In this episode, my guest is Dr. Carl Erik Fisher the author of the new book The Urge: Our History of Addiction. Carl is an addiction psychiatrist, bioethics scholar, and assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University. He is a Zen practitioner, and his clinical work focuses on applications of meditation and mindfulness. Carl also hosts the Flourishing after Addiction podcast.  

In the conversation, Carl and I discuss: 

• Addiction and human nature
• Social and cultural factors on addiction
• Self-acceptance and recovery
• Wisdom in daily life and much more

 Connect with Carl Erik Fisher: carlerikfisher.com/

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