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In a world where too many people suffer in silence, this podcast opens a door. A door to clarity, to hope, and to the possibility of real recovery. Every episode is crafted for those who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck — and for anyone ready to take the next step toward a healthier, more grounded life. Your host, Bob Adleman, brings lived experience, practical insight, and a steady hand. He guides you through the patterns, the breakthroughs, and the real tools that help you overcome any mental health challenge and move toward a happier, more resilient version of yourself. If you’re searching for a place where honesty meets healing, where community meets courage, and where change becomes possible, you’re in the right place. . Write me at overtherainbowbob@gmail.com Or follow on Twitter @Overtherain1bow https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow Or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr < <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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Episode thumbnail for Whitewashing: A Cop in PTSD Crisis — Part 2

June 18, 2026

Whitewashing: A Cop in PTSD Crisis — Part 2

<p><strong>⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and trauma that may be triggering for listeners with PTSD or related experiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.</strong></p><p>This is the conclusion of the story of Andrew Mclean who spent 18 years as a police constable with the Waterloo Regional Police Service, after starting his career as a news reporter. He served three years as a Detective in the General Investigations Unit, leading major cases involving shootings, stabbings, armed robberies, and gang‑related violence. On front‑line patrol, he stepped into the role of acting Sergeant and coached new recruits entering the job he once loved.</p><p>In May 2021, the weight of everything he had seen — and everything he had carried alone — finally broke through. Andrew was diagnosed with Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder and has been off duty since. During that time, he wrote a book about his descent into PTSD and the long climb back, becoming an advocate for emergency‑service mental health and the people who are still silently drowning inside the uniform.</p><p>If you heard Part 1, you know Andrew’s story began with a collapse — a moment where the job, the pressure, and the untreated PTSD finally broke through. But the break isn’t the whole story. Part 2 is about the climb back.</p><p>This is where we look at the recovery, the counseling, the medication, and the support he finally received and also the parts of the system that tried to smooth it over. Because whitewashing doesn’t happen in the crisis — it happens in the cleanup. It happens when institutions try to make the story look cleaner than it really was.</p><p></p><p><strong>Andrew Lorne McLean</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://beaten-black-and-blue.com/beaten-black-blue?fbclid=PAVERFWARE95BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAad4T8MZlBvG3R8q5J2Ngvlo_hyqzVDV9DAo4wn6OQ83rLmRE8JLGf7NdOqgTw_aem_Fgg1iaCQbI1u5-ad89BZXA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> beaten-black-and-blue.com/beaten-black-blue</a></p><p>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Beaten-Black-Blue-Journey-Light-ebook/dp/B0F5BMPPN3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/Beaten-Black-Blue-Journey-Light-ebook/dp/B0F5BMPPN3</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/andrew.mclean.90410" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/andrew.mclean.90410</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beaten_black_and_blue_book" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/beaten_black_and_blue_book</a></p><p></p><p><strong>OTR Sites:</strong></p><p>Podcast Website: <a href="https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth</a></p><p>Blog: <a href="https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/</a></p><p>Public Square Community <a href="https://ko-fi.com/otrachieving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving</a> </p><p>Mail: <a href="mailto:OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow</a></p><p>YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/</a></p><br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy<br/>Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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May 30, 2026

Just One Bit — Learning to Stop the Binge Before It Starts

<p><strong>This episode is NOT about Binge‑Eating DIsorder(BED). </strong>But still falls into the mental health category and is important to talk about<strong>; </strong> It’s that everyday moment where one small bite turns into too much. Our guest Nan — short for Nadège Saysana — is a coach who helps women stop binge(or over) eating most commonly occurring after dinner. Her work is simple, kind, and grounded in emotional skill, not restriction. Her specialty is women weightlifters since that is her roots, but she helps anyone in need.</p><p>Nan binge ate for 30 years. She looked disciplined on the outside but felt out of control at night, especially after the house was quiet and the day was done. “Just one bite” became the whole box. She believed she lacked discipline.</p><p>Everything changed when she learned binge eating wasn’t about food — it was about stress, emotions, and the moments before the binge. As she learned to respond differently, the urges weakened, then faded.</p><p>Today she teaches women how to understand why binges happen. How to build self‑trust instead of control. How to stop at enough and feel done.</p><p>She teaches women weightlifters how to feel as strong with food as they are in the gym</p><p>Nan lives in Paris with her family, lifts weights, reads, walks, and watches The Big Bang Theory. At 50 she became a bodybuilder and lost three dress sizes. Her 106‑year‑old grandmother is her daily reminder of why strength matters.</p><p>Nan works with women who are strong and consistent in the gym but feel out of control with food at night. They train hard, eat well all day, and look disciplined from the outside. Then evening comes, the house gets quiet, and “just one bite” turns into the whole box.</p><p>Nan knows that world because she lived it for 30 years.</p><p>She started binge eating at 16, right after her first diet. She lost weight fast, thought she had fixed herself, and then gained it all back. For decades she lived in the cycle so many people know: disciplined all day, out of control at night, always promising to start over tomorrow.</p><p>Most of her binges happened after dinner. Kids asleep. Kitchen light on. The moment when the day’s pressure finally hits. She believed she lacked discipline.</p><p>This is a gentle, honest conversation about nighttime eating, emotional coping, and the skills no one teaches us.</p><p>Shirt campaign closes this week: <a href="https://www.bonfire.com/otr-universe160/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bonfire.com/otr-universe160/</a></p><p><strong>Nadège Saysana Sites:</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.milobingefix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.milobingefix.com/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nadege.saysana1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/nadege.saysana1/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nan.saysana.coaching/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/nan.saysana.coaching/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@nadegesaysanacoaching" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@nadegesaysanacoaching</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-saysana/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-saysana/</a></p><p><strong>OTR Sites:</strong></p><p>Podcast Website: <a href="https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth</a></p><p>Blog: <a href="https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/</a></p><p>Public Square Community <a href="https://ko-fi.com/otrachieving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving</a> </p><p>Mail: <a href="mailto:OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow</a></p><p>YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/</a></p><br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy<br/>Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Episode thumbnail for Whitewashing: A Cop in PTSD Crisis — Part 1

May 18, 2026

Whitewashing: A Cop in PTSD Crisis — Part 1

<p><strong>⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and trauma that may be triggering for listeners with PTSD or related experiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.</strong></p><p>Andrew spent 18 years as a police constable with the Waterloo Regional Police Service, after starting his career as a news reporter. He served three years as a Detective in the General Investigations Unit, leading major cases involving shootings, stabbings, armed robberies, and gang‑related violence. On front‑line patrol, he stepped into the role of acting Sergeant and coached new recruits entering the job he once loved.</p><p>In May 2021, the weight of everything he had seen — and everything he had carried alone — finally broke through. Andrew was diagnosed with Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder and has been off duty since. During that time, he wrote a book about his descent into PTSD and the long climb back, becoming an advocate for emergency‑service mental health and the people who are still silently drowning inside the uniform.</p><p>This conversation isn’t polished. It isn’t rehearsed. It’s Andrew telling the truth as he lived it — the moments that shaped him, the ones that scarred him, and the ones he’s still trying to understand.</p><p>This episode is part 1 of 2. This part covers Andrew speaking to what contributed to his unset of complex PTSD and finally his collapse. Part 2 will be published the last part of June and will chronicle his road to recovery.</p><p>We need to improve the process. PTSD effects a large part of the population between the inflicted and there love ones. It also has a effect on the recruitment of the hero's - the first responders.</p><p></p><p><strong>Andrew Lorne McLean</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://beaten-black-and-blue.com/beaten-black-blue?fbclid=PAVERFWARE95BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAad4T8MZlBvG3R8q5J2Ngvlo_hyqzVDV9DAo4wn6OQ83rLmRE8JLGf7NdOqgTw_aem_Fgg1iaCQbI1u5-ad89BZXA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> beaten-black-and-blue.com/beaten-black-blue</a></p><p>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Beaten-Black-Blue-Journey-Light-ebook/dp/B0F5BMPPN3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/Beaten-Black-Blue-Journey-Light-ebook/dp/B0F5BMPPN3</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/andrew.mclean.90410" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/andrew.mclean.90410</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beaten_black_and_blue_book" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/beaten_black_and_blue_book</a></p><p></p><p><strong>OTR Sites:</strong></p><p>Podcast Website: <a href="https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth</a></p><p>Blog: <a href="https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/</a></p><p>Public Square Community <a href="https://ko-fi.com/otrachieving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving</a> </p><p>Mail: <a href="mailto:OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow</a></p><p>YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/</a></p><br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy<br/>Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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What is OTR - Achieving Mental Health for Real?

In a world where too many people suffer in silence, this podcast opens a door. A door to clarity, to hope, and to the possibility of real recovery. Every episode is crafted for those who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck — and for anyone ready to take the next step toward a healthier, more grounded life. Your host, Bob Adleman, brings lived experience, practical insight, and a steady hand. He guides you through the patterns, the breakthroughs, and the real tools that help you overcome any mental health challenge and move toward a happier, more resilient version of yourself. If you’re searching for a place where honesty meets healing, where community meets courage, and where change becomes possible, you’re in the right place. . Write me at overtherainbowbob@gmail.com Or follow on Twitter @Overtherain1bow https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow Or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr < <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'

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