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Doc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardAlcohol and the Hijacked Brain: Why They Can’t Think, Remember, or Decide Like They Used ToSend a text This week on Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we’re taking a clear-eyed (but not doom-and-gloom) look at how alcohol hijacks the brain—why memory goes missing, logic goes offline, and families feel like they’re arguing with a wall. You’ll learn what’s really happening under the hood, why “just explain it better” doesn’t work, and how to stop wrestling the damaged brain while still throwing a lifeline when your loved one is ready. Support the show
2026-02-2127 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardThe Addiction Identity CrisisSend a textIn this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we tackle a sneaky problem nobody warns you about: getting sober… and then getting stuck in the identity of being “the recovering addict.” With a few lifeguard analogies and some straight talk, Doc breaks down the “Addiction Identity Trap” and shows how recovery isn’t the finish line—it’s the doorway to building a bigger, freer life.Support the show
2026-02-1526 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardWhy Relapse Is Not Failure: Learning From Our MistakesSend a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we take the heat off relapse and put the spotlight where it belongs: what it’s trying to teach you. Doc breaks down the difference between an “accident” and a full relapse, the three common relapse patterns, and how to swap shame for curiosity so you can make one solid course-correction and get right back into structure, support, and forward motion. Support the show
2026-01-1727 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardNot Your 70s Weed — What Today’s THC Levels MeanSend a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, Doc breaks down the real “THC then vs. THC now” problem—because what people call “just weed” today often looks more like rocket fuel than a 1970s joint. We talk concentrates, vapes, and edibles, why potency (and the THC/CBD ratio) changes the risk for panic and even psychosis—especially for teens—and what families can watch for before a “simple high” turns into an ER visit. Support the show
2026-01-0726 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardDry Holiday In A Wet WorldSend a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we talk about surviving the holidays sober in what can feel like a Hallmark movie sponsored by a liquor store. From the “just have one” uncle to the overconfident I got this voice in your own head, Doc lays out practical (and slightly sneaky) strategies for making an appearance, keeping your sanity, and knowing exactly when to Irish-exit with dignity. Because sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do during the holidays… is leave early and stay sober. Support the show
2025-12-1929 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardAt The End Of Your Rope - When Addiction Stops WorkingSend a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we talk about what happens when you finally reach the end of your rope—and realize the rope was never actually saving you in the first place. If you’re “sick and tired of being sick and tired” but still somehow negotiating with your substance like it’s a toxic ex, this one’s for you. Support the show
2025-12-1226 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardWhen You Feel Like Giving UpSend a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we tackle the moment nobody likes to admit out loud—the quiet “I’m tired… I can’t do this anymore” phase of recovery. Doc Jacques breaks down why people drift, experiment, or fully surrender back to addiction, how stress, shame, trauma, isolation, and spiritual discouragement wear you down, and why the urge to quit is usually a longing for relief—not proof that you’ve failed. If you’re hanging by a thread, this is your reminder to be honest, reach for your lifelines, shr...
2025-11-1426 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardA Culture Change Away From EnmeshmentSend a textDestruction of relationships due to enmeshment requires more than just words or behavior for addiction it is an entire relationship culture that needs to change.Support the show
2023-11-1626 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardWhat Is The Opposite Of Addiction?Send a textIs the opposite of addiction sobriety or being clean? I don't think so. Support the show
2023-10-2724 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardOur Troubling TimesSend a textIt seems like the world is blowing up and that can be a threat to your recovery. Do something to help your self cope. Support the show
2023-10-1323 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardThat Crazy Switch In My HeadSend a textWhy do you lose time and reality when you get triggered? And why does impulsivity take over? Support the show
2023-10-0526 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardWhat Is Abuse?Send a textJust what does it take for something to rise to the level of abuse? Understanding what trauma is and when is it reaching the level that you could recognize as abuse? Support the show
2023-09-3026 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardWhat Is PAWS?Send a textPAWS, otherwise known as Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, is a real issue that few people realize is effecting them in recovery. Support the show
2023-09-2129 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardMake Your Recovery As Visible As Your AddictionSend a textWhy do we want to hide our recovery when our addiction was so visible? Support the show
2023-09-0727 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardWhat Are Aftercare Programs All About?Send a textWhen you discharge from rehab you should be working an aftercare program if you plan on really getting serious about recovery. Support the show
2023-08-3028 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardAre You Being Authentic In Recovery?Send a textAuthenticity can be a difficult thing to have when it comes to the change needed to get into recovery. Support the show
2023-08-1924 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardDiagnosis Is A Tricky BusinessSend a textMy thoughts on when a diagnosis from a psychiatrist can be confusing to a patient as well as a therapist. That's because the diagnosis is not a disease but rather a label to identify the disease. Support the show
2023-08-0426 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardDon't Be A Social HandymanSend a textAre you in recovery and being distracted from your own recovery by helping others with their recovery when you should be working on your own? Support the show
2023-07-2826 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardIs Your Marriage Being Destroyed By Addiction?Send a textHow do yo change the marriage you have into a better union, while taking on the enemy known as addiction? Support the show
2023-07-2226 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardMoving At The Speed Of PainSend a textAre you moving at the speed of pain in your recovery? How long is recovery supposed to take anyway?Support the show
2023-07-0722 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardAre You Buried Or Are You Planted?Send a textLiving with a constant feeling of failure while you are working on, or are in, recovery is not a healthy way to live. Support the show
2023-07-0325 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardHealing The Addicted BrainSend a textIn what environment can you heal your addicted brain? Probably not the one you are in now and most likely not the one you think. Support the show
2023-06-1626 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardAre You A Professional Dependent?Send a textHas addiction turned you into a professional dependent? It's time to address that. Support the show
2023-05-2626 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardStep 12: Spreading The Good NewsSend a textFor those of you who have reached Step !2 it is difficult to understand some times when and how to apply what we are telling you to do. Support the show
2023-05-2026 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardYour Greatest Weakness Is.........?Send a textWhat is your greatest weakness? It is your inability to surrender to your recovery. Support the show
2023-05-0426 minDoc Jacques: Your Addiction LifeguardTHC Use In RecoverySend a textIS it OK to use THC products if you are in recovery or working on recovery? That's a very good question. Support the show
2023-04-1823 min