we have the courage to change! Subscribe and join our podcast community to hear amazing stories of courage and transformation!
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Seeking answers about addiction or supporting someone on the path to recovery? Welcome to Cracking Addiction, the podcast that empowers you with knowledge and hope. Hosted by Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr. Ferghal Armstrong, we explore the science of addiction, effective treatments, and inspiring recovery stories. Whether you're facing addiction, helping a loved one, or a professional seeking insights, this podcast is for you. Join us weekly for expert discussions on substance abuse, beha ...
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The Roberta Style Lee podcast is about inspiring confidence and empowering women to be the best version of themselves. Tune in and listen to amazing interviews with inspirational guests from around the globe. We share our tips and tricks for staying happy, healthy, confident, stylish, and sane. This podcast series was put on hold in late 2018 but will resume again in early 2025. Enjoy the early episodes that have been re-uploaded for you! Learn from award-winning entrepreneurs, Olympic athle ...
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CNS Podcast

The Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet

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CNS Podcast is a podcast broadcasted by the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet. To subscribe to our podcast via iTunes please visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cns-podcast/id924837042?mt=2
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BioTime

Christopher Jang

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Welcome to BioTime, a place for you to discover how our complex world works. From biology and chemistry crash courses to interviews with scientific researchers at the forefront of their field, this podcast hopes to help you not only learn more about the complexities of life but also gain an appreciation for the sciences. This podcast is hosted by Christopher Jang.
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On Neuro Current, we delve into the stories and conversations surrounding research published in the journals of the Society for Neuroscience. Through its publications, JNeurosci, eNeuro, and the History of Neuroscience in Autobiography, SfN promotes discussion, debate, and reflection on the nature of scientific discovery, to advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system.
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Childhood BFFs Grace Bourey and Kristin Stanhope chat about the ridiculous, frustrating, and hilarious aspects of life with AuDHD. Through ever-changing segments, raw musical expression, and interpretive dance that you can‘t see, we‘ll take you on a journey into the beautiful, chaotic experience of having ADHD and autism. Whether you‘re AuDHD yourself, you‘re looking to better understand an AuDHDer in your life, or you just want a peek inside our weird creepy brains, come join our flock! New ...
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Each episode explores a taboo question or cultural blind spot with an expert who is themselves, a paradox - Like the atheist doctor who studied near death experiences for 50 years (ep 224) Or the deeply religious man studied by NASA who sees UFOs regularly (ep 261). The mission is to inspire the kind of curiosity that looks for & celebrates nuance, because we all deserve a more curious future. So tune in each week (new episodes every Monday) to question things like American individualism (ep ...
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BE the Effect

Lisa Barnard

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BE the Effect is a podcast for parents, teens, and in-betweens ready to create meaningful change—from the inside out. Through honest conversations, intuitive insight, and practical tools, host Lisa explores how who we choose to BE shapes the ripple we create—in our families, our relationships, and the world around us. Whether you're navigating parenting, purpose, communication, or self-leadership, this is a space to reconnect with your truth, realign with what matters, and remember: when you ...
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Yeah, No Journal Club

Adriane dela Cruz

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A podcast for all psychiatrists about the psychiatry literature and evidence-based practice. Hey, psychiatrists! Do you think “yeah, no” anytime you hear the words journal club? Have you felt like you don’t get much out of reading a journal article? Do you feel like you don’t have the time for that life-long learning thing? We’re here to help! Listen in as a group of board-certified, practicing psychiatrists—some with expertise in research and some without—tackle a paper. We’ll start with so ...
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The podcast to help you battle the everyday struggle with addiction, cravings, dependency and bad habits but also give you some helpful tips and good habits that helped me. This podcast will give my struggles and triumphs with addiction some life and hopefully assist you in your own battle regarding addiction. The reason for the name and artwork of this Podcast is based on the Yin Yang sign from Taoism, depicted by two wolves, a good wolf and an evil wolf. A concept of addiction is that thes ...
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What happens when four decades of heavy drinking suddenly stops? Ali Burke returns to share her remarkable transformation from a self-described "party pisshead parent" to a woman fully embracing authentic connection and present parenting. Ali's drinking story began in her early teens, looking for courage, attention, and a way to fit in. As the youn…
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A client said today that she now realises it's not her weight that bothers her the most (which she used to think it was), it's when she eats in an unkind or distrusting way. When she feels like she's let herself down. This episode explores why it's so important to be able to depend on yourself to follow through with what you say you want for yourse…
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Is sugar addiction as powerful as cocaine?Is sugar truly a food addiction? This video explores the neuroscience behind sugar's allure, touching on the brain reward pathway and how sugar hijacks brain. It also considers what this means for our mental health and overall well-being. Dr. Ferghal Armstrong reveals how to break sugar addiction and beat s…
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In today's episode, I talk about what commonly trips people up when creating permanent weight loss. We cover not planning; not taking responsibility for what you want and your actions; disconnecting from your body through the scales/comparison with others/the instagram discover page(!); failure intolerance; and believing every thought you think. Th…
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What if the addiction wasn’t the root—but the response? In this episode of The Recovered Life Show, host Damon Frank is joined by trauma therapist and EMDR specialist Sean Osterdorf to explore the hidden links between trauma, addiction, and the lingering emotional patterns that can persist long into recovery. 👉 Connect with Sean Osterdorf https://p…
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Catherine De Noir has two Masters degrees & is a PhD student. She has also been a brothel manager in Western Europe for nine years. You’ll hear stories of clients like the unironic plumber & the man who sold his house as well as insights from the sex workers, like the secret of their top earning woman. We discuss what these moments teach us about t…
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Faye Lawrence, Psychologist, offers practical guidance for navigating social situations without drinking. She explores how our social identity and connections play a crucial role in sustaining behavior change around alcohol consumption. • Discover how family experiences and cultural norms shape our relationship with alcohol • Challenge commonly hel…
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Mix up a mocktail and settle in for another addition to our ADHD & addiction series. This episode, we’re on a mission to bring back fun, lighthearted conspiracy theories before diving into the Meat, where Kristin is teaching us about Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). She’s covering the diagnostic criteria for AUD, how alcohol affects the brain and body, …
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Solstice-Induced Mood Disorders and Relapse Prevention Does the summer solstice mental health shift hit your addiction relapse prevention? In Cracking Addiction: Solstice-Induced Mood Disorders and Relapse Prevention, Dr. Ferghal Armstrong unveils how seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and solstice and mood changes impact seasonal mood affective dis…
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In this episode, I cover the behaviours that make us regret how we’ve eaten and drunk on holiday. And give you practical tools to better understand what you want your outcomes to be. A sneaky dieter’s mindset will trip you up on holiday and lead to misaligned eating that frustrates you. An empowered and loving mindset, which is tuned into your body…
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Heather Lillico is a registered holistic nutritionist who struggled with bulimia. In this episode, you’ll hear which mineral deficiencies can cause anxiety, which foods are mood boosting, who the top food offenders are for anxiety & opens up about her relationship with food to illustrate how mindset is at the heart of it all. Spotify mental health …
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Rory Kinsella, musician, Vedic meditation teacher and sober coach, reveals how finding inner stillness helped him transform his relationship with alcohol and eventually quit completely. He now teaches others to do the same. We discuss: • Growing up in alcohol-centric UK culture where drinking was normalised from teenage years and how that lifestyle…
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We've explored this topic around the Christmas holidays before but a client asked me to recap on how to navigate comments from friends and family about what you are and aren't eating! I explore how to reframe these comments (or your imagined perception of what's being thought) so that you react in the most empowered way possible, showing compassion…
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Get those mouths supple and ready to receive, because we’re serving up a pipin’ hot Bagel Bite to quench your hunger. This episode we’re ranting and raving about the 90’s interior design menace currently taking TikTok by storm, discouraging the youths from learning too many words, reading some relatable AuDHD Quirks and a magical Pizza Secret from …
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From Dopamine to Disease: Understanding the Addiction-Cancer Connection. What’s the hidden link between addiction and cancer? In this Cracking Addiction episode, Dr. Ferghal Armstrong and UC San Diego’s Dr Raphael E. Cuomo reveal how lifestyle and cancer risk intertwine. Discover how cancer prevention and healthy lifestyle choices can transform you…
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I read Women Food & God by Geneen Roth last week and found it incredibly powerful. It's always comforting to hear from other women about what it's like to be an emotional eater and how to truly change that instinct and behaviour for good. Geneen is funny and honest and it's an easy read. In this episode, I share a few of the concepts Geneen talks a…
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Shangzhou Xia and Zhen Zhao discuss their paper, “Atp13a5 Marker Reveals Pericyte Specification in the Mouse Central Nervous System,” published in Vol. 44, Issue 43 of JNeurosci, with Megan Sansevere from SfN’s Journals’ staff. Then, Taasin Srivastava and Stephen A. Back discuss their paper, “TSG-6–Mediated Extracellular Matrix Modifications Regula…
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Damon Frank sits down with licensed therapist and trauma specialist Kyle Miller to explore the subtle and not-so-subtle ways trauma manifests in our daily lives. From the way we use our bodies to how we avoid emotional discomfort, Kyle shares powerful insights into the hidden impact of unresolved trauma and what it takes to truly reconnect with our…
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Jose Herrera had Marine squad leader training that included learning about & using a “sixth sense.” In this episode, he shares his journey to developing pre-cognitive abilities & how he used them in his 3 combat tours in Iraq & Afghanistan. He also shares a bit of military history around this topic & how we might all be able to upgrade our senses. …
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Australian fashion designer Rochelle Gregory shares her transformative journey from alcohol addiction to creative success with her clothing line Rocky Rafaela. In this ep, we cover how: • alcohol initially provided social connection, but led to dangerous situations and repeated rehab stays • purpose through fashion design offered moments of peace a…
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A client asked me to talk more about my planning mindset so here I am explaining what my mindset has always been around daily food and drinks planning and how to make it work for you. I truly believe this tool is crucial to helping you drop diet mentality and become the eater and drinker you've always wanted to be: feeling at peace around food/alco…
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The Truth About Pill Testing: Myths, Facts, and Public Health Impact.Ready to uncover the truth behind pill testing news? Dr. Ferghal Armstrong dives into pill testing Australia, revealing what is pill testing and its impact on public health. Forget myths—pill testing at festivals uses drug testing techniques like gas chromatography and mass spectr…
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On this episode of the Recovered Life Show, Stephanie lays it all out—the wreckage, the hustle, and the fight to come back from it all. What started with prescription painkillers slid into heroin. From there, things unraveled fast: shoplifting to survive, broken connections, waking up every day in survival mode, chasing the next high. But this isn’…
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It's not about the food but about why/how we're eating it. Learning to focus on improving the energy behind you're eating will be the thing that changes everything for you and your body, and it starts with deciding to step out of the diet cycle for good. In this heartfelt episode, I explain why you need to stop dieting if you want to be consistent …
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Megan Stodard, PhD is a clinical psychologist, the founder of Harbor Wellness & has over a decade treating mood disorders. In this episode, she breaks down in plain language the KEY differences between depression & sadness, symptoms in men & women, the best time to see a therapist & the difference between spaghetti & waffles (it’s relevant, I promi…
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Alice's drinking got out of control growing up in Tasmania, drinking to numb complicated feelings associated with being gay in an environment in which it was still illegal to be gay at the time and so she kept her identity hidden from everyone around her. After bravely going to rehab more than 20 times desperate to find a way out of the destructive…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.recoveredlife.tv What happens when the dust of early recovery settles? When the chaos quiets and you're left with yourself—sober, awake, and wondering: Now what? In this powerful After the Show episode, psychotherapist Hannah Bernstein joins Damon Frank for a heart-opening conversati…
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Grab your machetes and make your way down to the shoreline, because it’s time to hack into the proverbial whale carcass that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and this thing isn’t gonna behead itself. This episode we’re letting our rage run free as Kristin shares some not-so-fun facts about RFK’s horrific views on autism, his eugenics-based plans for the fu…
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This episode kicks off a bonus series where I asked clients what they'd like podcasts on! I explore how we can tell the difference between true hunger and cravings, and why that can feel harder in the evenings. And I give a practical tool (spoiler alert: it involves boiled eggs!) to start exploring what's really going on for you so that you can bec…
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This week, we're talking about how we forget most of what we learn and consider ways of improving retention. Some friends, having messed with hallucinogens, mistakenly believe their companion to have died, and an elephant pops into a shop for some snacks. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appr…
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Ever felt gut feeling vs anxiety and wondered how can you listen to your gut feeling when you have anxiety and OCD? In Cracking Addiction: Anxiety & The Gut, Dr. Ferghal Armstrong unravels the gut brain connection behind anxiety gut feeling. Discover how the gut brain axis and enteric nervous system—your “second brain”—link mental health to digesti…
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In this episode of The Recovered Life Show, host Damon Frank sits down with psychotherapist Hannah Bernstein to explore the powerful connection between trauma and addiction. They dive into: * How unresolved emotional pain drives addictive behaviors * What it really means to heal without numbing out * Practical tools for facing fear, staying present…
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Do you find yourself having the same cravings at the same time every day/week?! Are you sick and tired of them?! If so, listen to this episode where I explain a powerful visualisation that will help you get through to the other side of the craving without rewarding it -- knowing that the more you can do that, the quicker you'll extinguish the unhel…
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Dr. Sabine Hazen is a Gastroenterologist, Researcher, & CEO of Progena Biome. In this episode, she explains how fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) have the potential to treat Alzheimer's, Autism, Crohn's, Anxiety, Depression & Alopecia. She explains how it works, why mapping the microbiome is like mapping the human genome & interesting cases of per…
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Drink: The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol celebrates 10 years today! Tune in as we talk to the author, Ann Dowsett Johnston, award-winning journalist, TEDx Speaker and Founder of the Writing Your Recovery Workshops about women’s relationship with alcohol 10 years on. Is alcohol still the modern women’s steroid that helps us do the …
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Prepare thy mouths for a tasty little shmorg. This Bagel Bite, Kristin is a hero to the people and celebrates some very exciting big life news, while Grace shares a new research study regarding autistic communication from the University of Edinburgh that falls solidly in the category of “duh,” but still, it’s nice to be validated. Resources Informa…
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This episode covers the energy that you need to have when creating your protocol and how to write one which feels compelling and motivating. Instead of writing out another diet, I want you to write an identity-based protocol about the eater and drinker you want to embody for the rest of your life. This is how you can leave the quick-fixes and fad d…
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A Step-By-Step Emergency Plan for Coping With Panic and Anxiety.Are you battling sudden anxiety attacks or panic attacks and need how to stop anxiety attacks right now? In this Cracking Addiction episode, Dr Ferghal Armstrong delivers your emergency anxiety toolkit—a step-by-step plan for anxiety and panic attack help! Whether you’re seeking how to…
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Do we accept the creepy side of tech in order to enjoy its benefits? Bill Ottman is a technologist best known for founding the decentralized social network Minds, but you may have seen him on Joe Rogan Experience, NPR, or the NYTimes. In this episode, we discuss the privacy paradox of public outrage at government surveillance living alongside publi…
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Today, we have the honor of speaking with William Porter, the insightful author of "Alcohol Explained." William spent years in the throes of his own drinking career, unknowingly gathering the research and experiences that would later form the foundation of his life-changing book. In this episode William is generous in his knowledge and wisdom. Will…
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This week, we're talking about how we get in our own way by making things too complicated and failing to establish helpful strategies for getting stuff done. I nearly burn myself alive with a BBQ, we ponder on what might make it worth being airlifted off a mountain (twice), and we're grateful for the same thing for different reasons. You can email …
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Do SSRIs Really Work? Understanding Depression Treatment and the Serotonin Debate.Are you wondering how SSRIs work for depression treatment or if they’re right for your mental health? Join Dr. Ferghal Armstrong on Cracking Addiction for a myth-busting dive into selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the cornerstone antidepressants for mood disord…
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Can You Stop Antidepressants Safely? Tapering, Withdrawal & Advice from Dr. Ferghal ArmstrongAre you—or someone you care about—among the millions taking SSRI antidepressants for anxiety or depression? You're not alone. In this eye-opening episode of Cracking Addiction, Dr. Ferghal Armstrong dives deep into why Australia has one of the highest rates…
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Nothing everything goes back to our childhood! I know that many of us developed unhelpful eating and drinking habits during the covid lockdowns that have felt particularly hard to change. We placed a lot of importance on food and alcohol as entertainment and solace, fun and relief. Drink on a Monday at 4pm? OK! Cake for breakfast? OK! Three course …
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Amy Griffin, SuHyeong Kim, Anna Klintsova, and Hailey Rosenblum discuss their paper, “Choice Behaviors and Prefrontal–Hippocampal Coupling Are Disrupted in a Rat Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders,” published in Vol. 45, Issue 10 of JNeurosci, with Editor-in-Chief Sabine Kastner. Find our upcoming webinar schedule here. With special guests: …
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Who’s talking about men’s mental health? In this episode, four guests join me – Russ Jones, an ADHD mentor, Paul Roberts, a blue-collar business owner, Ali Mattu, a clinical psychologist & Jon Patrick Hatcher, a nonfiction humor writer. We discuss how men talk to each other about mental health behind closed doors, the mistakes women are unknowingly…
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