Rat Park with Carl Erik Fisher

Religion, Recovery, and the Problems of Wellness: Q&A with Liz Bucar

On her new book, Beyond Wellness

Apr 28 • Carl Erik Fisher

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March 2026

How a Little Becomes a Lot, with Eric Zimmer | Flourishing After Addiction #46

"When we say we're gonna do something and then we do it, there's an internal feeling of alignment that feels good."

Mar 10 • Carl Erik Fisher

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What Counts as an Addiction? Social Media, IFS, and Some Other News

Recent interviews, some news, and a request

Mar 3 • Carl Erik Fisher

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December 2025

What Addiction Science Got Wrong About Dopamine, with Dr. David Nutt | Flourishing After Addiction #45

"It's inconceivable there can be just a single chemical that mediates all the effects of what addicted drugs have. That was so patently daft."

Dec 15, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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November 2025

Can You Become Addicted to AI?

Watch now | A conversation with neuroscientist Tim Requarth on AI dependency, cognitive shortcuts, and what AI is doing to our brains

Nov 7, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher and Tim Requarth

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Behind The Rise of Psychiatric Diagnosis

How psychiatric diagnosis got so powerful, and why diagnosis matters. A response to Aftab.

Nov 2, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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October 2025

How to write a book

Or, how to get to write a book

Oct 17, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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August 2025

On Stigma, Burnout, and the Fight to Keep Caring, with Dr. Melody Glenn | Flourishing After Addiction #44

"The poison is still more accessible than the treatment."

Aug 13, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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Inside the Behavioral Addictions Debate – Conference Notes

What behavioral addictions teach us about losing control. Is the whole field on shaky ground? We often think of addiction as something you either have…

Aug 10, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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July 2025

Wise Effort, with Dr. Diana Hill | Flourishing After Addiction #43

"Wise effort won't get rid of your problems—it's how you relate to them that matters most."

Jul 31, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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BONUS EPISODE: a guided meditation for working with cravings, and Jud Brewer on Mindshift Recovery | Flourishing After Addiction #42

A new brain-based approach to overcoming problematic behaviors and addictions

Jul 16, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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June 2025

Unwinding Self-Addiction, with Dr. Jud Brewer | Flourishing After Addiction #41

"I’ve never found a case where I was taking something personally and wasn’t suffering."

Jun 8, 2025 • Carl Erik Fisher

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