May is Mental Health Awareness month, he talks about what it stands for and what it means for everyone in life today.  Find out what you can do to support this important cause.
Interesting question---"What do you do?"-why do people ask that? Are they judging, are they really interested, or do they just need a conversational piece?  This question turned Pete's day around for the worst this week, come listen and find out why.Pete also discusses his most recent job search and talks deeply about how he no longer has a passion for anything that once made him happy and content, so what does he do now? Thanks for listening to the "Jersey to Vegas Podcast."

Today Pete talks about some sad stuff that has happened over the past week and what he needs and promises to do for himself and others starting right now.  Just like that, people in his life unexpectedly passed away last week—here and now gone, way too young.  Life is short, the older you get the more you feel it.

And yet again, Pete now has a more recent injury, another battle he is fighting.  He explains what he thinks are the main causes of all these injuries he has encountered.

Tune in and listen to another entertaining episode of the “Jersey to Vega Podcast.” See you guys on Episode # 46.

Life is Short – Episode #46 of the “Jersey to Vegas Podcast”

Depression, Sadness, Anger. There are little tricks you can do to help ease the emotion. Most of the time we just ignore or push through the pain that we are feeling rather than looking for the answer. The answer is usually pretty simple, but we let the depression ride out longer than needed to. Thats okay. I get that. Why not check out the 5 tricks we use to help with depression, sadness, anger, etc. See you all today. 

 Non-Suicidal Self-Harm is something that most people are not aware of, they only hear depression as being linked with suicide.  But there is a whole other side, there are many different types of self-harm and they are not always easy to notice. Pete talks about why people do it - It is different for every single person, it can be emotional distress, self-anger or punishment, physical pain, or just not knowing what to do or how to handle a situation. Listen today as Pete shares how you can tell if someone you care about might be self-harming and how you can help them. Thank you for tuning in and listening to the “Jersey to Vegas Podcast”. 
Non-Suicidal Self-Harm - What We Need to Know Episode #44 of the “Jersey to Vegas Podcast”

World Bipolar Day Episode #43 of the "Jersey to Vegas Podcast"

Each year on March 30th, the world comes together to bring awareness to bipolar disorder and to eliminate social stigma.

Today Pete talks about World Bipolar Day --- one illness, many face - he educates us on the moods and feelings associated with this mental health disorder.

Pete shares his experience since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, an illness that affects nearly 6 million Americans.  Bipolar Disorder has an impact that goes far beyond numbers --- come and listen today you can help someone who you may not even know is experiencing this same illness.

We hope you all enjoy this episode and thank you for listening to the "Jersey to Vegas Podcast".

In todays episode of Jersey to Vegas we talk about the benefit of losing. A loss has many beneficial factors in ones character. Learning, taking a deeper look into things, resilience. These are life traits that everyone should possess. Pete talks about how his current losses he past few years have helped him realize many things bout himself and his life. Take a deeper look into this topic in episode #42 of the Jersey to Vegas Podcast. Thanks for coming out! 

Post Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament Episode #41 of the “Jersey to Vegas Podcast”

Regardless if Pete won or lost in this tournament, he shares what he has learned from this experience.

Today Pete talks about how he prepared for his fights both mentally and physically---and how it all comes together and correlates to everyday life.

We hope you all enjoy this episode and thank you for listening to the “Jersey to Vegas Podcast”.

Pete has an exciting week ahead of him as he approaches this upcoming weekend.   He will be participating in a BJJ competition which he hasn’t done in over a decade!  Pete shares how he is preparing for the fight, how he currently feels about it, and, more importantly his mindset going into the competition.

Will he win?  Come find out next week in Episode #41.

Pete also talks about the benefits of taking medication as well as the effects it has inside your body. He is always referring to medication as “poison”, but recently a podcast listener gave him some reading to educate himself better on the topic of medication.

Thank you for coming out and listening to the “Jersey to Vegas Podcast”. See you soon.