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\nToday I’m talking with my guest, Keith, about a time in his life not so long ago, when shit went totally off the rails. He had a psychotic break and a set of experiences that blew up his marriage, his relationship with his kid, his job. Basically, nothing’s the same for him since that experience.Major Themes:\xa0Mental health, behavioral challenges, bi-polar disorder, psychosis, family, breakups, custody and relationship with kids, drug and alcohol use and treatment, harm reduction approaches vs. abstinence-based treatment, a dive into why I started this podcast, finding strength in friends and rebuilding after a crisis, forgiving ourselves for mistakes and harm we\u2019ve caused.Mental Health and Drug/Alcohol Resources:The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/If you are looking for a licensed therapist or a registered therapy intern, the Psychology Today therapist listings in your area are usually a pretty helpful place to start:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists A national listing of community mental health clinics:https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/topics/certified-community-behavioral-health-clinics/SMART Recovery program (SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training.)https://www.smartrecovery.org/about-us/ Center for Harm Reduction Therapy (Bay Area only)https://harmreductiontherapy.org/ Moderation Managementhttps://www.moderation.org/ AA – Alcoholics Anonymoushttps://www.aa.org/ NA – Narcotics Anonymoushttps://www.na.org/ References:The social research I was referring to about how the beginnings and ends of experiences register more intensely than the middles of experiences is discussed this episode of the Hidden Brain podcast from WNYC:https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=592986190Bi-polar disorder overview from NAMI – the National Alliance on Mental Illness:https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Bipolar-Disorder/OverviewWhat is psychosis, also from NAMI:https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Early-Psychosis-and-Psychosis/OverviewSeroquel – the anti-psychotic medication we referred to that might have helped Keith sleep:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuetiapineAA meeting in Antarctica? Yes! Sometimes twice a week during the summer season, as told to me word of mouth by a friend of mine who works there seasonally. If you\u2019re ever on The Ice and looking for an AA meeting, stop by Chapel of the Snows!https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chapel-of-the-snowsThe Hawthorne Effecthttps:/...