Cassette Monkeys #PressPlay
#PressPlay was set up in 2022 after feeling like someone had pressed the pause button on my life, due to a serious injury caused by a medication taken as prescribed (Benzodiazepine) ,which lasted over 5 years. During that time I turned to music and the arts to survive, which helped me to begin feeling a sense of life resuming again. Now working towards a documentary film, I wanted to run #PressPlay alongside to explore conversations and topics linked to the film and this journey, namely: overcoming adversity, health, mental health, recovery, career, creativity, business etc. As a kid, my friend and I used to record our own private 'radio shows' on my tape recorder, and I wanted to capture the nostalgia of cassettes, music and the excitement I'd feel each time that play button got pressed. Podcast Introduction:"Sometimes life can feel like someone pressed the pause button, and sometimes the world can feel like we're on rewind. In this show we cover topics such as health, mental well-being, creativity, business, social issues, psychology, career, life and many more. Stay tuned for inspiring stories and conversations that explore what it means to #PressPlay on the life you want, in a fairer, healthier, more equal world".
Cassette Monkeys #PressPlay
Holly Hardman - Producer/Director of 'As Prescribed' Film - discussing healing, prescribed Benzodiazepine harm, radical acceptance and groundbreaking filmmaking.
Holly Hardman - Director and Producer of the documentary film - As Prescribed.
Recorded on 13/1/23
As Prescribed will screen at the Love Wins Film Festival in June 2023 and will be distributed by The Video Project starting in fall 2023.
If you are interested in organizing a community screening, please email asprescribedfilm@gmail.com
For further information: www.asprescribedfilm.com
In this episode we discuss Holly's groundbreaking documentary film 'As Prescribed', her experience with prescription medicine harm, filmmaking, healing, the light at the end of the tunnel, radical acceptance.
00.52 Holly’s experience and story with a prescribed Benzodiazepine
7.22 The Appreciation of Life
8.43 Do not just stop taking the medication abruptly
10.11 About ‘As Precribed’ - Documentary FIlm
14.17 Why do you think people should watch this film?
16.30 How did you go about researching and finding the participants for the film? / Was there anything that really shocked and suprised you in the process of producing this film?
18.44 The Benzodiazepine Legislation Bill Origins
24.36 What made you choose film as the medium to tell this story?
32.43 How the film has impacted others and raised awareness of Benzo injury
39.00 Stevie Nicks, creativity and Benzodiazepines
39.53 Why haven’t the celebrity stories resonated properly?
40.00 The Term Addiction vs the Term BIND
44.31 Why do you think the awareness around Benzos has not gained traction or belief, even though people have been warning of the dangers for decades?
49.28 What do you think might’ve been going through the heads of the senators and commitee members when they’re hearing different ends of the spectrum regarding the Benzo bill?
53.00 More about ‘As Prescribed’ - undercover filming of a doctor treating a Benzo-harmed patient in AE
1.00.55 How do you process the injustice of it all?
1.02.37 Are there any additional words of wisdom/hope you can share with others?
Disclaimer: The #PressPlay podcast sometimes covers health and well-being topics. Please conduct your own research and talk with trusted professionals when it comes to making decisions and changes around medications, nutrition and health. The conversations in this podcast aim to help share awareness and understanding, with an encouragement for each person to take full responsibility for their health, and make informed decisions based on quality research and experience from a variety of sources.
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