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Are you addicted to work? If you can't stop checking emails, say no to projects, or feel worthless without constant achievement, this episode could change your life.

World-renowned addiction expert Dr. Gabor Maté reveals the hidden truth about work addiction and workaholism. Why do high achievers become prisoners of their own success and how to break free from the cycle?

We discuss addiction, trauma, and mental health. Dr. Maté helps us explore the underlying causes of addiction and offers insights into recovery and emotional healing. The conversation also touches on anxiety and its connection to deeper emotional issues.

WORK ADDICTION INSIGHTS:

• The 3 signs that prove you're addicted to work (not just "busy")
• Why workaholism starts in childhood: the emotional wound that creates overachievers
• How work addiction destroys marriages, health, and happiness
• Why successful people struggle most with work addiction recovery
• The daily practice Gabor uses to overcome his own workaholism
• How to help a workaholic spouse or parent (spoiler: you probably can't)

WORKAHOLIC WARNING SIGNS:

• You feel important only when working
• You can't relax without feeling guilty
• Work gives temporary relief but long-term harm
• You sacrifice relationships for achievements
• You tell yourself "nobody else can do it"

IF YOU'RE A HIGH ACHIEVER who feels trapped by success, this conversation offers a path to freedom. Learn why work addiction is just as serious as substance addiction and how to recover while keeping your ambition. Perfect for entrepreneurs, executives, parents, and anyone who's ever been called a "workaholic" as if it were a compliment.

This series is part of a collaboration with the ReConnect project, an initiative by Compassionate Inquiry Experience, which aims to invite a different perspective on looking at what lies behind trying to cope with pain rather than contributing to even more isolation. If you would like to participate in the ReConnect event, during October 18-19, register here.

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Ești dependent de muncă? Dacă nu poți să nu verifici emailurile, să spui nu la proiecte, sau te simți fără valoare fără realizări constante, acest episod ți-ar putea schimba viața. Expertul în adicții de renume mondial Dr. Gabor Maté ne dezvăluie adevărul ascuns despre dependența de muncă și workaholism. De ce devin cei cu realizări mari prizonieri ai propriului succes și cum să te eliberezi din acest ciclu?

Discutăm despre adicții, traumă și sănătate mintală. Dr. Maté ne ajută să explorăm cauzele profunde ale adicției și oferă perspective asupra recuperării și vindecării emoționale. Conversația atinge și anxietatea și conexiunea acesteia cu probleme emoționale mai profunde.

Acest episod este produs și distribuit cu susținerea Banca Transilvania.

(00:00) Introduction & Event Context

(00:43) What is Addiction? The 3 Criteria Definition

(02:15) Personal Realization of Work Addiction

(02:52) Genetics vs Environment Question

(04:22) No Addiction Genes Exist - Sensitivity Explained

(05:39) Why Addiction is a Solution, Not the Problem

(08:33) How Work Addiction Develops in Childhood

(10:48) The Emptiness Inside Can't Be Filled From Outside

(12:33) Modern Culture Rewards Work Addiction

(14:08) How to Heal in Today's World

(15:18) The 4-Step Healing Process

(16:45) Gabor's Personal Recovery Journey

(18:20) Why Most Recovery is a Daily Practice

(19:40) Learning to Say No - Personal Example

(21:18) What Do Your Actions Really Show You Value?

(22:51) Success Triggers and Ego Management

(25:50) Helping Addicted Family Members

(27:32) Accept Them Exactly As They Are

(30:14) Helping Addicted Children - Focus on Relationship

(32:32) Exhaustion and Relapse Connection

(34:53) Simple Self-Care for Overwhelmed People

(36:15) Compulsive Caregiving and Health Impact

(40:54) Energy Management is Everything

(42:32) Views on AI and Technology Dangers

(46:17) Message to His Younger Self