A Better Pill To Swallow

David Neiman
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A Better Pill To Swallow

Just a spoonful of humor helps the medicine go down. Inspired by his brother’s suicide David unleashes his outlandish banter and passion for mental health with his good friends and experts alike. He challenges the over-medicated status quo, asking questions and exploring new holistic alternatives with his guests from a wide array of experience and discipline.  

  1. 16 OCT.

    16. On Nature Therapy, Diversity, World Travel and ADHD.

    In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Zach Jones, associate director for Wild Earth Middle School Initiative. Zach is an avid world traveler and nature expert who has a wealth of experience working with kids of all backgrounds who cosmically happens to be my next door neighbor. We talk about the role of privilege in immersive programs like Wild Earth, as well as how to build resilience in children.We also discuss the role of travel in mental health, touching on how the go-go-go American l...

    1 h 23 min

  2. 2 OCT.

    15. Life Coaching, Questioning & Sustaining Healthy Relationships

    In this episode, Pam Dunn, leader of "Your Infinite Life Training & Coaching Company" discusses her journey from a stay-at-home mom to life coach, the differences between coaching and therapy, the role of medication in personal development, and her experiences coaching within the Orthodox Jewish community. Pam, an expert in emotional intelligence and values-driven leadership, also delves into strategies for building healthy relationships. With decades of experience, Pam offers a compassio...

    1 h 11 min

  3. 18 SEPT.

    14. Part 2: Non-Toxic Living, Relational Mental Health & A.I.

    In part two of our podcast with Marilyn Manno, I discuss non-toxic living and cancer prevention, specifically as it pertains to living with the BRACA gene. We dive into the trials of finding balance between taking care of ourselves with the stress of trying to control the uncontrollable. We also touch on the critical importance of mental health in intimate relationships and even delve into some of the larger implications of AI. Check out the episode and share with any friends who might be int...

    1 h 16 min

  4. 5 SEPT.

    13. Part 1: Mania, Meds, & Loss: Finding Your Footing after Trauma

    Marilyn Manno is a writer, creative director, and dear friend living medication-free after being hospitalized for a manic episode in 2011. In this episode, we talk about her lifestyle that led to her psychotic break, and how she was able to find her way back to homeostasis. In part one of this two-part podcast, we delve into a rich discussion on grief, as Marilyn recently lost her beloved father to fast-progressing brain cancer. We touch on the superhuman power that denial can unleash, t...

    59 min

  5. 22 AOÛT

    12. Xanax, IBS, Reiki & Journal Speak: How Life As A Highly Sensitive Person Can Make You A Jedi

    We now welcome to "A Better Pill," Amy Eidelman. She has struggled her entire life with food and environmental allergies. In her early 20s, her sensitivities devolved into full-blown IBS, leading her into Xanax dependency and recovery, and more recently several bouts of long Covid. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more sensitive body than hers. Yet through her suffering and struggle, Amy has come to discover her depth and power. For Amy's top-tier sensitivity has led to Jedi-like ability with ...

    1 h 39 min

  6. 1 AOÛT

    11. Living With ADHD, Part 2: Seeing Around The Corner

    Join us for Part 2 of our conversation with Lou about living with ADHD. Diving deeper into our discussion of the benefits and challenges of having an ADHD brain, we also address the impacts of various medications on different people, medication withdrawal, sleep, and relational impacts with loved ones. And if that's not enough, we redefine the meaning of "woo-woo." Support the show

    1 h 13 min

  7. 17 JUIL.

    10. Living with ADHD, Part 1: "I can run like the devil, but I just can't swim..."

    On this week’s episode, we focus on the ADHD brain. Our guest is Lou, an IT specialist, who was diagnosed with severe ADHD and put on Ritalin at age 5. Today at 44, Lou has managed to build a successful business doing what he loves, create a beautiful family, and maintain a vibrant network of friends and hobbies, even despite the immense challenges posed by his “ADHD” orientation to the world. Through deep personal insight and brilliant analogies, Lou provides a compassionate understanding of...

    1 h 18 min

  8. 26 JUIN

    9. Caring For A Dying Partner & The Right To Die, Part 2

    In the second half of this two-part saga, Sandi Neiman unearths the many details and infinite aspects of the end of David's father's life. We discuss hospice, our culture’s strained relationship with death, and the painful reality of what Sandi had to face leading up to his passing. We discuss a host of topics, including body autonomy and the right to die, how our system is rigged to siphon money from patients in their final stage of life, the bastardization of Big Pharma, Sandi's...

    1 h 25 min
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Just a spoonful of humor helps the medicine go down. Inspired by his brother’s suicide David unleashes his outlandish banter and passion for mental health with his good friends and experts alike. He challenges the over-medicated status quo, asking questions and exploring new holistic alternatives with his guests from a wide array of experience and discipline.  

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    David Neiman
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