Episode 130
What most people don't realize about addiction, whether it’s to alcohol, drugs, shopping, overeating, or porn, is that it’s not the core of the problem. The addicted person just uses it to cope with …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 129
When a partner has a substance use disorder, there's a lot of mistrust. There's a lot of lying and hiding which damages the intimacy, connection, and faith in the relationship. Afterward, all of that…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 128
You could be suffering from chronic stress without knowing it. Alternatively, you might know it but are just so used to it that you think it’s normal. Well, it’s not normal. You have to act on it bef…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 127
Addiction is a response to pain and trauma. Reaching out and making yourself vulnerable is challenging when you've been traumatized. You may not trust people and you may not trust the process. So wha…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 126
You’ve probably heard of someone who’s suffered from chronic pain, gone to doctors, ran all the tests necessary, and surprisingly, none of the doctors could actually diagnose the problem.
Andrew Hahn…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 125
You could be raised by parents who are very nice people and they may not have any drinking or drug use issues. They could be super religious. But that doesn’t guarantee it’s going to save you from dr…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 124
Recovery is not one size fits all. It is also not a one-and-done situation. Rather, recovery is a process and a journey.
When someone gets sober and begins recovery, they are just starting to walk do…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 123
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. That cliche is true even (and sometimes especially) when dealing with addiction.
Today’s guest is a prime example. David Poses is the author of The Weight o…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 122
When we’ve had trauma in our life, we can get really disconnected from our emotions. We don’t know how to express them or how to use them. Often, we turn to the only thing that we think will work: a …
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 121
Hiding--many addicts do it. It’s what keeps them locked in prisons of guilt and shame. It’s how they convince even themselves that they don’t have a problem. It’s the very thing that prevents them fr…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
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