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Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard

Dr. Jacques de Broekertwww.wellspringmindbody.com

Doc Jacques Your Addiction Lifeguard" podcast is like your friendly chat with a seasoned therapist, Dr. Jacques de Broekert, who's all about helping folks navigate the choppy waters of addiction and mental health.

Join Doc Jacques on a journey through real talk about addiction, therapy, and mental wellness. Each episode is like sitting down with a good friend who happens to be an expert in addiction recovery. Doc Jacques shares his insights, tips, and stories, giving you a lifeline to better understand and tackle the challenges of addiction.

From practical advice to stories of resilience, this podcast dives into everything - from understanding addiction's roots to strategies for healing and recovery. You'll hear about different therapies, how to support family and friends, and why a holistic approach to health matters in the recovery process.

Tune in for conversations that feel like a breath of fresh air. Doc Jacques invites experts and individuals who've conquered addiction to share their stories, giving you a sense of community and hope as you navigate your own or your loved ones' recovery journeys.

"Doc Jacques Your Addiction Lifeguard" is that friendly voice guiding you through the tough times, offering insights and tools to make the journey to recovery a little smoother.

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Episodes

The Show on Just Plain Old Alcoholism

Send us a text Are you an alcoholic? Did you just ask yourself that question? Well, if you did maybe you are and need some help. This episode is on just plain old alcoholism. It may be the one show for you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...

Dec 11, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Failure To Launch: What's A Parent To Do

Send us a text Todays episode is about what parents can do to move an adult child from failure to launch to launch. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show

Dec 01, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Yoga Specialist Maryam Ovissi Offers Guidance: Part 2

Send us a text Part 2 of Maryam Ovissi's interview about her new book "Care of the Whole Self Yoga-Inspired Practices for Befriending the Self". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show

Nov 24, 202027 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Yoga Specialist Maryam Ovissi Offers Guidance: Part 1

Send us a text Special in studio guest todays is Maryam Ovissi who offers up her wisdom and guidance in recovery form trauma and addiction. She shares her story and her work coming from the perspective of many years of teaching yoga and research on the effects of trauma on the body, mind, and spirit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...

Nov 19, 202030 minSeason 1Ep. 4

How do I Pick a Good Rehab?

Send us a text Why should you go to rehab and how do you pick a good one? Good questions I get asked all the time by families of addicts and addicts themselves. This episode explores the ways of picking one and why you should go to a residential rehab. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...

Nov 10, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Trauma Informed Yoga Approach to Treatment of Addiction: Part 2

Send us a text Heather Hagaman joins me once again in the studio to talk about the usefulness of adding trauma informed yoga in your addiction recovery program. She shares her experience in teaching yoga and how to select a trauma informed yoga instructor along with what to look for in the teachers training and experience. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...

Oct 27, 202037 min

What is forgiveness: A Pastors perspective.

Send us a text Hear what Pastor Lyman Eddy has to say about self forgiveness and how we can give it to ourselves for what we have done. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show

Oct 15, 202039 min

Trauma Informed Yoga Approach to Treatment of Addiction: Part 1

Send us a text The Doc Jacques guest this week is Heather Hagaman, MA, CSAC-T, C-IAYT who tells of her journey through recovery and the inclusion of trauma informed yoga based treatment she first used and learned to help her treat addiction and later became an expert in the field of trauma treatment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...

Sep 22, 202038 min

Forgiveness? Nope, I Can't Do That For Me.

Send us a text How do you forgive yourself? How do forgive something that you have to walk around thinking about 24 hours a day? It can be done but there is a process you go through to do it. It takes courage and fearlessness and you will be able to do it, but it is hard. Not impossible, but hard. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...

Sep 17, 202031 min

What Has Happened To Kids?

Send us a text Dr. Allison Caras, PhD is in the studio to talk about her perspective on the impact of technology and specifically the smart phone on the ability to learn and connect. Her observations on the ability to teach, and more importantly connect, is being impacted in negative ways by technology. The results being anxiety and depression with a lack of ability to connect in meaningful ways has changed her view on teaching and how today's youth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: Th...

Sep 09, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Isolation: Addictions Best Friend

Send us a text Why do addicts isolate? Why can't they just come out and say what is bothering them? Seems simple enough, get out in public and start getting connected to the recovery community and things will get better. But addicts isolate for a reason and it is a good one from their point of view. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...

Sep 01, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 2
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