Rewiring Your Mind: Breaking Free from Addiction Myths
Episode Overview
Addiction is a preference for heavy intoxication and can be changed through understanding one's mind. The episode challenges traditional beliefs about addiction by emphasizing individual empowerment and decision-making. Listeners are invited to attend the Move Past Addiction Masterclass for a deeper understanding of the Freedom Model's perspective on addiction. The hosts stress the need to detach emotional issues from substance use and debunk societal myths about recovery. The episode provides an alternative approach to addiction recovery, focusing on self-empowerment and mindset transformation.
You're not broken. What you are is a person who had a preference and may still have a preference for heavy intoxication, and you're not sure why. And you can change it.
Ever questioned the conventional wisdom surrounding addiction recovery? In this eye-opening episode of The Addiction Solution, hosts Michelle Dunbar and Mark Sheeran flip the script on traditional addiction beliefs. They argue that addiction isn't a lifelong disease but rather a preference for heavy intoxication. By understanding your own mind, you can change this preference and reclaim control over your life.
Michelle and Mark dive into the idea of 'deprogramming' from societal myths about addiction, challenging the effectiveness of 12-step programs and other common recovery methods. They emphasize separating emotional issues from substance use, offering a fresh perspective that focuses on personal empowerment and decision-making. If you're tired of the same old recovery narratives and looking for a new approach, this episode is a must-listen.
It even includes an invitation to their Move Past Addiction Masterclass for those wanting to delve deeper into the Freedom Model's unique perspective.