127 - How to Discover Self-Help Strategies That Work for You with Dirty Heads Vocalist Jared Watson

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Jared Watson (aka Dirty J) is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the band Dirty Heads — a band from Huntington Beach, California, known for its mix of reggae, hip-hop, and rock. As the band rose to fame, so did Jared's use of alcohol and pills. But he paved his own way to sobriety, and now he's sharing how he discovered the formula for keeping his mind and body in optimal condition. Some of the things Jared talks about are how he began treating himself like a science experiment, how he uncovered the best diet, exercise, and self-help strategies for himself, and how he's staying motivated to keep up his healthy habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:45.4	Okay. Today I'm talking to Jared Watson.
0:52.2	He's the lead singer of Dirty Heads, a reggae rock band with multiple gold records from Huntington Beach, California.
0:55.7	He started the band as a teenager. But as the group rose to success, his drinking and drug use also rose. But he decided to get sober a few years ago.
1:02.6	And when he did, he uncovered mental health issues that he'd been masking with his substance
1:06.8	abuse. But he says he started healing his mind and his body when he began treating himself like a
1:12.2	human science experiment. Through careful observation and a willingness to try a whole bunch of
1:17.5	different strategies, he learned the exact diet, fitness routine, and self-help tools that helped
1:24.0	his mind and his body thrive. I'm excited to share his tips on the show because as a
1:29.0	therapist, I know that what works best for one person doesn't work for everyone. But you won't know
1:34.4	what works best for you unless you're willing to experiment. Today, Jared is sharing the strategies
1:39.6	that work best for him and how you can discover which tools work best for you. Make sure to stick around until
1:45.8	the end of the episode for The Therapist Take. This is the part of the show where I'll break down
1:50.7	Jared's strategies and talk about how you could apply them to your own life. So here's Jared
1:55.7	Watson. He's mentally strong and this is his story. Jared Watson, welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. Thanks for
2:03.0	having me. So I actually saw you in concert this summer when you came to Key West. Oh, no way.
2:09.0	Yes way. Yeah, that was cool. I mean, I get excited because we never played Key West before and it was like
2:14.1	little Hunter S. Thompson museum kind of like experience for us and just
2:19.9	to get down there and play on such a small island for that many people. It was kind of rad.
2:26.0	It was a great concert. I love the venue down there to be outside and I'm a fan of both
2:31.2	dirty heads and sublime. So we were glad you came. My producer, in fact,
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