Incredibly vivid dream from last night: I was in a building that was a combination of a hospital and an old fire department admin building my dad worked in when I was a kid. A …
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My Guest Spot on the “Drop The Needle” Podcast (Record Collecting as a Form of Recovery Self-Care)
This is probably my favorite podcast guest spot ever. I’ve greatly enjoyed every single podcast, recovery website, or recovery-related Facebook group on which I’ve been featured. However, this one was particularly fun, and tied in …
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My Guest Spot on the SHAIR Podcast
Here it is, my episode of the SHAIR Podcast. This is my whole story of addiction and recovery: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I hope that hearing this helps someone who might presently …
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Teaching ASIST, Saving Lives
Two days/14 hours later, another amazing ASIST workshop is in the books, and 22 more local individuals are ready, willing, and able to perform suicide interventions and save lives. This was the fifth workshop I’ve …
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Don’t Drink That Gatorade!
Not to be outdone by the parents who once dropped a bag of cocaine on my desk and asked me to identify what it was, I just had a dad come to the office with …
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ASIST Workshop #4: Don’t Call It a Comeback
After a nearly 1.5-year hiatus, I facilitated my fourth ASIST suicide intervention workshop yesterday and today in Gilbert. I am happy to say that two dozen more people are now equipped with the potentially …
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Anthony Bourdain and Suicide
If your social media feed is anything like mine, it’s flooded with posts regarding Anthony Bourdain’s death, and rightfully so. He was an incredibly interesting and talented individual, and one of my absolute favorite authors …
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Those Kids are in Good Hands
I’ve spoken to dozens of school faculty and staff groups, but the 75 teachers and administrators to whom I presented today were one of the most passionate, caring, engaged, and enthusiastic faculty groups I’ve ever …
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This Morning’s Office: Suicide Prevention
Last Night’s Dream (Living in an Old Bus)
This is a brief synopsis of last night’s dream, or at least one of several dreams I had last night. Last night I dreamed that I lived in a converted old bus. I tore out …
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