Let's Talk

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and my guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock!

Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock is a licensed psychologist, professor of psychology, and the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University.  He is an expert in the assessment and treatment of substance-related and addictive disorders with over 65 peer-review publications and research funding from ...

My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Dr. Doug Bolton!

Dr. Bolton is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of School Consultation for Formative Psychological Services. He spent over 20 years as a psychologist and principal at North Shore Academy, a K-12 therapeutic school in Highland Park, IL.  He is now speaking nationally, under contract to publish a mass-market book on parenting in the next 12-18 month...

My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is Jamie Ducharme - author of "Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise and Fall of JUUL" - recently adapted to be a top-rated docuseries on Netflix!

Jamie Ducharme is a correspondent at TIME magazine, where she writes frequently about topics related to health and science. She has won awards from New York Press Club, the Deadline Club, and the Newswomen’s Club of New York.  Her i...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Cortney Warren, PhD, ABPP!  Dr. Warren is a board-certified psychologist and the author of the new book "Letting Go of Your Ex: CBT Skills to Heal the Pain of a Breakup and Overcome Love Addiction."  Dr. Warren is an expert on addictions, self-deception, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective, and is also the author of over 50 journal articles...

My guest for this episode of Let's Talk is the CEO of Truth Initiative, Robin Koval!

Since joining Truth Initiative in 2013, Koval has transformed the national award-winning truth® youth tobacco prevention campaign and grown the organization’s world-class research, youth activism, and digital cessation programs. Koval has led the expansion of the truth brand to include innovative quitting tools and resources designed ...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Allison Feduccia, PhD!  Dr. Feduccia is a neuropharmacologist, psychedelic researcher, and educator. She is the co-founder of Psychedelic Support, a platform for education and connection to psychedelic practitioners. She began researching MDMA in 2004, and has worked on mental health research at UT Austin, UCSF, NIH, and MAPS. 

Covered topics include:

- What is the current state of...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Holly Geyer, MD!  Dr. Geyer is an Associate Professor of Medicine and consultant in the Division of Hospital Internal Medicine. She is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and serves as chair of the Opioid Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona as well as serving as Medical Director of Occupational Health. 

She is the author of the newly-published “Ending ...

Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW is Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity LLC, an organization that provides online education and residential treatment for, porn, and substance/sex-addicted men and their families. Dr. Weiss is an online host for Digital Intervention on A&E and has served as a subject-matter expert for major media outlets including CNN, NPR, and The New York Times, among others. He is the author of eleven books, inc...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague in youth prevention, Laura Stack! For 30 years, Laura Stack was best known in the business world as "The Productivity Pro." Her career as a keynote speaker, bestselling author of eight books, and corporate spokesperson came to a screeching halt on November 20, 2019, when her 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuan...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Michael Rich!  Dr. Rich is one of the foremost authorities on Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU) in teens, which includes behavioral concerns related to all types of interactive media including online gaming, social media, streaming video, and others.  Dr. Rich is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Digital Wellness Lab, and practices Adolescent Medi...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Libby Moser!  Libby is a Registered Dietitian, and the owner of Piece of Nutrition in Chicago, IL.  She is certified in Eating Disorders and Obesity (EDOC) treatment, and works with clients from the perspectives of intuitive eating, mindful eating, and health at every size.  Libby is a wizard in the kitchen, and helps you change your relationship with food to enhance your health...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Roneet Lev!  Dr. Lev is board certified in emergency and addiction medicine, and was the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. She currently chairs the San Diego Community Response to Drug Overdose (CReDO) Task Force, is the current executive director of the Independent Emergency Physicians Consortium, and is founder and Vice President of IASIC, the I...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Ashleigh Nowakowski! Ashleigh is a preventionist and the past Executive Director of Your Choice to Live, a non-profit organization specializing in drug and alcohol prevention education. She has a Masters in Public Administration, and recently published her first book entitled "The Shadow Child," in which she tells a deeply personal story about how she and her family co...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Carl Erik Fisher!  Dr. Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist, and the author of the recently published book The Urge: Our History of Addiction - an intellectual and cultural history of addiction, which is interwoven with his own experiences as an addiction psychiatrist at Columbia and as an individual in recovery.  His academic writing has been published in numerous prestigious medical an...

My guest for this episode is investigative journalist Sam Quinones!  Sam is a veteran journalist and author, whose most recent books, Dreamland and The Least of Us, have taken a deep look into both the personal and system-level side of the opioid epidemic in America.   Dreamland was heralded as one of the Best Books of 2015 by numerous national outlets, and was named one of the “50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Cent...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Dr. Shawn Hondorp!  Dr. Hondorp is a board-certified clinical health psychologist living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has a private practice, and a podcast called Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect, True Health, where she explores how our common approaches to weight loss and health often run counter to what we know about motivation science.  Dr. Hondorp has many years of exper...

My guest for this episode Dr. Greg Teas; an absolute fount of knowledge and the Chief Medical Officer of Behavioral Medicine at AMITA Health.  Dr. Teas is the former President of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists and presently serves on their board of directors.  He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and will be discussing mo...

My guest for this episode is my good friend, Dr. Erin Terada!  Dr. Terada is a licensed clinical psychologist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, currently practicing at the OCD & Anxiety Center in Oak Brook, IL.  She was previously the Clinical Director of the Eating Disorders service line at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, and is currently sits as a Board Member of the Heartland chapter of the International Association f...