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Michael has seen first-hand the devastating effects of addiction on the public, his profession, and himself. Michael began his career as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy. After eight years, he became a Corrections Officer, Washington DC Police Officer, and then FBI Agent. In 2010, Michael became an instructor at the FBI Academy. In 2013, he created a course titled “Leading At-Risk Employees” geared toward Police Executives to help them understand alcoholism, prescription drug abuse, PTSD, suicide, and domestic violence as it relates to policies and procedures for their agencies worldwide. In 2019, Michael retired from the FBI but his passion for helping others continued. In August 2022, he graduated with a Master’s in Addiction Counseling: Integrated Recovery for Co-Occurring Disorders from the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies. He currently works full-time as a Behavioral Health Therapist at a large nonprofit hospital. Pulling from his personal and professional experience, Michael shares his thoughts on this sensitive, complex, and controversial subject.
Episodes
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Discussion on tips for how to help yourself achieve the first year of sobriety.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
People in early recovery wonder if they can drink non-alcoholic beer. Here on my thoughts on that.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Treatment helps alcoholics to safely stop drinking. Once stopped, alcoholics need to be engaged in a program and lifestyle that keeps them from starting up again.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
I discuss the term "allergy" when it comes to the alcoholic. What is its origin and what does it mean?
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
People often attend 12-Step meetings and try to rationalize how different they are from others rather than looking at how they suffer from the same disease.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
I describe the five year cycle of recovery and how to anticipate the changes you will experience.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Recovery takes time, and you need to be patient. Progress rather than perfection, but the one thing you must do perfectly is to not take that first drink or drug.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
My first guest discusses how Al-Anon helped her cope with her husband's drinking. Find out more about Al-Anon at al-anon.org.