Don't Be A Dick

2021 was a year of challenges, to say the least, but also a year filled with tragic losses.  We often don't process traumas and loss until it's too late and boils over, so in this episode Nicole Winkler returns to guide us through helpful ways to process things AND focus on how we can improve just one percent in 2022, to hit those major goals.   O2AmmwTBEgqjCZOvJR4Z

A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish - It is quickly approaching the time of year where we all set goals and resolutions, which are then all too often followed by failing to achieve them.  Today we talk about 2 simple techniques to keep it simple and actually accomplish your goals, whether they be sobriety, professional, or personal.

What advice would you give yourself 20 years ago? It's probably a long list, but the question really is - are you taking that same advice today? In this episode we try a thought experiment to learn how to take our own advice

How much does the food we eat effect our mental health? Dr Kristin Saxena, host of the podcast "Feeding The Family," joins us to talk about food and mental health, how we can approach the obesity epidemic, and simple ways to get your own diet on track.

When the opioid epidemic began, millions of Americans were lied to, deceived, and abused by their own doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare industry as a whole.  How much does this reasonable doubt influence the current refusal to trust in the science of vaccines today, with the current pandemic? We talk about this to try to understand why people feel the way they do, and learn what we can do about it, with today's guest Nicole Winkler.

What is the "Trans Experience" in 2021? What are the mental health challenges of finding your own identity and how you're accepted by others? We talk about the journey of Eli Rigatuso, who's transformation is not just about his identity but also his history and culture.  To understand someone we must first learn, and this episode we learn so much from Eli's story

We know the golden rule of being nice to others so they are nice in return to us, but first we have to apply that to ourselves. Being nice to yourself and helping yourself is key to your own happiness, joy, and success (professionally and personally).  Today we talk about the power and impact of positive thought through the basic premise of being nice to, and helping, others.  In other words, Don't Be A Dick. 

The Mayor of Omaha, NE, Jean Stothert, joins the podcast to talk about the tragic loss of her husband, Joe, who died by suicide.  It happened in the middle of her re-election campaign on a public stage, yet she leaned into therapy and learned so much that she hopes helps others by sharing her story today

On today's podcast Matt and Wendy talk about when you know if you are addicted. You most likely have bad habits, but how do you know when a bad habit has become an addiction you need help with? We focus on behavioral addictions to Social Media and Mobile Devices and show the comparisons to Matt's Opioid addiction, what the signs are that you're addicted, and simple steps you can take to start correcting your unhealthy habits.

Coming Clean is the theme for this season and Matt comes clean about how and why his mental health has declined this year, causing severe anxiety and depression. Executive Coach Nicole Winkler shows us how using Emotional Intelligence can change how we are influenced by unhealthy situations, people, and habits.