The Push

Dan Olson is a corporate account executive with Prosci, the global leader in change management research and education. What does change management have to do with recovery from a gambling addiction? More than you might think. Dan and I have a wide-ranging conversation about the connections between helping organizations move forward and helping individuals move forward from an addiction.

After a year of planning and pausing and recording and pausing and problem solving and pausing, I have finally managed to develop a very imperfect start to this podcast. My name is Jeff, and I am a compulsive gambler with 9+ years of recovery. I hope to use that experience to tell my story, highlight other stories and bring some unique perspectives to the conversation.In this first episode, I think it is important to tell you a little about myself and how I came to developing this podcast. I don't know that my perspective is particularly unique, but I do know that telling our stories helps to lessen the stigma that goes hand-in-hand with this illness.  Thanks for listening!

Susan and I cover a wide variety of topics about her role as Executive Director of the Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance. Specifically, we talk about the current state of gambling research, the challenges facing her organization and how she facilitates a conversation amongst a very diverse group of those with gambling disorder, affected others, therapists, researchers, regulators, politicians and industry representatives.