Busting Addiction and Its Myths
The purpose of our podcast is to help families learn the truth about addiction and alcoholism so that they can take the right action to help the addict they love and to help themselves at this critical time in their lives. Exposing the truth about addiction and alcoholism also requires that we bust the myths surrounding both addiction/alcoholism and the recovery process.
Episodes
255 episodes
Mini Series 13 - Resentment Is The Killer
It is well said and true that resentments are the #1 killer of addicts and alcoholics. If we lead a life of deceit, manipulation and the direct pursuit of pleasure to the exclusion of everything else, we will find ourselves resenting those who ...
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Season 113
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Episode 4
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2:31
Mini Series 13 - Don't Make It A Mountain
There are some aspects of addiction and alcoholism, which are not readily apparent until you see how these diseases infiltrate the thinking of those who are affected. It’s no wonder that the Big Book of AA says this: “Remember we deal with alco...
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Season 113
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Episode 3
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3:15
Mini Series 13 - The Four Pillars
There are four pillars to recovery, and they are: don’t drink or use (between meetings), go to those meetings (several times a week, at least at first) get a sponsor (and follow his or her advice) and work the 12 steps.“Don’t drink ...
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Season 113
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Episode 2
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2:58
Mini Series 13 - The Phone Is Your Lifeline
Let’s talk about the many aspects of relapse prevention. This is incredibly important if you’re just starting out on your journey of recovery. This is when you’re most vulnerable to going back “out there”.Just as iPhones have ...
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Season 113
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Episode 1
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3:09
Special Request - Treatment Doesn't Work or Does It?
Here's our final special episode that we have relaunched as requested by many of our followers.Welcome back to Busting Addiction and its Myths, and we have called this episode Treatment Doesn’t Work, Or Does It?Here’s what we co...
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Season 1001
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Episode 6
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40:18
Special Request - Enabling
Here's one more special episode that has been requested by many of our followers.Let’s talk about enablingIn this episode, we discuss how enabling can inhibit the chances of an addict’s recovery by shielding them from the realit...
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Season 1001
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Episode 5
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30:19
Special Request - What We've Learned So Far
Here we go again with yet another special episode that we have relaunched as requested by many of our followers.It’s a disease, stupid!Paraphrasing a famous political slogan from the US, this episode offers slam-dunk proof that addi...
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Season 1001
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Episode 4
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20:55
Special Request - What's Love Got to Do With It?
This week we have another special episode that we have again relaunched as requested by many of our followers.In this podcast, we reveal that addiction must be treated as the primary disorder, that families need to retain a trained prof...
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Season 1001
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Episode 3
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19:49
Special Request - Addiction is a Family Disease
Here is another special episode that we have relaunched as it is a subject matter that has been requested by many of our followers.In this podcast, we reveal more truths about addiction, in that it makes the whole family unit dysfunctio...
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Season 1001
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Episode 2
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18:42
Special Request - Don't Quit Trying to Quit
We have relaunched this special episode as it is a subject matter that has been requested by many of our followers.In this podcast, we bust the myth that an addict who doesn’t get it the first time is a loser, when in fact he is on his ...
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Season 1001
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Episode 1
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23:45
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 7
Q: Why does addiction have such a powerful ripple effect on the family?A: It turns out that the whole family becomes sick as a consequence of alcoholism or drug addiction striking any one individual in the family. Family m...
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Season 112
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Episode 7
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2:42
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 6
Q: Do interventions work?A: Yes and no. Interventions come in two categories: professional and family led. Even interventions conducted by professional interventionists may fail if the subject of the intervention refuses t...
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Season 112
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Episode 6
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2:30
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 5
Q: Will an addict get the help he needs from a psychiatrist?A: It depends. There are two main factors involved. One is the fact that addicts will often lie to the psychiatrist if the addict is there for reasons other than ...
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Season 112
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Episode 5
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2:22
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 4
Q: How knowledgeable are physicians about alcoholism and drug addiction?A: On average, not very. The fact is that fewer than 25% of physicians are given any course work in medical school on alcoholism and addiction. Recogn...
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Season 112
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Episode 4
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2:27
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 3
Q: Why do some people hate AA?A: It mostly comes down to the idea of a “higher power”, frequently expressed as “God, as we understand him”. The co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill Wilson, was closely related to a Chri...
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Season 112
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Episode 3
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2:21
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 2
Q: How important is AA?A: Alcoholics Anonymous is the world’s largest support group with 115,000 chapters worldwide and an estimated membership of over two million. Moreover, it is endorsed by the National Institute of Drug...
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Season 112
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Episode 2
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2:28
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 1
Q: Is Alcoholics Anonymous, aka AA, a proven recovery method?A: The scientific evidence, based on research conducted by the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical Sch...
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Season 112
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Episode 1
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2:15
Mini Series 11 - The Four Agreements
In this podcast, we discuss the Four Agreements, a Buddhist-inspired way of thinking that can readily apply to anyone who aspires to live a spiritual life, free of the self-imposed burdens of addiction or alcoholism.We discuss the Four ...
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Season 111
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Episode 9
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5:09
Mini Series 11 - Toxic Shame
In this podcast, we discuss the power of toxic shame and its effect on the children in the family, including an addict or alcoholic.We learn that:Shame is known as a master emotion, overpowering ordinary, healthy feelings su...
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Season 111
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Episode 8
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5:42
Mini Series 11 - The Power of Now
In this podcast, we discuss the power of living in the now, of living in the moment as a means of attaining peace of mind for anyone living with the stress of an addict or alcoholic in the family.We discuss the following:Thi...
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Season 111
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Episode 7
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4:14
Mini Series 11 - The Ripple Effect of Addiction
In this podcast, we discuss the ripple effect of addiction on the family.We discuss the following:Hitting bottom is a family affair.Everything is not just fine.Addiction is not a choice.Detachment ...
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Season 111
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Episode 6
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4:08
Mini Series 11 - Shame & Social Disapproval
In this podcast, we continue to explode the myths surrounding addiction.Example myths include:The shame and social disapproval associated with addiction.Stereotypes that perpetuate the myth.Addiction only h...
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Season 111
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Episode 5
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4:00
Mini Series 11 - A Quick Q&A on Addiction Myths
In this podcast, we do a quick Q&A on the myths of addiction and address other questions posed by our readers and listeners.These questions revolve around:The myth that addiction is a question of moral character....
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Season 111
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Episode 4
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4:08
