Nowhere To Go But Up – Details, episodes & analysis

The conversation between Sean Dustin and Anthony Bucci revolves around Anthony's experience in prison and his involvement in a dog training program while serving his sentence. Anthony shares how he found purpose and fulfillment in training dogs, and how it helped him cope with the challenges of being in prison. He also talks about the positive impact of the program on both the inmates and the dogs, and how it helped him develop important skills and build relationships. Anthony continues to share his experiences after being released from prison. He talks about his initial struggles with reintegration into society and feeling institutionalized, but also how he learned to appreciate and embrace every moment of his newfound freedom. He discusses rebuilding relationships with his family, publishing a book, and taking care of his mother who had a stroke. Anthony reflects on the lessons he learned from his time in prison and the positive changes he has made in his life since his release.

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https://youtu.be/VrcNj2en4q4 You can find Anthony J. Bucci here: https://www.theconvictedvegan.com/ You can find Sean Dustin here: seandustin.com

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In this podcast episode, Sean Dustin interviews Jack Allen Levine, an addiction specialist, author, and serial entrepreneur. Sean introduces Jack and highlights his success in various businesses. Jack shares his story and mentions that he had a middle-class upbringing with loving parents. At 16, he started smoking and went on to use drugs such as pot, Quaaludes, cocaine, and Percocet. Jack reveals that his addiction didn't lead him to prison, but some of his choices and decisions could have. Despite his struggles with addiction, Jack managed to graduate from Syracuse University and build a successful career in advertising. Jack has embraced the recovery lifestyle and sees it as a journey and adventure, rather than a struggle. He emphasizes the importance of plugging into the recovery lifestyle and having sober friends, and compares addiction recovery to being traded to a different team. He acknowledges that there are emotions that he now feels that he used to mask with drugs, but overall, he feels that his new life is so much better than his old life of addiction. He advises people struggling with addiction not to make promises they may not be able to keep, but instead let their actions speak for them. Jack is also involved with Louisiana Addiction Research Center, which is studying psychedelics as a potential treatment for addiction. He hopes that psychedelics can be a cure for addiction, but acknowledges that it's a long road and that not everyone will be able to afford a trip guide. Moreover, he questions whether it's really a one-time or two-time treatment, or if it's a continuous treatment for the rest of a person's life, in which case it may replace one drug with another. However, Levine believes that if medically assisted treatment such as Suboxone or other treatments keep people alive and able to seek help for their addiction, it's better than having them dead from overdosing. At the end of the day, the most important question is whether a person wants help. Levine believes that there are seven ways out of drug addiction and alcohol addiction, and that there's hope for everybody who wants to recover. Jack and Sean move into a discussion on how mistakes and relapses are not the end of the world in recovery. Levine points out that we should look at our hearts and strive for a gold standard, but not beat ourselves up over mistakes. Instead, we should take it as an opportunity to reassess and see what is not working in our recovery program. Levine stresses the importance of following the recipe for recovery and trusting the advice of people who have been sober for a long time. He emphasizes the need for surrender, which is a sign that someone is ready for recovery, and to follow the advice of those who have been there before. The conversation ends with the idea that the people we may not initially like are usually the ones who will help us the most.

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The guest on the Nowhere to Go but Up Podcast is Joyce Gerber, host of The Canna Mom Show, attorney, and cannabis activist. Sean and Joyce met in a clubhouse room, and they discuss Joyce's journey into the cannabis space. Joyce had a "cannabis awakening" in 2016 during a private tour in Colorado, which made her realize that everything she knew about cannabis was wrong. She is based in Massachusetts and promotes the involvement and inclusion of women in the cannabis industry through her podcast.

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https://youtu.be/klIghgqaxYs

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https://www.thecannamomshow.com

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Adam went down the rabbit hole a long time ago. Debra has been blinded by the mainstream media and the Democratic Party. Join this mother in law/son duo on their uncomfortable quest for the truth.  * In this episode I'm having a conversation with an unusual podcast duo from the "Debra Gets Red Pilled Podcast". Debra is Adam's mother in-law and she is from an affluent part of the San Francisco Bay Area that leans left. * Adam is an alternative media consumer and publisher that has alternative perspectives and subject matter experts on his show to expose Debra to another side of the narrative. * It's a great show! I was a guest on their show back in mid December of 2020. I really love the dynamic of the two hosts. The subject matter of the episodes is engaging as well as the authenticity of the content and hosts is refreshing. Debra's willingness to hear a different side and listen to non MSM ideas gives me hope for the left leaning Boomers out there. * * You can find the "Debra Get's Red Pilled Podcast" here: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/DebraGetsPilled * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW8rgh2tbJUevi761MVKskQ * iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../debra-gets.../id1529830406 * Spotify:

In this episode I have invited one of my fellow Toastmasters to join me on the show to share a comeback story with you. The first time I heard David's story was in his icebreaker speech at one of our meetings and one of his first assignments as a Toastmaster. * David's story was so compelling to me because it told a story that was similar to my own. A young man making bad decisions that have consequences. Some of the choices led to jail and some of them led to homelessness. * Ultimately there was a point in his life when the circumstances didn't direct his choices. His choices started directing his outcomes which led to who he is today. A successful real estate investor, a licensed CA real estate agent, a husband, and a father. * * Here is a short bio: * My story is one of many that you hear so well. I was first arrested at 13, went to jail at age 15. I dropped out of high school, started running the streets, and was a teenage father. I always thought that was the only life for me. Bottom of the barrel. A few years ago things started to change when I made the decision to change. I am now a real estate entrepreneur who invests in emerging markets across the country. I am a licensed CA realtor and started investing in real estate in 2016 by renovating properties and reselling them for a profit. I would like to tell my story to let people know that any dream is possible. You have to believe and accept it with full conviction. Whatever the mind can conceive it can achieve. * * Please Help Support My Vision Here: * If you like what I'm doing and creating and have been wondering how you can get involved and help support my vision. Head over to my Patreon page and check out the perks & benefits you receive by becoming a monthly subscriber. You can also learn more about  the nonprofit organization that my team and I are going to build for transitional age youth in my county re-enter the community from incarceration. As a subscriber you would be helping to build and support my ability to work on this project full time while still being able to bring you the engaging content that you enjoy listening to. * https://www.patreon.com/user?u=19859993&fan_landing=true * * You can find David here: * Website: https://www.happyhomelegacy.com/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013216571979 * https://www.facebook.com/HappyHomeLegacy *

In this episode I will be talking to Paul Kratsas about his story that starts in 1990 when a drug deal went bad. Paul's last drug deal ended in him being shot in the face, robbed, car jacked, and being arrested in the hospital as the perpetrator of a crime. * Paul was sentenced to life with out the possibility of parole for one count of conspiracy to sell 5 kilos of cocaine even though there were never any drugs present at the scene of the instant offense, or anywhere else for that matter. * Paul refused to take a plea deal and went to trial and and lost. He was punished with a life sentence that the judge didn't want to give him, but his hands were tied. In 1994 when the crime bill was passed it doubled the mandatory minimums for drug offenders and took the judges discretion away from them in sentencing. * On February 5, 2021 Paul received a compassionate release from federal prison due to the first step act that was a bipartisan criminal justice bill that was signed into law by President Trump in December of 2018. Below is the section of the law that pertained to Paul. * Title IV makes a variety of sentencing reforms. Section 401 amends the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.) to constrain the application of sentencing enhancements for defendants with prior drug felony convictions by redefining “serious drug felony” and “serious violent felony,” to reduce the mandatory minimum sentence for a second violation from 20 years to 15 years, and to reduce the mandatory minimum sentence for a third violation from life to 25 years. It makes similar revisions to the Controlled Substance Import and Export Act at 21 U.S.C. § 960(b). * * Please sign these petitions: * Petition for release:

00:00 Sean introduces(the wrong way) author, speaker, podcaster, performer, creativity coach, and second-time guest on The Nowhere to go but Up Podcast, Adrienne MacIain. Sean calls himself a d*** and Adrienne jokingly calls the whole world a d***. She explains the premise of her book and how it took 20 years to write. Self-victimization, a personal account of an abusive marriage, and helping people out of difficult situations are the main themes of her book. “No matter how far you’ve gone down a wrong road, turn back”. Sean is amazed that Adrienne has been to West Africa and she explains a little bit about her experiences with their hospitable culture. She continues that every culture has its upsides and downsides and where she visited, they don’t treat their women particularly well. She elaborates on the unfair and unbalanced dynamic of men and women there.

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06:50 During her visit to Africa, Adrienne felt like she had to do “crazy things” in order to get by, giving her an enormous amount of empathy for these victimized women. She was able to get out of her abusive situation, but most of the time these women are already stuck from childhood. She further explains the physical and mental abuse they’re afflicted with. Adrienne spreads awareness about the people who think they can’t leave abusive relationships because of the Coronavirus. She lets people know that no situation is impossible and there are people and places that can help.

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11:35 Sean speaks on a man’s tendency to be jealous and manipulative, driving them to control their partner’s friendships, make certain people off-limits, and threaten them with consequences. Adrienne gives an anecdote from her book; she was shocked to have witnessed a friend get hit in the face with a brick by their husband. American culture is tied in and how patriarchy and rape culture are normalized to a bizarre extent. Sean reiterates rumors of sexual deviancy with current and future presidents and how we’re forced to choose between the lesser of two predators.

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16:15 Adrienne elaborates on the cycle of generational trauma that gets passed on with spousal abuse and reflects upon a horrific memory from childhood of her parents fighting. She wants to set the example for her daughter to never see her get disrespected so that precedent can be instilled in her as she grows up. Sean admits to having a past of being verbally abusive and states that mental and emotional abuse can be worse than physical abuse. Adrienne adds to that by touching on gaslighting, violence, and living in a constant state of fear.

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20:25 Sean talks about his last girlfriend, how he would see his own abusive actions similarly depicted in movies they’d watch together and wondered if she was connecting the dots. He breaks down, in layman's terms, how explosive arguments play out and that he was the one that felt he had to end the relationship because of himself. Adrienne points out that “it takes two to tango” but we ultimately are responsible for controlling our own behaviors. She also details confrontations with her ex-husband and the peculiar way in which he would react in certain situations. Sean compares a specific thing he did to the “NBA flop.”

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24:40 Sean admits the guilt he has felt knowing his past abusive tendencies were only continuing the patterns that he witnessed as a child growing up. He emphasizes how the importance of childhood is immensely undervalued and ages 0-13 are the most pivotal times to set a good example as a parent. “You’re raising f***ed up kids that are just going to create more f***ery in society.” According to Adrienne, the best examples that you can set

My story and studies began as a “wounded healer” whose training and experience have also included the necessity of self-love and self-healing which I teach to others. * My original vision in 1997 was to offer dance as a healing art and bodywork to support women to heal themselves and their centers in the divine feminine way. My commitment as a practitioner, conscious performer, and choreographer, is to model and embody this healing with the intention to support and encourage others. * My personal healing journey began in earnest at 23-years- old, in the 1991. I sought help from holistic practitioners and then a spiritual guide to heal personal trauma (spiritually and physically), a dysfunctional relationship, and serious spiritual, emotional, and low back pain. At 27, I began professional healing studies. At 28-years-old, I start

Robert L. Jenkins, Jr., a native of Charleston, South Carolina, is a graduate of historic Howard University located in Washington, District of Columbia. At Howard University, Mr. Jenkins obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in history. * He received his Juris Doctor from the National Law Center at the George Washington University. As a collegiate Mr. Jenkins served as a Capital Hill Aide to the Honorable Arthur P. Ravenel of the United States House of Representatives. * Upon graduation, he served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Ulysses B. Hammond, Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Courts. As Law Clerk to the Executive Officer, Mr. Jenkins served as an intra-governmental liaison between the District of Columbia Courts and the District of Columbia City Council, and the United States Congress. * In addition, Mr. Jenkins duties included assisting the Executive Officer in the day-to-day administrative operations of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. * Mr. Jenkins actively handles a variety of criminal defense matters representing juvenile and adult clients. He has spent his entire career as an attorney principally defending citizens charged with offenses in federal and state courts. He has successfully defended individuals accused of drug-related offenses, sexual assaults, tax violations, as well as capital murder. * In 1998 Mr. Jenkins’ professionalism and accomplishments as a trial advocate were recognized with his election to the George Mason American Inns of Court as a Barrister. Since 2017 he has been listed among the top criminal defense attorneys in the Washington, DC area by the Washingtonian Magazine. *

Brian Carpenter, Former Washington Football Team player was recently convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 6 months home confinement and 50 hours of community service. * He admits he made a bad choice and would love to candidly talk about his case and life moving forward after his sentence - his plan of redemption and commitment to refocusing his life on the positive. He wants to warn people about how making a poor decision can affect your life forever. * Brian Carpenter is a native of Flint, Michigan where he was an All- American athletic in track and football. He attended the University of Michigan (1978-82) and after his college career he was drafted into the NFL. He has played for the New York Giants (1982), Buffalo Bills (1984) and the Washington Football Team (1983-84). * After his career in football Mr. Carpenter opted to start his own janitorial products business. He developed high quality cleaning supplies that he named after common football terms: Wolverine, Safety, Locker Room, Spot Check, Overtime and Blitz… * The quality products and service provided by Mr. Carpenter helped to build and expand his business around the Washington Metropolitan area. He is a businessman that stands behinds the products and services he provides and develops true partnerships with everyone he serves. He brings with him 30 years of experience in service and sells. His motto is “I eat what I kill.” * In 2004, Brian Carpenter started The Flintstone Group, LLC a janitorial service and supply business, servicing the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Flintstone group currently serves several entities throughout the metropolitan area. *