Cut the Bullshit: Breaking Through with Dr. Shoe

On this episode of Cut the Bullshit: Breaking Through with Dr. Shoe, we chat with Dope to Hope's Jennifer Gimenez and Tim Ryan - the Power Couple of Recovery. Jennifer has gone from model and actress to TedXer, motivational speaker, and reality TV personality sharing her story of Hollywood addiction to sobriety. Tim Ryan got sober during his time in prison. After dealing with a family tragedy, he used his experience with addiction to become a role model and motivator in the world of recovery, he is the focus of A&E's documentary, Dope Man, and authored From Dope to Hope: A Man in Recovery. Together they have become a power force, helping people through their own mental health journey. Dr. Shoe shares his own recovery story, answers your questions, and gives you his tough love homework.

On this episode of Breaking Through with Dr. Shoe we chat about suicide prevention, triggers, and overcoming obstacles on your journey with Frank King, the Mental Health Comedian - former writer for the Tonight Show and comedian who knows what the barrel of his gun tastes like. Frank King was a writer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno for 20 years. He’s had two aortic valve replacements, a double bypass, a massive heart attack, three stents, and lived to joke about it all. So he is truly funny at heart.He’s fought a lifetime battle with depression, and thoughts of suicide, turning that long dark journey of the soul into a TED Talk, “A Matter of Laugh or Death,” and sharing his insights with corporations, associations, government, and college audiences. He uses the life lessons from all of the above, as well as lessons learned as a rather active consumer of healthcare, both mental and physical, to show how attendees can turn their messes and stresses into successes.Dr. Shoe also chats about his own experience with depressions, gives you his tough love homework, and reflects on the needs for change and the ability to move on.

In this episode of Cut the BS: Breaking Through with Dr. Shoe, Dr. Shoe chats with YouTube musician Onicks as he shares his story of addiction from his early teens as a way to cope with family and sexual identity. We also chat about addiction in the entertainment industry and LGBTQ community. Pride season is around the corner, how can you avoid the triggers, especially after reentering social life post COVID. As always, Dr. Shoe's gives you his tough love homework and gives you the tools you need to prepare you for the week ahead.

Today, we are joined by Dr. Lynn Strezeski, a former military officer. We'll talk about her experiences in the military, prevalent sexual abuse, as well as her traumas while in service. Then, we will talk about her fiancée, Sky, who was an inspiration for the film "Black Hawk Down." We will talk about his journey through the VA mental health system and how over medication ultimately lead to him dying in his sleep.

For this epic pilot episode, let’s keep it 100. Today’s honorable guests are Ruben and Kaitlyn: my incredible friends that I’ve had the honor and privilege of seeing through their sober journey. I’ve been with them since day one, and we’re about to go down memory lane.