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Joe Gerstein

SMART Recovery® Podcast

The Humanist Hour

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Tom Horvath

Jon Stewart

John Kelly

Kurt Vonnegut

Johann Hari

Neil deGrasse Tyson

David Cobb

Michael Walsh

Brian Brushwood

Billy West

Bill Wilson

Peter Boghossian

Carl Hart

Rebecca Goldstein

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A live show and interview with Dr. Joe Gerstien from Massachusetts, with host Monica Richardson. Please join us live and in the chat room for any questions and comments.Joseph Gerstein was the Founding President of the Alcohol &amp; Drug Abuse Self-Help Network, Inc., d/b/a SMART Recovery in 1994. He introduced Rational Recovery into the Greater Boston area, then oversaw its spread throughout Massachusetts. In 1994, he participated in the creation of the new non-profit entity: SMART Recovery. Subsequent to his term as President, he was elected Treasurer, a post he held until elected President again for 2017. Dr. Gerstein has at various times served on the Boards of 10 non-profit organizations. He has served on a variety of Committees of SMART Recovery.Dr. Gerstein practiced Internal Medicine and Pain Management at a Harvard-affiliated hospital and served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine on that Faculty for almost 30 years. In 1987 he formed Mount Auburn Community Independent Practice Association, the most successful such entity in Massachusetts, which now has over 500 physicians and 70 employees. For the last 10 years of his career he also served as Medical Director or Senior Vice-President of Tufts Health Plans, a non-profit HMO recently rated #1 in the US by US News &amp; World Report. While there, he sued TAP Pharmaceutical on behalf of the Federal Government under the False Claims Act, achieving a guilty plea and fines and rebates of almost $1 billion to the Treasury. 2 years ago he served as a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University related to his experience in the Tufts positions.Dr. Gerstein has personally facilitated over 3000 SMART Recovery meetings, almost 800 in prisons.Dr. Gerstein and his wife received the American Humanist Association's Humanist Pioneers Award for their work in SMART Recovery and Dr. Gerstein was recently named Harvard Humanist of the Year

A live show and interview with Dr. Joe Gerstien from Massachusetts, with host Monica Richardson. Please join us live and in the chat room for any questions and comments. Joseph Gerstein was the Founding President of the Alcohol &amp; Drug Abuse Self-Help Network, Inc., d/b/a SMART Recovery in 1994. He introduced Rational Recovery into the Greater Boston area, then oversaw its spread throughout Massachusetts. In 1994, he participated in the creation of the new non-profit entity: SMART Recovery. Subsequent to his term as President, he was elected Treasurer, a post he held until elected President again for 2017. Dr. Gerstein has at various times served on the Boards of 10 non-profit organizations. He has served on a variety of Committees of SMART Recovery. Dr. Gerstein practiced Internal Medicine and Pain Management at a Harvard-affiliated hospital and served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine on that Faculty for almost 30 years. In 1987 he formed Mount Auburn Community Independent Practice Association, the most successful such entity in Massachusetts, which now has over 500 physicians and 70 employees. For the last 10 years of his career he also served as Medical Director or Senior Vice-President of Tufts Health Plans, a non-profit HMO recently rated #1 in the US by US News &amp; World Report. While there, he sued TAP Pharmaceutical on behalf of the Federal Government under the False Claims Act, achieving a guilty plea and fines and rebates of almost $1 billion to the Treasury. 2 years ago he served as a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University related to his experience in the Tufts positions. Dr. Gerstein has personally facilitated over 3000 SMART Recovery meetings, almost 800 in prisons. Dr. Gerstein and his wife received the American Humanist Association's Humanist Pioneers Award for their work in SMART Recovery and Dr. Gerstein was recently named Harvard Humanist of the Year

Joe Gerstein reinstated to President of SMART Recovery -

Listen to Joseph F. Gerstein, MD, FACP, SMART’s founding President, share ideas and examples of how to use the SMART tools to get through the Holiday Season -- enjoyably and with as little stress as possible.  Dr. Gerstein will also spend some time discussing the fundamental importance of motivation in the recovery process and ways to enhance that, and he will introduce an interesting phenomenon observed in study of the change process. It will be a wide-ranging conversation with lots of interesting food for thought. Dr. Gerstein was just awarded the 2016 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award “for his work over the last 25 years as the founding president of SMART Recovery, which we view among the greatest examples of community service in the history of modern humanism.”  As a practicing internist, He helped establish SMART Recovery and became its founding president in 1994. He has facilitated over 3,000 meetings and counting, with over 800 in correctional settings.  We are honored to have him, and we are so pleased to be able to share this very special Holiday podcast with you.    SMART Recovery depends on your donations!   Please visit SMART Recovery or Click the Donate button below.  © 2016 SMART Recovery®.  Music created and copyright 2016 Donald Sheeley with unlimited use as is donated to SMART Recovery.

Listen to Joseph F. Gerstein, MD, FACP, SMART’s founding President, share ideas and examples of how to use the SMART tools to get through the Holiday Season -- enjoyably and with as little stress as possible.  Dr. Gerstein will also spend some time discussing the fundamental importance of motivation in the recovery process and ways to enhance that, and he will introduce an interesting phenomenon observed in study of the change process. It will be a wide-ranging conversation with lots of interesting food for thought. Dr. Gerstein was just awarded the 2016 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award “for his work over the last 25 years as the founding president of SMART Recovery, which we view among the greatest examples of community service in the history of modern humanism.”  As a practicing internist, He helped establish SMART Recovery and became its founding president in 1994. He has facilitated over 3,000 meetings and counting, with over 800 in correctional settings.  We are honored to have him, and we are so pleased to be able to share this very special Holiday podcast with you.  SMART Recovery depends on your <a href="http://bit.ly/passthehat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donations</a>! Please visit <a href="http://www.smartrecovery.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SMART Recovery</a> or Click the Donate button below. <a href="http://bit.ly/passthehat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> © 2016 SMART Recovery®.  Music created and copyright 2016 Donald Sheeley with unlimited use as is donated to SMART Recovery.

WEBINAR: Getting Through the Holidays, with Joe Gerstein, MD

In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with Drs. Joe Gerstein and Bill Abbott about a secular approach to addiction education and recovery via the SMART Recovery® program.From SmartRecovery.org:SMART Recovery® is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Our participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, secular and science-based, mutual-help support groups.SMART Recovery® helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviors, including: alcoholism, drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling ad-diction, cocaine addiction, and addiction to other substances and activities.SMART Recovery sponsors face-to-face meetings around the world, and daily online meetings. In addition, our online message board and 24/7 chat room are excellent forums to learn about SMART Recovery and obtain addiction recovery support.

In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with Drs. Joe Gerstein and Bill Abbott about a secular approach to addiction education and recovery via the SMART Recovery® program. From <a href="http://SmartRecovery.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SmartRecovery.org</a>: SMART Recovery® is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Our participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, secular and science-based, mutual-help support groups. SMART Recovery® helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviors, including: alcoholism, drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling ad-diction, cocaine addiction, and addiction to other substances and activities. SMART Recovery sponsors face-to-face meetings around the world, and daily online meetings. In addition, our online message board and 24/7 chat room are excellent forums to learn about SMART Recovery and obtain addiction recovery support.

The Humanist Hour #148: Addiction Education and SMART Recovery with Drs. Joe Gerstein and Bill Abbott