Podcast appearances and mentions of Lance Dodes

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Justin Frank is a former professor of psychiatry at George Washington University. He is the author of several books including Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President. Dr. Frank reflects on how the American people and their collective sense of normal, safety, and security has been dramatically disrupted by Trump's return to power and his  “shock and awe” campaign against American democracy and society. Dr. Frank counsels that feelings of dread, fear, and anxiety are totally normal responses to such a threat – but the question then becomes what to do with those feelings. Dr. Frank also explains the psychological dynamics at work in why so many Americans were in denial, immature, and refused to believe the many warnings, over almost a decade, that Trump's return to power would be a disaster for the country and the world. Dr. Lance Dodes is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a training and supervising analyst emeritus at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Dr. Dodes explains why and how so many Americans and others in this time of crisis are increasing their unhealthy use of alcohol, drugs, and engaging in other addictive behavior as a coping mechanism. He also explains the important differences between compulsion and bad habits and their importance for treating alcoholism and other diseases. Dr. Frank and Dr. Dodes both share their advice for enduring, navigating, and how Americans of conscience and honor can try to stay healthy and relatively balanced and ready for the long struggle during this time of extreme stress, anxiety, fear, vulnerability, general duress and exhaustion. Chauncey DeVega continues to navigate the long Trumpocene and Trump's first month back in power, what are weeks that feel like years and decades. The Dear Leader has now declared himself a de facto king, emperor, Napoleon…. or worse. And as Chauncey has warned for years, Trump is now literally whitewashing and creating a thoughtcrime regime against teaching the real history of American society and the color line with his very real and very serious Orwellian threats against America's colleges, universities, and public schools.  WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via PayPal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow

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There are three guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. M. Stephen Fish is a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. His new book is Comeback: Routing Trumpism, Reclaiming the Nation, and Restoring Democracy's Edge. Professor Fish explains how Donald Trump and the Republicans use a high dominance leadership style against the Democrats and liberals and progressives, and why to this point they have been unable to effectively defeat it. Fish also explains why “when they go low, we go high” is such a horrible strategy against authoritarians and fascists such as Donald Trump and the other members of today's right wing. Professor Fish counsels Vice President Kamala Harris and her advisors about how she can best counter Trump's leadership style (and then defeat him and the MAGA movement) by adopting her own high dominance leadership style that is inspired by such Democratic and liberal-progressive titans as President Johnson, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Lance Dodes is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a training and supervising analyst emeritus at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He explains how Donald Trump's obviously unwell mind and personality are appealing to his cultists and why they see him as a type of god and savior. In addition, he shares his advice about emotional health and well-being in these troubled times and why people succumb to addiction and other unhealthy coping mechanisms. Dr. Dodes also evaluates if Chauncey DeVega's habit of going to Trump Tower several times a week (as a way of confronting Dictator Donald Trump by proxy) is a healthy or unhealthy coping mechanism. D. Earl Stephens is the former Managing Editor at Stars and Stripes and the author of Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump's Very Important Letters. He returns to the podcast to reflect on his feelings about the whiplash effect of these last few weeks and how President Biden's stepping aside and passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris may impact the 2024 Election and our chances of saving American democracy from Donald Trump and the neofascist MAGA movement and their forces. Chauncey DeVega reflects on how time has been broken during these last few crazy weeks here in America and the Age of Trump and the importance of remaining grounded. Chauncey also shares some new polling data about the whiplash effect and Kamala Harris's lead over Donald Trump in the 2024. And Chauncey shares his thoughts about this year's WWE SummerSlam pay per view and the art of storytelling, why he is even more concerned about his beloved New England Patriots, and offers some reviews about the new movies Longlegs, Deadpool and Wolverine, and Sing Sing. WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow

Top Psychologists John Gartner and Harry Segal discuss with Dr. Lance Dodes the psychological fallout America will have to brace itself for, following the first conviction of an unhinged former President in history on Really American's SMASH HIT podcast, Shrinking Trump. This special episode is an "emergency session” of the iTunes chart-topping podcast to discuss fallout from the unstable Republican presidential candidate that could have dire consequences. Our site: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/shrinking-trump  Subscribe on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shrinking-trump/id1745797271  Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xuuqHxzruLEsQXtTuJjP4  Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a101a15a-8b18-49c8-b556-c201aece30ee/shrinking-trump  Subscribe on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-shrinking-trump-175213669/  Returning to the show for this special is our friend Dr. Dodes, a retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. In this episode, Lance will be helping our hosts psychoanalyze Trump's unhinged press conference from the morning after he was convicted of 34 felonies.  “Right now, Donald Trump is a wounded animal, " John said. “There's nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal. And there's really nothing more dangerous than a wounded malignant narcissist.” Using video and direct quotes, our hosts provide you with an in-depth analysis of how Trump's projection, narcissism, sociopathy, and dementia were on full display in his sham of a press conference. “Remember, this is a press conference to explain why he's been convicted of 34 felonies,” said Dr. Gartner. “But from the way he presents it, you'd think he was there to accept an award.” Dr. Dodes walks us through his own diagnosis of Trump's performance, and helps us understand the dangerous psychology of how a now-wounded malignant narcissist like Trump would respond if he were to regain power. He also gives us a rundown of the deranged cult mentality that empowers charismatic leaders like Trump, and the interpersonal effects his distorted beliefs have on his followers. Trump's ability to manipulate the truth rests in his ability to repeat his lies over and over. But he's also helped by an army of surrogates who parrot his false reality. In this episode, we'll be taking a hard look at how the conviction and these competing realities might affect the psychology of voters.  There's also a chilling conversation comparing Trump's malignant narcissism to Hitler's that you are not going to want to miss. “I've been saying now for six years that Donald Trump is the American Hitler,” John explained. “And immigrants are the new Jews.” Dr. Segal said it best when sounding the alarm. “We're not saying this as political activists,” he said. “We're talking about a very disturbed person with tremendous power and influence saying psychotic things that are organized around evoking rage and fear in his supporters.”

Join hosts Dr. John Gartner and Dr. Harry Segal for Shrinking Trump, a hit new weekly show dedicated to analyzing Donald Trump from a psychological point of view. As John puts it, “This is a place you'll be able to come and hear frank, honest, intelligent, educated discussions among professionals about Trump's mental health.” In this episode, our guest is psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Lance Dodes, a retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Lance was also one of the original contributors to the book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, a collection of essays from psychiatrists and psychologists describing Trump's mental health as a clear and present danger to the nation and individual well-being. As a psychoanalyst, Dr. Dodes is focused primarily on the personality disorder component of Trump's mental health. He explains to our listeners how dementia interacts with personality disorder, particularly when compounded with narcissism. As the dementia worsens, Dr. Dodes says, Trump “knows less and less because he can't add to knowledge or correct the things that he doesn't know, because that would be a narcissistic blow.” Lance also warns our listeners that some of the greatest character defects Trump exhibits, like the lack of empathy, are made exponentially more dangerous by his worsening dementia. “And then, of course, if there was ever a chance to correct it, he can't,” Dodes said. “Because that would mean acknowledging that he had done something wrong.” Why is Trump falling asleep in court? Will he actually attend the debates? What would a second term for Trump look like once he's lost all impulse control? You won't want to miss the team's psychological approach to answering these questions and more in this fantastic interview. You'll also want to buckle up for another wild segment of “Dementia Roundup,” where John and Harry analyze video clips of Trump's most bizarre statements and behaviors from the week. Their conclusions, although often terrifying, help listeners better understand the nature of Trump's rapid mental decline and why he says, and acts, the way he does.  Harry said it best to close out the show. “To understand someone, It takes a while to build a model of who they are. So I'm hoping that over time with each of our podcasts,  everyone will start to have a more complex and integrated sense of who Trump is and how this process of mild cognitive impairment is affecting him.”

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In his book, The Sober Truth, psychiatrist Lance Dodes shines a light on the poorly conducted research supporting the 12 Step approach to treating addiction. In this episode, Dr. Dodes discusses how a religious, one-size-fits-all approach came to shape our understanding of addiction and dominate self-help, residential, and intensive outpatient treatment programs in the United States. Hosts: Eyrn, Al Guest: Lance Dodes, MD References: Dodes, Lance, and Zachary Dodes. The Sober Truth. Beacon Press, 2014.

Graeme Daniels, co-author of Getting Real About Sex Addiction, reviews the book The Heart of Addiction by Lance Dodes, M.D., and focuses upon its thesis: that "true" addictions have a psychological underpinning that entails unconscious defenses against infantile states of rage and helplessness

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Tonight on The Last Word: The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump rejected his lawyers' effort to avoid the classified documents indictment. Also, Attorney General Merrick Garland defends special counsel Jack Smith in his first public remarks on the Trump indictment. Plus, Senate Democrats push for Supreme Court ethics reforms after recent scandals involving Justice Clarence Thomas. And Trump turns 77 the day after his arrest and arraignment. Bradley Moss, Kristy Greenberg, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Dr. Lance Dodes join Lawrence O'Donnell.

The primitive yet sophisticated response that our brains have to trauma may be the link in understanding addictive behavior. The link between the feeling I have when I decide to use, act on my compulsion is stronger than simple brain chemistry. The feeling, decision, similar-same mechanism in the brain is WHY the chemical reaction is so strong...it is not linked to simple pleasure but to survival. (The "similar-same" concept is taken from the ground breaking book "Breaking Addiction" by Dr. Lance Dodes). Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi. Support this podcast at https://anchor.fm/lonnie-jones/support Please subscribe and share. www.lonniejones.org  or lonjones@bellsouth.net Check out YouTube.com/c/LonnieJones for archived lessons, Skits, videos explaining some of the rope stuff we talk about. Get t-shirts, stickers, prints and other art at www.teespring.com/stores/lonnie-jones-art https://lonnie-jones-art.creator-spring.com/listing/buy-podcast-swag?products=46 Visit Amazon for the following books: "Cognitive Spiritual Development: A Christ Centered Approach to Spiritual Self Esteem"; "Grappling With Life. Controlling Your Inside Space"; "Pedagogue" The Youth Ministry Book by Lonnie Jones; "If I Were a Mouse" a children's story written and illustrated by Lonnie Jones; "The Selfish Rill, a story about a decision"  A fantasy parable by Lonnie Jones. #www.worldchristian.org #tkminc2001@twlakes.net #www.hcu.edu #www.sjandl.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lonnie-jones/support

Lance Dodes, M.D. is a retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He has been the Director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard's McLean Hospital, Director of the Alcoholism Treatment Unit at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (now part of Massachusetts General Hospital), and Director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling. He is the author or co-author of many journal articles and book chapters about the psychology of addiction and the author of three books: The Heart of Addiction (HarperCollins, 2002), Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction (HarperCollins, 2011), and The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry (Beacon Press, 2014; senior author). This fascinating exchange helps to challenge the idea of a “disease” model of addiction and offers his decades of experience helping people overcome the compulsion underlying most addictions. Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Conversation between Dr. Shaw, Jim Quigley, & CJ McMurry about current events, addictions treatment and ministry. 1:06 What does “a good name…” mean? (Prov. 22:1) 4:28 From substance abuse to marriage, family, and employment 5:10 Chasing fame and fortune or Psalm 84 v 10 6:45 Discussing the list of celebrity deaths (www.drugs.com/celebrity_deaths.html) 9:13 What sadly often happens after getting everything you're chasing? 11:47 Resting, satisfaction, and what to do with the unfixable 13:03 Dying while under the influence or by accidental overdoses 17:48 Amy Winehouse death (Rehab song) 19:06 Michael Jackson's shocking death (Mark) and the medications found in his system 20:21 Chris Farley's sudden death (CJ) – “speedballing” same as Belushi 21:56 SNL cast members, overdose deaths 23:49 Why we talk about overdose deaths 24:30 “He gives to His beloved sleep…” (Ps. 127:2) 25:49 Ecc. 2:1-11 (CJ) 28:38 Phillip Seymour Hoffman's years of “recovery” and what Lance Dodes says in NPR's interview 29:39 Steven Tyler's multiple relapses (and how TAC is unified to transform addiction) 31:14 Jim's RTS class notes on change without redemption (professor Dr. Nate Brooks) 36:17 Man transformed from panic attacks 38:40 Finishing the list of celebrity deaths (www.drugs.com/celebrity_deaths.html) 40:24 Gratitude and satisfaction in the present place God has us Jim refers to TAC Podcast #75 “Seattle grunge bands” – Celebrity Addicts: 80s and 90s Musicians (Quigley and Dr. Shaw) found at https://anchor.fm/theaddictionconnection/episodes/75--Celebrity-Addicts-80s-and-90s-Musicians-Quigley-and-Dr--Shaw-ekpdlo Jim refers to NPR's interview of Lance Dodes from https://www.npr.org/2014/03/23/291405829/with-sobering-science-doctor-debunks-12-step-recovery

Conversation between Dr. Shaw, Jim Quigley, Josh Coleman, & CJ McMurry about current events, addictions treatment and ministry. 1:17 Freedom Farm & Jim Quigley 2:59 Overdose statistics 4:18 NFL Quarterback Dwayne Haskins 8:44 Talking to the addicted 10:05 The "Spell" of Ketamine 11:47 SSRI's and bizarre treatments 14:25 Deep Brain Stimulation 19:04 Bible on sin nature 22:25 James Fisher's DBS experience 24:37 Addiction treatment success? 28:00 Transformation success? 29:26 Evidence-based treatment (Dr. Lance Dodes) 34:54 Getting to know Josh Coleman (CABC) 36:51 Biblical Counseling Services of Nashville 39:55 The Church's role in addictions ministries 45:08 Josh Coleman on The Addiction Connection 49:52 BCS of Nashville operations 1:02:30 Fentanyl in marijuana 1:03:23 Closing

I was working with a client this week and he said something that really struck me.   He said, the work that we had been doing made him think that he was less depressed, more hopeful, no longer part of the addict class. This got me thinking.  When I was attending 12 step meetings and saying, “Hi, my name is Zach and I'm a porn addict” the message of being an addict was clear.  Once a porn addict, always a porn addict.  I don't know why this ideology grew up in the 12 step system.  No matter why it's there, being a forever addict seems to be the way that we are encouraged to think about our struggles when it comes to pornography.  It baffles me a little because it would seem to be contrary to everything that the 12 step program would be working toward.   This seemingly contradictory message of being a forever addict while simultaneously participating in a group that has, as its core mission, eliminating an addictive behavior from your life is, I believe one of the reasons 12 step groups fail to succeed and most people fail to actually eliminate their problems within those groups.   Dr. Lance Dodes, author of The Sober Truth, details the evidence in his book, that about 5% of people who participate in 12 step groups are successful at actually eliminating their pornography addiction.  That is, by the way, the same percentage that occurs when you just do the work on your own and just decide to quit.  People who do it without any program, succeed about 5% of the time.  So, in terms of evidence based analysis of successful systems of intervention, 12 step programs are about as likely to help you overcome pornography for good as if you went to no one and did it on your own.   By contrast, Acceptance and Commitment coaching has a 95% success rate at 30 days and 80% at 6 months.  But back to the idea that Once a porn addict, always a porn addict has always been something that I bristled at, even when I was deep in the 12 step ethos.   Why?   I think there are 3 reasons why being a forever addict is not only a bad idea, but it is actually holding you back and keeping you from succeeding at overcoming pornography.  Being an addict reduces your responsibility over your actions. When we use addiction language we are often putting off responsibility for our actions to something outside of us.  For instance, the phrase “I slipped this week and looked at porn.” Which is a phrase I've said and heard countless times.  It sets the locus of control for the actions outside of the person.  It is even self contradictory.  The first part, I slipped, conjures up a sense that some unseen force like gravity pulled me in a direction that I did not choose.  The same as when we say, I slipped on some Ice or I slipped down the mountain.   Gravity, regardless of your choices is taking you in a direction that you are not choosing to go.   But then we say, I looked at porn, which looking is an action we take.   I often ask people, when you view pornography how does it happen?  They tell me things like how they go on their computer or phone, they start with some website or another and after a few minutes they are engaged in viewing pornography.  I have never once, had anyone tell me that someone showed up to their house and chained them to a chair, and made them watch pornography.   We talk like we are out of control, but the reality is that we are making the choices even though we regret them later.   That isn't to say that there isn't compulsion or urging in that direction, because, for most people there is.  But compulsion isn't the same as being out of control and unable to choose.  It is that there are real, strong, and compelling reasons to view...

If you are ready to take your knowledge and understanding to the next level, join the Self Mastery Membership at zachspafford.com/workwithme Hey, everybody, and welcome to another beautiful mastery Monday here on the Self Mastery podcast. I'm your host, Zach Spafford. Listen, I got something for you guys. I'm here to help you overcome pornography. You guys know that right? I just want to let you know that there's some stuff that's gonna change. That's all. I'm not going to tell you what it is right now. But I'm going to tell you something a little bit later in this podcast. But these last few weeks have been a great deep dive into how you can really begin to move past pornography by not just focusing on pornography, but focusing on how you can become the person you want to be. By the way, I just want to thank all of you who have written in and said how much this has helped you. That's kind of awesome, actually, that you guys are like, hey, you know what, this changed my life. So thank you for sending that in to me. If you have a second, just take a moment and write a review that helps people find us and all of this great content, more than anything else you could do. You know, share it, obviously, with as many people as you can, but writing reviews helps people find this. So please do that. Many of you know that I am all about an evidence based approach to Overcoming Pornography. You've probably listened to my episode about how pornography is not an addiction and the book by Dr. Lance Dodes, you may know Cam Staley, who is a PhD researcher out of the University of Idaho, a really great guy, quite like him. You are probably thinking, okay, yes, we know that you like evidence. So not only do I have the evidence from my own journey that I've shared with you, one of the components of my coaching to Overcoming Pornography is based in Acceptance and Commitment coaching, I call it ACC, which comes from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Now, I'm not a therapist, but I have studied the techniques and processes and systems that have helped 1000s of men and women and their pornography struggle. And I've done it myself, like, this is not pie in the sky. This is not, hey, you know what, let me tell you a theory, and I will help you figure it out. That's not it. This is real life. This is my journey. You are like, Yeah, I need somebody who's been there. You know, I always talk about I have an MBA, and I've been in business for a long time, before I became a coach, I, I was an insurance and I loved it. And I did some other things that add some great, cool stuff. And I always think about, who's the guy that I would come to, who's the person that I would go to, if I needed help running my business. I would not even go to a Yale or a Harvard School Business School professor, I would go to a guy who's actually lived the process. Some of you guys know Gary Vee, cool guy, I listen to his stuff, I don't listen to a guy who works for Harvard. I don't, because I want to know what it looks like to actually be in the trenches. And that's why I use ACC. And the coaching that I do is based in both my real life experience and acceptance and commitment, coaching. And then Acceptance and Commitment coaching, there's a principle called the choice point. It is one of the key principles of ACC that I use in the membership, which has been closed now to members to new members for a little bit, a little while. But I will tell you this, this month, I'm launching a new platform that will make it so you can download a single app and get all the great content on your phone. So I'm looking forward to it. And when it's ready, I will open up the membership to anybody who wants to join. So keep an eye out for that. When I talk about choice point, though, I want to go back to choice point because that's really the point of what we're talking about. I want you to imagine a narrow, long...

Tonight on the Last Word: The January 6 Committee subpoenas Trump adviser Peter Navarro. Also, the New York Times reports that an RNC censure draft called Jan. 6 legal and nonviolent. Plus, Republicans are divided after the RNC declares Jan. 6 to be “legitimate political discourse.” And Vladimir Putin stations thousands of troops in Belarus amid concerns of a Ukraine invasion. Reid Epstein, Rep. Eric Swalwell, David Plouffe, Jennifer Rubin, Dr. Lance Dodes and Rick Stengel join Lawrence O'Donnell.

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1 Corinthians 2:13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. [1] Mark talks with Jim Quigley in studio about common phrases in the addiction world, and the world's attempts to counter what they see as "stigma." Jim leads Freedom Farm Ministries in Boone, NC, is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection and serves on TAC's board. Jim begins the discussion with teaching a biblical opposition to the world's view that biology is causative in their addiction. This world believes that each person is a "good person" who wants to self-correct if given the opportunity. But the Gospel says otherwise. Read TAC's blogpost for more on what Jesus has to say about addiction and alcoholism. It has been estimated that over 80,000 people have died with overdoses since 2020. The victim mentality is being taught in over 90% of the programs in the world. Jim warns all listeners who are genuinely biblical in their approach to addiction to beware not to mis-characterize those who are trying to help in the secular system as not being compassionate or genuine in their desire to help people. Our message is different because we point people to the transformational heart change done by Jesus Christ working by the power of the Holy Spirit. The best debunking of the 12-step treatment industry done by a secularist is Dr. Lance Dodes on an NPR interview here. https://www.npr.org/2014/03/23/291405829/with-sobering-science-doctor-debunks-12-step-recovery [1] Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. May not copy or download more than 500 consecutive verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible.

Tonight on the Last Word: The battle over voting rights looms nationwide. Also, an Israeli opposition coalition says it has a deal to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Plus, President Biden unveils incentives to reach the goal of 70% of U.S. adults with at least one Covid vaccine shot by July 4th. Donald Trump reportedly makes false claims that he will be “reinstated” as president by August. Beto O’Rourke, Ben Rhodes, Andy Slavitt, Dr. Lance Dodes, Zerlina Maxwell and Jonathan Alter join Lawrence O’Donnell.

Personal Discipleship (Gentleness) with Dr. Mark E. Shaw, the Founder of The Addiction Connection, and the author of The Heart of Addiction: A Biblical Perspective, Relapse: Biblical Prevention Strategies, and Divine Intervention: Hope and Help for Families of Addicts. These resources are available at Focus Publishing, Bemidji, MN. www.focuspublishing.com Galatians 6:1-2 "Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." What does being in a spiritual battle really mean for a Christ-follower? 9:40-18:50 2 Cor 10:1-6 "I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete." 19:00 - A call to be gentle to all who are a part of The Addiction Connection 19:30 - Noutheteo - is a confrontational loving way that can be done in gentleness, meekness, and passion all at the same time Listen, Love, Label Lies, Lead, Launch How is counseling different than Preaching to crowds from the pulpit? 21:30 Angry at the lies of this world vs. Anger at people The disease model is hurting more people than it's helping. (Dr. Mark Shaw agrees with Dr. Lance Dodes) 23:30 Local church community context is way more than showing up on Sunday and going home Next Steps: Be TRANSFORMED is a small care group study that can be used (all digital video and downloadable content) to launch an addictions outreach in your ministry today.

Ben Funkhouser, Executive Director of The Refuge in Winterset, Iowa, and he is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection. Ben and Mark finish the series discussing the myths of addiction as noted in Dr. Lance Dodes book The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors (Harper Collins, 2002) How we agree with Dr. Dodes' myths: Myth #9 Are people with addictions impulsive? Romans 14:11-12 "for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” 12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God." How do habits really help us? Responsibility before God is the truth that transforms someone from feeling helpless, as if there's nothing I can do to change this, so I just have to deal with it. That's hopeless. What seems compulsive is really God's creative power in how He created us to develop habits. 6:45 - The world's lack of hope in their description of the problem of addiction Jay Adams (Godliness Through Discipline) taught the ways habits affect and help our lives as a gift from God. Replacement is a key concept. And he also described the four characteristics of habits as: automatic, unconscious, skillful, and comfortable. 11:35 - Ephesians 4:20-24 13:00 - Episodes of addictive choices have a lot of planning and effort involved even if the actions seem to happen quickly and easily. It's a planned lifestyle and the path becomes so "well-worn" that it's easy to go there. 14:50 - Matthew 5 calls us to be radical -- to cut off the paths of sin so we can replace these addictive habits. 16:12 - A biblical Proverb says, "The way of a transgressor is hard." It does lead to destruction in our lives here, and then eternal destruction without Christ. (Proverbs 13:15) 18:30 - Ben describes the rationale for the seven month men's program for addiction at The Refuge. The length of their program allows the residents there ample time to learn new biblical habits of living in a way that it becomes the new pattern of life. Find hope and help for addiction at www.theaddictionconnection.org https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/addiction-help/ Find resources for help from a genuinely biblical perspective at https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/published-resources/ Find Ben Funkhouser at refugewinterset.com

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Lou Samaritano and Mark continue the series discussing Dr. Lance Dodes' myths of addiction that he writes about in his book The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors... (Harper Collins, 2002). Find Lou at abiblicalcounselor.com where he counsels in Sayville, Long Island, NY close to all the major thoroughfares there. He also counsels online via video conferencing software. Myth #6 You should be treated by someone who also has an addiction. 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 says "...so that we may be able to comfort those..." "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. 6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort." (ESV) Explaining the difference between being a sinner, being affected by sin, and sin having dominion over me. All Scripture is useful... so that the man of God can be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16-17) It really is the Spirit of God and the Word of God. Anyone can help an addict. Testimonies of what has happened to us are important but not what transforms the heart. God transforms hearts. God's great and precious promises are given to us. It's His power, His word, His enabling us to escape the corruption of our own heart. Sex addiction, hatred, anger, it doesn't matter what it is, the core of the heart needs to be justified and sanctified. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." The Bible gives us hope that we CAN be set free. It happens from the Lord who is the Spirit, not my testimony as a counselor, that changes hearts. We have the ability to point them to the One who can set them free. Myth #7 "Addiction is basically a problem of brain chemistry." Dr. Dodes calls out this myth and we agree. Mark went to a training about 25 years ago where he began to witness the transitioning of the terminology and yet maintained the same exact treatment philosophies. The way we were brought up does have an affect on us but it is not binding on us. We still have a choice. Sins have been taken out of the sin category and put them all in the sickness category. Lou mentions David Tyler and Kurt Grady's book, Deceptive Diagnosis: When Sin is Called Sickness (2006, Focus) There is hope. If you are set free by Jesus Christ, you are not an alcoholic, you are a child of God. "As you minimize sin, then being saved is not that big of a deal. I just had this chemical problem in my brain, but other than that I was a pretty good person." - Lou Samaritano Three crosses are in The Addiction Connection logo, and that is purposeful -- Mark explains.

Jim Quigley joins Dr. Mark Shaw to discuss the myths of addiction that Dr. Lance Dodes talks about in his book The Heart of Addiction. Mark and Jim debunk the myths of addiction from a biblical perspective, taking it a step further. Proverbs 3:5-8 What is meant by the world when they use the term, "Surrender?" vs. what Christianity says about our inability to surrender. 8:20 - False humility apart from Christ and what repentance really means 9:47 - What the secular system thinks about will power and a higher power 11:43 - The illusion that the self-help system has helped millions of people but Dr. Dodes says otherwise, and so do we. 13:30-14:30 Jim summarizes what the world self help system promotes 17:28 - 19:58 Surrender vs Submission and being transformed by God's power from God's Holy Spirit and God's Word 20:23 - Dying to self and still failing to acknowledge the source of the power 22:35 - Myth #5 You should count your days of sobriety. 24:00 - Does the chip system do more harm than good? Going back to zero every time you mess up 26:30 - 30:25 - Pursuing sobriety for the glory of God and knowing the bedrock truth that you are in Christ and don't need a reset 31:00 - Acknowledging God as you make and achieve goals of sobriety 31:45 - Vine and branches idea from Jim Quigley - fruit that remains coming from repentance 35:25 - Salvation cannot be lost because God gave it in the first place - When you have a system based on our own record the Gospel is not being communicated

In this podcast series, we're looking at Lance Dodes' 10 Myths of Addiction, which we agree that they are myths, but we're looking at them through the lens of God's Word instead of man's word. Today, we're joined by CJ McMurry a TAC Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor from The Refuge, a residential program for men in Winterset, Iowa as we discuss Myth #3. Find more people who help and the programs they run at www.theaddictionconnection.org 2:23 - 2 TImothy 3:2-5 3:00 - Myth #3 "If you have an addiction, you are self-destructive" - The description of our problem from God's point of view; apart from Christ this is our bent 5:40 - Jeremiah 2:13 tells us about our two evils - forsaken the fountain of living waters and hewn out broken cisterns that hold no water - We always want to seek our own way rather than submit to the Lord's plan 7:30 - Addictive choices do lead to destruction but reality is that your motivation is that you love what you THINK it does for you 8:26 - "Having an addiction" vs. desires within me 11:32 - The Biblical approach says 'lovers of self' which is feeding the flesh and self-loving (not self-destructive) according to 2 Timothy 13:40 - Augustine of Hippo said, "My heart is restless until it finds its rest in Thee" 16:15 - What about self-esteem? Matthew 22:37-40 tells us that Jesus knows we don't have a problem loving ourselves. We just need to love others as much as we already love ourselves. 18:45 - Book we recommend by Nicolas Ellen, entitled, Self-Esteem, Self-Image, Self-love: How to Trade the Trinity of Self Worship for the Triangle of Self-evaluation 20:37 - Having an addiction. vs. Having a sinful heart problem 22:50 - Quote from Puritan, Thomas Watson: "Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet." 24:40 - Jeremiah 2:13 Turning our back on God and looking for other ways to fill our hearts will only sicken, poison, and destroy us. 25:27 - What's going on at the mens' residential program of The Refuge in Winterset, Iowa, Snd Saylorville GCR (Gospel Centered Recovery) Find more resources we recommend at www.theaddictionconnection.org/published-resources/

10 Myths of Addiction Series on TAC Podcast Pastor Wes Pinkley joins us as we discuss Myths #1 and #2 of Lance Dodes' book "The Heart of Addiction" - but we examine these myths (which we agree with) but take them further by looking at the myths through a biblical perspective. Applications are made to pleasurable food items, marital sexual, relations, temptations of video gaming, pornography, heroin, opioids, surgical anesthesia. 3:50 - Lance Dodes' view of Myths of Addiction 4:45 - Myth #1 "You are addicted to things that are addictive". 7:30 - Summary of Dodes' entire book 17:15 - Myth #2 "You have to hit bottom before you can get well" 26:00 - Using Biblical words 34:56 - Discussion of the unclean and clean commands in the Bible and your faith causing another brother to stumble based on Romans 14:13ff 37:30 - Building our house upon the Rock, the truths of Scripture, and applications to marriage 41:40 The joy of abiding in Christ and being saved by grace. 44:30 Encouragement for obtaining The Addiction Connection Commissioning process. Find out more at www.theaddictionconnection.org/commissioning/

ABOUT THIS SHOW: “So You Hate Alcoholics Anonymous”. After a hilarious bash of a comment was made on the YouTube version of this previous broadcast, I just had to repost this show from June 2014. I hope you enjoy the controversy. Monty, Eve and Nathan unpack an article published in The Fix (The Online Addiction & Recovery Magazine) The interview conducted by the Fix's John Lavitt with Dr. Lance Dodes where Dodes attacks A.A. with a "Slash & Burn approach to dealing with 12-Step programs"

Special guest Dr. Lance Dodes joins me on episode 59 of the Boost Health Podcast!  I recently read several of his books about addiction and was blown away. The mainstream understanding of addiction is completely wrong!  We talk about the true definition of addiction, the difference between physical dependence and addiction, if […]

Special guest Dr. Lance Dodes joins me on episode 59 of the Boost Health Podcast!  I recently read several of his books about addiction and was blown away. The mainstream understanding of addiction is completely wrong!  We talk about the true definition of addiction, the difference between physical dependence and addiction, if […]

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The 12 steps are probably not working for you.I started attending 12 step meetings in 2007. I also went to meetings sanctioned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which I am a member. Those Church sanctioned meetings were full of guys that were pretty similar to me. No one had committed a crime (I don't think) in pursuit of their sexual desires, but none of them seemed able to overcome their pornography use either. So every week for a number of years I would sit in the meetings, I would say, “My name is Zach, I'm a porn addict, it has been x number of days since my last relapse.” If you have ever been to these meetings, the people are earnest, the topic is serious, and the goal is the same for everyone. 12 step programs are the most recognized and ubiquitous type of sobriety focused recovery systems in the country. Judges assign people to attend them. Families swear by them. I found a list https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/treatment-program/aftercare/related/types-12-step-programs/#gref (here) of 32 programs in addition to Alcohol Anonymous. Five of these had the word sex in them. So why, according to Lance Dodes, MD and the Sober Truth, do these meetings only have a 5% success rate? Now, granted, the Sober Truth is targeted specifically to Alcoholics Anonymous, but the “12 Step Program” has been taken and morphed to work with narcotics, pornography and food addictions. I don't have data for those programs, but I think it is safe to say that the data is likely to be similar for similarly structured programs. For me, I worked the 12 steps as best I could, in concert with my bishop and stake president, and had regular meetings with a counselor. All of the world was pulling for me and I was pulling in the direction I was told I should go. Once I had been going to meetings for a few years, I thought, I should be able to go longer than I am. I should have more sobriety. I shouldn't be relapsing like this. I felt completely alone. The truth was, that even though I, like hundreds of thousands, even millions of people before me, had gone through the steps, worked each of them to the best of my ability, apologized, asked for forgiveness, shared the program, done it all, I was still doing what addicts call white knuckling it. I was still living in a place where I was not succeeding to my definition of success. Maybe I wasn't using as much as I once had, but each time the urge came, I was still bearing through it with all the pain that comes from having a kidney stone. I was always just on the verge of going back. Back to pornography, back to lying to my wife, back to hiding from my church leaders, back to buffering my life away with my drug of choice so I didn't have to deal with my feelings. Some of you might be saying in your minds, “oh, then you did it wrong” or “then you really weren't sober” or some other version of blaming me for not getting it right because I wasn't doing it right so I have no right to complain. That's not an atypical response from those dealing with addiction and advocates of the 12 step program. In fact, Dr Dodes talks about this in the Sober Truth. He quotes AA's Big Book saying, “Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program…” Dr. Dodes concluded, as anyone might, that “the program doesn't fail; you fail.” Emphasis his. So how could anyone who has gone through a 12 step program ever step forward and say, “um, sorry guys, this just isn't helping me”? The...

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Today, Tracy talks about ADHD and Addiction. She doesn’t like to talk about things that she hasn’t experienced personally but so many members in her Facebook Group, ADHD for Smart A** Women did struggle with addiction so she decided that the subject warranted a podcast episode. Have you ever wondered why those of us with ADHD have up to a 10 times higher likelihood of substance abuse and addiction? Do you know what Reward Deficiency Syndrome is? Have you ever felt less satisfaction than you expected to feel once you reach a goal? Do you often feel like you’ve not accomplished enough? Discover how our dopamine circuitry can create addictions and what’s behind the overlap that we often see between creativity, talent, depression, addiction and ADHD. Learn why young adults use substances to self-medicate and at what age they typically start. Discover the biggest myth about stimulant medication and addiction. Exercise is the ADHD brain’s best friend. Learn why it also helps us refrain from self-medicating. Tracy then shares information that she just learned about AA, recovery centers, medical detox programs, and sober living environments from a book called The Sober Truth by Harvard professor Lance Dodes who’s been treating people with addiction for 30 + years. It is really eye-opening. Tracy also shares information that she just learned from psychotherapist Perry Janssen about trauma and addiction. Learn about the concept called spontaneous remission and what kinds of approaches to treating addiction work best for those of us with ADHD. Resources: Center for Motivation and Change The Beyond Addiction Podcast with Dr. Josh King: Interview with Edward Hallowell  http://hams.cc/neuroscience.pdf   https://www.amazon.com/Sober-Truth-Debunking-Programs-Industry/dp/0807035874/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DN97L8MJLDP8&keywords=the+sober+truth+debunking+the+bad+science+behind&qid=1560387110&s=gateway&sprefix=The+Sober+Truth%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1   https://www.additudemag.com/the-truth-about-adhd-and-addiction/ n. 

Recently I received a question about food addiction. I did a lot of research into how this works and what to do about it. While I was doing this I came across the work of Lance Dodes, M.D. He's a world leading thinker on addiction. On this months show I have an interview with Lance. He shares a lot of insight into this topic. 

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Being lied to is harmful for your health. If the constant liar is not your partner, but instead President Trump, then the lying is harmful for the country's health. Where ever you are on the politic spectrum, a flagrant narcissist liar will always disappoint you. With the President's doctors also lying to you, it's time for a second opinion medically. Check out the opinions on Trump's health from highly credentialed truthful specialists like James Gillian, Lance Dodes, or John Gartner.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 12PM ET on W4HC - Health Cafe Live Network (www.w4hc.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Dr. Lance Dodes is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (retired) and a psychoanalyst (Training and Supervising Analyst Emeritus at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute). Dr. Dodes is a signatory to a nationally discussed letter which was published in The New York Times which warned the public about the dangers posed by Donald Trump's mental health. He also has contributed a chapter on Donald Trump and sociopathy in the forthcoming book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President.  During this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Dr. Dodes and Chauncey discuss how clinicians have a "duty to warn" the American people (and the world) about Donald Trump's mental health problems. Dr. Dodes also clarifies the common misunderstandings surrounding the so-called "Goldwater Rule". And  Dr. Dodes shares his thoughts about how he believes that Donald Trump is a sociopath and a megalomaniac not unlike other tyrants which we have seen throughout human history. Writer and podcaster Alasdair Stuart also sits down at the virtual bar and salon to share his thoughts about the new Star Wars films and if they are in trouble because of a supposed "director problem". Stuart and Chauncey also select their own personal favorites to write and direct a Star Wars film and give an update on what is known about the plot and characters of Episode 8 and Episode 9 in the Star Wars Trilogies.  On this week's show, Chauncey DeVega ponders ethical questions about the horrible hurricanes striking Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean such as "would he give aid and assistance to Trump supporters in those areas?" In this week's episode Chauncey also shares some troubling news about how current American politics have inspired the new Star Trek series "Discovery". At this end of this week's episode, Chauncey also offers a personal reflection and promise in response to Ta-Nehisi Coates' new piece in The Atlantic about Donald Trump and whiteness.

Join host and Documentary filmmaker Monica Richardson for a one hour show discussing how the lies are woven and told through story, film, TV and interviews with famous actors, writers, singers and musicians about what AA really is and what it is not. CBS 48 Hours, The Sober Trtuh has exposed AA, and investigated this story as well as  Katie Couric. Please read articles by: Gabrielle Glaser on ProPublica, The atlantic, The Daily Beast and Readers Digest and Lance Dodes, The Sober Truth.

Join host and Documentary filmmaker Monica Richardson for a one hour show discussing how the lies are woven and told through story, film, TV and interviews with famous actors, writers, singers and musicians about what AA really is and what it is not. CBS 48 Hours, The Sober Trtuh has exposed AA, and investigated this story as well as  Katie Couric. Please read articles by: Gabrielle Glaser on ProPublica, The atlantic, The Daily Beast and Readers Digest and Lance Dodes, The Sober Truth.

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Many bloggers are talking about this. FInd us on www.leavingaa.com . Deprogramming before one embibes again. Some prefer never to drink again attitude. Many do drink normally again after many years of abstinance. Many AA circuit speakers have left and are finding they can drink easily with no probelm.  Which one are you? We are going to do a live chat so you can talk about it in the chat room. I will take calls and questions and comments. Why do so many leave AA after decades and feel they were in a cult. Monica Richardson hosts this 1 hour live show to talk about the Holidays, Leaving AA, moderation, and learning new healthy habits. We will talk about the best deprogramming books we have read and the best moderation books out there. Drink Link Moderation by Donna Cornett, Take Control Now by Dr Marc Kern, Ken Anderson's Hams Harm Reduction. Lance Dodes books, The Sober Truth. Stanton Peele and Ilse Thompson's book Recover!  If you like the show Safe Recovery, please go to itunes and review my show. Thank you all and Happy Holidays! 

Many bloggers are talking about this. FInd us on www.leavingaa.com . Deprogramming before one embibes again. Some prefer never to drink again attitude. Many do drink normally again after many years of abstinance. Many AA circuit speakers have left and are finding they can drink easily with no probelm.  Which one are you? We are going to do a live chat so you can talk about it in the chat room. I will take calls and questions and comments. Why do so many leave AA after decades and feel they were in a cult. Monica Richardson hosts this 1 hour live show to talk about the Holidays, Leaving AA, moderation, and learning new healthy habits. We will talk about the best deprogramming books we have read and the best moderation books out there. Drink Link Moderation by Donna Cornett, Take Control Now by Dr Marc Kern, Ken Anderson's Hams Harm Reduction. Lance Dodes books, The Sober Truth. Stanton Peele and Ilse Thompson's book Recover!  If you like the show Safe Recovery, please go to itunes and review my show. Thank you all and Happy Holidays! 

"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." After hearing news of  FFRF state/church victories and complaints, we remember the life of physicist, author, and FFRF Honorary Director Victor J. Stenger. Then we talk with Lance Dodes, M.D., about his new book debunking Alcoholics Anonymous: The Sober Truth: Debunking the bad science behind twelve-step programs and the rehab industry.

Our guest this evening is Lance Dodes, MD, author of The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry. Dr. Dodes is a Training and Supervising analyst emeritus with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and recently retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Lance Dodes, M.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst Emeritus with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and was assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (retired). He has been the Director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard's McLean Hospital, Director of the Alcoholism Treatment Unit at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (now part of Massachusetts General Hospital) and Director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling. He annually chairs the discussion group The Patient witih Addiction in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at the fall meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Lance Dodes, M.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst Emeritus with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and was assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (retired). He has been the Director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard’s McLean Hospital, Director of the Alcoholism Treatment Unit at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (now part of Massachusetts General Hospital) and Director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling. He annually chairs the discussion group The Patient witih Addiction in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at the fall meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

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Get ready to have your beliefs about addiction turned upside down (in a good way)! Whether you're struggling with carb cravings or worried about a loved one who's battling alcoholism, this podcast could be the most important 39 minutes of your entire year. Seriously! So put your listening ears on... Today, Escape from Caloriegate welcomes Dr. Lance Dodes, a Training and Supervising Analyst with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Dodes is also the former Director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard’s McLean Hospital. Dr. Dodes has developed truly revolutionary insights into the nature of addiction -- concepts he eludcidated in his books, "The Heart of Addiction" and "Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction." Dr. Edward Hallowell, a preeminent authority on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), called Breaking Addition a "groundbreaking work [that] should become the 'go to' handbook for anyone suffering with addiction." Full disclosure: Dr. Dodes is also the father of one of my best friends in the world, Zach -- the guy who got me into this whole low carb mishegas in 2007 by insisting that I read Gary Taubes' Good Calories Bad Calories. Here are some highlights from the episode: The way most people think about addiction is wrong: they think it's a physical problem; a spiritual or moral weakness; or a neurological problem None of these things = true Dr. Dodes has been talking to people with addictions for decades, and he's learned from them and tested his hypotheses He's come up with a new way of understanding addiction A case history to illustrate this new paradigm Man stuck waiting for his wife became frustrated - spotted a bar and went in When did you start to feel better? "When I was standing on that corner and I decided to get a drink" Illustrative of what he's heard from many people over the years - wasn't the drink itself when he felt better. Something happened when he made the decision. His problem was that he was helpless, trapped. When people feel overwhelmingly helpless, it precipitates addictive behvaior. Once he decided to drink, he wasn't helpless any more. Addictive acts are ways of undoing or reversing overwhelming helplessness. Addiction is not a "thing in itself" -- it's a symptom. It's an "unlucky solution" to the problem of helplessness. Triggers of helplessness are very personal and not conscious "F*ck it: I'm going to have a drink." What does the "f*ck it" mean? It's a fury at being helpless. Analogy to a cave-in. 300 tons of rock trap you in a cave, you're going to freak out. That's a normal reaction. The people who get depressed and inert when helpless don't do well -- rage at helplessness is innate and healthy. It's that power that makes addiction so powerful. This rage has certain properties which give addiction its properties. At the moment of the addictive feeling, nothing else matters. If you break your wrist trying to get out of a cave-in, you're not being self-destructive -- you're just not paying attention to the consequences. Instead of taking a direct action to deal with helplessness, he took an indirect action. All addictive acts are displacements. Helps to explain curious clinical features of addiction - e.g. that you can change focus of an addiction. Drinking alcohol is most common displacement, but people can switch to other drugs or even to gambling, shopping or eating. There is no difference between addictions and compulsions -- this should change the way we think about treatment We know how to treat compulsions! Figure out why they occur, when they occur, etc. Addictions can be treated by a psychologically sophisticated therapy. Conversely, 12 step models don't work well. Giant modern myth about addiction - that it's a chronic brain disease. Comes out of National Institute of Drug Abuse.

Our first guest is Lance Dodes, MD, author of The Heart of Addiction and Breaking Addiction, who will discuss the psychology of addiction.   Our second guest is Paula DeSanto, founder and CEO of MN Alternatives, a non-12-step treatment program which incorporates harm reduction.

"Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction" Special Guest: Lance Dodes, MD - Member of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Author of "Breaking Addiction" Addiction has long been deeply misunderstood in our culture and, as a result, our treatment has not been very successful. Dr. Lance Dodes joins Allen and Melody to discuss his new book "Breaking Addictions" which describes an innovative way to understand and treat all forms of addiction.

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