Rehab Confidential

Joe and Amy sit down with healer and President/Founder of Breathwork For Recovery, Nathaniel Hodder-Shipp. He explains what breathwork is and how it can help in the treatment of addiction and trauma. He discusses the dangers of doing breathwork with practitioners who don’t have sufficient or proper training, the need for accreditation in the field, and his experience leading breathwork groups in treatment centers.

Joe and Amy hear from California State Senator, Scott Wiener and his fight for overdose prevention sites in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Amy celebrates 8 years sober and Joe unleashes on Congressional Representative, Elise Stefanik.

Joe and Amy interview Northshore Recovery High School Principal, Michelle Lipinski, who talks about her unique program and student population as well as the new 4-part MTV docu-series “16 and Recovering” about her school.

Joe and Amy sit down with Damon West, a college professor with a M.S. in criminal justice as well as a nationally known keynote speaker and best-selling author. Damon spent 7 years in a maximum security prison after getting hooked on meth, following a career ending injury when he was Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of Texas.. They discuss about his story, his recovery, the coffee bean analogy and his incredible work in prison reform and re-entry including his program to help men of color become elementary school teachers.

Joe and Amy sit down with Dr. Houman Farzin to talk about his work with indigenous people struggling with trauma and addiction. Dr. Farzin is an expert in all psychedelic assisted therapy including ketamine, psilocybin and MDMA. They discuss addiction, PTSD, depression and how psychedelic therapy can be helpful with many types of mental health disorders as well as its pending commercialization.