Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard
Dr. Jacques de Broekert
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About This Podcast
Doc Jacques Your Addiction Lifeguard" podcast is like your friendly chat with a seasoned therapist, Dr. Jacques de Broekert, who's all about helping folks navigate the choppy waters of addiction and mental health.
Join Doc Jacques on a journey through real talk about addiction, therapy, and mental wellness. Each episode is like sitting down with a good friend who happens to be an expert in addiction recovery. Doc Jacques shares his insights, tips, and stories, giving you a lifeline to better understand and tackle the challenges of addiction.
From practical advice to stories of resilience, this podcast dives into everything - from understanding addiction's roots to strategies for healing and recovery. You'll hear about different therapies, how to support family and friends, and why a holistic approach to health matters in the recovery process.
Tune in for conversations that feel like a breath of fresh air. Doc Jacques invites experts and individuals who've conquered addiction to share their stories, giving you a sense of community and hope as you navigate your own or your loved ones' recovery journeys.
"Doc Jacques Your Addiction Lifeguard" is that friendly voice guiding you through the tough times, offering insights and tools to make the journey to recovery a little smoother.
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S6E7 Why Addicts Sometimes Want to Destroy Themselves
Send a text Why would someone whose life is already falling apart keep making things worse? In this episode, Doc Jacques explores one of the strangest parts of addiction — the urge to keep digging…
S6E6 Alcohol and the Hijacked Brain: Why They Can’t Think, Remember, or Decide Like They Used To
Send a text This week on Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we’re taking a clear-eyed (but not doom-and-gloom) look at how alcohol hijacks the brain—why memory goes missing, logic goes offline,…
S6E5 The Addiction Identity Crisis
Send a textIn this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we tackle a sneaky problem nobody warns you about: getting sober… and then getting stuck in the identity of being “the recovering…
S6E4 The Enemy In The Parking Lot
Send a text In this episode of Doc Shock: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we talk about the relapse trigger nobody expects: the people who come strolling back in with a smile, a memory, and an…
S6E3 Intervention: Lifeline or Landmine?
Send a textIn this episode of Doc Shock: Your Addiction Lifeguard, Doc pulls the curtain back on interventions—what they really are (a clinical tool), what they’re not (a TV-style ambush), and why…
S6E2 Why Relapse Is Not Failure: Learning From Our Mistakes
Send a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we take the heat off relapse and put the spotlight where it belongs: what it’s trying to teach you. Doc breaks down the…
S6E1 Not Your 70s Weed — What Today’s THC Levels Mean
Send a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, Doc breaks down the real “THC then vs. THC now” problem—because what people call “just weed” today often looks more like rocket…
S5E27 Dry Holiday In A Wet World
Send a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we talk about surviving the holidays sober in what can feel like a Hallmark movie sponsored by a liquor store. From the “just…
S5E26 At The End Of Your Rope - When Addiction Stops Working
Send a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we talk about what happens when you finally reach the end of your rope—and realize the rope was never actually saving you in the…
S5E25 How To Recognize Trauma
Send a textIn this episode of Doc Shock: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we clear up the confusion about trauma—because it’s not the event, it’s the impact the event leaves behind. Two people can go…
S5E24 When You Feel Like Giving Up
Send a text In this episode of Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard, we tackle the moment nobody likes to admit out loud—the quiet “I’m tired… I can’t do this anymore” phase of recovery. Doc Jacques…
S5E23 Coping With Burnout
Send a textWhat is it like to reach compassion fatigue and coping with it through addiction. Special guest Ashlea Dillard, retired Firefighter and now mental health counselor, as she discusses…
S5E22 Why the Steps Matter: The Blueprint for Lasting Recovery
Send a textWhy it is so important to have structure around you while you work your recovery. Support the show
S5E21 Dealing with Sadness in Addiction — Learning to Feel Without Drowning
Send a textHow do you survive sadness in recovery? Let's find outSupport the show
S5E20 Hidden in Plain Sight — Why You’re Trying to Hide Your Addiction
Send a textWhy is it that your addiction makes you hide your addiction?Support the show
S5E19 THC: The Hidden Hook — Understanding the Addictive Dangers of Modern Marijuana
Send a textTHC is popular and more dangerous than ever. Support the show
S5E18 What To Do When Tragedy Strikes
Send a textWhat are you supposed to do when tragedy strikes and you feel depressed or angry about a severe loss when you are in recovery?Support the show
S5E17 Why Addicts Resist Seeing Trauma as the Root
Send a textWhy do addicts not see trauma as a problem or something that they have experienced?Support the show
S5E16 The Hidden Grief In Addiction
Send a textDo you have an addict that you love and who you feel like your losing? Many times hidden grief is what is going on and you don't even realize it. Support the show
S5E15 Why Do I Keep Sabotaging My Own Recovery
Send a textJust why are you sabotaging your own recovery? Let's find out. Support the show
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Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard has published 152 episodes since September 2020, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 26m.
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