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Addiction

Unresolved Pain & Trauma: Rethinking Addiction & Where It Stems From

By Gabor Maté

The Roots Of Addiction: The Lack Of Connection & The Story Of Rat Park

By Johann Hari

Rat Park & The Social Causes Of Addiction

By Vice, Granite Recovery & Freethink

The Science Of Addiction & The Role Of Dopamine

By Anna Lembke

From Addiction, Through Recovery, To Redemption

By Rich Roll

"Every addiction arises from an unconscious refusal to face and move through your own pain."

How To Free Ourselves From Our Addictions

By Russell Brand

Relapse Prevention, Recovery & How To Overcome Addiction

By Teal Swan

Why (& When) We Relapse

By Tree House Recovery & Family First

Breaking Out Of The Shame-Addiction Cycle

By Chönyi Taylor & Inneractions

The Nature Of Being Hooked: Why Our Brains Get Addicted

By Nora Volkow

Being Aware Of Coping Mechanisms

By Jessica Hulsey, Carleton University & BBC Reel

Clips & Interviews

By Gabor Maté & The Art Of Going Inside

Insight

huffington post

The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered & It Is Not What You Think

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BBC

Drug addiction: The complex truth

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psychiatric Times

What Does “Rat Park” Teach Us About Addiction?

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BBC

The science of addiction: Do you always like the things you want?

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Unilad
A simple way to know whether you have a ‘predisposition for alcoholism’

The Atlantic

When Virtues Become Vices

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Psychology Today

Addiction & a Lack of Purpose

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Time

Being Ashamed of Drinking Prompts Relapse, Not Recovery

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Brené Brown
What Being Sober Has Meant to Me

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psychology today

Avoidance, Sobriety & Reality: The Psychology of Addiction

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huffington post

Why We ‘Self-Medicate’ Our Own Depression or Anxiety

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psychology today

the opposite of addiction is connection

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the guardian

‘The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety – it’s connection’​

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Huffington Post

Addiction Recovery: Why We’re Addicted to Negative Behaviors​

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D.I.Y.

Gabor Maté

Compassionate Enquiry

TED Talks

By Rachel Wurzman

Films & Trailers

At Home in the Dark & The Age of Disconnection

Tips & Webisodes

By Brainbook, Sci Show & Uplift

Book Extracts

Hungry Ghosts: The Realm Of Addiction

Taken from In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts, by Gabor Maté.

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The Blank Hand

Taken from Chasing The Scream, by Johann Hari.

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The Addictive Personality Isn't What You Think It Is

Taken from Unbroken Brain, by Maia Szalavitz.

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The 12 Steps

Taken from Recovery, by Russell Brand.

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