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Note from the author: This is the third post in a 15-part series based on chapters from my book Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of “Disease” Therapy. I co-authored the book with Dr. Stanton Peele, but these blog...

Note from the author: This is the second post in a 15-part blog series drawn from my book Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of “Disease” Therapy. I co-wrote the book with Dr. Stanton Peele, but these posts are...

Note from the author: This is the first in a 15-part blog series I’m writing, based on chapters from the book Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of “Disease” Therapy, which I co-authored with Dr. Stanton Peele. The ideas...

I have spent decades challenging the standard idea that addiction is some kind of biological disease. I know how easy it is for people to get trapped in the self-defeating cycle of powerlessness and despair. If you’ve been told...

It’s common to talk about addiction as though it’s some isolated phenomenon—a problem with your substance of choice, something you just need to quit by sheer force of will. But those who’ve genuinely moved beyond compulsive, addictive behaviors know...

Most conversations about addiction focus on the psychological, social, or even spiritual elements involved. And while all these aspects deserve our attention, there’s a more fundamental piece of the puzzle we often overlook: the role of basic physical well-being....