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Addiction psychiatrist and bioethicist Carl Erik Fisher explores addiction and recovery from the widest possible diversity of perspectives: from science to spirituality, from philosophy to politics, and everything in between. He interviews leading experts in areas such as psychology, neurobiology, history, sociology, and more--as well as policy makers, advocates, and people with lived experience.
A core commitment of the show is we need more than medicine to truly understand addiction and recovery. The challenges and mysteries of this field run up against some of the central challenges of human life, like: what makes a life worth living, what are the limits of self control, and how can people and societies change for the better? These are enormous questions, and they need to be approached with humility, but there are also promising ways forward offered by refreshingly unexpected sources.
There are many paths to recovery, and there is tremendous hope for changing the narrative, injecting more nuance into these discussions, and making flourishing in recovery possible for all.
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Episode | Date |
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Stash, Sedatives and A Life In Hiding, with Laura Cathcart Robbins
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Mar 27, 2024 |
Why We Can’t Therapize Our Way Out of Addiction, with Dr. Bruce Alexander
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Mar 05, 2024 |
What's Wrong? Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine, with Erin Williams
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Feb 15, 2024 |
Taking Ownership of Your Recovery Journey, with Dr. Ray Baker
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Feb 01, 2024 |
Brutalities: Exercise, Extremity, and Love , with Margo Steines
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Jan 11, 2024 |
Shame and Self-Stigma: Strategies for Change, with Dr. Jason Luoma
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Dec 20, 2023 |
Navigating the Complexities of Addiction Treatment and Recovery, with Dr. Brian Hurley
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Dec 06, 2023 |
A Buddhist Approach to Compulsive Eating, Food Addiction, and Emotional Sobriety, with Valerie Mason-John
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Nov 15, 2023 |
How Not to Kill Yourself, with Prof Clancy Martin
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Mar 28, 2023 |
Understanding addiction through contemplative science, with Dr. Jud Brewer
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Feb 17, 2023 |
Brain surgery for addiction, and finding your own path in recovery, with Zachary Siegel
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Dec 15, 2022 |
On Psychological Flexibility and Reclaiming a Life Worth Living, with Dr. Steven Hayes
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Oct 28, 2022 |
Heroin-Assisted Treatment, and Making Sense of Addiction, with Prof Sir John Strang
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Oct 13, 2022 |
Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis, with Beth Macy
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Sep 22, 2022 |
Spirituality and justice in addiction treatment, with Dr. Ayana Jordan
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Sep 08, 2022 |
From Psychoanalysis to Psychedelics: Therapy for Addiction, with Dr. Jeffrey Guss
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Jul 28, 2022 |
Crafting a Life in Recovery, with Prof. Melissa Febos
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Jul 14, 2022 |
Transforming Addiction and Suffering with Philosophy, with Prof. Peg O'Connor
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Jun 16, 2022 |
Many Pathways to Holistic Recovery, with Holly Whitaker
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Jun 02, 2022 |
Healthy relationships in recovery, with Dr. Bevin Campbell
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May 05, 2022 |
Our addiction to the self, with Dr. Mark Epstein
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Mar 17, 2022 |
Why history? With Prof. Benjamin Breen
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Feb 18, 2022 |
Recovery research: Beyond abstinence, with Dr. John Kelly
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Feb 01, 2022 |
How to Be Loved—Writing about Addiction and Recovery, with Author Eva Hagberg
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Jan 06, 2022 |
Buddhist recovery, lovingkindness, and feeling comfortable in your own skin, with Buddhist teacher Gary Sanders
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Dec 22, 2021 |
Self-control, the science of social psychology, and “The Power of Us,” with Dr. Jay Van Bavel
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Dec 07, 2021 |
Working with the Shame of Addiction: a Philosopher's Perspective, with Prof. Owen Flanagan Jr.
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Nov 24, 2021 |
An insider’s view of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case, and how to fight for change without sacrificing personal recovery, with advocate and writer Ryan Hampton
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Nov 11, 2021 |
Psychedelics for addiction and “the freedom within,” with psychiatric researcher Dr. Elias Dakwar
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Oct 15, 2021 |
“Health in All” to prevent and treat addiction, with public health leader Dr. Wilnise Jasmin.
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Sep 28, 2021 |
Mindful Recovery from Addiction, Pain, and “MORE,” with Dr. Eric Garland
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Sep 09, 2021 |
What is recovery? With Dr. Katie Witkiewitz
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Aug 26, 2021 |
A Compassionate Alternative to the War on Drugs, with Maia Szalavitz
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Aug 26, 2021 |
Beyond Mindfulness: Integrating Buddhism and Recovery, with Buddhist teacher Kevin Griffin
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Aug 26, 2021 |
Introducing: Flourishing After Addiction
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Aug 14, 2021 |