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Dr. Michael D. Winer, author of Light Medicine: Evolving Our Body, Our Life and Our Planet, explains how working with light and an emotional process can help resolve health problems. According to Dr. Winer, “Light is the basic building block and nutrient for our body. How we engage and interact with light has profound consequences for health, fulfillment and creativity.” The book is a guide to help people take charge of their life, health and future through Dr. Winer’s unique healing process. He explains the importance of an emotional healing process which includes taking care of ourselves, to more effectively engage light, to resolve disease and dysfunction and to achieve optimal health benefits. Dr. Winer shows that an effective emotional process can help people address all levels of their energy, from the physical to the most abstract. He explains that emotional and energetic issues adversely affect how we use light and energy which can lead directly to our health concerns.

Lindy Fox Smith’s expertise has been gained through a combination of formal education and personal experience. She has been a recipient of the services that she now participates in designing and evaluating. As a result of this unusual combination of personal and professional experience, Lindy brings sensitivity, humor, and extensive knowledge to this challenging field of working with people with both serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders. She has authored books and many articles on the subject of dual disorders. Katherine Armstrong co-authored, along with Mary Woods, the recently released book, When The Door Opened, which tells the authentic stories of twelve men who have experienced treatment and recovery from co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. As an outside observer, she gained a unique perspective of how stigma affects those with dual disorders.

Lindy Fox Smith’s expertise has been gained through a combination of formal education and personal experience. She has been a recipient of the services that she now participates in designing and evaluating. As a result of this unusual combination of personal and professional experience, Lindy brings sensitivity, humor, and extensive knowledge to this challenging field of working with people with both serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders. She has authored books and many articles on the subject of dual disorders. Katherine Armstrong co-authored, along with Mary Woods, the recently released book, When The Door Opened, which tells the authentic stories of twelve men who have experienced treatment and recovery from co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. As an outside observer, she gained a unique perspective of how stigma affects those with dual disorders.

Our guest today will talk about teen and adolescent prescription drug abuse, stimulant abuse, The Medicine Abuse Project, and ways the public can help. The CDC now calls prescription drug abuse an epidemic. More Americans die from drug overdoses than in car crashes, and this trend is being driven by prescription drugs. Teen prescription drug misuse and abuse is up by 33 percent since 2008. The rise is being driven by stimulants (Ritalin and Adderall). Statistics released by The Partnership at Drugfree.org show that: 1) Prescription medicines and marijuana are the most commonly abused drugs among 12 to 13-year-olds; 2) 70 percent of teens say they get the prescription medicines from family members and friends; 3) A factor that contributes to this rise is the lack of communication parents have with their children about prescription drugs; only 14 percent of teens indicated that they had discussed the misuse or abuse of any type of prescription drug with their parents.

Our guest today will talk about teen and adolescent prescription drug abuse, stimulant abuse, The Medicine Abuse Project, and ways the public can help. The CDC now calls prescription drug abuse an epidemic. More Americans die from drug overdoses than in car crashes, and this trend is being driven by prescription drugs. Teen prescription drug misuse and abuse is up by 33 percent since 2008. The rise is being driven by stimulants (Ritalin and Adderall). Statistics released by The Partnership at Drugfree.org show that: 1) Prescription medicines and marijuana are the most commonly abused drugs among 12 to 13-year-olds; 2) 70 percent of teens say they get the prescription medicines from family members and friends; 3) A factor that contributes to this rise is the lack of communication parents have with their children about prescription drugs; only 14 percent of teens indicated that they had discussed the misuse or abuse of any type of prescription drug with their parents.

Our guest today, Lee McCormick, will speak about overcoming holiday stressors and depression, new beginnings in the New Year, recovery and the documentary “Dreaming Heaven”. Lee is a top recovery expert who has been leading transformative and breakthrough recovery journeys for many years. Through this recent project, he introduces a powerful methodology for clearing obstacles, belief limitations, negative past experiences, shame, self-inflicted pain, rage and addictions. Lee will speak about his own journey and how it is now giving new life to others. For more information please visit www.dreamingheaven.net or www.spiritrecovery.com

Our guest today, Lee McCormick, will speak about overcoming holiday stressors and depression, new beginnings in the New Year, recovery and the documentary “Dreaming Heaven”. Lee is a top recovery expert who has been leading transformative and breakthrough recovery journeys for many years. Through this recent project, he introduces a powerful methodology for clearing obstacles, belief limitations, negative past experiences, shame, self-inflicted pain, rage and addictions. Lee will speak about his own journey and how it is now giving new life to others. For more information please visit www.dreamingheaven.net or www.spiritrecovery.com

Romancing the Brain skills are an intensive set of psycho-emotional-social-spiritual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) treatments can assist adults and youth in their life traumas and conflict through knowledge, attitudes and skills. This program will affect a “self and other” assessment of conflict style with a communication style, with the goal of behavior changes that are instilled in the brain. Some treatment sessions are based in brain research and CBT treatments that have been effective for anger and relapse-triggering problems. Other techniques are employed that unify the principles of social learning and emotional intelligence theory that make this different from “anger management” programs. This program affects behavioral learning with emotional development and maturity that results in long-term changes in the brain and behavior.

The American Lung Association and WellPoint Inc. are supporting smokers in their efforts to quit for good through the “Quitter in You smoking cessation campaign. The campaign aims to empower people trying to quit smoking by acknowledging that past quit attempts are not failures, but are normal and necessary steps along the way to quitting for good. A survey from the American Lung Association found that 6 out of 10 former smokers were not able to successfully quit on their first try and required multiple attempts to quit smoking for good. The “Quitter in You” campaign aims to change the way people think about past quit attempts and motivate them to try again. According to the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, smoking-related diseases claim an estimated 443,000 lives each year, including those affected indirectly, such as babies born prematurely due to prenatal maternal smoking and victims of “secondhand” exposure to tobacco’s carcinogens.

The American Lung Association and WellPoint Inc. are supporting smokers in their efforts to quit for good through the “Quitter in You smoking cessation campaign. The campaign aims to empower people trying to quit smoking by acknowledging that past quit attempts are not failures, but are normal and necessary steps along the way to quitting for good. A survey from the American Lung Association found that 6 out of 10 former smokers were not able to successfully quit on their first try and required multiple attempts to quit smoking for good. The “Quitter in You” campaign aims to change the way people think about past quit attempts and motivate them to try again. According to the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, smoking-related diseases claim an estimated 443,000 lives each year, including those affected indirectly, such as babies born prematurely due to prenatal maternal smoking and victims of “secondhand” exposure to tobacco’s carcinogens.

Our response to the crisis of addiction should be based on sound public health science and the grassroots engagement and involvement of the recovery community – people in recovery, their families, friends and allies. Across the world, the recovery community is organizing to speak out and advocate for policies that help individuals and families get the help they need to recover and the elimination of policies that discriminate against people in or seeking recovery. They are raising their unified voice. A growing movement is promoting the right and resources to recover through advocacy, education and demonstrating the power and proof of long-term recovery. The implementation of national health reform; recognition of innovative peer recovery support services; and policy makers’ attention to recovery, health and wellness create a fertile opportunity for recovery advocates to speak out, fostering collaboration, advocacy and education about the reality of addiction recovery.

Our response to the crisis of addiction should be based on sound public health science and the grassroots engagement and involvement of the recovery community – people in recovery, their families, friends and allies. Across the world, the recovery community is organizing to speak out and advocate for policies that help individuals and families get the help they need to recover and the elimination of policies that discriminate against people in or seeking recovery. They are raising their unified voice. A growing movement is promoting the right and resources to recover through advocacy, education and demonstrating the power and proof of long-term recovery. The implementation of national health reform; recognition of innovative peer recovery support services; and policy makers’ attention to recovery, health and wellness create a fertile opportunity for recovery advocates to speak out, fostering collaboration, advocacy and education about the reality of addiction recovery.

Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols is described as “one of the most influential clinical and spiritual trainers in North America.” Dr. Nuckols’ passion and mission is to assist in the integration of emerging scientific research with traditional spiritual and self-help wisdom. From this integration comes knowledge, inspiration and technique helpful to those whose practice assists alcoholics, addicts and other mental health patients find healing and their personal road to recovery. Dr. Nuckols is widely published, having authored more than 60 journal articles, 30 books and workbooks, 50 DVDs, CDs and videos, and 25 audiotape series. His latest publication is entitled The Ego-Less SELF: Achieving Peace and Tranquility Beyond All Understanding (HCI). Dr. Nuckols’ first book Cocaine: Dependency to Recovery, is a trade best seller, as are, his booklets Quitting Heroin, Quitting Alcohol and Quitting Marijuana (Hazelden).

Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols is described as “one of the most influential clinical and spiritual trainers in North America.” Dr. Nuckols’ passion and mission is to assist in the integration of emerging scientific research with traditional spiritual and self-help wisdom. From this integration comes knowledge, inspiration and technique helpful to those whose practice assists alcoholics, addicts and other mental health patients find healing and their personal road to recovery. Dr. Nuckols is widely published, having authored more than 60 journal articles, 30 books and workbooks, 50 DVDs, CDs and videos, and 25 audiotape series. His latest publication is entitled The Ego-Less SELF: Achieving Peace and Tranquility Beyond All Understanding (HCI). Dr. Nuckols’ first book Cocaine: Dependency to Recovery, is a trade best seller, as are, his booklets Quitting Heroin, Quitting Alcohol and Quitting Marijuana (Hazelden).

With HHS Secretary Sebelius recently announcing long-awaited parity laws, our two mental health experts will explain what this means for Americans who suffer from mental illness and how insurance companies will now have to give equal coverage to people who have a mental disorder. They will also speak about the new federal grants for community health centers that are helping people sign up for health insurance. Jamison Monroe is the CEO of Newport Academy, a mental health and addiction facility in CA and CT, who believes this will finally make mental health treatment affordable, bringing people with mental illness out of the shadows. Carolyn Wolf, an attorney in mental health law, believes this is long-overdue, as the insurance companies have fought for years not to cover people with mental illnesses. But the next fight is getting insurance companies to actually follow the law.