Today on The Jane Wilkens Michael Show...Better Than Before, Jane's special guest is Patrick J. Kennedy, former eight-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Rhode Island, son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, and the nation’s most prominent political voice on mental illness, addiction, and other brain diseases. Patrick speaks candidly with Jane about his national battle to end medical and societal discrimination against these illnesses, his own personal battle with addiction and mental illness, growing up in the Kennedy family, his bestselling book, "The Common Struggle," and also shares his invaluable lifestyle advice. Jane is then joined by Dr.Scott Kahan, who addresses another challenge facing nearly 80-million Americans --- the epidemic of obesity. Dr Kahan, Director of the National Center for Weight and Wellness, who serves on the faculties of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the George Washington University School of Medicine, and the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, discusses how to break the cycle of the six stages of obesity, which often lead from weight loss to gain.