Participants: Ron Giannoni (Host), Megan Danaio, Viola Kaiser
Series Code: NSN
Program Code: NSN000003
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00:24 Welcome to another edition of Newstart Now.
00:27 I'll be your host my name is Ron Giannoni. 00:30 This is a program where we interview guests 00:35 at the beginning and during their stay 00:41 here at Newstart program at Weimar. 00:42 And so our guest today is Megan Danaio. 00:45 And we have a short clip we'd like to run by you. 00:49 Can we run that clip now? 00:52 Well, it has to start eight years ago 00:54 with the drowning death of my 16 year old son, 00:59 my oldest. And I continued 01:04 deep depression without medication, 01:07 sought counseling but it wasn't really helping 01:11 and reached for alcohol and immersed myself 01:17 in that distorted behavior of drinking, 01:22 binging and spiraling out of control. 01:27 It effected the relationship 01:29 with my two other children, 01:31 it's effecting my marriage. And it was probably 01:37 the last hope that I have to get well. 01:42 And figure out why I choose to reach 01:44 for the bottle instead of reaching out 01:48 to God or to my family. 01:51 I am on a mild antidepressant, 01:56 I am taking Antabus, so that I absolutely 02:03 do not pick up a drink, because the drug itself 02:06 is supposed to be a turbulent spanking 02:10 if you want to call it that. 02:13 And, and I am on also medicine 02:16 to help with the cravings, the alcohol withdrawals. 02:20 I'm starting to experience because it's just been 02:23 it's been less than a week 02:24 since I've had my last drink. 02:27 I know that if I put a 100 percent of myself 02:32 into this program I am going to come away 02:37 eighteen days from now with new attitude, 02:43 new wellness and hope that 02:47 there is a wonderful future out there for me, 02:50 that alcohol is no longer, in my, yes, 02:53 you know immediate, you know future, 02:55 I don't need it anymore. 02:58 Megan, that's a tragic story, 02:59 however here you are, maybe you can tell, 03:03 tell us a little bit more about what has happened 03:05 now that you're here, you're at Weimar, 03:08 you've made a commitment to make a change, 03:10 what changes have happened, 03:12 tell us about that? I hit a wall, 03:16 Ron at about day five because I was coming down 03:21 off of all the medications I was on. 03:24 My body wasn't filled with alcohol any longer, 03:28 so I had gone through the Detox, 03:31 it wasn't a pleasant time, sleepless nights, 03:36 adjusting to an environment where 03:38 you are around strangers 03:40 even though everyone here is helpful. 03:42 But day five I did hit the wall, 03:45 and realized okay, now my body is 03:48 on it's own to repair, to recover 03:52 and to begin that process of healing. 03:55 So, you look well by the way 03:57 I wanted to say that when I first saw you, 03:59 you look fantastic. Thank you, I feel great. 04:02 Are you through that process now of recuperating 04:07 or healing as you put? 04:09 I've been journaling Ron, 04:11 so I couldn't pretty much tell you 04:13 what day was the turning point. 04:15 For me it was day ten and I had done 04:18 quite a bit of walking during these ten days, 04:22 the first ten days. 04:24 Walking alone sometimes, walking with other guests. 04:30 But committing myself to adopting 04:34 all of the ingredients that this program offers. 04:39 Once that took hold, once I decided 04:42 to allow myself to take hold of 04:44 those special ingredients everything clicked. 04:48 And it was just a feeling of 04:51 I have so much more energy, 04:55 life is worth living, 04:56 I know that tomorrow is a new day, 04:59 I am going to get up and make it a good one 05:02 because I choose to. 05:04 So I've been equipped 05:06 with not only the healthy food 05:10 that is delicious to say the least 05:13 I mean it's just a wonderful food, 05:16 healthy wholesome, 05:18 it's the best thing that I could possibly 05:20 give my body for nutrition, 05:22 so that combined with all of the programs, 05:27 lectures, the cooking classes, 05:32 I'm not a cook 05:33 but I'm really excited about going home 05:35 and starting up my blender and food processor. 05:41 I'm really looking forward to it. 05:42 Great, great who do you feel here at Weimar 05:46 on the staff had an impact on your, 05:49 your that turning point? 05:53 I can't specifically say one individual 05:57 because everyone here has just seemed 06:01 to put themselves 100 percent in my corner. 06:06 And I know that there are other guests here. 06:08 But I feel that their attention to my needs, 06:13 my concerns, 06:14 my specific reasons for being here 06:17 have been met. 06:18 In fact Ron, on one occasion 06:22 Dr. Ing, my physician could not meet with me. 06:26 And at 7 PM I was just about ready to go 06:31 into lecture and my phone rang in my room. 06:34 And it was Dr. Ing calling from a location out of town 06:39 to check on me 06:41 and to see how are you doing today? 06:43 Were you able to walk today? 06:45 How's your mood? And I found that to be 06:48 just you know truly genuinely 06:52 concerned for my well being. 06:54 Yes. When was the last time 06:56 you had a doctor call you at home, 06:57 let alone at 7'o clock at night? 06:59 Has never happened, maybe a dentist 07:02 after I've had maybe a root canal 07:04 but no certainly not, 07:06 it's not, it's not a common thing. 07:09 Tell us a little bit more about, 07:11 now I know when you got here you, 07:13 I think you mentioned in our previous interview 07:16 that you hadn't walk very much 07:18 but how much you doing today, 07:20 I mean you look like such a picture of health 07:22 I can't believe that this is the lady that came here 07:25 two weeks ago with all these problems? 07:28 Well week one, I was able to walk 72 miles 07:34 on beautiful trails, in a whole week, 07:37 in the whole week, oh my goodness, 07:39 I bought that pedometer from the Weimar store 07:42 and kept track of each step. 07:45 And that translated into 72 miles. 07:48 Week two, 07:49 my energy level was really picking up 07:52 because of all the healthy foods 07:54 and I walked 92 miles. Oh my goodness. 07:58 So, probably by the conclusion of the program, 08:01 I will have walked a little short of 200 miles. 08:06 That's fantastic. So yeah. 08:08 What are your, 08:10 are you been in touch with your husband, 08:11 does he know about all the changes, 08:13 is he excited this at least? 08:15 One of the benefits of this program 08:18 has been the ability 08:19 for family to come and interact. 08:23 My husband has come on two occasions, 08:26 he, this last occasion he spent the night, 08:29 so he was able to go through 08:31 about twenty four hours of the program with me. 08:35 And upon his leaving we were standing, 08:40 I was outside of the car 08:42 and he was just looking at me 08:44 and I said well bye honey and I'll see you soon. 08:47 And he just continued to look at me, 08:50 and he said honey, 08:52 you look so happy and healthy and young. 08:57 I haven't heard him compliment me 09:00 like that Ron in a very long time. 09:03 I know I was a big disappointment to him, 09:06 yes, but this program 09:09 has really allowed me to think about 09:12 my relationships not only with my husband 09:16 but with my other two children 09:18 and my immediate family. 09:19 And how much they've missed me 09:22 because I have not been myself. 09:25 Wow, so well put, I know that 09:28 you are gonna be an asset to your family. 09:31 In fact I know that before you even got here, 09:33 but now you've got something that you know 09:36 that you can give back 09:38 and I know that you'll continue on the program. 09:40 And it's so wonderful to see you, 09:43 you're just glowing. Thank you. 09:45 And I am happy to be a part of that. 09:48 I have really never felt better, really. 09:51 Great, again Megan, 09:53 thank you so much for joining us. 09:55 Thank you for sharing your testimony 09:57 with our audience 09:59 and with us here in the studio. 10:02 And thank you folks, and we'll return 10:05 a little bit where we're gonna have 10:08 an exciting meeting with our Chaplin. 10:12 So don't go away, we'll be right back. 10:14 Well, you've done very well. 10:27 Do you have diabetes, heart disease, 10:30 high blood pressure or do you weight too much? 10:34 Hi, my name is Dr. Ing, 10:35 and I'd like to tell you about 10:36 our 18-day Newstart Lifestyle program. 10:40 It includes a comprehensive medical evaluations, 10:43 laboratory studies and a exercise stress test, 10:46 physician consultations, culinary school 10:51 and an opportunity to walk on beautiful trials 10:54 in the foot hills of the Sierras. 10:58 Your health is one of the most important things 11:00 that you have, don't wait. 11:02 Give us a call at 800-525-9192 11:06 or visit our website newstart.com. 11:26 Welcome back and as I promised 11:28 we have another guest. 11:30 Actually we have Viola with us. 11:34 Thank you for being here Viola 11:36 and perhaps you can just tell us 11:38 a little bit about you, where you became a Chaplin 11:41 and got your training and such 11:43 and how long have you been here at Weimar? 11:47 Well, I have been here 11:51 a little over two years now this past September. 11:56 I began my training at Loma Linda University 12:02 and the Chaplin's department there. 12:07 Unfortunately had an accident, 12:10 broke my foot, so had to cease 12:12 and recuperate for a while. 12:15 But continued my training with Chaplin Healy, 12:21 Sam Healy and received my certification through him. 12:28 It's been about a year and half now. 12:31 And that how long does it takes to be a Chaplin? 12:34 Can anybody be a Chaplin or is it kind of like 12:37 being a pastor or something like that? 12:39 Actually I'm asked that question a lot. 12:43 And I see a fundamental difference 12:46 in Chaplaincy and pastoral ministry. 12:52 I think that pastors maybe Chaplains, 12:56 however my understanding of Chaplaincy 13:01 is that we minister primarily 13:04 to the person's felt needs. 13:07 Whereas I see a pastor ministering 13:13 or should I say doing primarily evangelism. 13:18 Okay, good, so what are your 13:22 other than you Chaplain or whatever you call it, 13:26 what are your duties here at the Newstart Program. 13:30 Well, I spend a large portion of my time 13:34 counseling with Newstart guest. 13:38 And anything else that you are in charge of? 13:43 Well, from time to time I also counsel with staff 13:49 and some out patients. Okay, wonderful. 13:53 Can you give us some examples of 13:57 how people regain their new lifestyle 14:04 with your assistance? 14:06 Well, I have to give the large portion of 14:10 the credit to Jesus Christ. Amen. 14:15 I truly believe that without the guidance of 14:19 the Holy Spirit through the ministry of Christ 14:24 I wouldn't be able to do nothing. 14:27 So my first obligation is to ask God's direction 14:33 because He reads people's heart 14:36 so I ask Him to read and then instruct me. 14:42 And I must admit that I am amazed at myself 14:48 some of the words that come out of my mouth. 14:51 And the person responds by saying 14:55 that was just for me. And it's a reassurance 14:58 for me that it is from God. Amen. 15:03 Well, that's pretty amazing, 15:05 you'll get these inspirations 15:10 as I would view them, 15:12 can you give us any specific cases, 15:14 of course without mentioning 15:15 any names and such? 15:22 I think I can do that, many times 15:26 people come with an emptiness 15:34 and yet there is a desire 15:37 to want to reconnect with God. 15:40 And so I take that as a sign that 15:46 God is giving me to give them that guidance. 15:51 And so my first obligation then is to try myself 15:55 to be founded in the world of God. 15:59 And to share with Him God's word to assure 16:05 and reassure them that there is living vital power 16:10 in the word of God. And that in utilizing 16:16 that word they have a great defense. 16:22 I know that Megan openly said that some 16:26 very magnificent things took place in her life. 16:31 And in just 14 days so far that she's been here. 16:35 And how she's gotten off of alcohol 16:37 and she's looking to God through different eyes. 16:42 And how her whole her entire life 16:44 and actually she's gotten her life back. 16:47 And I know she attributed 16:49 a lot of that with your guidance. 16:53 And that to me is proof that it is God, 16:58 because I tell you when I was taking psychology, 17:04 I remember wondering 17:06 why they had such challenges themselves. 17:09 Now I understand that without the grace of God, 17:14 dealing with the human mind 17:16 which is the most magnificent creation 17:20 that you and I could ever come in contact 17:24 with without the guidance of God, we can't. 17:29 But with His help we can do magnificent things. 17:35 So I feel that each person that comes 17:37 and requests that reconnection with God 17:43 by God's grace and with His help 17:46 I'm excited about helping them along that journey. 17:51 Yes, so what I'm hearing you say 17:54 and correct me if I am wrong please 17:57 that Newstart that acronym, that trust in the Lord 18:01 is where you come in, exactly, 18:03 and actually share that with our guests. 18:06 And do you have meetings, prayer meetings 18:10 in the morning or 18:11 some sort of gathering every morning? 18:13 Yes, at 7:45 in the morning, 18:18 we have a fresh start 18:21 right after breakfast interesting time. 18:26 When sometimes they might, 18:28 especially if they haven't had their fresh walk, 18:34 be feeling like taking a fresh nap, 18:38 so by the grace of God it is my responsibility 18:41 to try and present encouraging words 18:47 from the throne of grace to let people feel 18:52 that connection sense that there is hope. 18:57 They don't have to live in negative despair-lent 19:03 that they can actually not just survive 19:08 but live a vibrant, happy, joyful life. 19:12 So there are two various topics 19:16 I tried to present that message of trusting God 19:21 and what it results in. 19:25 A life of joy and peace for you. 19:29 Well said, now I understand that 19:33 you also keep in contact with alumni 19:38 as they come through the program, 19:40 I heard that you actually write to folks 19:43 and you call them and keep in contact 19:45 after the program is over? 19:48 That is true, from time to time 19:51 they request continuing counseling 19:54 as well as continual Bible study, 20:00 if a relative dies, I also try to be there for them. 20:08 Call, express our sympathy, send a sympathy card, 20:15 just to let them know we are here. 20:17 And we are praying for you 20:20 before they leave in fact 20:22 I actually take their prayer requests. 20:27 And every day when I am having my morning devotions 20:32 I present their names before the throne of grace. 20:37 An accessory prayer. That's right. 20:40 Folks, we just have been speaking with Viola, 20:45 our Chaplin here at the Newstart Program, 20:48 we wanna thank you for joining us, 20:50 we hope that you'd join us again next week 20:54 for an exciting program as well. 20:57 Now I have a scripture 20:59 that I'd like to read with you, 3 John 2. 21:03 Dear friends, I pray that you may enjoy good health. 21:07 And that all may go well with you 21:09 even as your soul is getting along well. 21:12 God bless you. 21:13 Hi and welcome, my name is Cathy. 21:33 Today we have with us Rich Smith. 21:35 Rich is our exercise counselor 21:37 here at Newstart. 21:38 Rich, exercise is important, 21:40 stretch is important, show me a few things 21:42 that you could teach me today, 21:43 we can teach our audience today. 21:45 Well what we're gonna do Cathy 21:46 is that we're gonna go through the routine. 21:48 Okay. I call it the Newstart morning stretch. 21:50 Okay. And this is gonna be the 21:52 abbreviated version. Great. 21:54 And basically the stretch is going to be 21:57 involving every major muscle group, 22:00 starting from the neck and moving down, 22:03 so it's real systematic, it's easy to remember. 22:04 Okay, good. 22:06 The first thing we need to do though is 22:08 we need to get our breathing, nice and deep. 22:12 And the way that we can do that is 22:14 to kind of test as we grow older 22:16 we learn how not to breathe. Yeah. 22:18 This is to teach us how to breathe correctly again. 22:20 Okay. What you do is 22:22 you put your fingertips together 22:23 and you put your fingertips right across 22:25 the bottom of your rib cage. 22:26 And you breathe in through your nose 22:28 and out through your mouth. Okay. 22:30 As you do that, you should feel that your fingertips 22:33 come apart and back together. 22:35 Oh, okay. In other words 22:37 your abdomen will arise and form. 22:38 Okay. Okay, take deep breathe; 22:40 you take several of those deep breaths. 22:43 The next stretch that we are going to do 22:44 is called the Elephant Trunk. 22:46 Okay. And what we do on the 22:48 the Elephant Trunk is we are going to come up 22:50 very high, very high on your tip toes, 22:53 if you can, if you don't have ankle problems, 22:55 big deep breathe again. And your feet are apart, 22:58 you come down and then you just swing 23:01 your arms back and forth just like 23:03 your elephant trunk. While you are down 23:06 there you can take another big deep breathe 23:08 relaxing the lower back, just concentrating on 23:12 relaxing the lower back and the spine, 23:14 okay as we come up we are going to bend 23:17 our knees slightly, suck in our stomach 23:20 and then stand up 23:21 that's to help project the lower back. 23:22 Okay. The second or the third stretch 23:24 actually is going to be with the neck. 23:26 Okay, and we're gonna go ear to shoulder, 23:29 so in this case we'll go ear to shoulder. 23:32 And sometimes people get a little mixed up, 23:34 but if you go right ear to the right shoulder 23:36 then you use your right hand to gently 23:39 rest not pull on the top of your head. 23:43 And then you go to the other side. 23:45 That's true most people pull. 23:47 Now the weight of the arm is plenty for that, 23:50 yes, okay, by the way continue to breathe deeply, 23:54 in through the nose, out through the mouth. 23:56 The next stretch is chin to chest. 23:58 And by the way these are all, 24:00 these three we're gonna have three, 24:01 and they have to do with the neck. 24:03 Chin to chest, down we go, 24:05 we clasp our hands and gently rests 24:07 our hands on the back of our head. 24:09 And once again we go through our count 24:11 and back up again, 24:13 that's the second next stretch. 24:15 Okay. The third next stretch is 24:16 one that doesn't get done very often. 24:19 But we have done this direction 24:20 and we've done this direction. 24:21 And now we're gonna go at a forty five degree angle. 24:24 That is the opposite side of the neck 24:27 so we simply get our hand 24:28 once again we gently rest 24:31 and we will go from that side to this side. 24:37 So again, you're just resting the weights, 24:39 just resting that's right, 24:40 we're not pushing, we're not pulling. 24:41 And can you feel the opposite muscle? 24:43 Yes, just I get. Alright, very good. 24:44 Now we are moving down. Okay. 24:48 We're going to do our hands. 24:49 And many people, many of our guests 24:52 have problems with their fingers and their wrists. 24:54 Yes. So all you do with this, 24:55 you just get every joint in 24:58 your finger nice and supple. 24:59 The next one is wrist circles, wrist circles. 25:03 That's important, people working at desk, computers. 25:05 And then we get our 25:06 fore arm rotators into the action, 25:08 and we do the exact same things 25:10 you just get those fingers moving 25:12 and then preferably the opposite direction 25:14 in your wrist circles. Alright, the next stretch, 25:17 we're gonna work on our chest 25:19 and the back of our shoulders. 25:21 We come up back and back. 25:26 And back and back, you have to be very careful, 25:29 don't pull too much, okay, 25:31 this is where we're working right here, 25:32 so this is the chest muscle, okay. 25:33 We have done this side, now we do this side. 25:36 We come straight across 25:38 and a little bit of snub pull on that, okay. 25:41 And you should feel the back of your shoulder. 25:42 Yes, yes. Very good 25:44 and then we do both sides on that. Okay. 25:47 The next stretch is going to be shoulder rolls 25:50 and it's really more of a 25:51 developmental stretch than anything, okay. 25:54 And you do very large, large circles. 25:57 You go a number of times in that direction 26:00 then you reverse that exactly. 26:03 This is something that you can even do at desk 26:04 if you're sitting at desk at work or something. 26:05 Some of these, that's the upper body, 26:07 you really can do these things on your desk, okay. 26:08 Okay, the next one is going to be, 26:10 we are still working on our shoulders, okay, 26:12 we're gonna be going out with our palms up, 26:14 okay, you can do your, do with these palms down 26:16 but once again you are getting 26:18 your fore arms into the action here. Okay. 26:20 So palms up this is called 26:21 the little circles to big circles. Okay. 26:23 This is exactly what it is, so around we go, 26:26 so as we go, our arms are getting larger 26:30 and larger circles pretty soon it's like this. 26:32 Move forward. And as you can see 26:34 all of our rotators of our shoulders 26:37 are getting worked now, okay. 26:39 And the you go the opposite direction. 26:41 Opposite direction. So this is great, 26:43 so for more information 26:44 about more the rest of these exercises 26:46 and how you can get more stretches. 26:48 And for your body at home, visit our website 26:51 at newstart.com. 26:53 And there will be a whole list of exercises 26:55 and stretches that you could do at home. 26:57 Thank for joining us and thank you Rich 26:58 for being with us and showing this to us. 27:06 Hi, I hope you have enjoyed 27:08 as much as I have this edition of Newstart Now. 27:11 I am Jim Brackett, Executive Vice President 27:13 here at the Weimar Center. 27:15 I'll take just a moment to give you an idea of 27:17 some of the wonderful resources 27:18 we have here at the bookstore, 27:20 such as Dr. Nedley's book called Proof Positive. 27:23 Now in addition to Dr. Nedley's book 27:25 he has a series on depression recovery. 27:27 We have the Newstart lifestyle series 27:30 on DVD by our Newstart physicians, 27:33 relating to topics and diabetes, 27:35 heart disease and cancer. 27:36 We have a number of authors 27:38 who have cook books here, 27:39 including some in the raw field. 27:42 Now we'd love to have you stop by 27:43 and visit us for your shopping 27:45 but you can do it online at newstart.com, 27:48 click the link that says bookstore 27:50 or use our 800 number, 525-9192 27:55 and by the way, anytime your order 27:57 is a $100 or more, we'll see that you get 28:00 free the Newstart lifestyle cook book. |
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