
49: After the Episode - (follow up to Amy & Jay's stories) - with Ashley & Christiana
05/14/20 • 64 min
It's another After the Episode coming at you every other Thursday! Don't have time to listen to every guest episode on Tuesdays? Enjoy learning more about specific topics? Do you also like to laugh? Then these episodes are for you too!
This week, Ashley and Christiana review and cover topics from Episode #47 (Amy Dresner), and Episode #48 (Jay Shifman). Tune in to hear their usual antics (including some quarantine cabin fever) along with a deep dive into some important themes and aspects covered in each of these episodes!
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Resources Mentioned:
- Free Online COVID-19 Anxiety Support Meetings
- NOTE: To access other Free Online AA & Support Group meetings, scroll down the page in the COVID-19 link above
- Sex Addiction Resources:
- What is sex addiction? This article on Healthline.com is where Ashley read the definition and symptoms in the podcast
- Comedians
- “Take Your Pills” Netflix Special - the effects that pills are having on kids in school
- Sir Ken Robinson - Creative Schools
- Article - “The Drugging of the American Boy”
- "The Pharmacist" Netflix Documentary
- The Courage to Change COVID Hopecast!
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- Lionrock Facebook | Lionrock Instagram
- Questions, comments or feedback? Email us at [email protected]
It's another After the Episode coming at you every other Thursday! Don't have time to listen to every guest episode on Tuesdays? Enjoy learning more about specific topics? Do you also like to laugh? Then these episodes are for you too!
This week, Ashley and Christiana review and cover topics from Episode #47 (Amy Dresner), and Episode #48 (Jay Shifman). Tune in to hear their usual antics (including some quarantine cabin fever) along with a deep dive into some important themes and aspects covered in each of these episodes!
Subscribe to The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Google Podcasts | Spotify
Stitcher | iHeart | TuneIn | Overcast | SoundCloud
Resources Mentioned:
- Free Online COVID-19 Anxiety Support Meetings
- NOTE: To access other Free Online AA & Support Group meetings, scroll down the page in the COVID-19 link above
- Sex Addiction Resources:
- What is sex addiction? This article on Healthline.com is where Ashley read the definition and symptoms in the podcast
- Comedians
- “Take Your Pills” Netflix Special - the effects that pills are having on kids in school
- Sir Ken Robinson - Creative Schools
- Article - “The Drugging of the American Boy”
- "The Pharmacist" Netflix Documentary
- The Courage to Change COVID Hopecast!
Our Sponsor:
Connect with Us:
- Podcast Website | Podcast Instagram | Podcast Facebook
- Lionrock Facebook | Lionrock Instagram
- Questions, comments or feedback? Email us at [email protected]
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48: Jay Shifman: ADHD, Prescription Pills and the Willful Drugging of a Generation
Jay Shifman is passionate about issues of Addiction and Mental Health. A Speaker, Writer, Consultant, Coach and Advocate, Jay lives intentionally around seeing the realization of his dream; to end the stigma around issues of Addiction and Mental Health. Jay works with individuals and organizations to make real change in how they approach, act on and talk about Mental health and Addiction. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University, Jay is ten years in recovery and lives with his wife, Lauren, and their dog, Nell, on Daniel Island, South Carolina. You can learn more at his website, www.JayShifman.com.
Jay is currently writing a book, Profiles in Change, that focuses on the untold stories of people doing new, unique and interesting work aimed at the issues of the Addiction and Mental Health epidemic we currently find ourselves in that grew out of his tri-weekly posts on LinkedIn and my website.
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Resources Mentioned:
- The article Ashley mentions - "The Drugging of the American Boy"
- The book Ashley mentions - Creative Schools
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline - (800) 273-8255
- Jay's podcast - "Choose Your Struggle"
- Contact Jay:
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50: Alyssa Rocco: The Undertaker's Daughter Whose Journey Taught Her How to Live
Alyssa Rocco is on a mission to create positive change in the world. Along with living her recovery from alcoholism and an eating disorder, she is currently a Senior Life Coach at Handel Group, which she discovered seven years ago after finding a deep desire to change her career. After one session with a coach at Handel Group, she quickly discovered what was missing - she wasn't living true to her own dreams; she wasn’t happy, and she didn’t know how to become happy.
This realization inspired a journey: Alyssa changed careers and became a coach. She learned how to date honestly, transformed the dynamic in her family, navigated addiction, and confronted how to create and maintain great relationships in her life. Her analytical mindset and process-oriented nature led to her work in the Media Division, and most recently, to build, test, and launch Inner.U, Handel Group’s first digital course.
Alyssa grew up in Boston and she received her Bachelor’s degree in communication, film and technical writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from the Massachusetts School of Psychology. She is certified in process improvement techniques and six sigma practices. She is also a dancer and practices 5 Rhythms dance.
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Resources Mentioned:
- Get Started with your COURAGETOCHANGE75 coupon here at InnerU.Coach
- Talk to a human and see if Handel Group coaching options are right for you
- Handel Group Social Media
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