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A psychiatrist in recovery explores the addictions in all of us, integrating science, philosophy, and the art of flourishing in recovery. Columbia…
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The Essential Ingredients of Recovery | Frameworks #4
What is "recovery capital" anyway?
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Stash, Sedatives and A Life In Hiding, with Laura Cathcart Robbins| Flourishing After Addiction #34
“I was giving performances. I was nailing the performance every time, skipping with that to the parking lot, with that refill prescription in my hand”
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Toward a Unified Field Theory of Human Flourishing | Frameworks #1
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Against Happiness | Frameworks #3
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Why We Can’t Therapize Our Way Out of Addiction, with Dr. Bruce Alexander | Flourishing After Addiction #33
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What I've been reading, and a personal update about Rat Park
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The Essential Ingredients of Recovery | Frameworks #4
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What is recovery? | Frameworks #2
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What I've been reading, and a personal update about Rat Park
This has been a banner year for writing about addiction and mental health. It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update, so see below for some reads…
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Why We Can’t Therapize Our Way Out of Addiction, with Dr. Bruce Alexander | Flourishing After Addiction #33
"We’re in danger from addiction...because we don’t know what are the most serious addictions"
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Against Happiness | Frameworks #3
Or, Beyond Happiness
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What's Wrong? Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine, with Erin Williams | Flourishing After Addiction #32
“We know that our health-care system is failing people who live with chronic pain and illness. I know because it’s failing me.”
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What is recovery? | Frameworks #2
Beyond stopping, beyond lack?
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Taking Ownership of Your Recovery Journey, with Dr. Ray Baker | Flourishing After Addiction #31
"For me, recovery began when I began my pursuit of it."
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Rat Park with Carl Erik Fisher
Rat Park with Carl Erik Fisher
A psychiatrist in recovery explores the addictions in all of us, integrating science, philosophy, and the art of flourishing in recovery. Columbia University bioethicist, author of THE URGE: OUR HISTORY OF ADDICTION, a New Yorker Best Book of 2022.
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