We share our gratitudes and resentments for the 2025 that was, preparing for the devastation of HR-1/Trump’s Fuckity Fuck Fuck (see episode 2) that is sure to come. Audrey and Patrick welcome social worker Seth Boun to talk about some of his political advocacy, shedding light on the space where social justice and clinical work meet.

In the fight for progress, in the fight for each other’s lives, sometimes we lose. Hope is a verb, as is recovery.

Opening quote by Rob Reiner.

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms Opening quote by Greta Thunberg

Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

Mastering by Little Castle Sound

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Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

• (00:00:00) - Why People Do Things They Shouldn't
• (00:00:53) - Seth Boone on Outside Issues
• (00:02:03) - Social justice in mental health care
• (00:07:30) - I'm Not Political but Mental Health Care Is Political
• (00:15:22) - Talking With My Therapist About Mental Health
• (00:16:01) - Beyond the Need for Housing: Social Issues
• (00:19:03) - 2017: Trump's Homeless Executive Order
• (00:26:09) - Losing a Friend To Addiction
• (00:29:07) - On Gratitude for the Year
• (00:32:54) - Thanksgiving Letter: A Year in Recovery
• (00:36:17) - What Pissed You Off This Year?
• (00:39:35) - Thanksgiving 2018: What I'm Grateful For
• (00:45:44) - Seth on His Recovery

Dr. Jamie Marich - clinical trauma specialist, LGBTQIA+ advocate and author of Trauma and the 12 Steps - joins us as we return again to the intersection between recovery and social justice. Audrey and Jamie talk about spirituality, trauma, and the Steps. Is there such a thing as unconditional love? Is there any daylight between helplessness and powerlessness? We submit that there may be spiritual value in praying for those we resent, even Donald Trump.

More about Jamie Marich: https://jamiemarich.com/meet-jamie/

Jamie’s recent Substack: “A Good Clinician is a Good Clinician: A Response to the Department of Education: https://open.substack.com/pub/jamiemarich/p/a-good-clinician-is-a-good-clinician?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms Opening quote by Greta Thunberg

Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

Mastering by Little Castle Sound

Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A

Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

• (00:00:00) - Jamie Merrick on Trauma in the 12 Steps
• (00:09:47) - How to Heal an Addict: Healing the Brain
• (00:13:35) - The 12 Steps: Healing From Religious Trauma
• (00:20:50) - Patrick, What's Your Take On Unconditional Love
• (00:23:33) - Forgive and Regret: The Resentment Prayer
• (00:32:33) - Has anything changed about your personal recovery practice or your work?
• (00:36:58) - Have You Redone the 12 Steps?

Before getting into news (Israel Eurovision controversy, continued Trump ICE-fronted bigotry, war crimes) Audrey talks about her 20 year high school reunion and Patrick processes the pain of an ex who struggles with homelessness.

Opening quote by Greta Thunberg

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms Opening quote by Greta Thunberg

Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

Mastering by Little Castle Sound

Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A

Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

• (00:00:00) - The urgency of climate issues
• (00:01:02) - Bipolar Patient on Being Happy
• (00:04:07) - My High School Reunion Was A Whack
• (00:08:34) - I Can't Help My Ex-Girlfriend Who's Trying To
• (00:15:57) - A movie theater employee's touching story
• (00:16:23) - I Blocked Her Parents From Contact
• (00:22:19) - I Had A Lot Of Guilt Over My Relationship With Maddie
• (00:27:08) - Russell Brand on Israel
• (00:33:21) - Trump's Racist Comments on Immigration
• (00:38:00) - Trump's Military Strikes in the Caribbean