Brian Wheat (Tesla): Bulimia & Addiction Recovery, Living with Panic Attacks with Karl Shallowhorn (Mental Health Educator & Advocate)

Mari Fong interviews Brian Wheat of Tesla and expert Karl Shallowhorn, mental health educator, speaker, coach and author of “Leadership Through the Lens of the 12 Steps.” Brian Wheat of Tesla shares how he lives with panic attacks, depression, and how he overcame drug and alcohol addictions, and bulimia. 

Brian Wheat’s autobiography entitled, Son of a Milkman: My Crazy Life with Tesla, tells how he survived and thrived through 39 years recording with Tesla and touring with the likes of Def Leppard, Motley Crue and Alice Cooper. Brian talks about his mother’s mental health issues, how his wife turned his life around, and how his autoimmune disease affects him mentally and physically. The unexpected benefits he found from therapy and medication.

Next, Mental Health First Aid Educator and expert Karl Shallowhorn shares his own journey with bipolar disorder and addiction and what finally led him to believe he could live a life without drugs. Karl talks about the “addictive personality” and how love and fear can be key motivators for change. Using the 12 Step Program for controlling addiction, and how to live a life beyond your wildest dreams. 

“Be brave, ask for help, and be persistent in finding the mental help that you need.”
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Brian Wheat of Tesla (left) with Steve Clark of Def Leppard (right)