Let's Talk

My guest for this episode is Dr. Jason Roop !  Dr. Roop is the founder and CEO of the Center for Trait-Based Transformation , and the primary developer of the Trait-Based Model of Recovery: an evidence-based, person-centered approach to addiction treatment and recovery that emphasizes enhancing the personal strengths of individuals in addiction to promote success in business and life while in reco...

My guest for this episode of Let’s Talk is Dr. George Kolodner!    Dr. Kolodner is an addiction psychiatrist and the Medical Director of the Triple Track Treatment program for smoking and vaping cessation.   He is the Chair of the American Society of Addiction Medicine Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction Special Interest Group, and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at both the Georgetown University an...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher!  Dr. Halpern-Felsher an endowed professor in the Pediatrics Department at Stanford University, the founder and Executive Director of the Stanford REACH Lab, and the President of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.  Dr. Halpern-Felsher is an absolute giant in the field of youth prevention, publishing over 200 manuscripts, and she...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Matt Rossheim!  Dr. Rossheim is an Associate Professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and a leading researcher on the impact of drug policy on public health, particularly as it relates to teenagers and young adults.  The past several years he's turned his attention to derived psychoactive cannabis products, the most common of which is...

We talk a lot about turning the tide in the opioid epidemic – Dr. Eric Garland is actually out there doing something about it.   On the latest episode of Let’s Talk, Dr. Garland and I discuss the psychotherapy he’s developing called MORE – Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement.  MORE is a psychotherapy specifically designed (and being validated) for treating opioid use disorder (OUD).  This is...

Today marks the first solo episode of my podcast, which I'm calling "Let's Muse!" Let's Muse episodes will cover a current topic that I'm finding interesting at the moment, and I'd love to hear your musings about it on my corresponding posts on LinkedIn and YouTube. Today I'll cover two recent developments in the nicotine and vaping world: my take on how to...

My guests for this episode on alcohol myths are Dr. Laura Kwako and Dr. Thekla Brumder Ross from the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)! Dr. Laura Kwako, PhD, is chief of the Treatment, Health Services, & Recovery Branch (THSRB) in the Division of Treatment and Recovery at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).  Dr. Thekla Brumder Ross, PsyD, is...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Brian Licuanan!  Dr. Licuanan  is an author, speaker, and board-certified psychologist practicing in Southern California, and specializes in working with highly acute clients struggling with substance abuse disorders and mental health conditions.  He recently published a new book, "How to Get Your Resisting Loved One into Treatment: A Step-by-Step Guide for Me...

My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Jeanne Jakob - a board-certified psychologist based in Silicon Valley, and an expert in treating trauma and PTSD from a number of different therapeutic modalities.  She is the founder of Inside Out Psychology, a website and platform to promote the public's knowledge about psychotherapy, psychological science, and the mental health industry....

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, so to kick things off I'm having a conversation with Dr. Molly Bowdring! Dr. Bowdring is a clinical scholar and postdoctoral researcher in the Stanford Prevention Research Center, a clinician at Stanford's Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, and the author of a recently-published peer-reviewed article (link below) on non-alcoholic beverages (NABs),...

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and my guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock! Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock is a licensed psychologist, professor of psychology, and the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University.  He is an expert in the assessment and treatment of substance-related and addictive disorders with over 65 peer-review publications...

My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Doug Bolton! Dr. Bolton is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of School Consultation for Formative Psychological Services. He spent over 20 years as a psychologist and principal at North Shore Academy, a K-12 therapeutic school in Highland Park, IL.  He is now speaking nationally, under contract to publish a mass-market book on parenti...

My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Jamie Ducharme - author of "Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise and Fall of JUUL" - recently adapted to be a top-rated docuseries on Netflix! Jamie Ducharme is a correspondent at TIME magazine, where she writes frequently about topics related to health and science. She has won awards from New York Press Club, the Deadline Club, and the Newswomen’...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Cortney Warren, PhD, ABPP!  Dr. Warren is a board-certified psychologist and the author of the new book "Letting Go of Your Ex: CBT Skills to Heal the Pain of a Breakup and Overcome Love Addiction."  Dr. Warren is an expert on addictions, self-deception, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective, and is also the...

My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is the CEO of Truth Initiative, Robin Koval! Since joining Truth Initiative in 2013, Koval has transformed the national award-winning truth® youth tobacco prevention campaign and grown the organization’s world-class research, youth activism, and digital cessation programs. Koval has led the expansion of the truth brand to include innovative quitting too...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Allison Feduccia, PhD!  Dr. Feduccia is a neuropharmacologist, psychedelic researcher, and educator. She is the co-founder of Psychedelic Support, a platform for education and connection to psychedelic practitioners. She began researching MDMA in 2004, and has worked on mental health research at UT Austin, UCSF, NIH, and MAPS.  Covered topics include: - What is the...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Holly Geyer, MD!  Dr. Geyer is an Associate Professor of Medicine and consultant in the Division of Hospital Internal Medicine. She is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and serves as chair of the Opioid Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona as well as serving as Medical Director of Occupational Health.  She is the author of th...

Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW is Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity LLC, an organization that provides online education and residential treatment for, porn, and substance/sex-addicted men and their families. Dr. Weiss is an online host for Digital Intervention on A&E and has served as a subject-matter expert for major media outlets including CNN, NPR, and The New York Times, among others. He...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague in youth prevention, Laura Stack! For 30 years, Laura Stack was best known in the business world as "The Productivity Pro." Her career as a keynote speaker, bestselling author of eight books, and corporate spokesperson came to a screeching halt on November 20, 2019, when her 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide after becoming psych...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Michael Rich!  Dr. Rich is one of the foremost authorities on Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU) in teens, which includes behavioral concerns related to all types of interactive media including online gaming, social media, streaming video, and others.  Dr. Rich is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Digital Wellness...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Libby Moser!  Libby is a Registered Dietitian, and the owner of Piece of Nutrition in Chicago, IL.  She is certified in Eating Disorders and Obesity (EDOC) treatment, and works with clients from the perspectives of intuitive eating, mindful eating, and health at every size.  Libby is a wizard in the kitchen, and helps you change your relationsh...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Ashleigh Nowakowski! Ashleigh is a preventionist and the past Executive Director of Your Choice to Live, a non-profit organization specializing in drug and alcohol prevention education. She has a Masters in Public Administration, and recently published her first book entitled "The Shadow Child," in which she tells a deeply personal st...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Roneet Lev!  Dr. Lev is board certified in emergency and addiction medicine, and was the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. She currently chairs the San Diego Community Response to Drug Overdose (CReDO) Task Force, is the current executive director of the Independent Emergency Physicians Consortium, and is founder...

My guest for this episode is investigative journalist Sam Quinones!  Sam is a veteran journalist and author, whose most recent books, Dreamland and The Least of Us, have taken a deep look into both the personal and system-level side of the opioid epidemic in America.    Dreamland was heralded as one of the Best Books of 2015 by numerous national outlets, and was named one of the “50 Best Books of...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Carl Erik Fisher!  Dr. Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist, and the author of the recently published book The Urge: Our History of Addiction - an intellectual and cultural history of addiction, which is interwoven with his own experiences as an addiction psychiatrist at Columbia and as an individual in recovery.  His academic writing has been published...