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November 5, 2021 63 mins

Season 2, Episode 85

Leading With Empathy In Addiction Treatment With Dr. Nzinga Harrison

The season finale of the 2nd season of the Choose Your Struggle podcast is here! It's been an amazing season but all good things come to an end.

The Season Finale features Jay chatting with Dr. Nzinga Harrison, the host of one of his favorite podcasts In Recovery! She's also the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Eleanor Health and co-founder of Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform. A true leader, Dr. Harrison is a shining example of how you can treat Addiction from a place of love and care. You can find out more about Dr. Harrison and listen to In Recovery at https://lemonadamedia.com/show/inrecovery/ and http://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/.

*** one note. Jay mentions an article he read that says we need to basically double how many mental health professionals are out there to adequately address the need. Dr. Harrison asked him for the source of that article and he can't find it! So he wants everyone to know he won't be using that stat anymore... unless someone knows where he read it and can send him the study it's from!

Thank you to everyone who checked out the show this season. Please stay subscribed during the offseason.

From everyone here at Choose Your Struggle, we love you all. 

CHOOSE YOUR STRUGGLE IS A FINALIST FOR THE HARM REDUCTION COALITION'S YEARLY AWARDS! The Harm Reduction Coalition is THE org. in Harm Reduction work and to be a finalist for their Changing The Narrative award is truly moving. Just so incredible to us. You can vote to help us at a chance to win the whole fucking thing, to quote Major League, at https://bit.ly/GalaAwardVote. We'd really appreciate it. And please vote for our friends Savage Sisters who are a finalist in the Resilience Award category.

We're doing an end of season giveaway! At Thanksgiving, Jay will put all the names of everyone who has left a review into a generator and three people will receive a prize pack. One is Choose Your Struggle merch, one is a gift pack from my partners Road Runner and Bookshop, and one is a Youdgee muscle massager. If you haven't left a review yet, scroll down in these show notes and find the review link or, if you listen on i-Tunes, review it there! https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle


Today's Good Egg: Take care of yourself during the offseason!
 
Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at ryan@jayshifman.com.

  • Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!


  • But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch!
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