Podcast Episode 16 – Mindfulness Approach for Addiction Recovery
The topic at one glance
- People have known for thousands of years that mindfulness can be a useful tool for improving mental health.
- Most of our suffering arises due to our relationship with thoughts (e.g. craving).
- Addiction involves the brain ‘tricking us’ – mindfulness works by allowing us to see the trick.
- Once we discover the well-being available through mindfulness, we find a better solution to life than drugs.
Hope Mindful Compassion Show – Episode 16 – Paul Explains the Mindfulness Approach to Addiction Recovery and Obsessive thinking
A conversation between Paul Garrigan and Simon Mott
In this episode of the podcast, Paul talks about the aims, history, and usefulness of our mindfulness program at Hope. Developing a new relationship with our thinking is not only helpful for overcoming addiction but also improving our mental health.
Some of the topics covered include:
- Is mindfulness a new approach?
- How has mindfulness become so popular in the west?
- Is mindfulness religious?
- Why is mindfulness useful for people with addiction problems?
- How do we introduce mindfulness to clients at rehab?
- What are the four steps of the mindfulness program?
- How can mindfulness be used to manage addiction cravings?
- Can mindfulness be practiced by someone in withdrawals?
- How do clients continue with mindfulness once they go home?
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