Diversity Rules Magazine

Coming out of COVID and going into Pride Season will be a trying me for the LGBTQ community in recov- ery and working through mental health issues. Body image, Pride nightlife, and isola on recovery can be immediate triggers to an addict. Triggers o en vary in severity from intrusive thoughts, to an overwhelming anxious need to escape. For any addict, the feeling of needing to escape from anything and everything o en triggers the individual to act out on their addic- on. Execu ve Life Coach Dr. Jason Shoemaker, aka "Dr. Shoe," is here to help with the debut of "Cut the BS: Breaking Through with Dr. Shoe", a filmed pod- cast, offering a free, on-air resource to accompany his workshops and personal therapy sessions. In life, you have hills that you have to climb, valleys you have to go through, and streams that you have to cross – it's a part of life, it's a part of your journey. Each week, Dr. Shoe cuts through the BS as he and his expert guests discuss mental health and addic- on and how to overcome life's obstacles. Driven by his personal journey with addic on and determina- on to heal others in recovery, he takes pride in giv- ing his listeners the in mate care they desperately need. As a specialist, his goals are to treat those suf- fering from mental health issues and addic on to help them heal – not with gentle hand-holding, but with straigh orward honesty. It's me to take con- trol, no more excuses, no more b******t. Cut the BS is a 50 minute weekly, filmed podcast pro- duced by United Broadcas ng Network and available on all major podcas ng pla orms, including iHeart- Radio, Spo fy, AmazonMusic, and ApplePodcasts. FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY: Dr. Shoe offers his Six-Step system to the LGBTQ com- munity working through their addic on and mental health recovery. He offers detailed advice and ps on reentering the LGBTQ nightlife, how to deal with body issues as triggers, and being around non-sober Pride goers. Dr. Shoe draws on his personal experi- ence of coming out a er being married to a wom- an, becoming an addict as a result of his successful nightlife career, losing his family during rehab, and da ng in the LGBTQ world. ABOUT DR. SHOE Dr. Jason Shoemaker, aka "Dr. Shoe," is a professional addic on and behavioral health therapist who is not here to mince words. Despite a lucra ve career as a bar owner, Dr. Shoe became suscep ble to the dan- gers of the nightlife and turned to using alcohol as a way to cope with his sexuality and familial rela on- ships. A er reaching a crossroad, he turned his life around a er his stay in rehab and earned a Doctor- ate in Addic on Psychology. Driven by his personal journey with addic on and determina on to heal Dr. Shoe - Con't on page 20 Diversity Rules Magazine | June 2021 | 7 CHATS HEADING BACK TO PRIDE SEASON "DR. SHOE, THE GAY "CUT THE BS" THERA- PIST, LAUNCHES DEBUT RECOVERY & MENTAL HEALTH PODCAST

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