Fentanyl- What You Need to Know- A Conversation with Patrice Lenowitz -Episode #736

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Todd and Cathy Adams

Tv & Film, Arts, Society & Culture

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd talk with Patrice Lenowitz, Executive Director of The Nurtured Parent, domestic abuse survivor, victims’ rights advocate, activist, and mother of Max, who tragically died of fentanyl poisoning in 2022. Patrice is now on a mission to raise awareness around Fentanyl Poisoning through legislation and education and to help parents understand why and how kids are exposed. She also talks about the importance of supporting our youth when it comes to trauma, anxiety, and depression, to decrease the likelihood of street drug usage to alleviate their pain. For the full show notes, visit zenpopparenting.com.

Timestamps

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:02) Patrice Lenowitz intro

(00:03:13) Max’s story *

(00:08:50) Where fentanyl comes from

(00:16:43) Patrice’s resilience

(00:20:15) Legislation

(00:25:07) fentanyl test strips

(00:26:32) warning for our kids

(00:31:44) Mindfulness for beginners

(00:32:10) Team Zen Circle

(00:32:35) Zen Parenting 2024 Conference

(00:36:12) Warning for our kids

(00:37:24) why does fentanyl show up in other drugs *

(00:42:09) Narcan

(00:48:05) Talking to our kids

(00:56:10) managing feelings

(01:04:03) Takeaway *

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Picture of Max, Patrice, and Patrice’s mom

DEA Fentanyl Parent Flier

Legislation: NJ SJR128

Article: Governor Phil Murphy Signs bi-partisan resolution designating July 14^th as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day for State of New Jersey

Article: The Agony of Losing a Child – Local Family Powers Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness

PBS Spotlight News: Senator Menendez Press Conference – Fend Off Fentanyl

Article: Atlantic County and State Leaders discuss fight against Fentanyl

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0:00.0	Here we go. My name's Todd.
0:06.4	And this is Kathy.
0:07.3	Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio.
0:10.2	This is podcast number 736, I think.
0:14.2	I don't know.
0:14.6	Something like that.
0:15.6	Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio?
0:17.1	Because you'll feel outstanding.
0:18.7	And always remember our motto, which is the best predictor
0:22.3	of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding. On today's show, we have a friend of ours.
0:28.5	Her name is Patrice Lenowitz, and apparently we had dinner a long time ago.
0:34.6	We sure did.
0:35.2	At some post-Oprara event, we have a mutual friend, Shefali, and
0:40.5	Shefali asked us all to dinner, and we all broke bread together.
0:43.8	Yes.
0:44.6	And then Patrice and I were just talking that we, I went to one of Shafali's events in New York
0:48.4	a long time ago, and Patrice was there, so we saw each other there.
0:50.7	So we have similar desires for the world. We'll just say that.
0:56.3	And we do maybe have different jobs per se. But I just wanted to say real quick a few of
1:02.2	Patrice's. She is executive director of the nurtured parent. She's a domestic violence survivor.
1:08.3	She is a victim's rights advocate and activist. She is a writer.
1:11.6	She is a playwright. She is a producer. She is a public speaker. She is all these things,
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