Breaking the Cycles of Addiction Across Generations | The Healing Element Podcast | EP 16 Season 2
Join me and my special guest Thurston Smith, Adjunct Faculty at Union University on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 at 8pm (est). Thurston will share with us how intergenerational addiction is a difficult cycle to break. He will provide us with the step’s families can take to break the cycle of substance use. Meet Thurston Smith:Thurston S. Smith, MPA, LAC, CCS, Adjunct Faculty at Union University, Administrative and Program Surveyor for CARF International, an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services agencies, project team member for Paramount Consulting Group, PLLC, a minority-owned business that provides accreditation readiness, quality assurance, and contract compliance for behavioral health organizations across the U.S. With over 25 years of experience in criminal and juvenile programming, mental health, and children and youth services. A recent retiree from the U.S. Veterans Health Administration, Thurston has held a variety of leadership positions during his civil service career, which includes: Congressional Liaison, Mental Health Program Coordinator, Employment Services Program Manager, Chemical Dependency Center Program Supervisor, Education Specialist, and a host of other leadership roles.As a community organizer and public policy activist, Thurston has provided oral testimony before the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Political Leadership Institute on criminal justice reform and has appeared before the Tennessee House of Representatives on juvenile justice policy. In August 2018, Thurston served as a delegate and special advisor to the Shelby County Commission, in its appearance before the senior leadership of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington, D.C. A U.S. Treasury Department appointee, Thurston has fulfilled a three- year federal advisory committee (FAC) appointment to the National Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). During his tenure with TAP, Thurston served on both the Notices & Correspondence Committee (NCC) and Taxpayer Assistance Centers Committee (TAC). In 2020, he served as Vice Chair of the TAC Committee. He is currently fulfilling his thirdyear of service on the Tennessee Community Resource Board for the TN Department of Corrections.Learn more about Thurston:https://www.pcgpllc.com/about Email: teesmith1@hotmail.com------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you missed the last episode click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fS5xVKwU94&t=3s--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Be sure to join me every Tuesday on The Healing Element Podcast YouTube Channel at 8pm (EST) for discussions about healing from inherited trauma. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Join Shevel and Kaii the last Thursday of each month for the Wellness Virtual Happy Hour:https://youtu.be/dP00d8S_jSY------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Website: https://www.kaiimarie.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaiimarie_llc/ & https://www.instagram.com/thehealinge...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q...