EP65: Theo Fleury and Eric Kussin - Your Mental Health Post COVID
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\\u201cThe biggest epidemic of 2021 isn\\u2019t Covid. It is mental health, trauma and addiction\\u201d- Theo Fleury\\xa0
I\\u2019ve had plenty of Make Your Mark podcast guests and Clubroom events that have focused on victory of bad over good, overcoming hurdles, challenges and struggles. Plenty of laughs too. But having both Theo Fleury and Eric Kussin in the Clubroom to talk about mental health issues as we continue our march through Covid was worth every second of this event.
Each suffered through significant trauma, and as you listen to this podcast you will not only hear their life experiences, but also the ways that you can change your day-to-day, your outlook and your mindset towards better days ahead.\\xa0
We all have faced extraordinary challenges over the past 18 months, some more than others, and this is an episode worth listening to, whether over a morning coffee or an evening curled up on the couch.\\xa0\\xa0
\\u201cWe think if I\\u2019m messed up in this place and I need to get better by sleeping more, sleeping will be the healing agent for me, and we have to resist that urge. Stagnation breeds stagnation. The more I lay down and I wait for it to get better, the less chance I am going to get up.\\u201d - Eric Kussin\\xa0
Multitudes of thanks to both Eric and Theo for baring their hearts and souls for us, they truly are making such a positive impact, and make sure to catch their podcast as well, "We\\u2019re All A Little \\u201cCrazy\\u201d."
Here are just a few of the examples of wisdom and knowledge that Eric and Theo shared. Make sure to listen for the rest!
\\u201cI hate the word addiction because it has so much shame attached to it, and really what this is all about is emotional pain management. We all take different avenues and different paths to either suppress or numb out from that emotional pain, because emotional pain is mental illness.\\u201d - Theo Fleury
\\u201cI had no idea it was related to my past life events. Once I found a doctor who helped me put that together\\u2026\\u201dEric, your central nervous system, everything involved from a biological perspective, there\\u2019s an explanation for everything that has happened to you, and that has been built up cumulatively over time.\\u201d\\xa0 The best analogy I can make is how plaque builds up in our arteries and can cause a heart attack. That buildup of stress and trauma over time does the same. It looks slightly different in each of us, but it\\u2019s the buildup of all this stuff that leads there.\\u201d - Eric Kussin \\xa0
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\\u201cWe have the highest suicide rates in the history of our planet, so whatever messaging has taken place up to this point isn\\u2019t working.\\u201d - Theo\\xa0
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Some Topics we talk about in this episode:\\xa0
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- 2:00 - Intro\\xa0
- 3:00 - Eric Kussin & Theo Fleury\\xa0
- 5:40 - The biggest epidemic of 2021 isn\\u2019t Covid
- 8:10 - The Media\'s corrupt code of ethics\\xa0
- 9:00 - The case of Vincent Jackson\\xa0
- 11:50 - It\\u2019s not a silver bullet answer\\xa0
- 12:00 - I hate the word addiction\\xa0
- 14:00 - You should see the reaction when they hear I\\u2019ve been raped by my coach
- 17:00 - There\\u2019s an explanation for what\\u2019s happened to you
- 19:20 - A magical conversation Theo and Eric had\\xa0
- 20:30 - The start of the We\\u2019re All A Little \\u201cCrazy\\u201d Podcast\\xa0
- 23:40 - The individual words matter\\xa0
- 24:00 - School shootings don\\u2019t have to do with mental health?\\xa0
- 25:10 - We have the highest suicide rates in the history of our planet\\xa0
- 27:00 - Honesty, Openness and Willingness\\xa0
- 29:00 - Our brain Chemistry is out of whack\\xa0\\xa0
- 34:00- Laying in bed does not equal rest - Sleeping is not the healing agent\\xa0
- 36:00 - Medications are not cures
- 38:50 - Getting that trapped energy out\\xa0
- 40:30 - The Scale App\\xa0
- 51:00 - Recalibrating\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0
- 53:00 - 6 by 6 cell\\xa0
- 57:30 - Creating a safe space is not the fluff you\\u2019re thinking\\xa0
- 60:30 - Trauma before the NHL\\xa0\\xa0
- 65:50 - Our mental health is impacted
- 68:00 - Handling trauma before it\\u2019s too late\\xa0
- 70:00 - Your mental health toolkit
- 75:00 - We\\u2019re all a little crazy!
- 80:00 - Wrap up\\xa0
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How to get involved
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- Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and @WinAgainAcademy and go to my websites, www.winagainacademy.com and www.markmoyer.com to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly, along with information on how to become a member of the Win Again community.\\xa0
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