Welcome to today’s show!
WHAT WE’LL LEARN:
- Dr. Eddie’s path that led to his practice as a Zen Buddhist
- Why he feels so many people miss out on addiction treatment due to not being able to afford specialized care and what he’s working on to change that
- Why change based tools (like certain therapies) tend to not work and how acceptance based strategies (e.g.serenity prayer) can work in a world where we have problems we can’t simply change
- Why lapses or relapses are reflective behaviors and how mindfulness can help
- How we can use Mindfulness based stress reduction to overcome the experience of craving
- What is Urge Surfing and how does it help with cravings
- How Mindfulness changes the mind (not the physical structure) and lays down new tracks in the brain for new associations and to ramp up areas that will inhibit using drugs
- How Mindfulness can help with changing our reward values and dopaminergic reward system
- Why it’s important to start a mindfulness practice in these challenging times
- What Dr. Eddie’s message is to the A.I.R. community
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