The Rehab

Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP is the CEO of Vantage Clinical Consulting LLC, http://vantageclinicalconsulting.com/, a focused consultancy with a national footprint devoted to helping healthcare organizations and other professional firms to create solutions to Opioid Addiction problems and increase quality patient care. For almost two decades, she has worked with individual Physicians, Healthcare Firms and Corporate Organizations around the United States to help them to optimize their business strategies and reduce Opioid problems in their communities. She's worked on every side of the issue from practice management and treatment to managed care and advocacy. Her unmatched solutions have been tested and proven in Opioid Crisis Combat from the South Side of Chicago to Florida. She works with leaders, companies and organizations at every level of our nation’s leading healthcare epidemic to drastically improve process and business performance.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Nick Jaworski is an internationally recognized executive in the field of behavioral health marketing and operational consulting with experience building organizations across four continents. As the owner of Circle Social Inc. (https://www.circlesocialinc.com/), he has helped healthcare organizations ranging in revenue from $10 million to $300 million a year perform turn arounds and accelerate growth.He is a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Award for his work in mental health, is an advisor to the board for The Behavioral Health Association of Providers, and is also on the board for one of the most innovative treatment programs in the country – Above and Beyond Recovery in Chicago.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

If you or a loved-one has a problem with addiction, the first place to visit is https://mcrisc.com. Substance Use Disorders are real, chronic medical illnesses, just like diabetes and heart disease. Until now, tools to measure these disorders were limited. Thanks to Calvin McGinn PhD, LMFT, RN and Joyce Ann McGinn OTR/L, GCFP, co-founders of McRISC, we now have a sophisticated online tool to assess addictions, such as opioid use disorder, from anywhere. The assessment can be performed in a doctor's waiting room, in your own home, in your car, or wherever you happen to be and feel safe to take the McRISC assessment. It works on the desktop, mobile devices and smartphones. McRISC is a new tool which has the potential to make a real difference in ending the opioid crisis.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Bryan Robinson is recognized as the world expert on work addiction. He is a scientist who has studies this condition extensively over decades. He is also recovering from work addiction himself. In describing his own struggle with work addiction, he talks about hiding work. He would secretly bring work with him on vacations. He would sneak off, away from loved ones, to secretly get work done.Being honest with yourself is a part of the first step to recovering from addiction. The first step of the 12 steps of Workaholics Anonymous states, "Admitting you have no control over your relationship with work and acknowledging that working too much is making your life unmanageable."Work addiction is becoming a serious problem in today's society. We are all at risk. While not as immediately deadly as other addictions, work addiction can slowly eat away at your life as it festers and grows. As you grow older, you realize that you have missed out on many great moments of life because you have spent years obsessing over work. Work addiction does not mean that you are necessarily successful in your work. It can even be expressed as endless procrastination.In fact, your work can be greatly improved by facing your work addiction. Taking a step back, breathing and listening to the sounds around you is one way to wake up to the moment you are living in right now. You can disconnect from your work and live your life right now. There is nothing stopping you from putting down the work that is stealing your life from away from you.Dr. Robinson's latest book is titled, "#CHILL". Please visit his website here: https://www.bryanrobinsononline.com/. You can find #CHILL on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Chill-Turn-Off-Your-Life/dp/0062896016. And please share #CHILL on your social media accounts before you turn off social media for now and put your devices aside so you can #CHILL.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Harry Derbitsky, author of "Evolution of Addiction Recovery" and president of ACT Training Inc., shares insightful perspectives on addiction treatment. He critiques traditional methods like Alcoholics Anonymous, advocating for modern approaches amidst the opioid crisis. The conversation touches on mindfulness, the importance of understanding one’s thoughts, and the therapeutic benefits of writing for healing. Derbitsky emphasizes the innate wisdom within everyone and presents a hopeful framework for recovery centered around Mind, Consciousness, and Thought.

In my talk with Milly Day, we discuss this incredible program to help people get started or continue on their journey of recovery. Imagine hiking the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain and experiencing firsthand its healing powers. What if you could go on this journey of a lifetime as an alternative to checking into rehab?In a nutshell, Recovery Trekking is a brand new recovery platform, both for addicts stuck in active addiction, and for those who have already begun their journey, whereby you’re guided along an ancient pilgrimage route as a form of healing for the mind, body and soul.Over the course of the trek, you will eat, sleep and breathe a new way of living that takes you into history, 12-step addiction fundamentals and fellowship. Each day will consist of moderate physical exercise, guided meditation, journalling, 12-step meetings, step work, as well as other writing activities.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

In search of a meaningful path to move beyond traditional drug therapy and psychiatry, Mani Saint-Victor, MD is a visionary leader in applying neuroscience to real world problems. Dr. Mani is a graduate of Harvard University and UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Three days into the third year of his Psychiatry residency, Dr. Mani left the traditional path of medical practice to join a virtual world startup.His brain-slapping style of research and coaching attracts clients from around the world to actively discover how their minds work and how to think their way to success. A true polymath, he's brought much-needed science to the fuzzy world of self-improvement through one on one and group coaching of physicians committed to creating lasting and meaningful changes in their lives.He is an Amazon Best-Selling Author of Thinking About Quitting Medicine and co-host of the popular TV show #CLBLive. You can reach Dr. Mani to find out about working with him at www.manisaintvictormd.com.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Michael A. gives an incredible account of going through 28 rehab programs in South Florida in a six year period. The ineffective system, which values a good medical insurance card over a patient's wellbeing, could not help him to get clean. Finally, Michael found a program that worked for him. He discovered that he needed a lot more than a short term program that just meets the minimum requirements to operate. He found a place in California that had a better program. Five months of treatment, intense physical activity, team building, multiple forms of therapy are major components of this effective treatment program. You can learn more about the program and Michael's story in his excellent article on the Recovering Addict Advice website: https://recoveringaddictadvice.com/addicted-to-rehab/. While the program he describes is one location that only serves men, I hope that this philosophy of truly helping people to overcome addiction will spread to more addiction treatment programs.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Frequently, I am asked about free and low cost treatment for opioid addiction. Whenever I write an article about patient assistance programs, I get a flood of calls and emails from people struggling with opioid addiction and also from the loved ones of the opioid addicted. Unfortunately, there are few options available right now. But thanks to the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, there may be hope in the near future. Soon, there will be billions of dollars of funding available for programs that provide MAT, or Medication Assisted Treatment for opioid addiction. What does this mean for the doctor prescribing Suboxone in a small clinic? How can he or she be a part of this program? Applying for grants and running compliant a program can seem overwhelming and intimidating.Yet, many doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants would love to help those who need treatment but cannot afford it. So, what is the next step?Bob Coates has the solution. When it comes to healthcare law, Mr. Coates has a deep understanding of how things work. He has owned large healthcare systems and he has served as an auditor and a consultant for many large and small medical facilities. Especially, when it comes to healthcare institutions that may come under scrutiny by federal agencies and law enforcement, Mr. Coates can provide the management needed to allow practitioners and owners to sleep well at night, knowing they are in good hands. He has worked with many pain management clinics and addiction treatment programs. He also maintains a large library of compliance manuals that have provided guidance and protection to doctors, especially those who practice in these high risk fields.Bob Coates is also a family therapist. He currently practices in several states. He is able to provide telemedicine services and he is an expert in addiction therapy. One of the most important aspects of addiction treatment is family involvement. Mr. Coates’ experience as a therapist has given him deep insight into the problems and solutions that involve family and addiction.In recent years, Mr. Coates has served as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., working with Lobbyit.com. He has been at the center of the action leading up to the president’s signing of the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. He is now prepared to assist healthcare practitioners and facility owners who are interested in applying for grants under this important new law.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

In this episode of The Rehab, Jennifer Elizabeth Masters joins me for a second time to discuss her book, Orgasm For Life. While it is a book about sex, it is also much, much more. It is also a book about relationships and communication. While you may want to save this one for when the children are not in the room, you should make plans to listen. An important part of recovering from addiction is maintaining a network of support. This should include family and loved ones who are closest to you and know you best. If you are in a relationship, such as marriage, an important part of overcoming addiction is improving communication in your relationship and finding ways to understand each others needs.For over a decade Jennifer has empowered thousands of women to find love, passion and happiness in their lives and relationships helping them heal co-dependency, addictions, depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies, fears and suffering.Jennifer is an International Best-Selling author, Channel, certified love and happiness coach, Hypnotherapist, Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner, reads the Akashic Records is a Master Energy Healer, ordained minister and mother of three spiritually grounded adults.What her clients like best about her is that she listens without judgment, is completely present and is highly tuned into the Divine and Universal which profoundly assists her clients with their process exactly where they are trying to get clarity.Visit the Jennifer's official website: http://www.jenniferelizabethmasters.com/Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!