Jane Macky

Founder & CEO of We The Village • Training families to treat addiction • Remember, the light at the end of the tunnel may be you! ❤️‍🔥

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

@dremilyanhalt How to be in relationship and support a loved one who is struggling 💓

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Not long ago it was generally thought:

1) Animals don’t have emotions.
2) Addiction is a lack of willpower.
3) Psychedelics make people crazy*.

Remarkable that modern data point to the opposite.

The lesson: test existing beliefs.

*Psychedelics of course can carry risks.

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

@dremilyanhalt It's also a sign of something amiss in the larger culture. Part of the human dilemma is how to balance the need to function independently AND interdependently (communally). Other cultures value community & interdependence. Ours has lost that balance, and that comes with a cost.

[Dr. Emily Anhalt @dremilyanhalt]

The fact that the word ‘needy’ is such an insult speaks to how terrified we are of our own needs and dependence.

We are all needy when our needs are not met, just as we are all hungry when we go without food.

[Rebecca Ponton @RebeccaPonton]

I remember reading this when it was published in 2016. I have just re-read it and the message bears repeating. Just say no to tough love and the concept of enabling, and yes to compassion, empathy, and love. #Harmreduction saves lives. https://t.co/tpWdNyImN4

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

@schlaf Yellow background!

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

@tywow28 Beware anything that delivers high dopamine with minimal effort. Keep the amount of effort scaled with the amount of dopamine.

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

“Work” in this context could be: deliberate abstinence from no-effort-to-high-dopamine behaviors & drugs, directed attention, conscious understanding, mindfulness and on and on…

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Addiction is a progressive narrowing
of the things that bring you pleasure.
Happiness is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure. The former emerges passively.
The latter takes work.

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

@NzingaMD Congratulations - we can’t wait to read it 👀!!

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

So excited to watch @wholeviewnyc grow, and be along for the ride!

[@wholeviewnyc @wholeviewnyc]

Introducing Wholeview Direct, our new fully virtual outpatient addiction treatment program. We're in network with Healthfirst, Fidelis and NYS Medicaid! Call us at 212-204-8430!

[Cathy Taughinbaugh @treatmenttalk]

You may hear the message to let your child hit rock bottom, yet too many have not bounced back from being left to deal with the problem on their own. Staying connected is safer and will give you a better chance that your child will change.

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

@NzingaMD @melindagates Congrats @NzingaMD love to see it!!

[🏔 Mountainside Treatment Center @Mountainside]

If you love someone who has a #drinking or #drugging problem, you may have lots of questions. Check out "We The Village," an online forum with real-life Q&As from those who have been affected by someone else’s #addiction. #familydisease #naranon #alanon

https://t.co/mnLXFBSint

[GS @sheynk]

Village is a platform for people with an addict in their life – using science and support, without the stigma, they get families through recovery. During these challenging times, people can turn to their free digital peer support community: https://t.co/sV7FmzClMp

[NIDAnews @NIDAnews]

This #RecoveryMonth, @NIDANews answers, “Why Are Drugs So Hard to Quit?” NIDAs new animation explains the science behind drug use and #addiction to help light the path towards recovery: https://t.co/h2mpmuy9w1

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

Looking back on conversations like these…I appreciate and love these shared experiences and efforts.

[Halcyon Health @halcyon_health]

On this episode of Roads to Recovery, @JanePollyMacky from We The Village (@buildvillage) joins us to share her story as a family member and friend of someone struggling with addiction and how these experiences led to starting her company, We The Village. https://t.co/Plj4GNWmOa

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

Looking forward to listening to this…

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

New Huberman Lab Podcast out now:
NICOTINE’S EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN & BODY & HOW TO QUIT SMOKING OR VAPING
• How Nicotine Increases Focus, Mood
• Ways to Quit (Rx & Non-Rx Tools)
• Nicotine for Offsetting (?!) Disease
• Quadruple Probability of Quitting

https://t.co/YcVkDqPjC7

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

Half way through this podcast episode and this is hitting all the high notes of things I’ve experienced but haven’t seen science explain fully. Highly recommend a listen.

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

New Huberman Lab Podcast Out Now: WHAT ALCOHOL DOES TO YOUR BODY, BRAIN & HEALTH
• How Alcohol Impacts Cells
• Hangovers (& How to Reduce Them)
• Alcoholism, Binge & Habit Drinking
• Maximum Amount to Safely Drink
• Leaky Gut, Cancer, Fertility
https://t.co/Z8xpZ5lr9c

[Jane Macky @JanePollyMacky]

@schlaf Agree. I’ve seen this need both personally and professionally. Marijuana use is a challenge for a lot of the families we work with, particularly we see it with parents of adolescents and young adults.