A Better Pill To Swallow

Jul 17 2024

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Just a spoonful of humor helps the medicine go down. Inspired by his brother’s suicide and her hellacious experience with prescription meds, bi-coastal best friends David and Karen unleash their outlandish banter on their shared passion for mental health. They challenge the over-medicated status quo, asking questions and exploring new holistic alternatives with their guests from a wide array of experience and discipline.

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10. Living with ADD: "I can run like the devil, but I just can't swim..."

Jul 17 2024 78 mins

On this week’s episode, we focus on the ADHD brain. Our guest is Lou, an IT specialist, who was diagnosed with severe ADHD and put on Ritalin at age 5. Today at 44, Lou has managed to build a successful business doing what he loves, create a beautiful family, and maintain a vibrant network of friends and hobbies, even despite the immense challenges posed by his “ADHD” orienta

9. Turning Over A Whole New Grief, Part 2

Jun 26 2024 85 mins

In the second half of this two-part saga, Sandi Neiman unearths the many details and infinite aspects of the end of David's father's life. We discuss hospice, our culture’s strained relationship with death, and the painful reality of what Sandi had to face leading up to his passing. We discuss a host of topics, including body autonomy and the right to die, how our system is rigge

8. Turning Over A Whole New Grief, Part 1

Jun 12 2024 82 mins

Next guest up is Sandi Neiman. She’s a licensed marital and family therapist, previously the COO of National Seating and Mobility, a multi-billion dollar national healthcare business…and if you’ll notice her last name, she also happens to be the host's stepmother. In this special two-part episode just in time for Father's Day, Sandi leads us through her experience of the full

7. Fit In The Big Masterpiece

May 29 2024 88 mins

In our latest, and most hilarious episode yet, we welcome accomplished actor and playwright, Paul Stroli onto the show. We open with how Paul first met and became instant friends with the host David, and his brother Andy as a creative pair who wrote the show they were all in together before Andy passed away. We take a moment to honor Andy, touching on various aspects of grief. Paul

6. A Twist of NAET, Part 2

May 15 2024 74 mins

Join us for the second half of this exploration into the interspace of the human mind and body that NAET unearths. Dr. John Crandall continues to lead our riveting discussion as we pivot to a conversation about our misconceptions around the hot topic of vaccines, the nature of our food, and even more nitty gritty of how NAET functions and is administered on the table. How do we all

5. A Twist of NAET, Part 1

May 01 2024 79 mins

In 1983, Devi Nambutripad was a chiropractic student. Nibbling on a carrot, while undergoing acupuncture treatment, she discovered that it eliminated her historically deep allergy to it. And the NAET system was officially born: Nambudtripad Allergy Elimination Techniques. Over the decades since, it has been used to treat allergies, addiction, anxiety and depression. And it has heal

4. System Reboot

Apr 18 2024 94 mins

We now pivot to our new noteworthy guest...and an old charming friend. Randall has a remarkable success story to share with the world about ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) which has historically suffered from a terrible stigma in our culture…that happened to save his life. Spoiler Alert: He's now a happily married man with two beautiful daughters. Please tune in as Randall share

3. "But the light is still there..."

Apr 10 2024 84 mins

We welcome our first guest, Simon Abramson. He's a licensed social worker, an addiction counselor...and most importantly, (only if you ask the host) David's dear brother-in-law. Journey with us, as Simon shares how a near-death car accident in July of 2019 changed the trajectory of his life. Now working for Samadhi to help reduce addiction-related harms, he also facilitates intimat

2. "This isn't me. This is a monster."

Apr 03 2024 46 mins

We now delve into the trials of the other co-host, as Karen’s personal trauma takes center stage. In 2016, she was in a car accident. But before she could even catch her breath from the incident, she wound up addicted to OxyContin. She leads us through her terrifying experience of how her doctors administered it without any warning and cut her off just as quickly. But by using na

1. What Happened To Andy?

Mar 27 2024 73 mins

David tells the heartbreaking story about how his brother Andy went missing for a month, and whose body was eventually found in the Hudson River. He takes you on a journey, unearthing details about his brother's mental illness and experience with pharmaceuticals, and his personal experience with them. All with a humorous twist. Support the Show.