Tag: drug abuse
An Ally for Life Part 2
Founder and Ceo of I Ally shares more about the genesis of her company and the importance of community and wellbeing for caregivers.
Lucinda Koza is the Founder + CEO of I Ally, an app created for and by family caregivers. She is a member of the current TechCrunch Include Cohort, SheWorx + AWS Startups Mentorship Program 2020, All Raise Org’s Visionary Voices Speakers Bureau, and the Lyfebulb Patient Entrepreneur Circle. She just received Honorable Mention in the Lyfebulb + Orexo Innovation Challenge and received Honorable Mention for Intermitten’s 2020 Changemaker Award. Her writing has been published in Thought Catalog and Medium Women. Passionate about storytelling and giving voice to the voiceless, Lucinda also premiered a short film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
An Ally for Life Part 1
Lucinda Koza is the Founder and CEO of I Ally, an app created for and by family caregivers. Lucinda created I Ally after a personal experience which she talks about on the podcast. The app is focused mainly on community and peer support, and also provides the caregiver with experts and resources.
Lucinda is a member of the current TechCrunch Include Cohort, SheWorx + AWS Startups Mentorship Program 2020, All Raise Org’s Visionary Voices Speakers Bureau, and the Lyfebulb Patient Entrepreneur Circle. She just received Honorable Mention in the Lyfebulb + Orexo Innovation Challenge and received Honorable Mention for Intermitten’s 2020 Changemaker Award. Her writing has been published in Thought Catalog and Medium Women. Passionate about storytelling and giving voice to the voiceless, Lucinda also premiered a short film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
Addiction or Hobby?
Addicts helping Addicts is one of the most powerful forms of recovery. What better way for a teen to connect to sobriety than through a peer who has been there. Today I sit down with a recent graduate of Fire Mountain Programs RTC to discuss his addiction to screens.
When does a video game hobby turn into an addiction? Is it any less of a concern for a parent to have a teen addicted to video games rather than drugs? How do we support our children through this kind of addiction in a world full of screens?
Recovery’s power couple A&E’s Tim Ryan and actress Jennifer Gimenez
Listen in as Rich speaks with Tim Ryan and Jennifer Gimenez, an amazing couple who live out their recovery openly in order to help others.
Tim Ryan and Jennifer Gimenez-Ryan
Tim Ryan, famously known as A&E’s Dope Man and a substance abuse interventionist and Jennifer Gimenez-Ryan, world renowned model, actress, substance abuse counselor, and reality TV star aren’t your typical celebrity couple in Hollywood. Not only are they famous and in active recovery, they are both proactive in changing lives.
Sometimes, even helping to save them.
Tim and Jenn speak to audiences all over the world. Whenever possible, they travel and work together during public speaking engagements. They inspire their audiences to live a more fulfilling, passionate and purposeful life.
https://timandjennifer.org/
“ChemSex”- Sex and Drug Addiction Dr. David Fawcett
Dr. David Fawcett, Author of “Lust, Men, and Meth” takes us into the world of “chemsex” and recovery. When addicts mix two addictions, dangerous on their own, but together wreak havoc on families, will the recovery be twice as hard?
The Burnout that led to a Breakthrough
Rich had the opportunity to talk to Kavi Misri, the founder and CEO of Rose, a mental health company that is levering technology to improve how mental health care is delivered. Listen to his story of how working 80-100 workweeks led to burnout and depression. Frustrated with trying to navigate the healthcare system, Kavi would ultimately create Rose- smarter mental health!