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Positive Alternatives

Positive Alternatives is a podcast for parents and teens intended to inform, share real life stories, and initiate conversations in the family regarding underage drinking and drug use. The podcast is ... Read more

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Listening In To The Council Debate

Listening In To The Council Debate

In this episode I share some of the actual comments I recorded from last week's Naperville City Council discussion on wh... Read more

26 Jul 2019

31mins

Ranked #2

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Small Picture Thinking

Small Picture Thinking

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - Too many distractions can keep us from being focused on the bigger issues. Don... Read more

10 Jul 2019

6mins

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Tactical Texting Triumphs

Tactical Texting Triumphs

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - What you say in response to a perceived slight tells more about you than in do... Read more

14 Aug 2019

6mins

Ranked #4

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Class Is In Session

Class Is In Session

It's the time of year when I try to arrange school talks. The demand on schools time makes it hard for people like me to... Read more

9 Aug 2019

22mins

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Two Strong Women

Two Strong Women

From great pain can come great love. In this episode we see how a mom who lost her beloved son to a drunk boater, reache... Read more

16 Aug 2019

26mins

Ranked #6

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The Lines of Freedom

The Lines of Freedom

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - Freedom Of Choice is a key component of being a free country. It's the lines w... Read more

3 Jul 2019

6mins

Ranked #7

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Danger on the Road

Danger on the Road

Jennifer Cifaldi, Illinois Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, has worked long and hard to keep impaired drivers from en... Read more

2 Aug 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #8

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Will They Buy What is Being Sold?

Will They Buy What is Being Sold?

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - Don't close your mind to opposing opinions. The tricky part of growing your po... Read more

17 Jul 2019

6mins

Ranked #9

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The Court Call Is Not As Demanding

The Court Call Is Not As Demanding

DUI Court is not as busy these days. I've noticed this trend for the past year. I am left to surmise that perhaps ride-s... Read more

24 Jul 2019

8mins

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Attitude of Gratitude

Attitude of Gratitude

Taylor Dockter - Impact Spartanburg - and Augie Ghilarducci - 2nd Opportunity LLC - provide some Positive Messaging as w... Read more

22 May 2020

27mins

Ranked #11

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Shaping Our Positivity Muscle

Shaping Our Positivity Muscle

Jennifer Cifaldi, Illinois Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, and Ben Pohl, Public Speaker, share some messages on how ... Read more

15 May 2020

22mins

Ranked #12

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Mind Our Own Spaces

Mind Our Own Spaces

Danielle Brengel, of the Illinois Human Performance Project, and Gil Feliciano, Drug Free Communities Coordinator, share... Read more

8 May 2020

27mins

Ranked #13

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Young Bodies, Old Souls

Young Bodies, Old Souls

For some, wisdom comes earlier in life...before the grey hair and stiff knees.  Jordan Esser, Project Coordinator - DuPa... Read more

1 May 2020

28mins

Ranked #14

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Combined Resolve

Combined Resolve

Rita Kreslin, the Executive Director of The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists, and Gilda Ross, Glenbard Parent Seri... Read more

24 Apr 2020

27mins

Ranked #15

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"...a listening heart perceives meaning."

"...a listening heart perceives meaning."

Dr. Aaron Weiner, Director of Addiction at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, and Dagmar Kauffman, Founder of On Balance Par... Read more

17 Apr 2020

26mins

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Getting Adjusted

Getting Adjusted

I began to promote my Social Media Campaign about Alcohol Awareness Month (April) and I quite simply couldn't do it. I k... Read more

3 Apr 2020

26mins

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No No Corona

No No Corona

What will we learn from this ever changing coronavirus ride through the planet? Will we take lessons from the coronaviru... Read more

13 Mar 2020

27mins

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Influential Engagement

Influential Engagement

In the heat of a tough parent/teen discussion, cooler heads will prevail.

6 Mar 2020

33mins

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Meet The New Boss

Meet The New Boss

Canna-Business. The business of legalized weed is following the alcohol business playbook. Will we be smarter as to how ... Read more

28 Feb 2020

25mins

Ranked #20

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Yeah, It's Kind of a Big Deal

Yeah, It's Kind of a Big Deal

How does addiction work? It works by hijacking the brain. Similar to diabetes impairing the pancreas or heart disease da... Read more

21 Feb 2020

32mins

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