For more info on this episode, and to check out 2 Lives, visit their website! https://www.2lives.org/listen/jayshifman

As always, you can find everything you need, including our social media links, at our Campsite page: https://jay.campsite.bio

Reach out and let us know who you are and that you're listening at JayShifman.com or ChooseYourStruggle.com

Jay's Podcast Reviews (for GreatPods!)

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. 

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnerc

Season 3, Episode 10

Hiatus: So Long And Thanks For All The Fish

This is the last episode of this show for a while. Jay is burnt out from making Made It and three seasons of this show in three years and is going to take some time work on other projects for a while. But stay subscribed because Season 4 will be back... at some point! And Made It: Season 2 will drop... sometime as well!

Thank you for all your love and support.

Today's Good Egg: None. Just love yourself.  The Metro Philly 75 Power Women List: https://metrophiladelphia.com/power-lists/metro-philadelphia-power-women/

As always, you can find everything you need, including our social media links, at our Campsite page: https://jay.campsite.bio

Reach out and let us know who you are and that you're listening at JayShifman.com or ChooseYourStruggle.com

Jay's Podcast Reviews (for GreatPods!)

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. 

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnerc

Season 3, Episode 9

By Any Other Name With The Reverend Robert W. Lee

The Reverend Robert Wright Lee, IV (Rob) is an author, activist, commentator, and preacher. His work has appeared on and in MTV, the View, The New Yorker, CNN, the New York Times, NPR, and countless other sources. As his name suggests, Rob is a descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and has been engaged as an activist in the field of racial reconciliation.

Find more about Rob and his work at https://linktr.ee/roblee4.

Today's Good Egg: Do whatever you need to feel all right. Birthday Fundraiser Time! Reach out to sponsor the Worth Saving 'Gala' for $1,000, $3,000, or $5,000! Email Jay at Jay@JayShifman.com for more info.

The Metro Philly 75 Power Women List: https://metrophiladelphia.com/power-lists/metro-philadelphia-power-women/

As always, you can find everything you need, including our social media links, at our Campsite page: https://jay.campsite.bio

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Reach out and let us know who you are and that you're listening at JayShifman.com or ChooseYourStruggle.com

One Last Celtics Game With William (Jay's tribute to his late Stepfather-In Law)

Jay's Podcast Reviews (for GreatPods!)

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnerc

Season 3, Episode 8

A Life of Advocacy with Larry D. Mass

Larry D. Mass has been an advocate for the gay community for his entire adult life. From working with Larry Kramer at Act Up to writing an article that's now recognized as the first report on what would eventually become the AIDS crises, Larry is a hero to the advocate community. He's also written about what it's like to be a gay Jew and interestingly his love of Richard Wagner.

Learn more about Larry at https://lawrencedmass.com/. *** There were audio issues with this interview if you're wondering why it sounds so disjointed in moments. Birthday Fundraiser Time! Reach out to sponsor the Worth Saving 'Gala' for $1,000, $3,000, or $5,000! Email Jay at Jay@JayShifman.com for more info.

The Metro Philly 75 Power Women List: https://metrophiladelphia.com/power-lists/metro-philadelphia-power-women/

As always, you can find everything you need, including our social media links, at our Campsite page: https://jay.campsite.bio

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Reach out and let us know who you are and that you're listening at JayShifman.com or ChooseYourStruggle.com

One Last Celtics Game With William (Jay's tribute to his late Stepfather-In Law)

Jay's Podcast Reviews (for GreatPods!)

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Today's Good Egg: Support the birthday fundraiser and buy some merch!

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnerc

Season 3, Bonus Episode

A Week Off Note From Your Host

As always, you can find everything you need, including our social media links, at our Campsite page: https://jay.campsite.bio

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Reach out and let us know who you are and that you're listening at JayShifman.com or ChooseYourStruggle.com

One Last Celtics Game With William (Jay's tribute to his late Stepfather-In Law)

Jay's Podcast Reviews (for GreatPods!)

The shows Google chose for their podcast creators program: https://medium.com/prxofficial/prx-welcomes-seven-podcast-teams-from-around-the-world-to-the-google-podcasts-creator-program-53db885c158

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Today's Good Egg: No good egg or card this week.

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS

Season 3, Episode 7

You've Got That (Desi) Spark In You! with Nehal Tenany and Annika Sharma

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack (and the first person this week will win a copy of YES! Magazine with Jay's article on drug use and pleasure: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Annika Sharma is a co-founder and co-host of That Desi Spark podcast, one of the largest independently run South Asian podcasts in the world, which has led to appearances on the BBC, Forbes, and on a Spotify billboard campaign. She currently lives in New York City and works as a health communications manager by day, while juggling her writing and podcasting careers by night. She is the author of the Chai Masala Club, a South Asian romcom series and the first novel, “Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words,” was named an Amazon Editors’ Pick while Annika was named a Writer to Watch by Apple. She is a lover of long conversations, superhero movies, reading, and travel, and can be found @annikasharma on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Nehal Tenany is a travel & lifestyle blogger, a podcaster, and content marketing manager at Silicon Valley tech startup, Gong. Nehal’s love for content creation allowed her to start NehalTenany.com – an online destination for all things fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and travel. Nehal’s growth on Instagram has allowed her to partner with incredible brands across the globe like Missguided, Lulus, MVMT, BondiBoost, Prose and more. Nehal’s passion for her South Asian community helped her create her podcast, That Desi Spark,. Now one of the largest South Asian podcasts in the world, That Desi Spark has been featured in Forbes, Times of India, and most recently, Spotify Billboards.

That Desi Spark podcast: https://www.thatdesispark.com/

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Today's Good Egg: Write your elected officials to demand changes on gun policy.

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS

• As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio

Season 3, Episode 6:

From Prison to Policy Changemaker with Morgan Godvin

Morgan Godvin is a student at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health in Portland, where she was born and raised. She is a person in long-term recovery. As a harm reductionist, she performs syringe exchange, naloxone distribution, overdose prevention outreach, and infectious disease testing. In addition to her studies, she works as a freelance writer covering topics of drug policy and criminal justice. She received her Emergency Medical Technician certification from Portland Community College in 2012.

While in active addiction she was arrested and jailed many times, eventually being sentenced to five years in federal prison. Her activism and advocacy now center around reducing the harms associated with drug use, preventing overdose death, and improving access to higher education in prison. She is a member of the Oregon Consortium for Higher Education in Prison. 

She has been a consumer of harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services throughout the state. Her mother died of a prescription drug overdose in 2013 and she has lost many close friends to overdose. Merging lived experience with academic education and governmental action, she was confirmed to the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission in February of 2020.

For more from Morgan, check out her website (https://www.morgangodvin.com/) and her work at Filter (https://filtermag.org/author/morgan-godvin/amp/).

Check out Beats Overdose at their site https://beatsoverdose.com/.

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Today's Good Egg:  Do something to honor Pride Month.

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS

• As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio

Season 3, Episode 5: Advocacy In Action With Garth Mullins

Today's episode is a conversation with Garth Mullins! Garth is the Host and executive producer of the Crackdown Podcast. www.crackdownpod.com and an amazing drug use and user advocate. He's also a guy Jay really looks up to and an awesome musician. 

For more on Garth:Crackdown Podcast Episode Resign: https://www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/episode-29-resignGarth's Music: https://soundcloud.com/garthmullins

Jay and our good friends Savage Sisters are both finalists for the Best of Philly awards! To vote for Jay (which you can once a day until September) go to metrophillysbest.com/voting and under Arts and Entertainment scroll down to Philly Blogger. To vote for Savage Sisters, go to the same link and under Services you'll find the Not For Profit category. Thanks!

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Today's Good Egg:  Do... something.  Anything.

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!

• But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, baby onesies and much, much more!

• Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle

• Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS

• Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.

• Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.

• Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/

• Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS

• Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS

• As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio

Season 3, Episode 4: Rethinking Manliness Through Vulnerability with JT Frank

JT Frank is a proud veteran and first responder. He started his career in the United States Air Force and has spent the last 23 years protecting and serving his country as a civilian federal employee. Through his extensive time in the military and as a first responder, he has become intimately familiar with both the positive and negative lifestyle and habits associated with these career fields. Unfortunately for JT, the negative habits progressively played a larger role in his life.  Through trial and error, JT realized, not only do these habits not serve him personally, they are detrimental to the long-term success and mental health of the veteran and first responder community.

In 2019, JT came to crossroads in his life where, through personal reflection, he looked inwardly at what was holding him back from being the best possible version of himself. Through his exploration, JT realized the power of habit building, both negative and positive ones, in relation to happiness and success. He made major healthy lifestyle changes building better habits for himself, which have positively impacted his family, work and overall wellbeing.

JT’s lifestyle changes inspired him to create the Consequence of Habit podcast in 2020 with the overall goal of empowering individuals and communities by bringing awareness to the impact habits have on mental health, success and the environment. Since then, he has had the honor of interviewing a diverse range of guests from high-ranking military officers to professional athletes to your seemingly average everyday person. The common thread in all of JT’s interviews is that his guests have made positive changes in their own lives by looking inwardly, examining their habits and making changes. JT has taken these lessons, pinpointed what worked, and incorporated them into something that benefits a broader audience.

In late 2020, JT founded Consequence of Habit Inc, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to helping others establish habits to succeed and improve mental health. JT accomplishes this by continually providing stories of hope, inspiration and positive change through the CoH podcast. JT also leads CoH experiential events, short volunteer hands-on teamwork and leadership experiences that facilitate connection, purpose and challenge.  What started as JT’s personal journey has now become a passion to help others make positive changes in their own lives, the community, and the environment.

Learn more at https://www.consequenceofhabit.org/ and https://www.consequenceofhabit.org/

Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

Leave us a message for a chance to be played on the show and win a CYS schwag pack: https://podinbox.com/CYS

Today's Good Egg:  Do something for your neighborhood and your neighbors!

Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is open! If you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to me at Info@jayShifman.com. 

• Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!

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Season 3, Episode 3: The Medical Side of Cannabis with Dr. Peter Grinspoon

Dr. Peter Grinspoon saw from an early age that the way our country handled cannabis wasn't build on science or fact. Through watching his brother die of cancer, go through med school and struggle with his own issue of Addiction, Dr. Grinspoon never lost his desire to see cannabis handled in a safer and more fact-based way. Now an advocate for increased access to medical cannabis, Dr. Grinspoon is one of the leading voices in the medical cannabis environment.

Peter Grinspoon, M.D. is a primary care physician and cannabis specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and a certified Health and Wellness Coach. He is a Contributing Editor to Harvard Health Publications as well as a TEDx Speaker. He is the author of the memoir ‘Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction’. He is a board member of the advocacy group Doctors For Cannabis Regulation. He is a former Associate Director of the Massachusetts Physician Health Service helping physicians with addiction and mental health issues.

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Choose Your Struggle Presents: Made It, Season 1, Stay Savage dropped April 29th! Subscribe to Made It's stream! https://kite.link/choose-your-struggle-presents-made-it

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2 Lives (a special podcast rec in this episode)

Today's Good Egg: Do something to contribute to the fight to save abortion access! 

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