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  • E4: The 6 Human Needs Influencing Your Recovery RIGHT NOW

E4: The 6 Human Needs Influencing Your Recovery RIGHT NOW

Tuesday 14th January 2020

Learn about the six psychological needs influencing your recovery journey on the United Recovery Project Podcast with Gabrielle Huerta.
22 minutes
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United Recovery Project
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Recovery Reimagined
Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Recovery from Trauma
Creative Recovery Journeys
Family Recovery from Addiction
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Unlocking the Six Key Needs for Recovery Success

These needs, when they are met properly, they help us to experience optimization. You're going to idle throughout your life, maybe feeling of what you possibly could.
What if understanding six key psychological needs could change your recovery journey? In this episode of the United Recovery Project Podcast, host Gabrielle Huerta breaks down these essential needs that go beyond just food, water, and shelter. We're talking about certainty, uncertainty, significance, connection and love, growth, and contribution—needs that can make or break your path to sobriety. Imagine trying to play a game without knowing the rules. That's what it's like navigating recovery without grasping these psychological needs.
Gabrielle explains how these needs influence addiction and how meeting them in unhealthy ways can lead to destructive behaviors like substance abuse. For instance, violence might meet several of these needs but in a damaging way. Drugs, too, can temporarily satisfy these needs by hitting dopamine receptors, making you feel motivated and confident but at a huge cost to your health and well-being.
The episode also dives into the importance of forming healthy relationships, whether with friends, family, or even strangers. Knowing what makes a relationship healthy can provide the connection and love you need for a successful recovery. Gabrielle also highlights the value of pursuing passions and helping others, which can fulfill your needs for significance and growth. If you're looking for practical advice on how to replace harmful behaviors with positive ones, this episode is a must-listen.
Gabrielle's empathetic approach offers a judgment-free space where you can gain valuable insights to support your recovery journey.