Confronting the Shadows of Addiction

In the episode, you'll learn:

• Eric shares his story of his lowest points of addiction that led him to recovery
• How shame is usually at the center of the addiction cycle
• Why a fundamental aspect of AA is finding meaning in helping others
• How one can define spirituality as connecting to what matters most to you in your life
• Defining and practicing some of the core principles to live a good life
• The challenges of being present is how we relate to our thoughts about the present moment
• Why finding the "middle way" and avoiding extremes can be so helpful
• Why it's so important to go beyond thinking and start taking action to get meaningful results
• Understanding deeply that difficult feelings come with being human
• How we don't find meaning, but rather make meaning in life

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