Chapter 12: Lifelines

We Didn't Ask For This

Kickoff Episode: Today's topics include addiction, dependence, and quality of life, compared to what it used to be; the delightful CDC guidelines, DEA office raids, and Suicide Due to Pain. Every day for the last thirteen years, Mike has held all of this by the hand, so sometimes he drives his points like nails. After all, they didn't ask for this, but here it is, so here we are. The podcast includes optional homework assignments and internet field trips. Then, stick around for his totally self-indulgent bonus filler where Mike talks about the making of his podcasts, including the soundtrack, and a little over four minutes of what he whipped up for today, mixed down to a sensible arrangement, for what it is. Please Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-shriver/message

Episode Thirteen

The last three chapters and the final episode. I will read the last three chapters: Pain Scales; Acceptance; and Not the End. As for the podcast version of this book, it is the end. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-shriver/message

Chapter 12: Lifelines

Everybody needs something to hold onto. In the world of overwhelming symptoms and suicidal ideation, a good lifeline is an anchor to this world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/s/dffeb98/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-shriver/message

Chapter 10: "Defining My Role in This Mess" and Chapter 11: "Staying"

In these two chapters, I start realizing what I'm made of, and what it means to be a caregiver spouse. I didn't do this much introspect on purpose, but I never gave certain things this much hind-sighted focus before. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/s/dffeb98/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-shriver/message

Just Music: Blues for the Undertreated

Today is a little self-therapy, letting multiple personality disorders each play a different instrument, a track at a time. This is some of the music I wrote for the podcast - no reading, just the music. A little rough, but a couple nice mood purges. Enjoy. Track 1: Okey Dokey Not Track 2: the hurts Track 3: Fatigue Performed and produced by the only musician I still get along with, most of the time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/s/dffeb98/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-shriver/message