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Video: "Breaking Cycles"
🕑 Added 2020-02-27 13:00:02 +0000 UTCPatreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss dependency, sobriety, and different types of addiction, including our addiction to stuff, alcohol, food, drugs, cigarettes, money, status, social media, attention, television, breaking news, smartphones, and porn with author and blogger Laura McKowen, and they answer the following questions:
Why is it difficult for many people to recognize that ‘normal’ alcohol consumption is unhealthy? (20:12)
How does cognitive dissonance play a role in addiction? (28:30)
Where is the line between a bad habit and an addiction? (36:19)
How do I recognize when my drinking has become a problem? (37:30)
How do I talk with my doctor about prescription medication to assist with sobriety? (39:20)
Must I completely stop consuming coffee to not be considered addicted? (41:07)
What role do boundaries play in getting sober? (43:33)
Why do we often recognize our addictions, yet refuse to address them? (47:34)
What lasting effects does addiction have on those around the addict? (50:54)
What is the stigma often associated with recovery? (53:55)
How do I tactfully address addictive behavior with a loved one? (59:23)
LINKS
Book: Atomic Habits
Book: Boundaries
Book: Daily Rituals
Book: Minimalist Rulebook
Book: Recovery
Book: Some Thoughts About Relationships
Book: We Are the Luckiest
Facebook: Laura McKowen
Instagram: Laura McKowen
Instagram: Jordan Moore
Instagram: Podcast Shawn
Instagram: Jessica Williams
Podcast: James Clear
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Text: 937-202-4654
Twitter: Laura McKowen
Tour: The Minimalists
Website: Dr. Gabor Mate
Website: Laura McKowen
MAXIMS
“Sobriety is the capacity to savor.” —Russ Hudson
“A simple life is not an easy life: a forest fire is easy; a campfire is simple.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Covering emotions with pleasure is like covering rotting wood with paint.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“We can’t walk away from something without setting it down first.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 221.
Comments
Alex Coronado
Thank you for sharing this! 🙏🏿 I will certainly try to apply it to my addictions. I send you the best regards and love from Monterrey, Mexico 🇲🇽 (wink wink, hint for the next tour, somewhere in the US close from here)
