Life Lived Better

Joseph Massey and Paula Garland
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Your podcast journey of self-discovery, well-being, and personal growth. Join two close friends, both seasoned counselors and wellness enthusiasts, discuss facets of living a more fulfilling and balanced life. With engaging conversations, heartwarming anecdotes, and expert insights, Joseph and Paula help you make every day a step towards a Life Lived Better. In a world where well-being and self-improvement are more important than ever, this is a space for you to explore, learn, and grow. The unique blend of professional expertise and genuine friendship feels like a chat with close friends.

  1. 6D AGO

    Mental Health Moment - Healing isn't always Peaceful

    Thank you for listening to another Mental Health Moment, from the Life Lived Better podcast, where we quickly provide insight into issues that affect most of us, In this episode, we are discussing - Healing isn't always peaceful! You can find information about this and other episodes on the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Just a reminder - anything shared in this, and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice and is solely the opinion of the individual and does not represent their employers or profession.   If you have a topic, you would like us to address in a future Mental Health Moment, let us know. We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us. And remember, Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better.

    3 min

  2. MAY 7

    Episode 150: Ibogaine - Breakthrough or Risk?

    In this episode, Joseph and Paula explore ibogaine, an increasingly discussed and controversial substance in addiction treatment. They break down what ibogaine is, what it claims to do, and the current realities surrounding its use, including risks, legal status, and ethical considerations. With a focus on both curiosity and caution, this conversation invites counselors and listeners alike to think critically about emerging treatments and the evolving landscape of recovery.  Questions? If you have questions, you would like Joseph and Paula to address during an upcoming episode of Questions for Counselors, feel free to reach out through the website at www.lifelivedbetter.net or email them directly at Info@lifelivedbetter.net     You can find information about this and other episodes on the website: www.lifelivedbetter.net.     Just a reminder - Anything shared during this and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice - it is solely our opinion. Information shared does not represent our employers or profession.   We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us.   And remember, Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better.    Resources used to create this episode:  ANR Clinic - Advanced Opioid Dependency Treatment Centers  Frontiers | Ibogaine Detoxification Transitions Opioid and Cocaine Abusers  Between Dependence and Abstinence: Clinical Observations and Treatment Outcomes  Ibogaine - Partnership to End Addiction  Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ops military vets  Safety of ibogaine administration in detoxification of opioid‐dependent individuals: a descriptive open‐label observational study - PMC  Study Details | NCT05029401 | A Study of Oral Ibogaine in Opioid Withdrawal | ClinicalTrials.gov  Trump takes page out of Texas lawmakers' book, signs executive order on ibogaine  UTHealth Houston, in collaboration with UTMB Health, awarded $50 million by the state of Texas to lead ibogaine clinical trials - UTHealth Houston

    26 min

  3. APR 30

    Mental Health Moment - You can't manifest your way out of trauma

    Thank you for listening to another Mental Health Moment, from the Life Lived Better podcast, where we quickly provide insight into issues that affect most of us, In this episode, we are discussing - You can't manifest your way out of trauma! You can find information about this and other episodes on the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Just a reminder - anything shared in this, and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice and is solely the opinion of the individual and does not represent their employers or profession.   If you have a topic, you would like us to address in a future Mental Health Moment, let us know. We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us. And remember, Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better.

    4 min

  4. APR 23

    Episode 149: Addiction - The Reality of Recovery

    This episode marks the closing conversation in our series on addiction — and it’s a little different from previous discussions. Throughout this series, Joseph and Paula have explored addiction from many angles: what it is, what it isn’t, how it develops, and why it is so often misunderstood. But some of the most important aspects of addiction don’t fit neatly into a single topic. In this episode, Joseph and Paula take a deeper, more integrated look at the lived realities of addiction and recovery. They unpack one of the most emotionally charged concepts in recovery: relapse. The conversation explores how the meaning we attach to relapse can shape outcomes — influencing shame, resilience, disengagement, or growth. They also take a look at cravings, urge and the neurobiological, emotional, and psychological layers that make urges feel urgent, intrusive, and often misunderstood by others. Joseph and Paula then turn their attention to the brain itself. Together, they explore how addiction involves competing brain systems, habit circuitry, reward pathways, stress responses, and emotional regulation — revealing why insight alone is rarely enough to change behavior. Throughout the episode, listeners are invited into a more compassionate, realistic understanding of addiction, recovery, setbacks, and resilience. As always, this conversation blends clinical insight with real-world understanding — offering clarity for those navigating recovery and for those supporting someone they love. Do you have any questions? If you have a question for Joseph and Paula to answer during a future episode of Questions for Counselors, reach out through the website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I⁠nfo@lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Just a reminder - anything shared by the pair during this and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice and is solely the opinion of the individual and does not represent their employers or profession.   We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us. And remember, Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better. Resources for this episode:  Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction: Preface | NIDA The CENAPS Model by Terry Gorski SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    40 min

  5. APR 16

    Mental Health Moment - Changing Procrastination

    Thank you for listening to another Mental Health Moment, from the Life Lived Better podcast, where we quickly provide insight into issues that affect most of us, In this episode, we are discussing - Changing Procrastination! You can find information about this and other episodes on the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Just a reminder - anything shared in this, and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice and is solely the opinion of the individual and does not represent their employers or profession.   If you have a topic, you would like us to address in a future Mental Health Moment, let us know. We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us. And remember, Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better.

    3 min

  6. APR 10

    Re-Release! Episode 29: Boundaries

    An old listener favorite! Episode 29: Boundaries. Back when the hosts were still green but eager. Feeling suffocated? Intruded upon? You may be having your boundaries violated. In this episode, Joseph and Paula talk about boundaries - what they are, the reason they are needed, and how to set them.  If you have a question, you would like Joseph and Paula to answer during an episode of Questions for Counselors, feel free to reach out through the website at ⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠ or email them directly at ⁠⁠Info@lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠   You can find information about this and other episodes on the website: ⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠.   Paula’s Blog is often updated with information from the show. You can find it at ⁠PaulaHellerGarland.BlogSpot.com⁠   Just a reminder - anything shared by the pair during this and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice and is solely the opinion of the individual and does not represent their employers or profession. We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us. And remember, Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better.

    10 sec

  7. APR 2

    Mental Health Moment - Perfection becomes Procrastination

    Thank you for listening to another Mental Health Moment, from the Life Lived Better podcast, where we quickly provide insight into issues that affect most of us, In this episode, we are discussing - Defining Procrastination! You can find information about this and other episodes on the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Just a reminder - anything shared in this, and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice and is solely the opinion of the individual and does not represent their employers or profession.   If you have a topic, you would like us to address in a future Mental Health Moment, let us know. We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us. And remember, Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better.

    3 min

  8. MAR 26

    Episode 148: Addiction - Loving Without Enabling: Supporting Someone Through Addiction

    Loving Without Enabling: Supporting Someone Through Addiction In this episode of their series on addiction, Joseph and Paula focus on enabling—one of the most misunderstood and emotionally complex dynamics surrounding substance use. Because addiction remains highly stigmatized, this conversation is rooted in providing clarity, compassion, and accurate information rather than blame. The hosts explore the structural necessity for addiction to be enabled and examine how enabling addiction stabilizes the addiction just enough to prevent change.  Questions? If you have a question, you would like Joseph and Paula to answer during an episode of Questions for Counselors, feel free to reach out through the website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or email them directly at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Info@lifelivedbetter.net   ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find information about this and other episodes on the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lifelivedbetter.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Just a reminder - anything shared by the pair during this and all other episodes is based on personal experiences and opinions. It is not to be viewed as professional counseling or advice and is solely the opinion of the individual and does not represent their employers or profession.   We would love for you to rate our show and tell others about us. And don’t forget that Knowledge leads to a Life Lived Better. Resources used in the development of this episode:  Addicted.org - Supporting vs. Enabling: How to Help Someone with Addiction Effectively Sequoia Behavioral Health - Codependency vs. Enabling  WebMD - Are you enabling a loved one’s addiction?

    32 min
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Your podcast journey of self-discovery, well-being, and personal growth. Join two close friends, both seasoned counselors and wellness enthusiasts, discuss facets of living a more fulfilling and balanced life. With engaging conversations, heartwarming anecdotes, and expert insights, Joseph and Paula help you make every day a step towards a Life Lived Better. In a world where well-being and self-improvement are more important than ever, this is a space for you to explore, learn, and grow. The unique blend of professional expertise and genuine friendship feels like a chat with close friends.

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  • Creator
    Joseph Massey and Paula Garland
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    176
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joseph Massey and Paula Garland
  • Show Website
    Life Lived Better

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