Podcast: A Mindful Approach to Overcoming Addiction

   More than 20 million Americans have a substance use disorder. Addiction is powerful and can easily destroy lives. Many approaches exist to fight such disorders, including the familiar “twelve-step” methods, but none of them have tremendous success rates. Now, two counselors present a way to use mindfulness in the fight against addiction. They speak with our hosts, discussing the evidence that mindfulness works and how it can be used to treat addiction. They speak of their new book on this topic and explain how it can be used by the reader. They also talk about forgiveness as a powerful therapy tool, both forgiveness of oneself and of others. Subscribe to Our Show! And Remember to Review Us!   Mindfulness and Addiction Show Highlights: “A lot of us have this idea that, if we beat ourselves up enough, we won’t make mistakes again or will be perfect, or maybe we use that beating ourselves up to try to motivate us, but all the studies show that motivation actually comes more from self-love than it does from self-loathing.” ~ Julie Kraft [4:23]   How does mindfulness work for addiction problems? [5:46]   Is there evidence that mindfulness works? [12:17] How does the book help an individual? [14:29] What prompted the writing of the book? [21:49] Forgiving yourself before forgiving others.     About Our Guests Rebecca E. Williams, PhD, and Julie S. Kraft, MA, LMFT, are the authors of The Gift of Recovery: 52 Mindful Ways to ...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Addiction General Recovery The Psych Central Show Gabe Howard Mindfulness Vincent M. Wales Source Type: blogs