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Health coach turned podcaster, Chase interviews industry leaders in fitness nutrition and mindset. Messages to help you live a life EVER FORWARD.
Chase Chewning, MS, ACE CHC
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Couples therapist, Mac Stanley Cazeau, is here to help you think differently about relationships, communication, and intimacy. He breaks down the difference between relationships and partnerships, the do’s and don’ts of intimacy, and how to make real, long-lasting progress in your partnership. Plus, Mac shares how to boost intimacy with “chore play”.
That’s right, we said chore play! Think of it as a form of foreplay, something we all need every now and then...
In all seriousness, no relationship goes without conflict or challenge, so it’s important that we stay committed to working through them together. Whether you’re in a serious partnership or not, this episode will help you navigate the ups and downs of communication, intimacy, and conflict with your special someone.
Mac Stanley Cazeau is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in couples therapy, trauma therapy, porn addiction recovery, and infidelity recovery. He is the owner of Therapy Is For Everyone Counseling based out of NY & NJ.
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Key Highlights
Mac explains why the word “relationship” is outdated and why the term “partnership” should be used instead.
What is a toxic relationship? How do I know I’m in a toxic relationship? How do I know my partner is manipulating me and is there a way out? Listen in to hear Mac’s answers.
According to Mac, the most common issue in relationships in 2023 is effective communication. Mac shares helpful tips for effectively communicating with your partner without (or after) criticizing or attacking them.
How can manipulators stop manipulating their partners? It starts with finding understanding during conflict, then problem-solving.
The two biggest complaints women have in relationships are no emotional connection and lack of presence (“you’re never there”). The two biggest complaints for men are too much fighting and not enough sex. In reality, they’re complaining about the same things, just expressing them differently.
Are you a man who has trouble listening to your partner? Tune in to hear Mac’s advice on becoming a better listener and the power of having ‘check-ins’ with your partner.
Mac explains how to stay present when things are the most difficult in your relationship, then shares his do’s and don’ts of intimacy.
Lastly, he shines light on what you can do to navigate the difficult transition from couple to parents.
Powerful Quotes by Mac Stanley Cazeau
As a couples therapist, I’m used to couples on the brink of divorce like therapy is the final step at just hoping a miracle happens, but in reality, if you’re experiencing difficulties in your relationship, you should seek out help as quickly as possible.
The better the friendship, the better the communication, the more passion, the more intimacy, and that’s one of the ways of actually building more friendship is having less stressful and more baseline conversations.
That’s what builds the desire, the space between two individuals.
We tend to get very comfortable and very routine in what we do and wonder why our marriage is not succeeding to the degree that it should.
Stop expecting your partner to play every position in your life.
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Total. Life. OPTIMIZATION. Hey Ever Forward Radio family, Chase here! My life's mission is to help you improve your life through personal development, sleep, habits, training, and more... All the ways in which I believe it takes to LIFE A LIFE EVER FORWARD.
Along my journey I have picked up many insights, habits, and practices to make my life optimal. So in today's podcast, that's exactly what I dive into!
I get REALLY deep in this one, as I cover topics such as meditation, religion, what "healthy" really means, peptides and hormones, stress overload, and so much more.
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Stefan Falk shares his secrets to loving your work and succeeding like never before. He teaches you how to gain intrinsic motivation, overcome procrastination, and improve concentration so you can learn skills faster, sustain high levels of work satisfaction, and work towards any dream or goal you have.
We’ve all experienced lack of motivation or dissatisfaction with work at some point in our life. It’s common for people to feel like their work is boring, uninteresting, difficult, or uncomfortable, yet we continue to stay in those jobs. This begs the question: Do we need to love our work in order to have a good, successful life?
If you’re struggling to find motivation from within or find enjoyment in your work, this episode is for you. “Figuring out how to tap into that energy in a smart way, to unlock our intrinsic motivation, I think that is actually the key challenge that humans should take on,” he says.
Stefan Falk is an internationally-recognized performance coach who helps people achieve things they don’t think they’re capable of. He’s also the author of “Intrinsic Motivation: How to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before”.
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Key Highlights
It’s how you think about what you’re supposed to do that decides whether you will love it or not. Thus, it’s all about mindset and taking baby steps towards building and tapping back into intrinsic motivation.
If you learn how to unlock intrinsic motivation, you will gain the ability to learn and master new skills much faster, work effectively towards any type of goal or dream, and sustain great satisfaction in whatever you choose to do or need to do.
Stefan shares how to concentrate more effectively with minimal energy expenditure.
It’s important to recognize the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how you can balance the two. Listen in to learn more!
Stefan details the fascinating role of fantasy/daydreaming in building intrinsic motivation and the role of intention in sustaining motivation. Hint: The brain gets really good at what it focuses on.
“If you don’t erase negativity from your life, how on Earth are you ever going to have inner peace? It’s impossible,” Stefan says.
Powerful Quotes by Stefan Falk
There are no boring tasks, there are no too difficult tasks, there are no uncomfortable tasks, there are no uninteresting tasks. There are only uninteresting or boring or uncomfortable or difficult ways to think about them.
[Intrinsic motivation] happens when we are involved in solving a challenging problem that interests us… You feel fully immersed in the activity.
I’m not saying that everybody needs to be intrinsically motivated… No, you just need to unlock it when you need it, for your own good.
Too few people understand the power of mastery, not just from a success standpoint but also from a mental strength, psychological well-being standpoint.
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Bee and Azrya Bequer shed light on how emotional intelligence, mirroring, and spiritual integration can help you elevate your relationships and co-create a healthier, more beautiful world.
They offer sage advice on communicating to your partner during difficult times and their favorite tool for finding growth in the paradoxes of life.
If you’re ready to surrender to growth and self-love, this episode will help you do that.
Benjamin “Bee” Bequer and Azrya Bequer are the co-founding stewards of BEQOMING, a platform dedicated to providing the future stewards of society with the emotional intelligence tools to elevate humanity and co-create a more beautiful world. Bee and Azrya are also the co-authors of “BEQOMING: Everything You Didn't Know You Wanted”.
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Key Highlights
Our education system, and our society as a whole, lacks an emphasis on emotional intelligence. This boils down to an inability to be in relationship with ourselves.
Bee and Azrya shed light on their use of plant medicine early into their relationship during a time of doubt, fear, and insecurity.
They describe the powerful concept of mirroring in relationships - how mirroring shows us our true selves and what we need to work on within ourselves.
If we are in an awakening, what are we awakening to? Are we headed in the right direction? Tune in to hear their thoughts!
What does it take to truly “surrender”? Can plant medicine help me surrender? “I don’t know if you can truly surrender if you don’t have an established relationship with something greater than yourself,” Azrya says. “What’s important is that you can feel the relationship with it. It’s not just a concept… it’s actually a felt experience.”
Every version of ourselves, those that we love and those that we’ve hated, is still inside of us today. Loving all those versions and embracing the contrast within yourself and your partner is a practice of self-love and integration.
How can I communicate to my partner that their pain/struggle is not serving me or our relationship? Listen in to hear Bee and Azrya’s candid advice!
Powerful Quotes by Bee and Azrya
Through the reflection of others is where often we can see ourselves and those reflections are so needed in life… Through her reflection, I had the courage to step into the person I really wanted to be. - Bee
“The work” is getting out of your own way, at the core. - Azrya
We can literally use our self-awareness to beat ourselves up even more or we can choose a more compassionate approach and say, I’m just oscillating between the forgetting and the remembering. - Azrya
I feel very optimistic about the future and I also feel that it requires all of us for that optimism to see the light of day. – Bee
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Mar 20, 2023
EFR 691: The Four Agreements of Pain and How to Maximize Every Opportunity in Your Life with Sean Pastuch
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Dr. Sean Pastuch talks about how to maximize the opportunities in your life so you can live ever forward. He breaks down his best practices for managing pain, how to get the best outcomes with your health and fitness providers, and why we need more help in life than we think.
As humans, we experience so many different types of pain. Physical pain, mental pain, emotional pain, financial pain… and the level of uncertainty that comes with those pains can be overwhelming. In today’s episode, Sean is here to help you navigate the pains you experience in life and turn them into opportunities for growth and gratitude.
Sean Pastuch is a doctor, coach to athletes, coach educator, and the Founder and CEO of Active Life, a company that provides education, exercise, and mentorship to individuals, coaches, and gym owners. Together, their mission is to give you empowered thought, physical freedom, and emotional well-being because you deserve a life, well lived.
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Key Highlights
Sean shares his definition of pain, noting the four aspects of pain that affect our responses and relationship to pain.
He explains how to reduce your anxiety and uncertainty around pain, so you can make conscious decisions for how to approach pain management and/or treatment.
When working with fitness trainers, doctors, bodyworkers, etc., it can be easy to not share certain information or ask the best questions. This can hinder your adherence, quality of care, and outcomes. Listen in to learn how to best explain your experience and goals to your providers and ask the right questions so you can get the best outcomes and enjoy the process.
Navigating the financial aspect of pain management: Should we rethink financial pain in order to alleviate another type of pain? Tune in to hear Sean’s candid answer along with what he learned from hiring a mentor for $1,000/month while he was broke.
We can’t manage pain, reach our health goals, or feel grateful for our progress all on our own. “The belief that we don’t need help robs us of our ability to be grateful,” Sean says.
Sean speaks on why the biggest need in mental and physical health is awareness.
He describes his own biggest pain point in life and how he’s navigating it.
Powerful Quotes by Sean Pastuch
The mindset that we have is that this is what we do instead of this is how we think about what we do. If we can think about what we do more than just do, then we have the opportunity to be more successful over a longer period of time.
The plan you’ll stick to is the best plan, but a good professional will help you stick to a more specific plan for your needs.
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We all need to learn things our own way.
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Dr. Latt Mansor shares his expertise on optimizing metabolic health, preventing disease, and tapping into the benefits of exogenous ketones. He breaks down the difference between scientific data and real life application and how to use both to figure out what diet and lifestyle is best for your body.
By the end of this episode, you’ll have a PhD in Your Own Body. You’ll learn how to extract both the truth from studies and the truth from your own body so you can properly apply that knowledge to your life and health. For many of us, that’s our biggest goal, so let’s go achieve it!
Latt Mansor, PhD, is a Scientist and Research Lead at Health Via Modern Nutrition (HVMN), a health and nutrition company on a mission to redefine the limits of human performance, metabolism, and longevity. HVMN is known for their science-backed ketone ester drink called Ketone-IQ™ as well as nootropic supplements and other products than support a ketogenic diet.
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Key Highlights
Oftentimes, there’s a gap between what science concludes and what the human experience says. Chase asks Latt, how can we pull useful knowledge from academia without losing sight of real world application?
What is metabolic health and why should we care about it? Listen in as Latt highlights the connection between metabolic health/dysfunction and mental illness.
The barrier to truly knowing what’s best for your own body is the overabundance of information and the level of nuance there is in that information. Latt describes why it’s so difficult for scientists and researchers to relay complex information to other people.
He breaks down the difference between metabolic dysfunction and metabolic disease, how we can prevent disease by reversing or improving metabolic dysfunction.
What is the relationship between sleep, strength, and metabolic health and how can we optimize them?
Latt teaches you how to sync your biofeedback (what your body says) with scientific studies to figure out what’s best for your body. Then, Chase shares the two most important pieces of data to look at in a research study.
Chase talks about his experience on the keto diet, then highlights Latt’s research on exogenous ketones, which Chase regularly consumes via HVMN’s Ketone-IQ drink. “Everything requires energy and that’s exactly what Ketone-IQ provides you with, an efficient form of energy,” Latt says.
Powerful Quotes by Latt Mansor
Performance and diseases are on the same spectrum.
Choose something that is the most sustainable because whenever you do a change in lifestyle, be it diet, be it exercise, be it sleep habits, you have to give it time for your body to catch up to that change.
Metabolism and human physiology is not always a linear pathway.
Building strength, specifically building muscle mass, is going to help metabolic health right now and in the long run.
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Neurophysiologist and brain coach, Louisa Nicola, is back to talk about how to optimize brain health and performance with exercise. Louisa sheds light on why exercise is so important for brain function, the best form of exercise for the brain, and how to take control over your brain health to prevent stroke, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.
If there’s one episode that will persuade the most sedentary person to finally prioritize exercise in their life, it’s this one. Louisa shares some incredible facts about the brain, disease, and exercise that will make you less scared of disease and more empowered to take care of your body.
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Key Highlights
To optimize your performance at work and consistently operate at your best, you need to think of yourself as an athlete. An athlete bases their life on the tactics of their sport (their job), the technical side, the sports psychology side, nutrition, and strength. “If you base your life on those pillars, the ROI is exponential,” Louisa says.
What does neuroscience currently say about the benefits of exercise on brain health? Are there any new discoveries? Tune in to find out!
Louisa explains the difference between exercise and physical activity, noting why resistance training is better for the brain than aerobics. She details a study that shows a reversal in mild cognitive impairment (pre-dementia) from just six months of exercise alone.
You are in control of your brain health. Lifestyle interventions give you the control over developing/preventing stroke, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Start to assess yourself. The #1 thing that is controllable, yet can collapse the capillaries in your brain, is consistent high blood pressure (hypertension), which can decrease brain function. Do you check your blood pressure regularly?
Louisa shares why she’s so intrigued by vascular health right now and the crucial role your veins play in brain health.
Powerful Quotes by Louisa Nicola
When it comes to the brain, it doesn’t really matter what you’re doing… you just have to be moving at a certain rate to get the brain benefits… All exercise matters.
Everyone’s scared of Alzheimer’s disease, but turns out that 90% of the current cases of dementia is the non-genetic form. That’s very good news. That means you have control.
Your brain is always either in thrive mode or in damage control. Most of us are walking around in damage control mode because the brain is there just to keep you functioning.
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Mar 8, 2023
EFR 688: Top Tips for Going Plant Based on a Budget and How to Love Your Food Again with Toni Okamoto
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Toni Okamoto of Plant-Based on a Budget joins us to share her top tips and advice on how to eat more plant-based meals on a budget, regardless of what diet or lifestyle you identify with. She also details how she trained for a marathon as a vegan and the surprising benefits she discovered after going plant-based.
Toni’s newest book, “Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy”, gives you creative ways to cut down on time in the kitchen without relying on premade, processed foods or expensive equipment. Toni is a go-to resource for people of all diets, from seasoned vegans to omnivores that just want to reduce their meat consumption.
Toni Okamoto is a plant-based author, blogger, podcaster, speaker, and Founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, the popular website and meal plan that shows you how to save money by eating veggies. She’s also the author of the Plant-Based on a Budget cookbook, The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook, and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast.
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Key Highlights
Toni begins by sharing her experience transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle along with the health benefits she experienced after going plant-based.
She shares the story behind why she shifted to a more plant-based diet as an athlete and the challenges she faced during that lifestyle change.
Community is powerful when it comes to sticking to a new diet or lifestyle. Lack of support is one of the biggest challenges plant-based people have to overcome, but there are ways to overcome that.
Toni breaks down how she trained for a marathon as a vegan and shares her go-to vegan sources of fuel for long distance running.
Toni has been vegan for 16 years. How does she maintain a vegan lifestyle? How has a long-term vegan lifestyle affected her health? How does she respond to hate towards veganism? Tune in to find out!
Do you consume more processed foods as a vegan? Listen in to hear why Toni stays away from processed vegan food.
Toni shares her top tips and advice for going plant-based a budget as well as her resources for healthy, budget-friendly meal planning.
Get a sneak peek into Toni’s newest cookbook, “Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy”.
Powerful Quotes by Toni Okamoto
Staying disciplined, just like in any other part of your life, and allowing yourself to indulge in what is planned and not impulsive is really, really key.
I feel so youthful. I’m 36 and I feel like I’m 20.
People are concerned and they’re looking to alternatives to feed their families and they want to be smarter at the grocery store and I help them do that. The biggest thing that people come to me or have come to be in the past for is my meal planning.
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Mar 6, 2023
EFR 687: How to Have Self Mastery in All Areas of Your Life with Sherry Fernandez
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Sherry Fernandez shares her greatest insights on self-development, leadership, spirituality, and relationship health. She breaks down her approach to staying disciplined in personal development and highlights the role of quality, healthy relationships in self-mastery.
When it comes to personal development and life mastery, it’s all about understanding the self, applying the awareness and skills you learn, and building a toolbox that can help you progress toward your potential. That’s what we’re all striving for, right? If you resonate, listen in to this episode to learn more about what it takes to truly (and happily) master your life.
Sherry Fernandez is a Personal Development Coach and author of “Life Mastery: Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential”. For 30 years, Sherry has been an instructor and speaker to youth and adults on personal development topics such as goal setting, marriage, nutrition, fitness, and living an elite lifestyle. 10 years ago, she began developing her own coaching program called Life Mastery, later inspiring her book.
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Key Highlights
There’s a price to be paid for personal development and progression in life… and that price is discipline. It doesn’t have to be a journey of pain and suffering, but with discipline, it can be joyous.
Sherry describes the difference between perfection and excellence, shining light on the freedom that comes from mastering discipline in your life.
She shares advice on how to set your own parameters for success, along with the eight most common habits people start building when they begin a self-development journey.
Spiritual self-mastery, a key part of Life Mastery, promotes higher levels of mental and emotional healing. Listen in to hear Sherry speak on why so many people feel called to reconnect with their spiritual health and how you can do the same.
Chase shares how he has increased his spiritual well-being, emphasizing the power of being present and putting yourself first.
Life Mastery in Relationships: Sherry talks about the role that relationships play in self-mastery and her advice on developing quality, healthy relationships.
Powerful Quotes by Sherry Fernandez
Anybody’s who’s not working somewhere in their spiritual self is missing a lot of what life’s about.
I never got farther ahead by skipping me… You’re so much more affective for everybody else if you put you first.
You can never get it all done in a day.
If you want to change a relationship, if you want to change the world, if you want to change your company, if you want to change your employees, what do you do? You change you.
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Dr. Amy Shah, author of “I’m So Effing Hungry”, explains the science behind cravings, the gut-brain connection, and the mind-blowing concept of psychobiotics (how your gut microbiome changes your mental state).
Amy believes we’re missing the connection between the brain, the immune system, and the gut microbiome. New science is showing how influential the gut really is in controlling all aspects of our health and vitality. From motivation to cravings and even your personality, your gut impacts it all.
Dr. Amy Shah is a double board certified doctor and author who shares useful tips for resetting your gut biome and getting your hormones back on track. Amy is the author of I’m So Effing Tired as well as her new, upcoming book, I’m So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave, What We Crave – And What to Do About It.
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Key Highlights
Should you focus more on gut health than other areas of health? Amy talks about why we should prioritize gut health, the powerful connection between the gut and brain, and how diet changes affect your gut health.
Hunger and cravings are totally separate, but they do have one connection… the gut microbiome! Listen in to learn more about the craving-hunger connection.
If you’re struggling with cravings, hunger, or gaining excessive weight, one of the best things you can do is improve your gut health and diversify your gut bacteria.
Did you know your gut bacteria make dopamine? In fact, 50% of our dopamine is made in the gut and gut bacteria make dopamine that’s 10-100x stronger than our own dopamine. Amy details this further as she explains the food-mood connection and how dopamine works in the body and mind.
Chase and Amy address the importance of strong relationships and socialization, along with the role of cravings and vices, in mental and emotional health and longevity.
When writing I’m So Effing Hungry, Amy was shocked by research studies on schizophrenia and depression that showed the power of psychobiotics - how the gut microbiome changes your mental state. Tune in to hear her candid thoughts about the studies!
Powerful Quotes by Dr. Amy Shah
The gut has more influence over your cravings, your mood, whether you’re hungry or not, what actions you’re going to take, than you would ever imagine.
The more diverse your gut bacteria is, the more army soldiers there are down there, the better your fullness signals become.
In the embryo, they start as one clump of cells, the gut and the brain. And then, they start to separate as you grow and they stay connected with the vagus nerve.
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Hey Ever Forward Radio listeners! Chase here, and I wanted to share a very special episode with you where I share my personal daily habits for success in terms of my physical health, mental health, and professional success.
I was recently on the "Kreatures of Habit" podcast with my brotha from anotha motha Michael Chernow and this conversation was too good not to drop here. Michael interviewed me about my morning and evening routines, how I stay healthy and focused throughout the day, my number one sleep hack, and so much more.
We speak on creating a foundation for your life built on discipline and fortified by daily habits, as a way to prevent your days from becoming aimless and filled with regret.
Michael and I ended up diving so deep into the importance of forming healthy physical and mental habits that we wound up having to split this conversation into two episodes! If you enjoyed this discussion, make sure you don’t miss part 2, in which the pair give their thoughts on what it means to be a modern man, dropping later this week on Kreatures of Habit!
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Key Highlights
It’s easy to take for granted the holistic impact of walking. Says Chase: “One can maintain a certain body weight, body composition, sanity, mental health [...] just from moving our two feet all day.”
Before adding on another new supplement in your morning routine, it’s important to check in with yourself first and assess how you feel. If you’re feeling sharp, energetic, and ready to tackle the day, you won’t need anything extra.
“If you’re looking for one thing you can do right now to radically improve your sleep health,” says Chase, “wear an eye mask!”
It’s not selfish to be your number one priority. In fact, it’s actually selfless to ensure you grow to be the best person you can be.
Without a strong foundation, you’ll start your days without aim and end them with regret. The foundation you need is discipline, which can only be built through a series of daily habits that keep both the mind and body in shape.
Powerful Quotes
Walking is pretty much all you really need to do, combined with a healthy diet, to stay fit. ~Michael Chernow
If you’re not the number one priority in your life, if you’re not at the top of your totem pole, everything and everyone around you runs the risk of suffering because of your lack of attention to your health and wellness—mentally, physically, and spiritually. ~Michael Chernow
Everything just became better when I made sleep king. ~Chase Chewning
If every part of your day is a different variable, day-in, day-out, you are setting yourself up for the least amount of success because you don’t even know where to start. ~Chase Chewning.
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Feb 22, 2023
EFR 684: Empowering Your Mental Health - A Guide to Safe De-Prescribing with Dr. Mark Horowitz
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Academic psychiatrist in training, Dr. Mark Horowitz, sheds light on how to safely stop using psychiatric drugs, take charge of your mental health, and feel more empowered to make informed decisions with your healthcare providers.
Psychiatry is a medical practice that aims to help people with mental health difficulties, but for some patients, long-term or lifelong medication is not needed. De-prescribing is a movement gaining popularity that looks at when we should stop using and prescribing medications.
As mental health is one of the most talked about health issues in the US, now is the time to be curious about your mental health and get informed about your treatment options!
Dr. Mark Horowitz, PhD is a clinical research fellow in psychiatry and the Co-Founder and Head of Research at Outro Health, an online health clinic that provides specialized support and individualized tapering plans for people who want to stop using antidepressants. Mark himself had a horrible experience coming off antidepressants, so he developed Outro to help others have a safer, more positive experience with stopping psychiatric drugs.
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Key Highlights
“A part of medicine, not just psychiatry, should be using medications or interventions such that the benefits outweigh the harms, and if that changes, then the medication should be stopped,” Mark says.
Most people (even doctors) have been told and believe that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. If you believe that, why would you stop a medication? Mark shares his research on depression and serotonin, and tells us why mental illness is not all about the chemicals in our brain, but about our lives as a whole.
95% of studies on drugs are funded by the manufacturers of those drugs. “They clearly have an interest in studies that show when to start drugs and much less of an interest in when to stop drugs,” Mark says.
How much of this is in our control as patients? How do we make sure we’re receiving the best care from our healthcare providers? Tune in to hear Mark’s candid answers!
Surprisingly, the place Mark received the most useful advice on safely stopping/weaning off antidepressants was peer support websites. That was a big reason why Outro is inspired by peer support.
Chase and Mark share tips and insights on how to better understand your mental health so you can be more educated, informed, and empowered to make decisions with your healthcare providers.
Powerful Quotes by Dr. Mark Horowitz
Stopping medication safely should be a core part of what doctors do.
Depression and anxiety is about our lives, not about our chemicals.
The #1 reason people want to stop their antidepressants is to feel their emotions again.
I hope my story might help others get themselves out of the sort of mischief I got into in coming off these drugs.
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