Today I am joined by Tara Hurster, a psychologist with almost ten years in the field of addictions and substance abuse. Founder of the TARA Clinic, Tara is working to disrupt the way that society views addiction, seeks out addiction support, and engages in addiction treatment.

1.28 - Making Addiction Treatment sexy again!

5.55 - Why is Addiction in the shadows?

7.50 - 12-Steps isn’t right for everyone. What other options are there?

13.15 - We all see the world differently. Therapist as translator.

17.00 - S.M.A.R.T. Training (Self-Management And Recovery Training)

21.30 - Different Therapeutic styles - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), & Narrative Therapy.

24.30 - Why is Addiction growing in this day and age? Are addictions just bad habits?

32.30 - Addiction works.