Well, hello and welcome to this episode of The Terry Cole Show, where I'm interviewing

an author named Pam Gazzlo who wrote this book. Don't bring your vibrator to rehab,

somewhat comedic memoir. It is an emotionally frenzied memoir that reveals the terrifying

and lonely world of addiction, which I know all too well. After almost a decade of sobriety,

Pam Gazzlo relapsed into a life of dependency on marijuana, which nearly destroyed her.

She recounts a devastating downward spiral that shattered her at 45 years old.

From bongs to pipes to flavored, they pens she drifted and then dove into a two-year-long

stoned void, a protracted journey to nowhere, as she called it. Gazzlo was the 24-hour defunct

addict living without purpose and barely able to function. And while she was aware that

pot wouldn't kill her, she couldn't feel more dead inside. So I'm going to leave you with

that little synopsis of what the book is about. We talked about everything from why people think

that weed is completely harmless when it almost destroyed her life to what she's doing now.

So I hope that you enjoy this interview with Pam Gazzlo as much as I enjoyed interviewing her.

This is the Terry Cole show and as you might have guessed, I'm your host, Terry Cole.

For over two decades, I've been a licensed psychotherapist, love and boundaries expert,

and I'm also the founder of the Rail of Revolution and Boundary Boo Camp.

On this show, I'll bring you simple strategies based on practical psychology,

inspiring expert interviews, and my own insights and observations from my time on the front lines

in the fascinating world of entertainment, empowerment, and mental health. Now, let's get going

with today's episode. I am super excited to welcome Pamela Gazzlo to the show. Hi Pam.

Hi, how are you? Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Oh, hey, look what I have here.

This book that is your book called don't bring your vibrator to rehab, a somewhat comedic

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