Addiction Episodes

For the past two decades, social media has become a mixed blessing that we all use to cure our boredom, portray the best versions of ourselves, or catch up with family and friends. There are a wide range of benefits that come from social media, like connecting with those who are important to us, for gathering information, and for self-expression. However, while there are positive uses for social media, there are physiological effects on our brains that affect our dopaminergic pathways and thus o...

Horse racing is an extremely competitive sport that you can find all over the globe. A British study done on the mental health aspect of this sport deemed that the week to week workload required by the sport is potentially unsustainable. There is large concern for the extensive over time hours without pay, since it is now being normalized in the sport. This is and many other things are causing a great psychological strain on individuals involved. These findings are detailed around jockeys,...

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism did a survey showing that 1 in 4 college students experience academic difficulties from drinking, such as missing class or getting behind in school work. In a national survey, college students that binge drank alcohol at least 3 times per week were roughly 6 times more likely to perform poorly on a test or a project as a result of drinking (40% vs 7%) than students who did not binge drink. Now this episode is not to deter you away from...

This is part ONE to a multiple part series that we will be doing on mental health within the military. There is so much we can cover on this topic as well as a lot of work we can do to support the mental health of our service members and veterans. Part one will only be the beginning of this. On episode ten we will be talking to Chris, a Navy veteran that talks about the mindset he has instilled with himself once he got out of the service. He dives into how he struggled with his mental health ...

Dependency (aka addiction) is something that will affect 1 out of 10 people in their lifetime. It can come in many different forms, along with affecting people in many different ways. Some more extreme than others. The tricky thing about dependency is that it can affect an individual for so long and they will not realize the detrimental aftershock until they are in ruins. Our cohost this week, Jackson will help us dive more into this topic with some of his personal experiences and obstacle...

One thing men will NEVER want to talk about is mental health. This is a stigma that has been looming for years and has served as a true detriment to men. Tune in to listen to episode three, where cohost Baxter Mays talk about his experiences with mental health, things that helped him overcome personal obstacles and how our society as a whole can do better in regards to ending this stigma. Mental illness effects everyone, it's about time we start acting like it and speaking on it.