E86: Why Helping Others Helps You Stay Sober

Gill discusses how helping others helps us. You’ll learn about some studies on helping others, what a helper’s high is, and what oxytocin is. She explains some studies that looked at people in recovery helping others and how that impacts their own sobriety, why we are drawn to personal stories of recovery, and give you some ideas on how you can start helping others if you don’t want to do it publicly. She also describes the difference between helping others purely because you feel the drive to, versus helping others with the intention of money, followers, or fame.

What to listen to next:

E79: Why We Romanticize Alcohol

E80: Benefits of a Dry Month

E62: Dopamine and Addiction

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