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The laws and systems dealing with addiction and mental health are in need of a radical overhaul. Our guest this week has dedicated her life to the cause. Listen and learn what she doing to help change the landscape and get inspired to fight for changes in your community. Shelly Weizman is the Associate Director of the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National and...

Anne Philippe is back to talk more about the therapeutic qualities in psychedelics and their success in treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She and others are leading the charge to show the world the healing properties of psychedelics. Open your mind and learn something new.

Our conversation with Anne Philippi is so fascinating that we had to make it 2 episodes. Anne is the Founder and CEO of The New Health Club. We will let her bio speak for itself. As a writer for VOGUE and GQ, I interviewed rock stars and actors for many years. I was fascinated by the world of show business, Hollywood, and celebrity. In 2007, I joined the German Vanity Fair and gained creds as the...

Symmes Culbertson is the writer and producer of the short film Only the Good, which attempts to have a realistic look at prescription drug use in a college party environment. Only the Good became the first student project in LSU history to receive funding for its production and would premiere to overwhelming support from the Baton Rouge community, before going on to be shown at events nationwide....

Singer and songwriter, Edwin McCain shares his journey from childhood dyslexia to addiction to his present-day life. He shares his success and failures and gives us some interesting ways to look at life. He is a talented musician, a wonderful father, and a great friend to all of us at youturn. You don't want to miss this one! Called the “great American romantic” by the New York Times, Edwin McCain...

Co-founder of youturn and CEO of FAVOR Greenville, Rich Jones, gives a splendid solo performance with his commentary on everything relating to addiction, addiction recovery, and everything in between. Rich is recognized nationally as a subject matter expert on substance use disorder (SUD) and health care and recovery integration. He has testified to U.S. Congress on the topic and participated in w...

Dr. Alain Litwin joins us today to discuss the substance use disorder epidemic that has been ripping through our country for decades. We discuss stigma, deaths of despair, medication-assisted treatment, and the co-occurring infectious disease epidemic. We also spend some time on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on people with substance use disorder. What we really face in America today is a sy...

Graham Boyd joins our podcast to discuss his strategy to gain FDA approval for prescribing currently illegal drugs for psychiatric disorders. Graham Boyd is an attorney specializing in political efforts to reform drug laws and end mass incarceration. As the founding director of New Approach PAC, Graham has led the opinion research, legal drafting, and campaign design for cannabis reform measures t...

Dr. Harrison serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Eleanor Health with more than 15 years of experience practicing medicine. She is a double-board certified physician with specialties in general adult psychiatry and addiction medicine. She completed undergraduate training at Howard University in Washington DC; medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and residency traini...

Greg Williams blew the lid off of anonymity with his ground-breaking film The Anonymous People. Join youlearnyouturn as we discuss the need for the recovery community to level up even more, in the face of unprecedented substance use and mental health crisis. Greg goes deep into the need for systemic restructuring. We spent time on financial incentives and reimbursement. We address the need to move...