Education:Self-Improvement
Thriving After 15 Years of Heroin Addiction with Brian Pennie
2020-04-20
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Neuroscience researcher and author Brian Pennie reflects on his 15-year addiction to heroin and how he managed to not only survive those harrowing years but to come out of it and build a life he loves.
Show Notes
- Anxiety and addiction
- "The opposite of addiction is connection." Johann Hari
- Awareness is the opposite of addiction
- Awareness by Anthony DeMelo
- Storytelling and “the grand self-deception”
- The relationship between self-awareness, self-belief, and self-deception
- Where does self-belief come from?
- The importance of friendship and vulnerability
- Surrender and peace of mind
- Relational Frame Theory and the connection between language and emotion
- The relationship between addiction and values (or the lack of values)
- Curiosity as the key to recovery and thriving
- Positive addictions
- Transforming desire
- Surviving vs thriving
- Brian’s Dr. Dolittle Story
- The importance of playfulness and humor
You can learn more about Brian and his work here:
- Website
- Bonus Time (Book)
- Social Media: Twitter | LinkedIn | Medium
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