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Choose Your Struggle

By Jay Shifman

Discussing issues of Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Recovery, and Drug Use & Policy with host Jay Shifman, Speaker, Coach, and Advocate. Each week Jay chats with interesting guests as they seek to destroy stigma and advocate for honest, educational conversations that motivate positive change. You can learn more at https://jay.campsite.bio/. Choose Your Struggle has been streamed in over thirty countries and is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Leave a review! https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle
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How to Talk About Suicide With Kim Buser-Clancy and Sam Buser and a Shout Out from Mark Kumar

Choose Your StruggleOct 09, 2020

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Season Finale: Sex Without Stigma with Janel Vitale

Season Finale: Sex Without Stigma with Janel Vitale

Episode 45! The Season Finale!

To keep up to date with the changes happening on the Choose Your Struggle podcast, jump on the Patreon!

No Shout Out this week. The Interview with Janel is longer. And I wrap up the season on the intro. 

Today's guest is Janel Vitale! Janel is a sex and relationship coach and a certified badass! Check her out at her website and her Instagram

This is the last episode in the first season of the podcast! Thanks for listening. The next regular episode will be in January of 2021 as we kick off season 2. I'll be doing a lot of rebranding work in between now and then. But stay subscribed! There will be some special episodes and a few other cool things dropping on the stream between now and then. 

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

This week's Good Egg: Live the Choose Your Struggle mantra in the offseason!

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Nov 27, 202001:04:12
Protect Your Peace with Paris Prynkiewicz and Kiah Dixon

Protect Your Peace with Paris Prynkiewicz and Kiah Dixon

Episode 44!

A little bit different than the regular way this show flows.

No Shout Out, no longer interview. Two awesome women talking to me about Mental Health and their own journeys. 

The first chat is with Kiah Dixon. Kiah and I have been friends since we were in 6th grade. She's pretty damn incredible and is so knowledgeable. She takes me to task for being blind in high school! It's a great moment. You can follow Kiah (if she'll let you, she's on private) at her Instagram

The 2nd chat is with Paris Prynkiewicz. You'll recognize her from the Crooked Illness podcast, on which I appeared earlier this year. I put it out a special episode a few months back. We had a good chat. Her story is super interesting. Follow her and her podcast at her Instagram

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

This week's Good Egg: Check out The Passion Project at their website and Instagram

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Nov 20, 202052:19
Say Their Names, Tell Their Stories With Dennis Gillan and a Shout Out from Didi Mamaligas!

Say Their Names, Tell Their Stories With Dennis Gillan and a Shout Out from Didi Mamaligas!

Episode 43!

Buy Stakes Is High by Mychal Denzel Smith!

This week's episode begins with my thoughts on the election and where we go from here. 

Congrats to Kamala Harris for becoming the first woman to hold one of the two highest positions in our government and the first Black and South Asian VP. 

Please, please. please don't tell me you're looking forward to things going "back to normal". 

The interview in this episode is with Dennis Gillan. Dennis has been working for decades to end the stigma around discussing issues of Mental Health and Suicide and helping prevent those tragic deaths. You can learn more at his website. 

The Shout Out is from Aphroditi (Didi) Mamaligas! Follow her on Twitter and Instagram

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

This week's Good Egg: Read something by a Black author!

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Nov 13, 202057:30
Speak Honestly and Carry Big Facts with Ashley Loeb Blassingame and a Shout Out from Brendan Black

Speak Honestly and Carry Big Facts with Ashley Loeb Blassingame and a Shout Out from Brendan Black

Episode 42!

Buy Unraveled wherever you get your books! 

This episode features a chat with the AMAZING Ashley Loeb Blassingame of Lionrock Recovery. Ashley is the host of the Courage to Change podcast, which I was on earlier this season (check the special episode!) and whose producer is the lovely Christiana Kimmich, who was my guest a few episodes back.

The Shout Out is from Brendan Black of Talk Ag To Me

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

This week's Good Egg: Do something for yourself!

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Nov 06, 202001:04:52
Special Episode! Jay on the Kenetik Fitness Show with Ali West

Special Episode! Jay on the Kenetik Fitness Show with Ali West

Episode 41!

Thanks for tuning in to this Special Episode of the Choose Your Struggle podcast. This episode was originally broadcast on the Kenetik Fitness Show with Ali West, which you find here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

No Good Egg or Card this episode. But check out Israel McCullough, where I reference on the Intro. https://www.instagram.com/spacecowboy_af/

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Nov 02, 202059:04
Leadership Your Way With Michelle Kuei and a Shout Out from My Dad, Steve Shifman

Leadership Your Way With Michelle Kuei and a Shout Out from My Dad, Steve Shifman

Episode 40!

This episode features Michelle Kuei. Her story is inspirational as hell! And what she's chosen to do with her life is easily just as inspirational. Her focus is on negative self-talk, which is something I think we all need to work on. You can find out more about Michelle from her website

The Shout Out is from my Dad, Steve Shifman. You should recognize his voice from card reads earlier this season. He's the CEO of Michelman, our family business. If you want to learn more about Michelman, or my Dad, check out this interview

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

This week's Good Egg: Read an honest and independent source on the topic of defunding the police. I suggest checking out the Marshall Project. Their work is incredible. 

Here's an article I wrote this week on the death of Walter Wallace Jr. 

Keep filling out the survey (link below, or at the podcast website, www.JayShifman.com) and leave a review (link below or at https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle) to get up to two entries per person for the 2nd giveaway. You have until the last episode of the season (early December) to enter. Winner gets a Choose Your Struggle Tank Top!

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Oct 30, 202059:52
Empathy Through Dance with Christiana Kimmich and a Shout Out from Kerstin Cable

Empathy Through Dance with Christiana Kimmich and a Shout Out from Kerstin Cable

Episode 39!

This episode features Christiana Kimmich, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager and Podcast Producer at Lionrock Recovery. She produces the incredible Courage to Change Podcast which I was a guest on (go back and listen to Episode 13, a Special Episode, which was me on that show. She's also the founder of Haven Dance Company. Check out the video we chat about here, and learn more about Haven at their website

The Shout Out is from Kerstin Cable! Kerstin is a lover of languages and a swell person to boot! Learn more and check out her podcast at the show's website.

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

Congrats to Mijeal Pichardo, the winner of the first Choose Your Struggle Podcast contest. He's winning two bags of Four Sigmatic Coffee. 

Keep filling out the survey (link below, or at the podcast website, www.JayShifman.com) and leave a review (link below or at https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle) to get up to two entries per person for the 2nd giveaway. You have until the last episode of the season (early December) to enter. Winner gets a Choose Your Struggle Tank Top!

Speaking of which, Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to my wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. Patreon supports get a discount so join Patreon!

This week's Good Egg: Support the arts!

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Oct 23, 202001:01:10
What We Don't Know About The War On Drugs with Natalie Papillion and a Shout Out from Annie Leib
Oct 16, 202001:04:34
How to Talk About Suicide With Kim Buser-Clancy and Sam Buser and a Shout Out from Mark Kumar
Oct 09, 202050:05
Marijuana, Cannabis, Its History and Future with John Hudak and a Shout Out from Es Lou
Oct 02, 202059:30
You Are More Than Your Accomplishments with Ivy Watts and a Shout Out from Doug Sands!
Sep 25, 202001:00:15
Special Episode! Jay on the Crooked Illness Podcast with Paris Prynkiewicz
Sep 21, 202046:15
Creating the Relationship You Want with Jáchym and Natasha and a Shout Out from Ian Harding
Sep 18, 202056:21
Reason For Hope From Drug Policy Alliance and a Shout Out from Erin Hinson

Reason For Hope From Drug Policy Alliance and a Shout Out from Erin Hinson

Episode 32!

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

For more on Drug Policy Alliance: https://www.drugpolicy.org/.

Erin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildandgfree/.

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This week's Good Egg: https://www.thekennedyforum.org/blog/10-steps-to-securing-insurance-coverage-for-mental-health-care/ 

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

Sep 11, 202055:29
Tiny Leaps, More Than A Mantra with Gregg Clunis and Emily McGuire

Tiny Leaps, More Than A Mantra with Gregg Clunis and Emily McGuire

Episode 31!

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

For more on Gregg: https://greggclunis.com/.

For more on Emily: https://www.flourishgrit.com/

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Andre Perry Article: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/08/28/protesting-is-as-important-as-voting/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_medium=email&utm_content=94169044&utm_source=hs_email

This week's Good Egg: SHARE A PODCAST (Hopefully this one). 

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

Sep 04, 202056:28
Moving Beyond: A Vulnerable Conversation with Former Congressmember Katie Hill

Moving Beyond: A Vulnerable Conversation with Former Congressmember Katie Hill

We made it to the big 3 0!

No Shout Out this week; didn't want to cut anything from my interview with Katie Hill. That interview is presented with no edits (besides cleaning up the sound a bit). 

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg. 

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Katie's resignation speech: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/31/politics/katie-hill-farewell-speech-full-text/index.html.

For more info on Katie's Book, She Will Rise: www.shewillrisebook.com.

For more on Her Time: https://www.her-time.com/.

Her Podcast: https://www.nakedpoliticspodcast.com/

Find Katie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatieHill4CA.

This week's Good Egg: Sit with your uncomfortable and get right with yourself.

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

Aug 28, 202001:11:24
Constantly Striving to Be Better with Priya and a Shout Out from Jessica Ghantous

Constantly Striving to Be Better with Priya and a Shout Out from Jessica Ghantous

Welcome to Episode 29!

Stick around after the interview for today's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

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A recent post on my blog I think you'll enjoy: https://www.jayshifman.com/jayshifmannews/part-of-telling-your-story-is-doing-so-even-when-people-try-to-paint-you-into-their-box.

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For more from Jessica: http://createyourownfinishline.com/.

For more from Priya: https://consultantonthegollc.com/.

This week's Good Egg: https://autographsforacure.com/ and my big win from Julie Dolan: https://twitter.com/JBShifman/status/1291829096746549250 (give her a follow!)

As always, you can find more info on me, and Choose Your Struggle, at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio/.

Aug 21, 202058:36
The Funny Side of Darkness with Frank King and a Shout Out from David Munford

The Funny Side of Darkness with Frank King and a Shout Out from David Munford

Welcome to Episode 28!

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For more from Frank: https://www.thementalhealthcomedian.com/frank-king-speaking/.

For more from David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-munford-b901806a/.

This week's dedication to Robin Williams: https://peterattiamd.com/robin-williams/.

As always, you can find more info on me, and Choose Your Struggle, at my links: https://jay.campsite.bio/.

Aug 14, 202058:11
That's the Message! with Frederick Shegog and Nick (NJ) Lechnir
Aug 07, 202054:49
It Goes Deeper Than Willpower with Dr. Robb Kelly and a Shout Out from Spark Tabor!
Jul 31, 202058:42
Episode 25- Charging Past Uncomfortable with Liz Westendorf and a Shout Out from Miyah Byrd!
Jul 24, 202054:27
Episode 24- Special Episode! Jay on the We're Talking Shift Podcast with Loree Bischoff and Amanda Webster
Jul 20, 202001:32:49
Episode 23- The Marathon of Recovery with Greg Nance and a Shout Out from a True Day 1, Pat McGrath
Jul 17, 202055:02
Episode 22- Building on a Foundation of Empathy with Mental Health Rockstar Sarah Korenblit

Episode 22- Building on a Foundation of Empathy with Mental Health Rockstar Sarah Korenblit

Thank you for listening to Episode 22!

No Shout Out today. I figured an interview with a LEGEND was enough for one podcast!

Stick around after the interview for this week's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.

If you don't already know about the Bruce Springsteen of Mental Health, you can learn more about Sarah and watch her play piano on her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-korenblit-lcsw/ or her website: https://www.sarahkorenblitlcsw.com/. 

This week's Good Egg: https://debbyirving.com/21-day-challenge. 

As always, you can find more info on me, and Choose Your Struggle, at my links: https://campsite.bio/cys_jay.

Jul 10, 202055:58
Episode 21- Harm Reduction Heroes with Jamie Favaro and a Shout Out from Emily Dotter

Episode 21- Harm Reduction Heroes with Jamie Favaro and a Shout Out from Emily Dotter

Thank you for listening to Episode 21! I have a new logo! First person to contact me through my website correctly identifying the character who the artist, Tami Boyce, mashed me up with wins a Choose Your Struggle bracelet.  

Program note: I'm an idiot. In the initial recording of my intro I referred to Mohawk as she/her and Mohawk uses they/them. I feel awful about this and want to apologize to Mohawk profusely. That has been fixed but anyone who heard the first version that's my fault and I apologize.

Stick around after the interview for this week's Choose Your Card and Good Egg. 

You can find out more about Next Harm Reduction and their awesome work at https://nextdistro.org/ and https://www.naloxoneforall.org/.

Emily's Shout Out request is you follow our awesome friend Spark Tabor on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/spizzlation.

For more info on Tami Boyce aka Tami Likes to Draw, check out her page: https://tamiboyce.com/.

Required reading this week: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/opinion/letters/confederacy-black-descendants.html

As always, you can find more info on me, and Choose Your Struggle, at my links: https://campsite.bio/cys_jay. 

Jul 03, 202052:25
Episode 20- Telling Our Stories with Sophie Riegel and a Shout Out from Briana Naylor
Jun 26, 202044:22
Episode 19- Medically Assisted Treatment with Basia Andraka-Christou and a Shout Out from Seth Davis
Jun 19, 202038:40
Episode 18- Entrepreneurship with Sharifah Hardie and a Shout Out From Shawn Braley!
Jun 12, 202038:47
Episode 17- We Did This Together with Joey Talmage AKA HoodyTime and a message of support for BLM
Jun 05, 202001:07:19
Episode 16- The Hidden Opponent with Benjamin Ruvo and a Shout Out from Briana Venskus!

Episode 16- The Hidden Opponent with Benjamin Ruvo and a Shout Out from Briana Venskus!

Thanks to Benjamin Ruvo of The Hidden Opponent! Check them out at their Facebook page. www.facebook.com/thehiddenopponent/.
This week's shout out is Briana Venskus, known for her roles on The Walking Dead, Supergirl and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Stick around after the interview for this week's Choose Your Struggle and Good Egg.
Info on OCD and Pure-O from Made of Millions: www.madeofmillions.com/articles/pure-o-an-exploration-into-a-lesser-known-form-of-ocd
You can learn more at my website www.JayShifman.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayshifman/, Instagram at TheNextShifman, Twitter at @JBShifman and Facebook at JayShifman.
May 29, 202036:13
Episode 15- Special Episode! Jay on the At Least There's This... Podcast with host, Alex Shifman
May 25, 202052:57
Episode 14- The Person Behind the Call From Death Row with Tessie Castillo and Lyle May and a Shout Out from Veronica Porras!
May 22, 202048:45
Episode 13- Special Episode! Jay on the Courage to Change Podcast

Episode 13- Special Episode! Jay on the Courage to Change Podcast

Thanks for checking out this Special Episode of the Choose Your Struggle podcast. I had the absolute pleasure to be invited on to one of MY FAVORITE podcasts, the Courage to Change Podcast with the always incredible Ashley Loeb Blassingame!
No Choose Your Card, no Good Egg. Just an awesome conversation.

To find more info on Lion Rock and the Courage to Change podcast:
Instagram
@thecouragetochange_podcast | @lionrockrecovery
Facebook
@thecouragetochangepodcast | @lionrockrecovery
Twitter
@lionrock_rcvy

As always, you can find me at www.JayShifman.com, Jay Shifman on Facebook and LinkedIn, TheNextShifman on Instagram and @JBShifman on twitter.
May 18, 202002:06:08
Episode 12- Addiction Real Talk with Youturn and FAVOR's Elizabeth Mckissick and a shout out from Kamiko Glenn!
May 15, 202041:44
Episode 11- Vulnerability in a Period of Renewed Anti-Asian Discrimination with Activist Tessa Xuan and a Shout Out from Gabe Kalubi!

Episode 11- Vulnerability in a Period of Renewed Anti-Asian Discrimination with Activist Tessa Xuan and a Shout Out from Gabe Kalubi!

Episode 11 of the Choose Your Struggle podcast features Tessa Xuan of OPAWL (https://www.facebook.com/teamOPAWL/) and a shout out by Gabe Kalubi!  As always stick around for this week's Good Egg and Choose Your Card. This episode is dedicated to my grandfather, Phil Cohen, who passed away a year ago this week. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cincinnati/obituary.aspx?n=philip-saul-cohen&pid=192802328&fhid=27761
May 08, 202039:11
Episode 10- Special Episode! Jay on the Success Life Master Series with Host Eric G. Reid!
May 04, 202001:10:01
Episode 9- Mental Health in Show Business with Alissa Musto and Ainsley Ross!

Episode 9- Mental Health in Show Business with Alissa Musto and Ainsley Ross!

A very special episode. No Shout Out, no Long Interview. Two amazing entertainers sharing their stories!
Ainsley Ross can be found at
www.instagram.com/ainsley_ross/.
Alissa Musto can be found at www.instagram.com/alissamustomusic/.
Stick around after the episode for Choose Your Card, brought to you by Blurt, and this week's Good Egg.
Thanks for tuning in to the Choose Your Struggle podcast. You can find more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.
May 01, 202054:42
Episode 8- How Linkin Park Saved a Life with Amanda Webster and a Shout Out from Diallo Riddle!

Episode 8- How Linkin Park Saved a Life with Amanda Webster and a Shout Out from Diallo Riddle!

Amanda Webster is a health coach, yoga instructor, fitness expert, model and women in recovery. You can find out more at her website, amandawebsterhealth.com/.
***Special note: Amanda uses the word 'Clean' to discuss her recovery. If you listen to the podcast frequently you know I don't love that word but, as Amanda is also in recovery, if she wants to use it, that's her choice.***
Thanks to Diallo Riddle for this week's shout out!
Stick around after the interview for this week's Choose Your Card and Good Egg.
You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.
Apr 24, 202049:20
Episode 7- Lessons from Over a Decade in Cannabis with Entrepreneur Mike Pachan and a Shout Out from Missy Day!

Episode 7- Lessons from Over a Decade in Cannabis with Entrepreneur Mike Pachan and a Shout Out from Missy Day!

Episode 7 of the Choose Your Struggle podcast features an interview with Mike Pachan, a Cannabis Entrepreneur, and founder of Mountain Made, a CBD company. You can learn more at their website, www.mountainmade.life/.
The shout out for this episode is from Missy Day! Missy is a bright ray of sunshine I'm lucky to consider a friend. She's a Senior Marketing Manager at T-Mobile and an all around awesome human.
Stick around after the episode for this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by the Blurt Foundation, and your Good Egg.
You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com and find me at @JBShifman on Twitter, @TheNextShifman on Instagram, and Jay Shifman on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Apr 17, 202059:26
Episode 6- Dispelling the Myths of the Single Woman with Acamea Deadwiler and a special shout out from Milana Vayntrub
Apr 10, 202046:25
Episode 5- Find Your Job Joy with Special Guest Kristen Zavo

Episode 5- Find Your Job Joy with Special Guest Kristen Zavo

This episode is brought to you by Vurbl.
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Today's episode features an interview with Kristen Zavo. Kristen is an international best selling author of the book, Find Your Job Joy, and a career coach who's helped scores of people embrace true fulfillment in their life through finding their passion at work. I know, because Kristen helped ME! You can find Kristen at her website, www.Findyourjobjoy.com and email her (as requested for your special gift, listen to the end of the episode) at Kristen@findyourjobjoy.com.
We also have this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by Blurt, and your Good Egg!
As always, you can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.
You can find an awesome cartoon by The Awkward Yeti that perfectly visualizes a point Kristen makes in this episode here.
Apr 03, 202029:54
Episode 4- AA Ain't the Only Way and Other Thoughts on Addiction Treatment

Episode 4- AA Ain't the Only Way and Other Thoughts on Addiction Treatment

This episode is brought to you by Vurbl.

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Today we're discussing Addiction treatment, terms, ideas and definitions. As I hinted at in the last episode, these are important topics to me. I wasn't ok with some of the stigma that came with the special episode I talk about that here among other topics. 

Additionally, there's an ad for my first giveaway and the podcast's first guest, Kristen Zavo, who will be appearing on next week's episode.

Finally, we close with this week's Choose A Card and Good Egg.

Thanks for listening to episode 4 of the Choose Your Struggle Podcast. 

Mar 27, 202039:46
Episode 3: Embrace What Brings You Pleasure

Episode 3: Embrace What Brings You Pleasure

This week I talk about embracing what gives you pleasure and ignoring society's expectations (as long as you're not hurting anyone!). I dispel the myth of the guilty pleasure and discuss a few of the things I love that are considered in that category. 

At the end, there's also this episode's Chose Your Card and Good Egg! Thanks for tuning in to the Choose Your Struggle Podcast.

Questions, comments, thoughts, concerns? I want to hear from you! You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.


Mar 20, 202027:41
Episode 2- Special Episode: Jay's Interview with the Addiction Podcast
Mar 17, 202047:18
Episode 1: What is Choose Your Struggle?
Mar 13, 202022:42
Preview Episode

Preview Episode

Wondering who I am and why you should listen? Check out this episode. I hope you subscribe when you're done! 

Mar 07, 202001:51