I speak from my experience while having compassion for yours. The book I referred to by Gabor Mate is called "The Myth of Normal". I appreciate your ears, as always let me know how I can be of support to you!

lots of love.

Timestamps

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0:00 Intro

2:22 Using a substance to feel

4:00 Backdoor to addiction

5:12 You free yourself

6:36 Meditation

7:34 Placebo effect of peace

8:30 Brought back to truth

9:00 Walls around your heart

10:25 Perspective to quit running/ escaping

11:25 Compassion for yourself

13:55 Invention

14:44 What helped me

17:00 Creating an internal narrative that supports your growth

18:00 Observe your relationship to the thing/ substance

20:30 We are more alike than we are different

22:00 Meeting people where they are and offering support

25.30 Shame dies when stories are told in safe spaces

29:46 Choice - the awareness of decision

32:19 Breathwork exercise

35:00 Meeting your truth

36:43 Ask why the pain, not why the addiction

38:30 You are wildly capable

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