Our Lives Are Not Past Tense with Andrew Ecker

Jay chats with Andrew Ecker, a drummer and Indigenous community advocate.

Show Notes

Season 2, Episode 33!
Our Lives Are Not Past Tense
On this week's episode of the Choose Your Struggle podcast, Jay chats with drummer and activist Andrew Ecker about his struggles growing up in a Indigenous family that dealt with unhealthy drug use and had to rely on shoplifting to survive. He also teaches us what we can do to be better advocates for the Indigenous community and how he's using drumming to heal communities. You can learn more about Andrew at https://drummingsounds.com/ and https://thesacredseven.com/.
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Discussing issues of Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Recovery, and Drug Use & Policy with host Jay Shifman, Speaker, Storyteller, and Advocate.

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