
Monday Motivation: Drug Use In The Open
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07/26/21 • 19 min
Season 2, Episode 58
Monday Motivation: Drug Use In The Open
Inspired by a question from a friend and listener of the show, Jay talks about why you may be seeing more use in the open and why you should think about how to support drug users.
As a special bonus, anyone who leaves The Choose Your Struggle Podcast a review on their site will get 25% off a tank top or, if you already own one, a care package of other Choose Your Struggle items on the house! Just take a screen shot or a pic with your phone and send it to [email protected] with your address and your choice.
What do you think? Everyone who responds, either by social media or my website, will get a sticker mailed to them. The first person to respond each week will get a magnet! So reach out or post something on your personal social media and tag me (and maybe share the show in the process?)!
If something in this episode upsets you, or makes you feel a certain way, take a moment and do some mindfulness. When you have the words, the thought thrashed out, send it to me! Share the podcast, tell the world your thoughts. That's how we make change.
No Good Egg or Card on Monday episodes.
Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at [email protected].
- Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
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Season 2, Episode 58
Monday Motivation: Drug Use In The Open
Inspired by a question from a friend and listener of the show, Jay talks about why you may be seeing more use in the open and why you should think about how to support drug users.
As a special bonus, anyone who leaves The Choose Your Struggle Podcast a review on their site will get 25% off a tank top or, if you already own one, a care package of other Choose Your Struggle items on the house! Just take a screen shot or a pic with your phone and send it to [email protected] with your address and your choice.
What do you think? Everyone who responds, either by social media or my website, will get a sticker mailed to them. The first person to respond each week will get a magnet! So reach out or post something on your personal social media and tag me (and maybe share the show in the process?)!
If something in this episode upsets you, or makes you feel a certain way, take a moment and do some mindfulness. When you have the words, the thought thrashed out, send it to me! Share the podcast, tell the world your thoughts. That's how we make change.
No Good Egg or Card on Monday episodes.
Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at [email protected].
- Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
- Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle
- Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.
- Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.
- Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/
- My Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS
- My Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS
- As always, you can find more at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio
Previous Episode

NORML and the Parent Movement, Weed's Long, Strange Trip to Just Say No with Emily Dufton
Season 2, Episode 57!
NORML and the Parent Movement, Weed's Long, Strange Trip to Just Say No
This week's guest is Emily Dufton! Emily is an incredible researcher who is probably best known for her book Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. Jay reads a lot of drug policy and history books and says this one is in his top 5. You can find it at the Bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS and stay up to date on all of Emily's work at her twitter: https://twitter.com/emily_dufton.
The first person who reaches out (either through the website or social media) will get Emily's book sent to them FOR FREE! All you have to do is let Jay know you listened to this episode and give him your address. That's it! Anyone else who reaches out will get a sticker sent to them.
*** Editor's note: the first 9 seconds of the interview, where Emily introduces herself, got cut off in editing for some reason. It was added back in post production hence why it sounds different than the rest of the show. ***
Today's Good Egg: Reach out to someone who is not your political persuasion.
Thank you to Devannon Hubert of the Sex Drugs and Jesus podcast for his review of the show!
Positive Mental Health Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aT2U6PZ3MUWcesxQrAbi1
Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at [email protected].
- Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
- Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle
- Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.
- Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.
- Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/
- My Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS
- My Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS
- As always, you can find more at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio
Next Episode

Closing The Care Gap With Tim Desmond
Season 2, Episode 59!
Closing The Care Gap with Tim Desmond!
This week, Jay chats with Tim Desmond. A trained therapist and author of multiple books, Tim surveyed the current landscape of the helping profession and didn't like what he saw. So he founded Peer Collective as an alternative to therapy. Peer Collective is an easy to use and affordable solution which helps close the gap between those who need Mental Health care and the all too few who provide it. Learn more at https://www.peercollective.com/.
Today's Good Egg: check out Peer Collective!
Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at [email protected].
- Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!
- Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle
- Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.
- Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.
- Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/
- My Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS
- My Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS
- As always, you can find more at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio
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