Getting to meet and subsequently have <a href='http://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/'>Nzinga Harrison</a> become a part of my world has been one of the highlights of this show for me. She is doing amazing work every day, and I encourage you to check out her podcast, <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-recovery/id1496791220'>In Recovery.</a> After you listen to this. Again. A well-respected physician and educator Dr. Harrison is the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Eleanor Health, a value-based provider of comprehensive, outpatient addiction treatment. <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast)

Joel Freeman of Beach Body Remastered: Original Air Date 5/23/20

It started as a weight loss podcast, which quickly became a mental health podcast, which somehow became a pandemic podcast.  Jay, your host  (anxiety/depression/OCD/childhood trauma/family addiction)  lost 185 lbs after having bariatric surgery.  Guests have ranged from actor Ken Marino to a woman you have never heard of who lost 250 lbs, to a recovering addict, to essential workers during COVID-19. In 2020, the show became daily and ran for 100 episodes in 100 days. The culmination of everything The Lighter Side strove to be, Jay created an oral history of the pandemic, as told through the voices of the people who lived through it. There's something for everyone on the Lighter Side.