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Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthMental Health Awareness Week (UK) 2022Hi its Mike, Jess is away for our final episode in Series 2, looking forward to Season 3, starting Friday 10th June 2022. In the United Kingdom its Mental Health Awareness Week. Mental Health Foundation (UK) have themed 2022 'loneliness' for Mental Health Awareness Week - Monday 9 May until Sunday 15 May 2022. Daniel from "Life Changes You" podcast is my guest this week. Dan is a Mental Health professional, currently in private practice "Change your Therapist". Dan has a massive following on his podcast, in coincidently launched in December 2019, 4 months prior to lockdown. I was interested in his journey...2022-05-1337 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthIs movement the answer for addiction and mental health?This week on the show, Ross and Jayne Quick from Quick Results training join us...Ross & Jayne (the Quicks) are the Co-Founders of Quick Results Training (QRT). QRT provide online anxiety, depression & self-confidence coaching/ exercise sessions for their members and clientele.Ross’ personal struggle with anxiety and depression and Jayne’s holistic and supportive approach to his recovery, have been the foundation of QRT. Now they are assisting others on their journey.QRT’s proven fitness, wellbeing and mindfulness solutions, support individuals who are struggling with stress, anxiety and self-confidence, to achiev...2022-04-2336 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthStigma in Addiction and Mental HealthElisa Buggy is a Board Director with Mike Carroll for the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) and is the CEO of West CASA (Centre Against for Sexual Assault).Elisa grew up on Palawa Country, also known as Tasmania. She loves meeting new people, cooking, her couch, and her family - and she also seems to be a perpetual student. She is deeply committed to making the world a better place - at least in the way that she sees it - and is magnetised towards the proverbial 'too hard baskets' (a term she finds bo...2022-04-1539 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthThe American Treatment Centre’s Most Disliked ManDr Rob Kelly from Rob Kelly Recovery Group.Guarenteed addiction removal - or your money back…Robb has overcome homelessness, alcohol dependency, trauma, PTSD, and MDD and a whirlwind of events to be the "Gordon Ramsay" of the addiction treatment world. Before Robb succumbed to addiction and mental health issues, he played bass guitar at Abbey Studio with Queen, David Bowie, and Elton John. He is an accomplished musician, and the money he made helped him attend Oxford University to pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology. Robb experienced a spi...2022-04-0938 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthBoth Sides of the system - Lived experienced and professional - addiction and mental healthRosalyn Hennesy is a woman with lived experience of both mental health and lived experience of dependence of both drugs and alcohol. For 23 years she used any substance available to cope with a vast history of trauma and grief most of which she is still unravelling. Today she is approaching 5 years in “recovery”. She is also a trained mental health and drug and alcohol support worker and has been advocating for a reform on drugs for many years. In 2018 Rosalyn was involved in the Uniting Churches documentary “Half a million steps” and then moved to Sy...2022-04-021h 03
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthLife Coaching for Mental Health and AddictionIt is our hope by listening to Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health you have discovered many different ways to remove addiction and heal poor mental health. For people who have been in long term addiction and experiencing poor mental health, life Coaching can be useful in piecing life back together. It's one of the methods I use in Problematic Substance Use and Addiction Reprogramming at MC Counselling.During the past two years on Insta, I met Dom who is a life coach from neume.today, producing a...2022-03-2551 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthZERO to ADDICT in one pipe (Ice Addiction)Nicole's story...We do recover- I consider myself a recovered addict, I am 43 years of age mum of 4 boys, wife, daughter, sister and aunt/godmother. Addiction does not discriminate. I was addicted to ICE for a very small time in my 30’s, (5-7 years) and it did not take long until my life began to spiral out of control. Jail became a revolving door, I committed more crime to fuel my addiction so I could hide it from my children and family (so I thought) until enough was enough.Today, I am alm...2022-03-1737 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health10 Lessons in Power Psychology - Helping you to help yourself.This week Jess and Mike are going to help you to help yourself, especially if you are waiting 6-12 months for counselling appointments through the Mental Health Treatment Plans.Dr. Michael Abruzzese is an award-winning educator, author, licensed clinical psychologist, and school psychologist. With nearly 40 years of experience in forensic, cognitive-behavioral, neuropsychological, and clinical practice, Dr. A. Has been teaching and lecturing at major east coast medical schools and universities and to students and professionals of all levels around the world.He is passionate about making psychology accessible to all people, a factor in many p...2022-03-1027 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthPTSD stands for "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.This week on the show, we take a break from the prison theme we seem to have adopted, (for no particular reason) and welcome Scott from PTSD Brokensword. Here’s what Scott said when I asked what message he would you like to communicate about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.“I think we need to stop the stigma of PTSD and look at how we can help people get through it. Over the years there have not been many people to help people suffering from PTSD and that’s changi...2022-03-0328 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthNavigating The Australian Justice and Prison SystemRenee Mcnab is a Ex prisoner and prisoner advocate in recovery who knows what it's like to navigate the Australian justice and prison system and the dilemmas that come with doing so.Not only is she an advocate and ex prisoner she is a woman with life experience in mental health issues drug addiction and domestic violence that is passionate about helping others going thru similar experiences and is on a mission to expose the failings and inhumane treatment many men and woman face every day in our prisons and mental health system and is advocating for...2022-02-2333 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthChanging the world, one word at a timeI first met Dean from #otherwordz about two years ago and you could not have got two more different people on Zoom together. Each of us from different sides of the school playground, (so to speak) coming together to talk about how we help people.Dean Lloyd is a passionate social justice advocate and founder of #otherwordz a social movement that understands the power of language. As a result of this moment Dean has also founded Advocate Apparel clothing for people who care.Dean has a wealth of lived experience from the criminal justice system, pu...2022-02-1746 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthFrom The Prison System to Private Practice - Dr. Lina Haji (Rise Psychological Services)Dr. Lina Haji worked in the American prison system providing psychological forensic assessments. Looking to provide an improved experience for forensic clients in the middle of 2020, she opened her own private clinical forensic practice (Rise Psychological Services) specialising in psychological assessment and therapy in Miami, Florida, USA.During the recording of this podcast, (the aim to interview guests who reveal how they assist in removing addiction and healing Mental health), Dr Haji's deep passion for helping America's forensic clients to be correctly diagnosed for accurate treatment was extremely clear. Our interview with Dr Haji is full...2022-02-0845 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthA brother's experience with suicideSuicide is a topic that effects everyone.We, at “Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health”, believe it’s everybody’s responsibility to help prevent suicide and to ask the tough questions and to be able to provide support to people that are feeling that life is no longer worth living..We understand, that not all people possess the capabilities to support people professionally, however by providing opportunities for people to get help, you’re helping to prevent suicide.In this weeks episode of Removing Addiction & Healing Mental Health we have Justin from The Cheesecake...2022-01-2924 min
Removing Addiction and Healing Mental HealthMeet Jess and MikeIn this, our first episode for 2022, meet Mike Carroll and Jess Gaddes.Two people who have removed addiction from their lives after years of abusing their bodies with Meth (Ice) and MDMA (methylene-dioxy-methampehatmine) to now live their best life.It's a demonstration that no matter how addicted you believe your life is, you have the power to change.We have and you can too.Mindset, respect, love, community, connection, communication are part of how we turned out lives around.Jess featured in the first episode of Season One and...2022-01-2016 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthMike Carroll - 2021 Wrap upHey there it’s Mike Carroll and to wrap up this year on Removing Addiction & Healing Mental Health you’ve got me!No guest, me.I’ll discuss how you can make 2022 your best year and answer a few common questions I have received as DM’s.I’d love to hear from you, so please send me your comments and feedback.On your favourite podcast platform, please rate this podcast so many more people can improve their lives.We only have one life , let’s make it our best....2021-12-2319 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthTianna Hansen - Spiritual Healer and Light WorkerTianna is a spiritual healer and light worker focused on embodiment as a form of healing and overcoming trauma/addiction. She fought with addiction for many years of her life (alcohol, drugs and even social media), stemming from the wish to escape her own mind, and has lived with complex PTSD, manic depression and severe anxiety for much of her life. She is certified in Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga (Level 1), and hopes to offer her knowledge in this area and healing through embodiment in future offerings.IG: @embodiedhealingwithtiannaONE gu...2021-12-1624 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthJarred Madison Frey - The Bipolar Bachelor PodcastThis week I welcome Jarred Madison Frey who is an internationally known podcast host of "The Bipolar Bachelor Podcast", which he started in early 2021. Being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 1 at age 18, he now aims to reach people through bringing awareness to the journey he’s had with this illness by sharing not only the mountaintop experiences, but the valleys as well. He has become an mentor and an advocate in the mental health world since stepping out into podcasting and hopes to continue reaching people and touching lives as he strives to be original in a...2021-12-0926 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthDexter Gelfand - Spiritual CounsellorHey it's Mike Carroll and this week on the show we welcome Dex Gelfand. Dex Gelfand is an internationally recognized leader in the field of spiritually oriented counseling, with clients spanning the globe. His time is divided between personally conducting sessions with individuals, mentoring and training other practitioners in his approach and techniques, his continuing research and development, and currently, putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming book, Honoring Your Spiritual Compass: Realizing Greater Expression of Self through the Natural Laws of Therapeutic Spiritual Counseling. His approach, Therapeutic Spiritual Counseling, is bas...2021-12-0225 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthSophie Aghdami - Addiction Recovery CoachSophie is an Addiction Recovery Coach and, separately, a Brand Strategist and I welcome Sophie to The Mike Carroll podcast.Having grown up in Switzerland and the UK, Sophie now lives in Australia and works with clients worldwide.During her prior 10+ year marketing career with world-class brands like the Royal Albert Hall in London, and Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant group in the UK, she held a number of senior leadership roles and an executive board position.After overcoming her own challenges with 'highly functioning' addiction, Sophie uses her personal transformative experiences to help ot...2021-11-2524 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthJim's Stop The Stigma - Male Sexual AbuseMental health sufferer and childhood abuse survivor Lets help.stop.the #stigma surrounding male abuse and the after effects.Instagram: @jimsstopthestigma I welcome Jim to The Mike Carroll Podcast. ONE guest every week talking about removing addiction or healing mental health.There are so many different ways. So join me every week as I talk to some amazing professionals who demonstrate passion for their craft and why they believe their way works. I'll also speak to lived experience advocates about what has worked for them and how they t...2021-11-1827 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthDr. Scott Waltman, PsyD, ABPP, Human. Psychologist, AuthorScott H Waltman, PsyD, ABPP, is a clinician, international trainer, and practice-based researcher. His interests include evidence-based psychotherapy practice, training, and implementation in systems that provide care to underserved populations. He is certified as a qualified Cognitive Therapist and Trainer/Consultant by the Academy of Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies. He also is board certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. More recently, Dr. Waltman, worked as a CT trainer for one of Dr. Aaron Beck's CBT implementation teams in the Philadelphia public mental health system. Currently, he w...2021-11-1126 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthJess's story of removing her crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and gambling addiction.Hey it’ Mike Carroll and this week on Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health - Jess’s story of her ice and gambling addiction.Jess is a woman in her 30s who grew up in western Sydney. Jess went through years of addiction in her teens and twenties. Through rehabilitation and support Jess has now been clean from Ice and gambling for over 5 and half years.Jess has been on a mission to try and help people struggling through her social media platforms as well as doing outreach in local communities. Sharin...2021-11-0423 minRemoving Addiction and Healing Mental HealthLisa Michaels - Quantum Healer & Energy CoachLisa Michael's is my first guest on The Mike Carroll Podcast. How exciting 🤩🤩Lisa is a Quantum Healer and Energy Coach assisting people with trauma present in their lives. Taking anything but conventional means of trauma work, her method is ancestral based, delivering phenomenal results for her clients. She also works with heart centred entrepreneurs and Business owners.Take a listen and please subscribe to "The Mike Carroll Podcast - Removing Addiction and healing Mental Health".We love feedback, so please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and TAG a close person in your lif...2021-10-0924 min