Podcast appearances and mentions of marc lewis

On this episode of Sin Permiso, we sit down with Marc Lewis-an influencer, restaurant critic, and content creator whose sharp-witted rants and viral memes about Massachusetts town and city stereotypes have made him a social media sensation.

(0:00) The final hour starts with another edition of Murray's Musings and Marc Lewis calls in to talk about Jeremy Swayman's contract situation.  (19:30) Joe goes over his season predictions for the Patriots.  (25:10) Joe me the money returns!!   

(0:00) Nick Cattles starts the final hour of Wednesday night's show discussing the Patriots QB decision and why he believes Mayo will announce the starting QB tomorrow morning in his press conference.  (15:10) Nick discusses the Patriots offensive line issues and why he believes the teams O-Line might not be as bad as we all think.  (24:30) Nick reacts to Jeremy Swayman's comments on Marc Lewis' podcast about his contract talks with the Bruins.  (33:50) Cattles wraps up the show going over all the topics from the night and discusses how much watching the Patriots has changed for fans over the last few years.   

Greg Poehler and Blind Mike are in studio as Kirk talks about Chris Klemmer inserting himself into the Coleman situation. (9:00) Justin only cares about drops. (17:00) Mick was upset Christain left him alone on Friday night to go on a date with his girlfriend. (20:30) Bubba is staying with Justin again. (24:20) RFK jr. killed a bear. (27:10) Greg Poehler will not be Vice President for Kamala Harris.(31:00) The Boston Globe had a transphobic headline and we call Bob Murchison.(39:28) Joe Rogan's new special was alright.(42:45) Montante tried to pass the golf tournament duties on to Justin. (51:10) Riggs hit a hole in one but there is no video proof. (55:30) Olympics talk. (1:07:00) Mut once again defends Marc Lewis but doesn't mention him going at Kirk. (1:20:00) Calling a North Dakota grocery store to ask them about the IT prequel series. (1:36::50) The South Dakota show is open to fans. (1:43:15) More questions surround Dick Hogan. (2:05:00) Bubba might be running a scratch ticket scam. (2:13:10) Greg Poehler wrote a movie for Scarlett Johansson.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

Blind Mike and Kane is Able are in studio with Mick producing as Kane explains why Kirk is to blame for Coleman quitting. (6:30) Mick defends saying Justin should have broken into Coleman's apartment (10:00) Mike goes after Mut for his height. (12:30) There are talks of a Coleman vs Jeff D Lowe basketball game.(19:30) Jeff D Lowe calls in. (26:30) Justin explains what is going on in his head. (31:30) Mick explains the demands he has for taking the job. (35:00) Mick is joining Mike and Justin on the road to the Dakotas. (40:45) Giving the address for the North Dakota show. (43:40) Kirk was called out by Marc Lewis. (48:00) Remembering Chris Klemmer's Barstool Idol pitch. (53:30) Mad Dog went on a rant about the Olympic tennis broadcast. (56:20) Kane speculates what happens when we die. (57:25) Tom Cruise might be a part of the closing ceremonies in France and going over Jeff D Lowe's Olympic coverage. (1:03:45) The Olympic boxing controversy. (1:09:30) Bubba's best friend died. (1:21:30) Kirk's classmate was sentenced for killing Whitey Bulger. (1:26:30) Mintzy is having a intern pool party. (1:34:45) Mick leaves the show to go to the bathroom. (1:36:00) Justin is planning bits for the Dakota trip. (1:40:40) Matt Damon wants a statue of Robin Williams to help lonely people. (1:48:00) Justin claims he is a great snow cone salesman. (1:57:30) Remembering every state KMS has done a show in.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

Mut and Pat Ford are in studio as Kirk asks Mut about the Ray Bourque event. (4:00) Mut gives his thoughts on Coleman leaving. (17:30) Steve might have applied for a job at the FGA in September of 2020. (28:30) Cullinane and Craig tested audio back in 2021. (32;00) Dave Portnoy had his colonoscopy and Kirk crushed his Cologuard yesterday. (35:00) Kirk wants to get through the Dakotas before he announces the next producer. (37:10) Leading candidate Mick has some terms to be met before he would accept the producer job. (46:30) Pat pees in pools. (53:00) The show account had a poll on who the Minifans want as the new producer. (57:50) Mick is the best griller in the Minifan world right now. (1:02:00) Mikey Grab Bags has a new parody song about Coleman leaving. (1:06:15) Kirk goes through his Cologuard experience. (1:08:50) Gus's interview with Pardon My Take was released. (1:11:00) Mut previews this week's Mutstack. (1:16:00) Mut defends his friend Marc Lewis after Gresh and Fauria disrespect him. (1:19:30) Montante is doing a great job planning the golf tournament. (1:31:30) Mut calls Blind Mike out for calling him short. (1:34:00) White guys for Kamala had a zoom call full of celebrities endorsing the Vice President. (1:45:00) Kirk gives his golf Mt. Rushmore. (1:47:30) Mut says Justin will die alone and sad. (1:54:00) Robert Downey Jr. is back in the MCU. (1:58:20) Bill Belichick has a new podcast coming out on Underdog Sports. (2:09:00) Kirk declares the original KMS Rundown dead. (2:07:30) Montante calls in to talk about the golf tournament. (2:21:30) Justin tried his hardest doing the drops.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

Dr. Andrew Tatarsky and Professor Marc Lewis — two individuals who have been reshaping the global conversation around addiction towards a more compassionate and scientific view. Marc is a bestselling author, Developmental Psychologist, and the developer of The Learning Model of Addiction. Andrew is a Clinical Psychologist and the creator of Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy. In this conversation, we explore: — The power of parts work, compassion, and harm reduction for healing addiction — The limitations of the disease model and why it may be causing more harm than the drugs themselves — Marc and Andrew's views on the future of addiction treatment And more. You can learn more about Marc's work at: https://memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com and Andrew's at https://www.andrewtatarsky.com. As a heads up, Marc and Andrew will be teaching the foundational modules on our upcoming Holistic Recovery Course. If you're interested in learning more about this, make sure to sign up for our email list at https://theweekenduniversity.com/ --- Andrew Tatarsky is an internationally recognized leader in the treatment of problematic substance use and other potentially risky behaviors. He has specialized in the field of substance use treatment for 35 years working as a counselor, psychologist, program director, trainer, advocate and author. He has devoted his career to developing a comprehensive psychobiosocial understanding of the broad spectrum of substance use problems and an integrative harm reduction psychotherapy approach to treating this spectrum. This treatment is described in his book, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems, and several professional papers that extend the approach. The book has been released in paperback and Kindle, published in Poland by the Polish Office of Drug Prevention and has been translated into Spanish and is available in a free pdf. Dr. Tatarsky is the Director of Clinical Programming at Freedom Institute in NYC. He is also the Founder and Director of the Center for Optimal Living in NYC, a treatment and professional training center based on Integrative Harm Reduction Therapy (IHRP) for the spectrum of substance misuse and other high-risk behaviors. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from the City University of New York and is a graduate of New York University's Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. He is a member of the medical and clinical advisory panels to the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services of New York State. Dr. Tatarsky is a founding member and twice past-president of the Division on Addiction of New York State Psychological Association. Prof Marc Lewis, PhD is a neuroscientist, professor, bestselling author, and one of the world's leading experts on the neuroscience of addiction. In his academic work, he has authored or co-authored more than fifty journal articles, and for many years was a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Toronto and then Radboud University (Netherlands) before retiring. For the last decade, he has focused on making his work more accessible to a wider audience through books for lay readers, pop science articles, public talks, and interviews. He is the author of two bestselling books on addiction: “Memoirs of an Addicted Brain” and “The Biology of Desire”, a book which Dr Gabor Mate argues “effectively refutes the disease model of addiction.” He is currently practicing psychotherapy as a clinical psychologist in Toronto, working with clients with addictive problems and other difficulties. --- Interview Links: — Marc's website - https://memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com/ — Andrew's website - https://www.andrewtatarsky.com/

Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist and former professor of developmental psychology, who taught at the University of Toronto and Radboud University. He is the author of numerous journal publications and books, including Memoirs of an Addicted Brain and The Biology of Desire. How can understanding our internal parts lead to emotional healing and personal growth? In this episode of "Voices with Vervaeke," John Vervaeke and Marc Lewis explore Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. They examine the emotional landscapes that shape our behaviors, the interaction of different parts of the mind, and the transformative potential of self-compassion in therapy. This conversation provides insights into psychological healing, challenging conventional views and offering new perspectives on personal growth and recovery.   Embark on a journey with us to tackle the Meaning Crisis by joining our exclusive Patreon Community. —   00:00 Introduction: Understanding Addiction and Emotional Regulation through IFS Therapy 03:15 Marc's Academic Journey and Neuroscience Insights 05:35 The Power of IFS Therapy: A Faster Route to Healing and Understanding 11:35 Practical Applications of IFS and Why it Works 21:00 Dialoguing with Our Inner Selves 33:50 Exploring the Concept of Self in IFS 43:55 Bridging Therapy, Spirituality, and Emotional Healing 48:20 Balancing Growth, Responsibility, and the Role of the Self 01:00:00 Navigating Cultural Reactivity and Spiritual Dimensions 01:13:35 The Importance of Guidance and Pedagogical Preparation  01:17:15 Conclusion: The Evolving Nature of IFS Therapy and the Need for Continued Inquiry     —   The Vervaeke Foundation is committed to advancing the scientific pursuit of wisdom and creating a significant impact on the world. Become a part of our mission.   Join Awaken to Meaning to explore practices that enhance your virtues and foster deeper connections with reality and relationships.    —   Ideas, People, and Works Mentioned in this Episode   Plato, Republic  Richard Schwartz, No Bad Parts  Cece Sykes, Internal Family Systems Therapy for Addictions: Trauma-Informed, Compassion-Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More  Wizard of Oz (film) Seth Allison Kasra Mirzaie  Lucas Forstmeyer Gedankenexperiment  Relevant Episodes Attachment Theory Beyond Therapy: Seth Allison on Wisdom and Connection Exploring the Depths of Internal Family Systems with Seth Allison Wisdom Through the Imaginal: IFS Insights with Seth Allison Part 3 Engaging the Imaginal: Kasra Mirzaie on IFS and the Meaning Crisis Follow John Vervaeke: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Patreon   Follow Marc Lewis: Website | YouTube —   Thank you for Listening!  

Marc Lewis is a hilarious content creator, and he came through to spread some laughs! 

How can educators create inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ youth? To explore this question, Brett speaks to a veteran middle school social studies teacher in Massachusetts, Marc Lewis, who has been enacting and experimenting with strategies and curricula to help all of his students feel welcome in his classroom – and to help them understand the complexity and truth of our world and its history. In our conversation, Marc describes how he builds a trusting classroom community, how he physically designs his classroom, how he integrates LGBTQ+ history into his curriculum, how he shares his own identity as an openly gay man, and how he has responded to challenges related to these practices. Marc also describes a variety of resources (links below) that listeners can check out if they want to learn more about this type of work.Marc Lewis holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught social studies at R.J. Grey Junior High School in Acton, Massachusetts, for over twenty years.To support this show, please subscribe, give it five stars in your podcast app, and share an episode with a friend! This episode originally aired in February of 2022.LGBTQ+ Teaching Resources We the Future Posters & ImagesLearning for Justice Resources on Gender & Sexual IdentityGay, Lesbian, & Straight Educator Network (GLSEN) SiteLGBTQ+ History Timeline (GLSEN)Lesson Plan for LGBTQ+ History TimelineOther Lesson Plans on LGBTQ+ Issues (GLSEN)Inclusive Curriculum Guide (GLSEN)ESD Podcast Resources:Education for Sustainable Democracy SiteBrett Levy's Open-Access Research ArticlesEducation for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)ESD YouTube Channel (Please subscribe!)Support the Show.

For today's episode, we're bringing you a panel discussion about equity and diversity in the classroom, which was originally broadcast live on YouTube as part of our PGCE programme. Our panel of experts, Dean Pymble from Show Racism the Red Card, Marc Lewis from Ysgol Gyfun Cymraeg Plasmawr, and Mark Williams from Cardiff Met, joined Tom and our colleague Lisa Fenn in the studio to answer questions from our student teachers. We hope you find the discussion interesting and useful!Huge thanks to our panel and also to our colleagues from the MSc Sport Broadcast programmes here at Cardiff Met who helped us get on the air.———————————————————————Originally broadcast live from studio B2.15 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 19th January 2024. 

We are live this week with Dr. Marc Lewis the Director of Applied Sports Science with the NFL's Houston Texans. Marc has worked with Penn State University and Virginia Tech University prior to arrival at The Texans. Find out what keys to athletic success he has found in his time with these professional organizations.___Dec 2023 sign up for our long form education course Fundamentals and get access to our membership site for FREE ($299 value).___Link for more info

Wondering where data and technology is going in sport? So are we. That is why we asked Dr. Lewis who is the Director of Applied Sports Science at The Houston Texans and worked at Penn State and Virginia tech prior. ___Dec 2023 sign up for our long form education course Fundamentals and get access to our membership site for FREE ($299 value).___Link for more info

(0:00) Joe starts Wednesday night's show talking about Bill Belichick's future and all the rumors swirling about it.  (14:50) Joe continues to talk about Bill Belichick's future and possible GM candidates to replace him.  (25:10) Local influencer Marc Lewis joins the show to talk all things Boston with Joe. (28:10) Joe wraps up the first hour previewing the Bruins-Devils game.   

To access our conference library of 200+ fascinating psychology talks and interviews (with certification), please visit: https://twumembers.com In this episode, I'm joined by Jan Winhall. Jan is an author, teacher, and psychotherapist with more than 40 years of experience working with addiction and trauma. She is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto and the director of Focusing on Borden, a psychotherapy and training centre. Jan presents internationally on trauma and addiction, and her most recent book: “Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model” has attracted praise from the likes of Gabor Maté, Stephen Porges, and Marc Lewis. In this conversation, we discuss: — Why it's vital that we bring the body more and more into psychotherapy, particularly when working with trauma and addiction. — How polyvagal theory can help us understand the “mechanism” underlying addictive behaviour — The importance of looking at addictions as adaptive in their historical context — How addictions can be thought of as “state regulation strategies” for the autonomic nervous system. And more. You can learn more about the great work Jan is doing by going to: www.janwinhall.com, and you can find her course with the Polyvagal Institute by going to bit.ly/jw-course. --- This session was recorded as part of the Holistic Psychotherapy Summit on January 2023. To access the full conference package, as well as supporting materials, quizzes, and certification, please visit: https://holisticpsychotherapysummit.com --- Jan Winhall, MSW, FOT is an author, teacher, and psychotherapist in Toronto, Canada. She is author of “Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model”, by Jan Winhall, Routledge, 2021. Jan is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Social Work, University of Toronto and Co-Director of Borden Street Clinic, a psychotherapy and teaching centre. Jan is a Coordinator with The International Focusing Institute and Director of Focusing on Borden, a psychotherapy and training centre. Jan presents internationally on trauma and addiction. --- Interview Links: — Jan's book: https://amzn.to/3Du6eko — Jan's website: https://janwinhall.com — Jan's course with the Polyvagal Institute: https://bit.ly/jw-course — Polyvagal Theory: A Very Simple Introduction: https://niallmckeever.com/polyvagal-theory-simple-introduction — Polyvagal Theory & Trauma - Deb Dana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SVdQ-CHkA — Revolutionising Addiction Treatment with The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model - Jan Winhall & Stephen W. Porges: https://bit.ly/jw-paper 3 Books Jan Recommends Every Therapist Should Read: — Focusing - Eugene Gendlin: https://amzn.to/3WiAmYF — Trauma and Recovery - Judith Herman: https://amzn.to/3FzWmsc — The Pocket Guide to Polyvagal Theory - Dr Stephen Porges: https://amzn.to/3t6F52t

Marc Lewis  in conversation with David Eastaugh http://thesnakecorps.net/ The Snake Corps were formed in 1984 by members of Sad Lovers & Giants. Tristan Garel-Funk and Nigel Pollard conceived the band, but Pollard left prior to recording the first album. Vocalist Marc Lewis responded to an advert in Melody Maker for a singer and shared a flat with Garel-Funk, the pair recruited Liam McGuinness on Bass and John Greville of Rudimentary Peni on drums. The music was an original fusion of post-punk, indie rock and a dynamic guitar and vocal soundscape. Not unlike Sad Lovers & Giants before them, they focused on creating dreamy rock anthems and at least partly, discarded the post-punk influences of many their contemporaries. Consequently, the band found that the European market was more aligned to their musical style and they toured abroad extensively.

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Marc Lewis, Director of Sports Science at the Houston Texans delves into the intricate realm of athlete fatigue management, load monitoring and recovery optimisation. Marc offers a comprehensive overview of fatigue monitoring techniques. From analyzing performance metrics like jump height to decoding the significance of fatigue patterns, Lewis guides listeners through the nuances of assessing and interpreting athlete fatigue levels. He introduces the concept of "non-functional overreaching," highlighting the importance of recognizing when athletes are unable to adapt strategies to achieve performance goals, indicating a significant level of fatigue. Listeners gain valuable knowledge on establishing robust monitoring protocols. Lewis discusses the importance of understanding coefficients of variation and effect sizes, emphasizing the need to differentiate between measurement errors and genuine performance changes. The conversation also explores the optimal timing for testing, such as assessing fatigue levels both immediately after a game and midweek to capture recovery trends. The podcast doesn't stop at monitoring—Lewis dives into recovery methods as well. He emphasizes the role of sleep and nutrition, highlighting their significance in expediting recovery. Additionally, he explores various recovery modalities, ranging from well-researched techniques like cold water immersion to other options that offer individual athletes a degree of autonomy in their recovery choices. By the end of the conversation, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of how to tailor training programs, prioritize recovery, and ultimately elevate the performance of athletes. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of fatigue management, where science meets practice. Main talking points: The demands of the NFL Athlete fatigue monitoring Understanding non-functional overreaching Monitoring protocols: CVs, effect sizes Timing of fatigue and readiness assessments: Post-game, midweek assessments Autonomy in recovery choices

Where are all the next generation of creative misfits coming from? This show is a full-on interview with Marc Lewis, dean of the School of Communication Arts 2.0. Just about the most well-known academy turning out the creative stars of tomorrow.  He explains why diversity is SO important to our business Why you can't put a price on a brilliant job well done How to identify great creative students The value of creativity to the UK economy and why the Prime Minister is a complete tool Arguing with John Hegarty Which agencies are investing in their people and why every agency should The Speed of change How AI opens doors for lateral thinking And an important exclusive news announcement at the end of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Lewis, PhD, is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology. He has authored or co-authored more than fifty journal articles in neuroscience and developmental psychology. Presently, he speaks and blogs on topics in addiction science, and his critically acclaimed book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, is the first to blend memoir and science in addiction studies. His newly released book, The Biology of Desire, debunks the currently popular disease model of addiction. In this episode: In this episode Dr. Lewis shares: His personal/professional journey Memoir of an Addicted Brain – addiction as a learned behavior Disease vs Disorder Dopamine and the Reward Center Comparing substance use and addictive behaviors Relapse – causes Abstinence The Inner Critic and it's role in Addiction, relapse, and Recovery Internal Family Systems How our environment and isms influence addiction and recovery Techniques Dr. Lewis uses when working with addiction; Not all approaches work for all people or at all times Pushback Dr. Lewis has received What's next: Another book Signature Question – If you could tell a younger version of yourself something about addiction, what would it be? FOLLOW MARC: Website: https://memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sweet Sobriety has 2 amazing workshops in the month of July! Be sure to join Molly Painschab, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor on Fridays as she covers Codependency – From Codependent to Interdependent. This workshop may be for you if you have: Codependency – From Codependent to Interdependent Do you have: Low self-esteem Familial dysfunction Depression Anxiety Stress Low emotional expressivity Having a hard time saying no Having poor boundaries Showing emotional reactivity Feeling compelled to take care of people Having a need for control, especially over others Having trouble communicating honestly Fixating on mistakes Feeling a need to be liked by everyone Feeling a need to always be in a relationship Denying one's own needs, thoughts, and feelings Having intimacy issues Confusing love and pity Displaying fear of abandonment This workshop will: Identify What it is and isn't Identify Why Codependency and Addiction go hand in hand Explain How codependency affects recovery Teach you How to recognize the signs as an individual and in relationships Identify Attachment Style and how to shift it Teach you How to prevent codependent relationships from developing Support you in Working toward interdependence and independence What you get: Pre-recorded videos to watch at your own pace Downloads/worksheets/resources 4 x 1hr LIVE sessions that will be recorded and available for replay Join us:  Fridays, July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern/8pm UK $50USD REGISTER: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/codependency We are also running a FREE Foundations Workshop for anyone who has purchased the Foundations Course. The work at your own pace course is $200USD. We will meet on Wednesdays, July 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern/7pm UK and will cover 3 modules each week. PURCHASE FOUNDATIONS COURSE: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/sweet-sobriety-foundations     SWEET SOBRIETY MEET UP As you may have heard – we had to PIVOT from Las Vegas and we are NOW MEETING IN  TORONTO, CANADA!   Dates:  October 20 – 24, 2023 Costs: $150 USD for individual Meet Up days $499 USD for the entire Meet Up ***You are responsible for your airfare, food, and accommodations   If you are interested in sharing a room to save on cost, sign up here: https://forms.gle/RwY3qMg5m9TK6VP8A   If you are wondering about how else you can spend your time in Toronto, check out this resource Bethany put together: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Oso-ZpxhzBWS1n4W75fW1Lt9JZXJ3hugC3pMKmvSLE/edit?usp=sharing   Come to the Q&A to learn more!!!   Here is what we have lined up for you so far!   Friday Special Sweet Sobriety Soire We are looking for a restaurant close to the Town Inn Suites hotel (620 Church Street) to host our hangout with Vera on Friday night. We haven't confirmed it yet because we need to get a better idea of how many people will be coming. THIS will be an exclusive event for our Sweet Sobriety members where we are just going to hang out and spend time together. The plan is to have something arranged for 5:30 - 8:30pm window we might have to be flexible on either side of that, but I know Vera likes to go to bed early ;)   Saturday Speakers (80 Cooperage Street) Sandra Elia: Aligning Your Sails to Recovery: Thinking >Actions>Words Sophie Rolland: Insulin Resistance in the Brain: How it Affects Eating Behaviours Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy: Dr. Vera Ingrid Tarman: Am I Abstinent Enough? Besides sugar, exploring Alcohol & Cannabis. Panel   Sunday Speaker/Workshops (Venue for S/M/T will be 519 Community Centre Ballroom) Pamela Mekuz: Getting into the Readiness Mindset Jennifer Lindo Kranc: Turning Information into Transformation – Neuroplasticity Viktoria Hamma: Workshop or Hypnotherapy Speaker to be determined  Monday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP – Traveling Food Sober (subject to change) 12:30pm Lunch on your own 1:30pm Group Activity 2:30pm WORKSHOP Cravings Management (subject to change) 4:00pm Mini workshop/close Somatic Experiencing (subject to change) FREE TO DO AS YOU WISH   Tuesday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP Emotional Eating (subject to change) 12:00pm Break Stuff 1:00pm Lunch on your own 2pm Group Outing Evening celebration/Dinner together/goodbyes   **WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD NEAR THE TOWN INN SUITES Sunday, Monday, Tuesday  

We are joined by Meghann Perry from 'REVOLUTION Recovery' to discuss the  the fundamental issue with viewing a patient as a subject / object / recipient / commodity and the victim blaming mentality that is helping no one. We explore the repeated trauma of 'In-take', how substances don't always cause addiction and the obvious - but often unsaid truth - that the desire for substances often comes from a need for fun, joy or a sense of community. We also discuss why the stories we tell ourselves are so important vs. the stories that are told about us by others and the importance of play. Part 2 of this conversation is a patron only episode. Become a patron at patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead to gain early access to episodes, our discord server, and monthly reading/discussion groups. References: REVOLUTION Recovery - Storytelling | Theatre | Recovery Coaching | Education: meghannperry.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meghann.perry.5/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghannperryrecoverystorytelling/ The Urge by Carl Erik Fisher: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57925153-the-urge?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=zUQDUL6Alx&rank=1 Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22245552-chasing-the-scream?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=3hC7Xbro3L&rank=3 Unbroken Brain and Undoing Drugs by Maia Szalavitz: https://maiasz.com/books/unbroken-brain/ The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23214265-the-biology-of-desire?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ObgpPxal4p&rank=1 In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/617702.In_the_Realm_of_Hungry_Ghosts?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Ply1l1D8FC&rank=5 Drug Use for Grownups by Carl Hart: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53481723-drug-use-for-grown-ups -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet's other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itsnotjustinyourhead/message

This week, we tracked a trail from Tilehurst to Tinseltown to catch one of Reading's finest exports, Matt Watkinson, where he was, and remains, in LA. An internationally renowned author, speaker to a whole host of brands, and consultant on all things CX, product and business, Matt's latest tome, Mastering Uncertainty, explores and advises how to turn this inherent source of anxiety into an advantage. 3 years and almost 100 episodes since his first Call To Action chinwag, Matt talks through a ton of topics; his new book, the fertile void of COVID, piling rice one grain at a time, Rafael Nadal, serendipity, luck surface area, fear of failure, affordable loss, asking yourself ‘what's my downside?', Hungarian expletives, and a treasure trove more.  ///// Follow Matt on LinkedIn Here's his website (“idiotic” side projects included) Check out his three books: Mastering Uncertainty, The Grid, and The Ten Principles Behind Great Customer Experiences And go gorge on our first Call To Action chinwag with Matt here This month we're supporting the award-winning School of Communication Arts to make the very best creative education available to all. They've launched a huge sale across their best-selling courses for agency creatives to fuel diversity in the industry - 20% of sales will go to Brixton Finishing School, all further profits will feed into SCA's scholarship programme for 2023. Head here to see the courses for sale from only £150 per person. And you can listen to SCA Dean, Marc Lewis, talk more about the school and a whole load more, here. Timestamps (03:30) - Quick fire questions (05:00) - Why he wrote Mastering Uncertainty (12:13) - The trivial beginnings of most life-changing events   (17:39) - Trying to get to certainty before you act is a waste of time (26:43) - Luck vs serendipity (30:00) - Fear of failure and uncertainty  (41:28) - The concept of affordable loss (47:28) - What's my downside?  (50:09) - Listener questions  (01:01:58) - 4 pertinent posers  Matt's book recommendations are:  Accelerating Excellence by James A. King Gap Selling by Keenan The Creative Act by Rick Rubin  /////

JBones loves him some Raw dog and captures a viral video at the Garden. However the video is stolen by none other than Marc Lewis. This leads to a peaceful and productive conversation, per usual. Nico gets out to a hot start in trivia, is this his week? Al may have had too much caffeine but has a reserved reaction to a trivia question. Movie of the Week was Creed III and we talk Sandwiches for our draft.

Hosts Dan and Phil are joined by Marc Lewis, Founder and Dean of School of Communication Arts 2.0. Marc shares his incredible story from Croydon scallawag to educator extraordinaire via dot com success. In This Episode: Marc's entrepreneurial start in life and fortuitous enrolment to SCA Problem solving as an entrepreneur Educating creatives for the future How agencies can promote inclusivity   About This Wonderful Person: Marc Lewis was a scholarship student at SCA when it last existed in the 1990s. He left to work for Leo Burnett as a writer, but ended up creating technology companies. Marc's start-ups created over £50m in shareholder value, but he fell out of love with money and wanted to do something more meaningful...   Read More

Lots of girls and lots of boys, lots of smells and lots of noise, playing football in the park, we caught baggy trousered Marc. We've snared the Dean of the world's most awarded ad school, Marc Lewis, for an hour of masterly Madness. A seriously impressive creative mind perched atop the industry's finest pantaloons, Marc is the man at the helm of School of Communication Arts. He's dead set on delivering the very best creative education to the very best talent, endeavouring to have at least one third of their students on scholarships.        Point your ears this way as Marc talks Tango Orange Man, getting expelled and fired, his scholarship to SCA, Ferraris, reciprocity, reopening SCA, an exclusive scoop on the future of SCA, social mobility, stopping charity shop shoplifters, unpacking diversity, inspiring creativity, self-tanning chocolate bars, gratitude, why Steve Harrison is our industry's Plato and a whole lot more.   ///// Follow Marc on Twitter  Check out School of Communication Arts  And book a call with Marc to chat about joining or supporting the school   A Message to Anyone Considering University During Covid on ISOLATED Talks  Here's the work of Professor Richard Wiseman Read a couple of articles written by Marc too:  Impact of Purpose-Led Advertising AdAge article is an insult to our trade   Timestamps (02:20) - Quick fire questions  (05:07) - First ever job  (06:58) - Being an outlier (and why that got him expelled and fired) (08:20) - Getting a scholarship to SCA  (13:32) - Reopening SCA in 2010 (14:40) - Reciprocity is one of the most powerful things in the world (17:45) - An exclusive on the future of SCA (23:14) - Our industry jumping on the bandwagon of diversity (30:22) - Inspiring creativity in the school (33:48) - Listener Questions from Matt Sibley and Dave Birss (34:08) - Importance of practicing gratitude  (43:26) - 4 Pertinent Posers Marc's book recommendations are: Ideas: A History from Fire to Freud by Peter Watson  Watching the English by Kate Fox  Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath  Anything by Steve Harrison /////

In this episode we talk to Dr Marc Lewis,  a neuroscientist and former professor of developmental psychology. We explore what addiction is from a neuroscience perspective, including why Marc does not consider it a disease, despite changes to the brain. We discuss how addiction relates to habit, compulsion, and how these can be understood as functions of the brain and human behaviour. Marc also talks about his own alcohol use and reflections about alcohol as a complex drug - both good and bad. Marc has authored or co-authored more than fifty journal articles in neuroscience and developmental psychology.  His first book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, is the first to blend memoir and science in addiction studies. His last book, The Biology of Desire,  refutes the medical view of addiction as a brain disease through both neuroscience and real world explorations of addiction problems. 

In this short episode, middle school teacher Marc Lewis describes how he first told his students that he was gay - way back in the year 2000. This moment of "coming out" was unplanned, but since then, he has continued to be open with his students about his sexual orientation.   Marc Lewis holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught social studies at R.J. Grey Junior High School in Acton, Massachusetts, for over twenty years.To support this show, please subscribe, give it five stars in your podcast app, and share an episode with a friend! LGBTQ+ Teaching Resources ESD Episode on Creating Inclusive Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Youth (featuring Marc Lewis)Learning for Justice Resources on Gender & Sexual IdentityGay, Lesbian, & Straight Educator Network (GLSEN) SiteInclusive Curriculum Guide (GLSEN)Teaching & Acting in the Wake of Recent Mass ShootingsInformation on the June 11th DemonstrationsMarch for Our Lives WebsiteTeaching in the Wake of Violence Resources (by Facing History)NYT's List of Resources for Teaching about Uvalde School ShootingESD Podcast Resources:Education for Sustainable Democracy HomepageBrett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)Brett's Twitter Page for Handle @brettlmlevy (Follow Brett!)Support the show

  Novels tend to portray alcohol use as tough and gritty, or fun and relaxing or romantic and sexy – take your pick!  As a culture we've internalised these ideas which has contributed to the “normalisation” of drinking.  My guest this week is trying to create some balance by featuring a sober heroine in her Cyberpunk novel “Bubbles in Space”.  Sarah Jensen is a Canadian science fiction author and strongly believes that we need more sober characters in fiction.  For people in recovery sober characters are powerful and inspiring. Sarah shares her own recovery story with us and explains how she has drawn upon her struggles with alcohol to create her fictional character: In this Episode Although she dabbled in high school and had the occasional binge at college Sarah's drinking didn't really take off until she became a parent and signed up for the mommy juice culture. In fact when a later diagnosis showed that she had been suffering from post natal depression she realised that she had been self medicating with alcohol for 4 years As a writer she was also part of the creative circles who bought into the belief that alcohol fuels creativity – “write drunk, edit sober” was a popular myth I discuss this myth (and others) in my interview with South African author Eusebius McKaiser in the Tribe Sober podcast, episode 77 – called Busting Sobriety Myths - released in January 2022 At the age of 34 Sarah realised that she was facing some choices – was she going to be a Better Mom – or a Drinker, a Better Wife – or a Drinker, a Better Writer – or a Drinker. She realised that drinking had taken up such a lot of space in her head that there was no room for anything else We discussed the twisted thinking that arises due to the fact that some brilliant writers were alcoholics – of course they were not brilliant BECAUSE they were alcoholics - it was more down to them being so driven that they were able to succeed IN SPITE of being alcoholics… We wondered how much better they could have been and how much more they could have written if they were not drinking excessively. Most functioning alcoholics are using so much energy to hold it all together that when they stop they have a surplus of energy to use for more constructive endeavours – we see this over and over in our tribe Sarah talks of having an “epiphany” one day when she could sense the toxins building up in her body and realised that she was on a slippery slope As a reader she turned to Quitlit - Annie Grace's book (the Naked Mind) make her realise that she had an opportunity and a choice to save herself from a lot of pain Because she hadn't hit “rock bottom” she felt fortunate that she was able to make such a choice before she became totally dependent Sarah realised that sobriety was a gift not a punishment This reframing helps us change our mindset – at Tribe Sober we say that sobriety is an opportunity and that we will gain so much more than we will lose.. Another book which resonated with Sarah was The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis as she wanted to understand more about how the brain works and the science behind it and as she discovered Mindfulness she read The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle So in fact Sarah tackled the problem intellectually but she also connected with online sober communities to keep her on track. As she began to clock up some sober time she found that one of the important advantages of being in a sober community was that it served as a reminder of how hard it had at the beginning We both have been blown away by the authenticity and kindness of the sober online communities – if you are looking for a small and friendly sober community then go to tribesober.com and hit “join our tribe” Sarah did feel some nostalgia for the “good times” which would have been triggered by Fading Affect Bias – when our brains trick us into forgetting the bad times and remembering the highlights of our drinking days.. I explained that we recommend to our members that they write a Goodbye to Alcohol Letter listing just how unhappy alcohol has made them over the years – something to read back over when FAB strikes – Sarah has promised to write us a Goodbye to Alcohol letter and you can find all of ours on tribesober.com/Inspiration/GoodbyeLetters – send yours in and we will be happy to publish it! We discussed how drinking becomes part of our identify and that when we ditch it we have to work on our sober identity – and be out and proud! Sarah wants to be a voice of strength and positivity – not only for dependent drinkers but for “normal” drinkers – she wants to show people that you don't HAVE to participate We agreed that there is no need to reach rock bottom – the smart people step off the slippery slope before it gets too difficult Benefits of sobriety for Sarah include more mental space together with a feeling of extra brain power – we always say that Sobriety is a Superpower and it sounds as if she experienced that! She used her increased energy and motivation to focus on the important things in her life In early sobriety reading was Sarah's “safe space” but she found that some detective stories and women's fiction would trigger her This made her determined to create some balance by having a sober character in her book She has drawn on her own experiences to create this character who is thriving in her sobriety – rather than being miserable and relapsing as in many current books. Sarah wants to create a “safe list” of books to read in early sobriety -books that will inspire, rather than trigger us or give us FOMO – please send your recommendations to janet@tribesober.com and we can work on this list with Sarah. I asked her for some advice for anyone who is thinking of quitting… Just know that questioning your drinking is a start Seek out others who are on the same path Prepare for a shift in your social life but remember you are not alone in this Sarah's latest book is called “Bubbles in Space” – “Tropical Punch” – you can find the info about that and her other books on her website which is scjensen.com More Info Subscription membership – you can join up HERE. 20% ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT CODE ANN052022 – valid during May 2022 To access our website, click HERE. If you would like a free copy of our “Annual Tracker” or our e-book 66 Days to Sobriety, please email janet@tribesober.com. If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community, just email janet@tribesober.com. Episode Sponsor This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then sign up today Read more about our program and subscribe HERE Book a Discovery Call with me to find out if our membership would help you Help us to Spread the Word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help.  Please subscribe and share. If you enjoyed the podcast, then please leave us a 5-star review on Apple podcasts. Take a screenshot of your review, and DM it to Tribe Sober's Instagram page – see PS below for instructions. We'll send you something special to say thank you! We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. You can join our private Facebook group HERE. 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"We are all addicted to something, not necessarily a substance. A way of thinking, being, racing and it comes from somewhere, so before you judge anyone: Ask not why the addiction, but why the pain.” - Dr. Gabor Mate In this episode, Kreed discusses a different perspective on addiction and navigating this through estrangement. http://www.TheEstrangedHeart.com Dr. Gabor Mate - physician, author, expert on addiction and childhood trauma BOOK: In The Realm of The Hungry Ghost - by Dr. Gabor Mate https://drgabormate.com/topics/addiction/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gabor-mate-addiction_n_569fd18ae4b0fca5ba76415c?s284obt9= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys6TCO_olOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5meU_-EnV The Best Explanation of Addiction I've Ever Heard – Dr. Gabor Maté https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsfDbvZ7_ Dr. Richard Schwartz - psychotherapist (PhD in marriage & family therapy) https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline https://www.goodtherapy.org/famous-psychologists/richard-schwartz.html Dr. Marc Lewis - deveopmental psychologist & neuroscientist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpmUzw8nlGo https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/marc-lewis-phd ACE Study https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/ Epigenetics https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/epigenetics.htm#:~:text=Epigenetics%20is%20the%20study%20of,body%20reads%20a%20DNA%20sequence Support group facilitated by Kreed: https://www.facebook.com/groups/estrangedmotherssupportgroup If you wish to become a financial supporter of the podcast and Kreed's work with estranged parents & adult children: https://anchor.fm/theestrangedheart/support OR https://www.patreon.com/theestrangedheart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theestrangedheart/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theestrangedheart/support

Join Wingy and Drifter as they talk: Neuroplasticity and the Discovery in Recovery - Open Your Mind to the Possibilities Neuroplasticity has fascinated me since I read Marc Lewis' book The Biology of Desire when I was 8 months sober. It was the last of many books that I read that year on the topic of addiction and recovery. One of the interesting things about Marc's book was that unlike the other books I had been reading it did not help me stop drinking, or inspire me to stay sober, but rather explained the awesome, unexpected growth that I was experiencing in recovery. It explained why my recovery felt quite a bit more like an adventure than a chore. Not recovery – discovery! The Biology of Desire examines how our brains can evolve and change if we break the isolation of addiction by reaching out creatively to evolve. It offers positive reflections of the experience that people can have by connecting with generosity of spirit rather than retreating in resentment when they stop using drugs and alcohol to numb out. As I read the book, rather than imagining the possibility of what Marc was describing, I recognized my experience in his words. I responded YES! That is exactly what's happening right now! My brain was growing and evolving as I wrote my way sober in a creative community, and Marc explained why through the science of neuroplasticity.   Befriending the part that wants to get high My Beautiful Mind at 1,000 days Sober How I Became Alcohol-Free – Thoughts on Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis The Adventure of Discovery in Recovery – A Podcast with Thoughts on Neuroplasticity in Sobriety   Are you Sober Curious? Do you want to stop drinking or are you trying to drink more moderately? In a world where you may be questioned for not drinking with the crowd, we'll help you to find your own path. I am Winged Victory, the founder of the Boom Rethink the Drink community and Boozemusings blog. I retired from a long and illustrious drinking career on March 6, 2015, by reading and writing in a creative, supportive, and inspiring online community called Hello Sunday Morning. I've been gratefully reaching back with words, ideas, and love ever since. Community is the cure. Open your mind to the possibilities. The Spirit is not in the Bottle it's in You.   Are you Sober Curious? Do you want to stop drinking or are you trying to drink more moderately? In a world where you may be questioned for not drinking with the crowd, we'll help you to find your own path.  Sign in here anonymously and download our free app. Join our diverse international BOOM Community and we'll be there when and where you need us.  Search BOOM Rethink the Drink on the Mighty Networks app for Android & iOS

How can educators create inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ youth? To explore this question, Brett speaks to a veteran middle school social studies teacher in Massachusetts, Marc Lewis, who has been enacting and experimenting with strategies and curricula to help all of his students feel welcome in his classroom – and to help them understand the complexity and truth of our world and its history. In our conversation, Marc describes how he builds a trusting classroom community, how he physically designs his classroom, how he integrates LGBTQ+ history into his curriculum, how he shares his own identity as an openly gay man, and how he has responded to challenges related to these practices. Marc also describes a variety of resources (links below) that listeners can check out if they want to learn more about this type of work.Marc Lewis holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught social studies at R.J. Grey Junior High School in Acton, Massachusetts, for over twenty years.To support this show, please subscribe, give it five stars in your podcast app, and share an episode with a friend! LGBTQ+ Teaching Resources We the Future Posters & ImagesLearning for Justice Resources on Gender & Sexual IdentityGay, Lesbian, & Straight Educator Network (GLSEN) SiteLGBTQ+ History Timeline (GLSEN)Lesson Plan for LGBTQ+ History TimelineOther Lesson Plans on LGBTQ+ Issues (GLSEN)Inclusive Curriculum Guide (GLSEN)ESD Podcast Resources:Education for Sustainable Democracy SiteBrett Levy's Open-Access Research ArticlesEducation for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/esdpodcast)

Eat Move Think experts nutritionist Leslie Beck (eat), our host Shaun Francis (move), psychologist Dr. Jack Muskat (think) and Dr. Peter Nord (medicine) discuss the year that was, make their picks for the wellness trend that dominated the last 12 months, and speculate about what's to come in 2022.   Episode 95 webpage   We'll get to links and insights in a moment, but first: Our 100th episode is coming up! And want to hear from you: What's YOUR best eat, move or think tip? We'll use the best optimal wellness suggestions in episode 100. To submit your tip, record a quick video or voice note on your phone, and send it to info@eatmovethinkpodcast.com.   LINKS   Leslie Beck on plant-based eating.  Famous CEOs talk about the benefits and problems of the hybrid work arrangements that so trouble Dr. Jack Muskat.  Discussing the way social isolation can contribute to addictive behaviours, Dr. Jack Muskat is in conversation with psychologist Marc Lewis in Eat Move Think episode 90.  Dr. Peter Nord's pick for a top wellness theme of 2021 was virtual medicine. And the pendulum has shifted so far toward virtual care that the government of Ontario has asked doctors to do more in-person appointments. The “gamification of fitness” theme that so fascinated Shaun Francis happened thanks to the mainstream enthusiasm for such connected fitness equipment as Peloton, Tonal, Hydrow and Lululemon Mirror.   INSIGHTS   According to Medcan director of food and nutrition Leslie Beck, plant-based eating was one of the biggest food trends of the past year, with sales of plant-based “meats” booming. Part of the reason is that livestock production is among the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Shifting to a more plant based diet is one way to help reduce global warming. In fact, demand for plant-based options is greatest among flexitarians, those who eat a primarily vegetarian diet but occasionally also eat meat and fish. [03:24, 06:15]   Dr. Jack Muskat, Medcan's clinical director of mental health, believes the “think” theme of 2021 has to do with the lingering effects of social isolation. Humans are social animals, and yet we've talked ourselves into believing that we're okay with radically less social contact than before. Take hybrid work, which results in physical separation from coworkers. The psychological and emotional fallout of social isolation has been stress, fear, anger, paranoia, unwillingness to do things, unwillingness to try things. What Dr. Muskat calls “cognitive fog.” [13:35]   Combating the isolating effects of hybrid work takes effort from employers, Dr. Muskat says. One technique that he likes is used by Medcan: Weekly “high five” emails that allow colleagues to publicly recognize extraordinary work from coworkers. The emails include photos, and Dr. Muskat uses them as an excuse to introduce himself to other staff. So it creates a positive feedback loop. [21:07]   In medicine, according to Medcan chief medical officer Dr. Peter Nord, the biggest sea change happened with virtual medicine, which has taken off in the last year. Before the pandemic, our health care was built around the convenience of the providers—the doctors—saying, this is how I run my day, and the patients fit into that. Virtual care shifts things so the locus of control is sliding more to the patient side, Dr. Nord says. [23:23, 27:03] Eat Move Think host and Medcan CEO Shaun Francis believes the biggest “move” trend of 2021 involved the “gamification” of fitness borne out by the new wave of connected fitness equipment like Peloton, Tonal, Hydrow and the Lululemon Mirror. Now, regardless of where you're physically located, it's possible to go on rides, runs and workouts with other human beings in a community, in real-time, amping up competition with oneself, and other participants. [30:08]

Marc Lewis, neuroscientist, former opiate addict and author of Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, believes that addiction rates increased recently because lockdowns deprived people of the physical proximity to loved ones that the brain finds so nourishing. Here, he explores his thesis with Medcan's clinical director of mental health, Dr. Jack Muskat, in a wide-ranging conversation about the nature of addiction, the neurological benefits of hugs and physical affection—and the unintended consequences of pandemic restrictions. Episode 90 webpage LINKS Check out Marc Lewis on LinkedIn and Twitter, and read his bio.   Lewis' 2015 book is: The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not A Disease. Lewis' 2012 book is: Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines his Former Life on Drugs Here's the link to Marc Lewis' blog post about addiction and COVID lockdowns, and here's the main link to his blog, Understanding Addiction. Watch Marc Lewis' 2013 TEDx Talk on addiction and trust here. Read this The Guardian article by David Shariatmadari to learn more about Marc Lewis' life and experiences with addiction, or this CNN article by Maggie Fox that explores how drug overdose deaths in 2020 hit the highest number ever recorded. More on the Internal Family systems therapeutic model.  Check out some scientific research on addiction, such as a 2021 study published in Nature Medicine about the conceptualization of addiction as a brain disease and the criticism around it, or a 2020 study about COVID-19 and addiction, published in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. INSIGHTS In the rush to institute COVID lockdowns, Marc Lewis says “the need for social connection was overlooked for an almost obsessive attunement to the disease.” We tried to replace physical proximity to loved ones with social media and Zoom, but it didn't work. “The actual presence of other people—proximal, real flesh and blood people that you can feel and touch and hug and smell— is really important,” says Lewis. [02:21]  Lewis' research indicates that it's not who you are, but what happens to you that determines how likely you are to become addicted to something. “There is no addiction gene cluster. It's how well you fit with your surround,” says Lewis. In his experience as a psychotherapist, Lewis estimates that more than 90 per cent of his patients with addiction problems have histories of trauma. [14:53] Addiction wasn't considered a problem until the 20th century, when addicts were labeled as “sinners,” “weak” and “self-indulgent.” The 1980s and 90s introduced the disease model of addiction, which removed the blame from the addict but still connected them inherently to their “disease.” “It's a way of thinking that makes the problem intrinsic to the person,” says Lewis. [19:09] In contrast, Lewis uses the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy when he treats addiction patients. IFS identifies the part of the addict that wants to get high as one component of a greater whole. “There's a particular part of me that when I get upset enough, scared enough, depressed enough, this part knows how to fix that with drugs, booze, or whatever else,” says Lewis. [21:35] When people become addicted, it is often because they are trying to cope with problems or stress in their lives. According to Lewis, we have become too preoccupied with treating our issues as disorders or diseases. “We don't all need to be running to the drugstore to deal with things that humans have suffered with forever,” says Lewis. Treating, and warding off, addictive behaviours is complex, but one thing that helps is developing a network of loving friends and family, with which one maintains frequent, physical contact. [27:35]

In this meeting of the minds discussion, we're joined by three of the world's leading experts on addiction: Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Richard Schwartz, and Professor Marc Lewis. Although their backgrounds vary widely, with Gabor initially training as a medical doctor, Richard as a family therapist and Marc as a developmental psychologist and neuroscientist, all three of them have reached similar conclusions in their understanding of, and approach to treating addiction. In a lively and wide-ranging discussion, we explore: - Why do we need to approach problems with addiction not by asking: "what's wrong with it?", but instead by asking, “what's right with it?" - Why both the ‘self-indulgent' and ‘disease' models of addiction are both fundamentally flawed and harmful (from a scientific point of view) - The root causes - How the internal family systems (IFS) model can improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying addiction - How Gabor Maté's Compassionate Inquiry approach can help heal addictions by simply asking the right questions from a place of compassion and genuine curiosity - Why IFS therapy may be one of the most effective approaches out there for working with addictions. And more. You can learn more about each speaker's work via the selected links from this episode. Links: Marc's website: https://memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com Marc's blog post series on using IFS to treat addiction: https://www.memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com/connect/redressing-addiction-internal-family-systems-therapy/ Memoirs of an Addicted Brain - Prof Marc Lewis: https://amzn.to/2ZGBjy5 The Biology of Desire - Prof Marc Lewis: https://amzn.to/3aBhVsB Gabor's Compassionate Inquiry Training: https://compassionateinquiry.com/online-training/ In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Dr. Gabor Maté: https://amzn.to/3ajx3JV The Wisdom of Trauma Documentary: https://wisdomoftrauma.com/ Gabor's website: www.drgabormate.com. IFS Institute Website: https://ifs-institute.com/ IFS Institute Online Circle: https://bit.ly/ifs-online-circle IFS Annual Conference: https://ifs-institute.com/annual-conference Greater than the Sum of Our Parts - Dr. Richard Schwartz: https://amzn.to/3lnJNFJ The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk: https://amzn.to/3oGf20Z What Happened to You - Oprah Winfrey & Dr. Bruce Perry: https://amzn.to/2YwcNSC Get our latest psychology lectures emailed to your inbox: http://bit.ly/new-talks5 Check out our next event: http://theweekenduniversity.com/events/

Marc Lewis took every drug imaginable over a 15-year period. He knows drugs can make you feel good, and he experienced the desperate lows of addiction. He's been drug free for over 30 years and is now a neuroscientist. So, what do the drugs he took actually do to your brain?  How is the brain responsible for addiction?

Marc Lewis took every drug imaginable over a 15-year period. He knows drugs can make you feel good, and he experienced the desperate lows of addiction. He's been drug free for over 30 years and is now a neuroscientist. So, what do the drugs he took actually do to your brain?  How is the brain responsible for addiction?

This wee we got caught up with our good buddy Marc from Santa Cruz's own Doors To Know Where. They released a new record on 5/31 called Darkness Falls, and it's killer. We talk about recording the new record, working with Bob Balch from Fu Manchu, drinking beer, growing up in a musical surfing family that almost sounds like a Hollywood movie version of a Santa Cruz childhood, the Santa Cruz punk scene, and Marc's side gig as a teacher during a pandemic.Doors To No Wherehttps://doorstonowhere.bandcamp.com/album/darkness-fallsThis Week's SubmissionsThe Crooked Whispershttps://regainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dead-moon-nightWormlighthttps://wormlightsweblacklion.bandcamp.com/Lophiushttps://lophius.bandcamp.com/album/their-poison-our-antidoteSwamp Coffinhttps://swampcoffin.bandcamp.com/Bandcamp Curationhttps://hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/album/tewariBands! Submit one song (preferably from Bandcamp) to blyndsub@gmail.com and we'll try to cover it on another episode. Find us on social media @blyndsubmyshynz. If you like the podcast, subscribe, share it with your friend, or head over to our to watch the video version!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_8QVmx1ggBQHGKln88UNwTheme song by Francis Anger RobertsLogo by Nick Fox

Professor Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist, professor, bestselling author, and one of the world's leading experts on the neuroscience of addiction. In his academic work, he has authored or coauthored more than fifty journal articles, and for many years was a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Toronto before retiring. In recent years, he has focused on making his work more accessible to a wider audience through public talks and interviews. He is the author of two bestselling books on addiction: “Memoirs of an Addicted Brain” and “The Biology of Desire”, a book which Dr Gabor Mate argues “effectively refutes the disease model of addiction.” In this wide ranging conversation, we cover: - Marc's background and his own early struggles with addiction - Why traumas (particularly in early life) often lead to addictive behaviour - What happens in the brain during addiction - Why internal family systems therapy offers an effective solution - How developing a stronger connection to your “future self” can help overcome addiction And a whole lot more. You can learn more about Marc's work on his website: www.memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com/ Links: Get our latest psychology lectures emailed to your inbox: http://bit.ly/new-talks5 Check out our next event: http://theweekenduniversity.com/events/ Marc's website: www.memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com/ The Biology of Desire: https://amzn.to/3aBhVsB Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: https://amzn.to/2ZGBjy5

We discuss the morally dubious existence of the booming Rehab Industry and the pyramid schemes, dangerous misinformation, primordial greed, and reckless incompetence that lies at its heart.General RecommendationsJNM's Recommendation: Celebrity RehabJD's Recommendation: VincenzoFurther Reading, Viewing, ListeningFrom Rehab to a Body Bag | Dying for Treatment: VICE Reports (VIDEO)As Addiction Deaths Surge, Profit-Driven Rehab Industry Faces 'Severe Ethical Crisis'“Mom, When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs”Is Addiction Really a Disease?Marc Lewis: the neuroscientist who believes addiction is not a diseaseThe Business of Recovery (TRAILER)A Review: The Business of RecoveryBody Brokers (TRAILER)Rehab television shows: intervention or exploitation?Locationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Heat Death of the Universe - @heatdeathpodJD Newland - @jdnewlandJoshua Nomen-Mutatio - @ImbalancingActPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: heatdeathoftheuniversepodcast@gmail.com

Bryan is joined by State Rep. Mike Sparks and discuss the challenging times for small businesses. Guest are NFIB Tennessee Director Jim Brown, Marc Lewis with Farmer's Insuran

Once upon a time, Marc Lewis was a student at John Gillard's SCA, before making his breakthrough and fortune on the tech start-up scene. Following a breakdown, and the closure of the SCA, Marc decided to return to the creative industry and rebuild and reopen the SCA 2.0. Marc talks passionately about his telos, or purpose, about having an industry funded school, creating scholarships and rebuilding the creative community by putting diversity at the heart of the creative industry.https://schoolcommunicationarts.com

When the future is unknown we tend to unravel, but is this the only option? While our brains are not trained to settle down in uncertain conditions, it is possible to survive and even thrive when life, and work, is up in the air.SHOW NOTESOur hosts on Crina and Kirsten Get to Work do some metaphorical spelunking into our brains on uncertainty - and most importantly - what to do about it.  How can you have joy, meaning and ease in your work when you are experiencing uncertainty?  Crina and Kirsten will tell you how.First, an exploration of our brains on uncertainty . . .According to a 2014 study in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience, uncertainty disrupts many of the habitual and automatic mental processes that govern routine action. This disruption creates conflict in the brain, and this conflict can lead to a state of both hypervigilance and outsized emotional reactivity to negative experiences or information. In other words, uncertainty acts like rocket fuel for worry; it causes people to see threats everywhere they look, and at the same time it makes them more likely to react emotionally in response to those threats.  And that is no good when it comes to meaning, ease and joy! And there is lots of uncertainty at work:Meetings with no agendaMeetings where you’re put on the spotNo regular check-ins with your supervisor or your teamUnclear expectationsNo control of outcomesUnsafe work environmentBeing the “only”No clear measurements of successArbitrary decision-makingConstantly shifting prioritiesAnd or course our wonder women will not leave us holding the big ugly bag of uncertainty.  Crina’s “go to” response to uncertainty is to plan or plan not to plan and COVID has presented her with many opportunities to use her coping strategies for uncertainty.  Kirsten tends to rely on radical acceptance in the face of uncertainty - to accept what is  - or  - is not.Here are some other strategies to deal with uncertainty:Prepare for different possibilities (a riff on Crina’s planning).Become a feeling observer.Get confident about your coping and adapting skills.Utilize stress reduction techniques preemptively.Focus on what you can control.Practice mindfulness.Don’t expose yourself to too much news Choose as much as you can to be with people who are calm, authentic and optimistic And as always - the good reads:How to Cope With Uncertaintyhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856414002146Uncertainty and Anticipation in AnxietyWhy we're hardwired to hate uncertainty | Marc Lewis

Broadcaster Marc Lewis talks abut the highlights of his career on radio See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

2012 introduced me to the darkness of the unconscious.I fell in love with a hardcore drug addict. I didn't understand addiction. I thought she just an issue with willpower. All I knew was that possessed a joie de vivre, a passion for life, a willingness to follow her instincts with the full abandon that I myself was intoxicated by.She went off to rehab and I joined a cult called OneTaste. (See my podcasts on 'When I was in a matriarchal sex cult'.)Ironically (or synchronistically), OneTaste's spiritual views were largely related to addiction recovery; "Taming the Beast" of the unconscious.We were trained to tap into our feelings, our instincts, our desires. We were all encouraged to read a book called The Biology of Desire which explained the neural mechanisms of the desire instinct and how it relates to addiction. Seven years later, I got to chat with the author, Marc Lewis, Ph.D.Marc and I discuss how the brain physically changes in response to learning, motivation, the formation of habits, and how it can pervert into unconscious tendencies. We also speak about childhood experiences that leave one vulnerable (or invulnerable) to unconscious behavior.While most of us don't consider ourselves "addicts", all of us are subject to the internal conflict between our higher intentions and lower impulses. This episode covers important perspectives on taming your own beast.For the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/Sy5sUhMbxTE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Learn more about Lewis & LlewellynSupport the show – and get on monthly advisory calls with Fabian (in groups for both creatives as well as entrepreneurs) Full Transcript:F Geyrhalter:Welcome to the show, Mark.M Lewis:Thanks for having me, Fabian, I appreciate it.F Geyrhalter:Oh absolutely. I'm glad you could make it. You're a civil trial lawyer and have been ranked as one of the top 100 Attorneys in California. Several members of the Fortune 100 I read on your site, hire you to resolve a wide variety of complex, high stakes business disputes. In fact, there's one Fortune 100 tech client that has hired you to resolve over 200 separate matters, which is rather impressive. For the past eight years, you have been running Lewis and Llewellyn in San Francisco. It's a San Francisco based law firm and interestingly enough, a few episodes ago on Episode 14, I featured another lawyer with his firm on the show. He's a young entrepreneur. He runs a law office in San Diego that he built into a brand that really totally goes against the norm. So his firm's brand is built on boldness in an industry that is pretty much known for sameness, right? And blandness.And the firm calls their client portal, Lawyers Shit, which I kid you not. It's completely crazy. It's hilarious and quite amazed at the same time, right? But he took very bold move and he can do this since it's a very young firm that caters mainly to creatives and he would likely never be hired for litigation's given his branding, right? So there's a positive and a negative, but it's literally on the opposite spectrum of where Louis and Llewellyn would come in. And that's why I love having you here. And I know that branding is very important to you. We had the opportunity to chat when you and I met in person a few months ago and branding clearly shows on your firm's representation online that it is important to you. What role does branding play in your area of practice or for you personally, as you've been growing your brand?M Lewis:It's a good question and yet we can't really get away with this type of branding that you mentioned before. That's not our brand. And our core brand at Lewis and Llewellyn is a sophisticated high stakes trial counsel for key business disputes. And our brand is critical to our success because it's how we stand out amongst a very crowded field of attorneys that provide that same service. And so really what our core brand is with our business litigation is offering the same type of aggressive, talented, zealous advocacy that you'd find at really the leading law firms of the world. Just on a smaller scale, which allows us to be more responsive and more nimble and usually almost always delivering it at a lower price point. And so, those are really the key parts of our brand and it's critical to get that across.F Geyrhalter:And I'm sure it's built on a lot of personal trust, right? And then that to me is something that I always find fascinating because law firms traditionally, and also with your firm, very often use the name of the partners, the founders of the firm. And there's this fine line between personal brand and yet the actual firm as a brand. How do you walk the line? Or how do you encompass that on your daily journey with your clients? You versus the firm.M Lewis:Yeah, yeah. There's no distinction, it is one and the same. You're absolutely right. And I think it's the reason why most law firms bear the names of their founders. And it's especially salient for us because Paul Llewellyn and I are the faces of the firm and we are the brand. And we are the lawyers here leading the charge at the firm. And so we really believe, and this is from Paul and I all the way down the chain, that the brand of our firm is really the identities of our individual lawyers and our entire team, in fact. And you'll see, if you visit our main website. You'll see each and every one of our 14 people with a full description of who they are and what role they play on our team.Because we're proud to stand behind our brand of our incredibly talented team. That's one of the ways that Paul and I have been so fortunate over the years is to have just a terrific team of people. And that's what we're selling is our team and so we really think it's important from a branding perspective and a marketing perspective to put those people out in front and right in the center of the bullseye to show potential clients and even occasionally opposing counsel, who we are. And why they should either hire us or be afraid of us.F Geyrhalter:And obviously your personal values of you and your partner in the firm, very much designed the core values of the firm, I'm sure. And during the hiring process, who really fits into the firm, it all must come back down to your own very strong personal values of what you believe is right and wrong and what you want to fight for.M Lewis:Yeah. I think that's absolutely right. I mean a bit more detail on us is that when Paul and I founded the firm a little over eight years ago, it was just the two of us to begin with. And you mentioned how important personal identity is. Well the first four or five people that we hired at the firm were individuals that we had previously known and we were very, very close with preexisting the firm's inception. And so precisely because of that, we decided that we absolutely wanted to promote our brand as a brand of individual lawyers and what we have to offer, in general. And because of that, we are very involved and monitor closely what our brand looks like and then how we can manage that. And because it's difficult, right? Because we both want to hit a mark of being a top notch civil litigation boutique and that has certain hallmarks to it.You have to be traditional in some respect. Everybody on the website is wearing a suit and there are certain things that people expect to see when they see a law firm website. But part of our brand is that we're trying to do something different, which is, be a more nimble firm, a leaner firm, trying to be more strategic and offering just a slightly different model than what the big firms offer. So that's what we try to really reflect with our core brand, which is a little bit of the same and then a little bit different. And giving clients the trust that we offer a product that's worth purchasing.F Geyrhalter:Well in talking about personal values and also talking about how you are different. In addition to your fairly complex commercial litigation practice, you are a passionate advocate for victims of sexual abuse. And you have created a spinoff brand that can be found at the highly descriptive URL sexualabuselawfirm.com. Now that brand spinoff, so to speak, has a very distinct, a very emotional, very convincing tone of voice.And just to quote from the site, which I have in front of me, it says, "As parents of young children, we find the statistics regarding the prevalence of sexual abuse to be profoundly upsetting. As lawyers, we are compelled to devote our professional expertise and resources to ending the epidemic of senseless abuse. We seek to effect real change in the lives of those impacted by abuse, as well as society as a whole. By strategically bringing lawsuits that shine a spotlight on the individuals and entities that condone cover up or turn a blind eye to sexual abuse." Now this is well crafted, very consumer facing, very emotional brand voice and also design throughout the entire site. It must've been a very different journey from when you created the law practice brand. How was that process like?M Lewis:Yeah. And that's a great question. And before I get to the branding question, just a bit of a backstory on that.F Geyrhalter:Please, yeah.M Lewis:You know, so we opened the firm, like I said, about eight years ago. Both of us, Paul and I, having a very extensive background in complex civil litigation, mostly for businesses. Occasionally, high net worth individuals. And so we opened the firm, it was a smashing success from the beginning and we were far busier than we could have hoped for, even in our first couple of years. During that startup phase, we were also approached by a potential client who was very close to the firm on a personal level. She had been the victim of a horrific pattern of sexual abuse when she had been a middle school and then high school student here in the Bay area.She came to us to help her find a lawyer to help her pursue a claim against the school district that failed her so tragically. We looked high and low for a law firm to take her case. We approached the best plaintiff's personal injury firms in the country and none of them wanted to help her. They were all worried that the claims were too old, that too much time had passed, that the statute of limitations had run. But in understanding her story, we thought, this woman deserves our help and there was nothing better that we can do with our talent and our degree's then to help her fight for justice. So we brought her on as a client. We filed the lawsuit in Contra Costa County, here in the Bay area and it was a groundbreaking lawsuit. The school district claimed that, yes, the statute of limitations had run. But we defeated that argument by saying that she only became on notice of the claim during the course of a very recent police investigation, which revealed the negligence of the school district.The case then settled and it was at the time, the highest award for a case of its type in California. And so that spawned publicity and we were approached by several individuals in similar situations. And we decided as the firm, that we could do both. Most commercial civil litigators wouldn't say, "I'm going to stay in my lane." And we decided, you know what, we're going to start something new. We've already started one new thing, but that doesn't mean we can't start two new things. So we decided to continue working on these cases. We're very selective about the cases that we take and our paramount goal is to help people that need our help. And we know what we've learned over the years, to circle back to the branding point, is that the target demographic or the target market for our sexual abuse practice is totally different from the target market for our core business practice.For example, our core business practice. Usually we're getting referrals from other civil litigators or in house counsel, folks that have lived with litigation for their lives. They know the ins and outs of litigation. On the other hand, our sexual abuse target demographic are just people and it's victims, it's families victims, and it's much more of a lay person audience. And a lot of times these individuals are encountering the tragedy of sexual abuse for the first time.So we found it very important to put front and center on our abuse website. What is the process? When can we help? What are some resources? How can we help you cope with this, even if you don't ever even hire us? Right? So it's an initial touchpoint for people who are very often in the worst thing we'll ever encounter in their entire lives. And what we want is to put our potential abuse clients in a position where they feel comfortable talking to us about this. That their [inaudible 00:13:41], if they tell us what happened to them, which is an incredibly difficult process to go through, that we'll listen and that we can help them get to a place that they need to get to.F Geyrhalter:And the way that you basically educate your audience that it's never too late and here are the ways that we've done it in the past. I think that hope that you provide them with in that educational experience on your site, that is something that they really need at this point because they haven't really heard anything like that in the past, most probably. Because they didn't even know that they could still speak up. Because a lot of the cases that I read on your site, not all of them but some of them, are obviously from the past, right? I mean, that is like 10 years ago, 20 years ago, plus.M Lewis:Yes. That's our core specialty for our abuse practice is cases in which significant amount of time has passed. That's the niche we've really carved out and it's one in which we feel incredibly passionate about because we know from our work on these cases, just like you said, how difficult it is for a victim to have hope. How difficult it is for a victim to know that he or she can have a voice. And that's again what we are trying to encompass in the website there. And the brand is that to say, "Look, we'll help you, we'll do your voice. You can come talk to us and we'll make sure that you have a voice." And if you read anything in the literature about some of the systemic problems stemming from a abuse, is precisely what you said, is that they don't have hope, they don't have a voice.They're worried that nobody will believe them. They're worried that nobody's going to listen to them because so much time has passed. They're worried that they're going to get blamed for what happened to them. You name the effect of abuse and I can guarantee you that we've encountered that. And again, that's something that we try to convey through our materials, which is, we've done this, we know how to help you and we know how to talk to you. Because that's something that we had to learn. And it's a different skill than knowing how to talk to the head of litigation at a Fortune 100 firm who, like I said, has probably practiced at the apex of civil litigation for three or four decades. And so to be able to communicate differently to either of those audiences is something that we have really tried to master. And we tried it. And the starting point of both of those conversations are the two different brands.F Geyrhalter:Well, and that begs the question though with keeping these two brands separated clearly but you also align them, right? I mean the call outs on both sides that educate the audience of the synergy between the two practices. How does that secondary brand, the sexual assault law firm we just talked about, how does that affect relations with new and current clients from the main firm? I am sure that there is in my eyes, I hope to be a positive effect on the way that they see your main brand.M Lewis:Yeah. I would say that that has been the biggest struggle that we've dealt with in terms of a brand identity. We wondered initially and this is going back about six years, how do we tell or communicate to our business clients that we also do the sexual abuse work? Because you would imagine that a lot of business clients would be slightly put off by the abuse work. Not because they have a problem with the cause, I think everybody can get behind the cause. But in the sense that you only want a heart surgeon when you go in for heart surgery. You don't want somebody who also may do some ears, nose and throat, even though it's slightly related. So we frankly had numerous heart to heart conversations with some of our most trusted business clients. And we talk to them about what we intended to do and the support for it was overwhelming.And I think it's for a few reasons. One, was like I said, "It's a cause everybody can get behind, which is fairly non controversial." But then two, we are different and there is a recognition that we're not like every single firm on Wall Street or in the Valley or what have you. And then third, this isn't really a branding issue, but our business clients like that in our abuse practices, we're able to get many more opportunities for some of our younger lawyers to do new and interesting and different work that may not exist in the business litigation context without going too deep into the rabbit hole of litigation. There's a different dynamic in the abuse cases where a lot more of them have more depositions, more court appearances, they may be more likely to go to trial for a number of different reasons.So, the abuse practice helps our lawyers keep their pencils very sharp in a way that is unique to that industry or that vertical and it doesn't necessarily exist on the business side. And our business clients like that we play on both sides of the field, both the plaintiff's side and the defendant side. Because it really helps us keep, like I said, "Our skills and our pencils sharp when it comes time to litigate."F Geyrhalter:It makes perfect sense. And I'm almost certain that it positively affects your company culture as well, right? I mean, does it perhaps even help recruit new hires when they learn about that side of the company?M Lewis:Yes, absolutely. It's something we talk about from the very first interview we have with any potential lawyer or any potential staff member that joins our team. We have to make sure that our clients feel comfortable with this type of work. In a way we wouldn't want, for example, to inadvertently hire someone who has been so closely touched by this issue that it would be a trigger for them to work in our environment, right? So we get that out front and center and it's wonderful for the company culture because everybody is passionate about it. Like I said, it says on the website, most of us are parents of young children and we get our firm family together multiple times per year and it is absolutely something that we can all agree on and we can all put our backs into.F Geyrhalter:I think it's interesting that before when we were going into one of the biggest brand pain points that you had in the last eight years really, was figuring out from a brand architecture point of view, how do you divide these two brands or do you not? And what is the synergy? And you actually came to a conclusion to create this [dissymmetry 00:21:29], you'd have them separated by talking to your clients. So you literally, you just interviewed them and said, "Look, here's something that we're thinking of doing. How do you feel about that?" Right? So the internal discussion only got you that far and then you actually reached out to your clients to get the answer for your brand pain point.M Lewis:Yeah. And as far as that goes since then, the response from the business clients has been even more positive as we've gotten more accolades and more press coverage for the work we've done on behalf of victims. We'll now get approached by business clients leading with, "Oh, congratulations on this verdict." Or, "We read about one of your wins in this other space and we really are proud of you and we're proud to be affiliated with you." If you put the shoe on the other foot, what do we talk about with our abuse clients about our business practice? That's a separate question because a lot of our abuse clients, if they're talking to several lawyers in the interview phase, many of the other firms that offer this service only represent victims, right? They may only do sexual abuse cases, they may only do personal injury cases.And so part of our brand on the abuse side is to say, we've carved out a specific niche of winning in very difficult abuse cases where there's some hurdle to overcome, like the Statute of Limitations, if a lot of time has passed. And we're all extremely well trained and highly educated business lawyers that have developed this additional expertise. And what we'll bring to you is a level of sophistication in lawyering that you won't find at a more classic plaintiff's firm that rely typically more on volume. They bring in a lot of cases, try to settle them quickly. This is, of course, a stereotype or a generalization. But that's how we try to stand out that we have a niche product that we market just to a specific type of victim. And we really focus on that as our core on the abuse side.F Geyrhalter:And I think it's so interesting when you first think about it. You immediately think, "Oh my God, these are so separate, this will be a conflict." And the more you actually practice it, then the more you let these two brands work together, the more you realize that it really works well together and it actually benefits each other. And I love those stories when people do something that is very different that other people would be afraid to do and then they learn that it actually is a very, very beneficial brand move to do that.And I'm sure that like you said, "On the one side you deal with large corporations like Oracle, Yelp, Tesla, and then you deal with sexual abuse victims who on the flip side love the fact that you can work in this Fortune 100 space." And if you can do that, of course, you can help them, right? It's it's really great how this all came about. Now back to focusing on Lewis and Llewellyn, what is a word that can describe your brand? So if you think about all the law firms and then you think about your particular brand essence, how would you describe the brand essence, in one or two words?M Lewis:That's such a difficult question. Always asking a lawyer to do something in one or two words is a really challenging task. I would really say trust. And I really think because it operates both directions. Over my career, I've really come to the realization that the foundation of a good attorney client relationship is trust. And it really does go both ways. And so I want to make sure that I can be shown and displayed as a trustworthy person in the very first communication. And that similarly, the rest of my team can make that same impact from the moment of first impression. And to communicate that first and foremost then, I want to make it very clear to the client that trust is a two way street and that I've got to be in a position where I can trust my client, as well. And so I think that's really where we start and it is hopefully where we finish.F Geyrhalter:No. That's a really, really important point, that the two way street, that most people don't think about when they think about a law firm brand. But trust going both ways is crucial for any litigation to work in favor. Now look, we talked for a little bit about two very different brands that you build. One is more of a brand than the other, right? One is more of a practice. The other one is turning into its own consumer facing brand. You've been at this for eight years. I think you started as an intern in the White House. Is that correct? I saw that on your LinkedIn.M Lewis:Yes. After college, I went straight to DC and was an intern in the Speech Writing Office for President Clinton. Ended up staying on there as a staffer and was all set to go to join the Gore Administration and then Florida happened. Life got in the way and the law came calling. But yeah, that was absolutely my first career. My first passion really was working as a speech writer in the Clinton White House.F Geyrhalter:That's amazing. And I'm sure some of that speech writing talent now is being infused into your brand copy. But from back then, when you were at the White House to today, having built these two brands, what are some pieces of brand advice maybe, as it even surrounds the idea of building trust with a brand. Or any brand advice that you have for founders? And I know you work with a lot of tech start ups, as well. Any thoughts, any last pieces of advice that you can share based on your impressive journey?M Lewis:Thank you. I appreciate the compliment. I think the key to our success has just been trying to be everywhere all at once. And you know, the key to our success, I think from a branding perspective, has been to really be top of mind when a client needs our help. And it doesn't matter whether that's a high stakes business dispute or a sexual abuse case. You really have to use a bludgeon to hit people over the head and make sure they know what you're doing and that you're out there and ready to help them. You have a lot of people that the service they're offering is a product, right? We're a service provider. And so we need to be top of mind for any potential client at the very moment when the issue arises for them. And so our branding philosophy is to have a very clear brand for both the abuse practice and the business practice. And then to try to get that brand out in front of as many eyeballs as we can, so that we're top of mind when when something comes up.F Geyrhalter:I mean, being top of mind and having clarity in your offering, it is actually very similar to consumer products, as well as service offerings because that is what it's all about. People need to know that they can find you, how they can find you and what you stand for. What you're all about, made it be an organization or made it be a nonfat yogurt. It's a very similar path and I even think that with B2B services, as you provide them, there is a lot that one can actually borrow from how consumer product advertise and brand themselves.M Lewis:Well and that's precisely, I mean, you and I met at the NPR event for how I built this. And you're precisely right. And that's why I got so much out of that as a founder and an entrepreneur, is to really learn the lesson that the principles of marketing ... And we call it in the law, we call it business development, right? That's what we really talk about. And the main principles are really the same. And it's super helpful to hear the stories of everybody's struggles as they try to succeed on this road of entrepreneurship. And you know, that's just something that we continue to hammer on every day.F Geyrhalter:Yeah, absolutely. I totally agree. And as you know, we have many entrepreneurs and many founders who listen to this Podcast, as well. And for those who are interested in finding out more about your firm or about the sexual assault law firm practice, which by the way, I would invite everyone to find out more about. Because it is just, it is a story well told and it is a very inviting and well designed site. Where can they find both of your practices?M Lewis:Yeah. So the firm name is Lewis and Llewellyn. There's a lot of L's.F Geyrhalter:Yes. Please spell that.M Lewis:It's Lewis, L-E-W-I-S. Llewellyn, L-L-E-W-E-L-L-Y-N. Or you just Google Lewis Llewellyn Attorneys and you'll find us there. And then our abuse website is sexualabuselawfirm.com and either of those cross link to each other as you mentioned. But yeah, it's Marc Lewis, M-A-R-C, L-E-W-I-S. And that's usually if you do a little Googling, we're told that we can be found quite easily, especially now. So thank you for asking and that's how you find us.F Geyrhalter:Oh absolutely. And that was a good strategy with the very descriptive domain name for search engine optimization, as well. It seems to work for you, which is really, really great.M Lewis:Thank you.F Geyrhalter:Thank you, Marc, for having been on the show. I know when we met, you were a law firm in midst of tech companies and consumer product entrepreneurs. And you stood out in a very great way. And then when we started to talking about your own brand architecture, hurdles and what you went through. And especially with your sexual assault law firm practice, I knew I had to have you on and I'm so glad I did. It was a really nice conversation. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day and for being on the show.M Lewis:Thank you Fabian. I really enjoyed meeting you back in San Francisco and I look forward to keeping tabs on you as you continue to succeed.F Geyrhalter:Thank you. I appreciate it.

Through Conversations Podcast welcomes 2020 with an epic dialogue with Professor John Vervaeke. Professor Vervaeke is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. He currently teaches courses in the Psychology department on thinking and reasoning. He also teaches courses in the Cognitive Science program. Professor Vervaeke has published articles on relevance realization, general intelligence, mindfulness, flow, metaphor, and wisdom. He is first author of the book Zombies in Western Culture: A 21st Century crisis which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society. He is the author and presenter of the YouTube series, Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.In this episode we talked about many pressing issues we face as human beings, and how all of these challenges derive from one source: a meaning crisis. Professor Vervaeke will enlighten you with his wisdom, and his perspective on what’s happening in today’s world from many angles, such as the creation of Artificial Intelligence, rationality, decision making, the mindfulness revolution, biology, a possible reboot of institutions, the benefits of dialogue, and how all of these ideas relate with cultivating meaning in one’s life.This was one of the most engaging conversations I have been a part of. Professor Vervaeke is a remarkable person, and he is inspiring many—including myself—to begin a path of self-discovery. If you are interested in more of Professor Vervaeke’s ideas, we will add all the links to his work, in the highlights of the episode, including his YouTube Series, Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.Now, with you, Professor John Vervaeke.---John's HomepageTwitterYouTube Channel---HIGHLIGHTS(2:10) How would you introduce yourself to people who don’t know you?(4:55) What are some things that cognitive scientists know but most people don’t?(5:23) Professor Vervaeke’s TEDx Talk.(8:30) Cognitive Science as a bridge between disciplines that study the mind.(10:25) The distinction between the brain and the mind.(11:35) Artificial Intelligence and the Mind.(12:25) We can think of the mind as the software, and the brain as the hardware.(15:35) Are human beings superior than Artificial Intelligence?(17:15) In what areas are humans superior than Artificial Intelligence?(17:45) Artificial General Intelligence(17:55) Humans have capacity for insight.(20:00) Intelligence vs. Rationality.(21:15) Why the Creation of A.I. Requires the Cultivation of Wisdom(23:06) The Paperclip problem.(24:01) Life and mind: From autopoiesis to neurophenomenology. By Evan Thompson(27:39) Meta-narratives and AI.(29:00) Constant process of self-making.(31:00) Do narratives matter to non auto-poetic beings?(31:25) Fransisco Varela’s influence on Third Generation Cognitive Science(32:00) Evan Thompson(33:00) How do we zero-in on information?(33:10) Our actions are unlimited, but we are not.(33:20) We have an ability to zero-in on relevant information.(33:30) What is insight?(35:05) What mechanisms help us to make decisions?(35:45) Why are younger generations lacking meaning in their lives?(36:05) Episode #9 Insight - Awakening From The Meaning Crisis(36:40) Currently working with Juensung Kim, Thalia Vrantsidis, and Philip Rajewicz.(37:15) Currently working with Christopher Mastropeitro, Leo Ferraro and Anderson Todd.(37:25) John Logan - On The Nature Of Interest.(38:20) Words have Meaning.(40:17) Things are meaningful to you insofar as they relate to your awareness - - Contact with reality.(41:00) Relevance Realization Machinery = Thing matter to you; you matter to things; you matter to others.(43:00) Why do we get signals that our life may not be meaningful?(44:00) Is the Selfish Gene still a valid theory in modern biology?(46:00) Supernatural Selection: How Religion Evolved by Matt Rossano(46:10) Upper Paleolithic transition and emergence of religious behavior.(47:30) Music plays with our Relevance Realization Machinery.(48:30) Book Zombies in the Western Culture - WOW.(49:15) Grassy Narrows - Difference between a House and a Home.(49:00) Christopher Mastropietro & Filip Miscevic(53:03) Solitary Confinement.(54:00) The Western World is suffering from Domicile.(55:00) The symptomology of the meaning crisis / Has the meaning crisis affected younger generations?(57:18) The Neuroscience of Addiction - with Marc Lewis(58:05) Survey shows that 80% of young individuals feel their life has no purpose in the UK.(59:00) Virtual Exodus - WOW.(1:00:30) Positive Aspects of the Meaning Crisis.(1:03:00) Religio = to connect.(1:03:50) Peter Lindberg(1:04:00) Rebel Wisdom(1:05:31) How can we stop being cynics in a world that creates more bullshit?(1:05.41) Harry Frankfurt: “On Bullshit” (Frankfurt and Wilson 2005).(1:08:00) Can we do something about bullshit?(1:11:00) Can we cultivate wisdom from within the Institutions?(1:14:00) Ancient practices that emerged from the Socratic Dialectic allowed groups to connect.(1:16:00) Collective Flow State.(1:19:00) Next Video Series - - After Socrates: The Pursuit of Discourse Through Meaningful Dialogue.(1:21:00) Can we talk about difficult topics without identifying with the topics ourselves?(1:22:20) "What we need is to reestablish a deep belief in the process as opposed to our commitment to the positions” - WOW.(1:23:00) Are we more Atheists or Secular?(1:25:00) Is spirituality the same as religiosity?(1:27:00) A religion that’s not a religion.(1:29:00) Should we forget about institutions?(1:31:30) Can we differentiate between bullshit ideologies and legitimate ideologies?(1:33:00) There is no prescriptions in a path of self-discovery.(1:35:00) 'Stealing Fire: Peak States and Ethical Cult Building' Jamie Wheal.(1:38:07) We all need a transformation in a path of self-discovery.(1:39:35) What is the most profound insight Professor Vervake has had during his quest?(1:40:45) Sacredness of meaning.---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, consider subscribing to it. Also, you can share it with anyone who comes to your mind.Instagram: @through_conversationspodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com---

In dieser Episode spreche ich mit der Bloggerin Vlada Mättig darüber, warum Du Dich nicht als Alkoholiker*in bezeichnen musst, wenn das für Dich nicht passt – und warum Du nicht schon am Anfang Deiner Abstinenz wissen musst, wie alles geht. Quellen: "Making sober less shameful", TED-Talk von Clare Pooley: https://youtu.be/NKfuGMzmfTs "Hi, my name is Holly. And I’m not an alcoholic*. (*Because there is no such thing.)" von Holly Whitaker: https://www.hipsobriety.com/home/2014/12/16/my-name-is-holly-and-im-not-an-alcoholic-because-no-one-is "Ich trank heimlich Sekt auf der Bürotoilette", Protokoll von Juli Katz: https://www.zeit.de/arbeit/2019-04/alkoholsucht-abhaengigkeit-arbeitsplatz-verheimlichung-suchterkrankung "The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober" von Catherine Gray: https://amzn.to/2Nn7j3I (Affiliate-Link) bzw. "Vom unerwarteten Vergnügen, nüchtern zu sein" von Catherine Gray: https://amzn.to/2MPIfD4 (Affiliate-Link) "The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease" von Marc Lewis: https://amzn.to/2BJ9wRz (Affiliate-Link) "The Easy Way to Control Alcohol" von Allen Carr: https://amzn.to/2JrPqPV (Affiliate-Link) bzw. "Endlich ohne Alkohol" von Allen Carr: https://amzn.to/32Mo7rb (Affiliate-Link) Die Meditation, von der Vlada im Podcast spricht, habe ich nicht gefunden. Aber diese beiden gehen in dieselbe Richtung: "Meditation – Tiefe Selbstliebe" von Laura Seiler: https://lauraseiler.com/podcast-meditation-selbstliebe/ "Geleitete Meditation um dein Herz zu heilen" von Laura Seiler: https://lauraseiler.com/080-podcast-meditation-heile-dein-herz/ Vladas Blog "Herz sucht Fluss" findest Du unter https://www.herzsuchtfluss.de Ich habe dort auch einen Gastbeitrag veröffentlicht, den findest Du unter https://www.herzsuchtfluss.de/2019/10/01/schamlos-gastbeitrag-von-nathalie-stübner/ Meinen Onlinekurs "Die ersten 30 Tage ohne Alkohol mit Nathalie" findest Du unter https://oamn.jetzt Danke an meinen Vater für die Musik, an Katja Reister für den konzeptionellen Input, an Viktoriya Zayika fürs Foto und an Sebastian Sonnewend fürs Cover-Design.

Put simply, addiction is extremely complicated. It's not genetics, it's not choice, it's not neurochemical imbalances. Instead, it's a complex interaction of all of these. On this episode, I have one of the world's leading neuroscientists on addiction, Dr. Marc Lewis, walk us through the neurobiology of addiction in laymen's terms. My hope is that we're able to bridge some of the gap between the neuroscience and clinical practice, something notoriously difficult to do, but I believe we provide some strong insights on ways to do so.

This episode is dedicated to my grandfather who recently died. "Addiction is a family disease, One person may use but the whole family suffers" -Marc Lewis. But before you judge, please seek understanding.

This week's guest on The Melting Pot is Dean and founder of School of Communication Arts 2.0 (SCA), Marc Lewis. The SCA is currently the world's most eminent portfolio school as well as being a social enterprise, it is also about to become a charity. The school takes 36 students each year through a 12-month journey in Marc's studio, with about six months of placements. One in three of these students receive a scholarship, some receive bursaries, others self-fund. The school has a network of about 1000 teacher/mentors who help write the curriculum and deliver the learning experience. In Marc's own words, “the SCA 2.0 is kind of an apprenticeship model meets a university model meets a bit of a circus, a bit of a fun fair.” From earning $200,000 per month from sex lines, to creating Whore magazine, to founding South Africa's first comedy club, to claiming the first video banner ads, which he sold to WPP for just under £20m, today's guest Marc Lewis has not had a conventional career history. On today's podcast: Why it's called SCA 2.0 and what happened to 1.0 How he managed to buy his first Ferrari at age 21 off the back of sex Why Marc attributes his success to sheer dumb luck, not genius What he learned from his time running his dot.com businesses His firm belief in the practice of gratitude Why learning should be action in rehearsal The problem with traditional pedagogical teaching Why drugs dampen creativity Links: D&AD Gratitude garden

Dr. Marc Lewis is a psychologist with a background in developmental psychology. He also has his own history of substance use. When he went back to try and understand addiction, the current models didn't make sense to him, so he created a new one. Learn about Dr. Lewis' Learning model of addiction.

Imagine the world’s most awarded advertising school. Perhaps you’re picturing it housed in an imposing campus of magnificient Edwardian buildings made of stone and marble, or a gleaming high rise in midtown Manhattan. In fact you’ll find it on the top floor of a former church and nightclub in a South London neighbourhood. Its unexpected characteristics don’t end there - from the curriculum design to the class size, the mentors to the learning outcomes. It’s called the School of Communication Arts, and its Dean is Marc Lewis. In this entertaining and enlightening conversation, we talk about Marc’s personal journey from comedy clubs and tech startups to the world of education, coming back from a mental health crisis, and what it means to find your Telos. And there is a little bit of swearing, so listener discretion is advised. Episode overview 03:00 Marc's origin story - from stealing car radios, to copywriting and comedy clubs 17:00 Selling a company, and finding Telos 23:00 SCA v.10 27:00 How v2.0 got going in 2010, and being equipped for diversity 35:00 Inside the curriculum Wiki 42:00 Customizing learning design 51:00 AI, technology...and why didn't cover it in this episode About Marc Marc Lewis was a scholarship student at SCA when it last existed in the 1990s. He left to work for Leo Burnett as a writer, but ended up creating technology companies. Marc’s start-ups created over £50m in shareholder value. but he fell out of love with money and wanted to do something more meaningful. A heart-to- heart conversation with Sir John Hegarty and Rory Sutherland led to the re-opening of SCA in 2010. John and Rory became founding Governors. Marc runs the SCA learning experience. If he’s not in SCA, then he’s teaching at a Chinese or a French ad school, or out bringing live briefs into the classroom. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tickets/support

“We need to get pissed before we open up, this is terrible for creativity” this quote comes from Marc Lewis, Dean at the School of Communication Arts - this week on the Shiny New Object podcast. Marc is a maverick and true creative innovator who admits that “our school is often described as a cult”. In this interview Marc reveals the tools and techniques he uses to train the next generation of ad creatives. He tells us that “poetry, improv and mindfulness releases people” and reveals his excel spreadsheet technique for creating better ideas. His shiny new object is “hacking flow”. Marc’s definition of flow “is where accelerated learning takes place” and that “the expectation of an education designer should be to get students in ‘flow’ most of the time.” There is also a weird, special guest appearance that gives this episode an improvised and unusual twist - but I’ll let you work this out for yourself. Thanks Marc, the industry owes you big time.

Join Annie and her lead certified Naked Mind coach, Scott Pinyard, as they discuss one of the most difficult and frequently asked questions, “Is alcohol addiction a disease…..or not?” Annie and Scott dissect this challenging question and give us a look at both sides of the argument of whether or not alcohol addiction can be called a ‘disease’. Do we have convincing research to really say it is a disease? Or do we lean on this title to remove responsibility from ourselves? Episode Links: The Biology of Desire:  Why Addiction is Not a Disease by Marc Lewis

Nir’s Note: This guest post is by Dr. Marc Lewis, who studies the psychology and neuroscience of addiction. After years of active research, Marc now talks, writes, and blogs about the science and experience of addiction and how people outgrow it. Visit his website here.  You’ve just obliterated the last seven or eight zombies. It was a narrow escape and you’re flushed with satisfaction. But you didn’t see that horrendous creep, weaping sores and oozing pus, because he was hidden behind the dustbin in the shadow of a bombed out building. You get slimed, you’re dead. Or worse than dead. So you touch the “play again” bar at the bottom of the screen. Now you start further ahead than last time. You know you’re going to meet the slime-master again. Soon. Be prepared.

The National Institute of Drug Abuse states addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. But what if addiction wasn’t actually a disease? What if addiction was identified as a developmental issue? And, it happens through a series of trials, through repeated exposure and actions. Sovereign Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ash Bhatt and neuroscientist Dr. Marc Lewis compare whether or not addiction can be described as a brain disease or a behavioral problem.

Neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes the case that addiction isn't a disease at all, although it has been recently branded as such. In recent decades doctors have branded addiction a brain disease, and treated it as such. But in this riveting and provocative talk, neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes the convincing case that addiction isn’t a disease at all. Using personal stories and robust science, he explains how addiction really impacts our brains, and how neuroplasticity and a developmental approach to treatment can help to overcome it. Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology, recently at the University of Toronto, where he taught and conducted research from 1989 to 2010, and presently at Radboud University in the Netherlands. He is the author or co-author of over 50 journal publications in psychology and neuroscience, editor of an academic book on developmental psychology, and co-author of a book for parents. More recently he has written two books concerning addiction.

Our minds are governed by a cycle of craving what we don't have, finding it, using it up or losing it, and then being driven by loss, need, desire, or insecurity to crave it all the more. This cycle is at the root of all addictions: addictions to drugs, drink, cigarettes, sex, love, soap operas, wealth, and wisdom itself. But why should this be so? Why are we so driven, often at great cost to ourselves? No one is better qualified to answer these questions than Dr. Marc Lewis. He is a distinguished neuroscientist. And, for many years, he was a drug addict himself, dependent on a long series of dangerous substances. His narrative moves back and forth between the long, dark, ultimately triumphant story of his relationship with drugs, and a revelatory analysis of what was going on in Marc's brain. He shows how drugs speak to the brain--itself designed to seek rewards and soothe pain--in its own language. He shows in detail the different neurological effects of a variety of powerful drugs, from oxycodone to heroin, from drink to love. This is the story of his journey, seen from the inside out.

We talk about memory loss and addiction with Man Booker longlisted author David Means and neuroscientist Marc Lewis.

Marc Lewis from the world leading education innovator, The School of Communication Arts 2.0 talks with the other Marc about the future of education. What is wrong with education today and how do you solve it? How do you deliver far better outcomes in a fraction of the time? What does the future of qualifications and curriculum look like? A fascinating podcast on a subject that impacts everyone.

Anne McElvoy looks ahead to the Rio Olympics discussing Brazilian culture with author, politics lecturer and former National Secretary for Public Security Luis Eduardo Suárez and with Dr Edward King from the University of Bristol. The RSC is exploring saying the unsayable this summer with a season of plays, Anne talks with the writer and the director of 'Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier' - Somalia Seaton and Nadia Latif. Neuroscientist Marc Lewis explains why he is convinced that addiction is a behavioural problem and not a disease. And Raqib Shaw talks about his new exhibition of self-portraits. Rio de Janeiro: Extreme City by Luis Eduardo Suárez published by Allen Lane is out now. Digital Technologies in Argentine and Brazilian Culture by Edward King explores the use of science fiction in literature and graphic fiction from Argentina and Brazil. The Biology of Desire: why addiction is not a disease by Marc Lewis published by Scribe is out now 'Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier' runs from 27th July at the RSC in Stratford Raqib Shaw's self portraits are at the White Cube in Bermondsey until 11th September 2016. Producer: Ruth Watts

For Episode 10 of the Fitness Pollenator Podcast, I have a double whammy. That's right -- I have on not one but TWO awesome guests: Eric Bach and Marc Lewis.Eric (left) is a chiseled strength and conditioning coach based in Denver, Colorado. Marc (right) is working on his PhD in exercise physiology at UNC-Greensboro. (He's also chiseled, but you'll have to take my word for it.)In this episode, we run the gamut of topics, including:The biggest differences between training athletes and training the general populationWhat online training is and whom it's for -- beginners or intermediate lifters?Eric's bread and butter: Front squats (!)Marc's bread and butter: Concurrent training (i.e. simultaneous aerobic and strength training)Eric's recent T-Nation article:Shut Up and Get StrongEric and my recent two-part series:Common Injury Sites And Clever Workarounds: Part 1 – Upper BodyCommon Injury Sites And Clever Workarounds: Part 2 – Lower BodyMarc's upcoming article on strength training for endurance athletesStay tuned for the link to this one in the coming weeksListen to the episode now at the following link:>>https://goo.gl/AwUugnAnd subscribe to the podcast on iTunes if you haven't already.New episodes are on deck for 2016, including the return of Mobility 101's Matt Ibrahim (way back from Episode 4)!

Our guest today is Dr Marc Lewis, a developmental neuroscientist and currently a professor at the Radboud University in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. For many years his work centred on dynamic systems approaches to understanding the development of emotions and personality but recently he has perhaps become most well known for his account of his own personal experience of drug addiction Memoirs of Addicted Brain and merging that with the neuroscience of addiction. In his latest book The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is not a Disease he argues that seeing addiction as a disease is not only incorrect but also harmful and this will be the topic of our discussion today

During this week’s radio show you will learn about: The Root of Addiction in Early Childhood Development The Meaning of Soul Sickness The Distinction Between Addiction and Disease Psychological Elements that Lock In Addiction Social Factors That Entrench Addictive Habits

During this week’s radio show you will learn about: The Root of Addiction in Early Childhood Development The Meaning of Soul Sickness The Distinction Between Addiction and Disease Psychological Elements that Lock In Addiction Social Factors That Entrench Addictive Habits

Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm and the author of two books:  The New York Times bestselling Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the fields of computer design and software development. Marc Lewis, a professor at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is a cognitive neuroscientist known for his research on the development of emotions and personality in childhood and adolescence. His current work, based on an integrative review of the neuroscience of addiction, shows that addiction is not a pathological state but rather an unfortunate result of a brain doing what it's supposed to do -- in fact overdoing it: pursuing pleasure and avoiding risk. Accordingly, he argues that to understand addiction we need to stop thinking of it as a disease. Lewis's 2012 book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, is an account of his addiction to drugs as a young man, with accompanying explanations of the neurobiological processes underlying various drug experiences as well as the process of addiction itself. His new book is called The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a Disease. 

Marc Lewis, a professor at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is a cognitive neuroscientist known for his research on the development of emotions and personality in childhood and adolescence. His current work, based on an integrative review of the neuroscience of addiction, shows that addiction is not a pathological state but rather an unfortunate result of a brain doing what it's supposed to do -- in fact overdoing it: pursuing pleasure and avoiding risk. Accordingly, he argues that to understand addiction we need to stop thinking of it as a disease. Lewis's 2012 book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, is an account of his addiction to drugs as a young man, with accompanying explanations of the neurobiological processes underlying various drug experiences as well as the process of addiction itself. His new book is called The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a Disease. 

Nick and Ash discuss the week in drug news. Addiction special. EGA 2010 conference speaker Jasen discusses the use of iboga/ibogaine in treating addiction. Yarra Drug and Health Forum Executive Officer Greg Denham talks to us about the upcoming International Overdose Awareness Day and author of The Biology of Desire, Marc Lewis PhD joins the show to talk about alternative models for understanding addiction. MUSICMelbourne trip-hop/electronica band Kalacoma with Waves. Listen here. SEGMENTEGA Presents: Jasen - Iboga/Ibogaine in the Use of Addiction.SEGMENTYarra Drug and Health Forum Executive Officer Greg Denham joins the program to discuss International Overdose Awareness Day.SEGMENTNeuroscientist and Professor of developmental psychology Marc Lewis PhD joins the program to discuss the nature of addiction. Marc recently published a book, The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not A Disease and was in Australia presenting for the writer's festival and Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist, professor of developmental psychology, and author of the new book The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease. On the show this week we talk to Lewis about the biology of addiction—and what it does to our brains.

We have developed what amounts to an addiction/industrial complex.  Each year billions are spent, in both public and private dollars, to treat, cure, and mitigate addiction.  But is it working?  Are today’s so called “best practices,” having measurable, metric driven results?  If not, what might we be doing wrong?Dr. Marc Lewis believes that the current approach of treating addiction as a disease, lies at the heart of our repeated failures and frustrations.  In The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease, he walks us through the lives of five people, who have journeyed in and out of addiction and show what we might do differently.My conversation with Dr. Marc Lewis: 

Our guest this Morning is Marc Lewis, Ph. D., author of The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease. This amazing book is chock full of the latest neuroscience, telling not only how brains get addicted to drugs but also how they recover and heal, showing that neuroplasticity is a two-edged sword. A great antidote to the drug war propaganda put forth by NIDA.

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Our guest this afternoon is Marc D Lewis Ph D, author of Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines his Former Life on Drugs.

Neuroscientist Marc Lewis is a former drug addict. He talks about his descent into addiction, how he finally got clean and why he'll always be an addict. His book is "Memoirs of an Addicted Brain".

Neuroscientist Marc Lewis is a former drug addict. He talks about his descent into addiction, how he finally got clean and why he'll always be an addict. His book is "Memoirs of an Addicted Brain".

Internalized shame is a killer of self-esteem, libido, and a person's spirit. More than ever before, collective morality shames authentic masculinity. The 'Dark Masculine' is the archetype of removing shame and returning to true form. In this episode I speak on 3 levels: 1. Redefining beliefs around individual vs. collective "morality" 2. The 2 types of male-specific shame, and biological roots 3. How to unearth the 'Dark Masculine' archetype and heal shame This was inspired by the posts in the Masculine Underground FB Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/569093646766486/ ). If you find this interesting, I'd appreciate if you'd rate this your favorite podcast app. Mentioned resources: contemplativeman.com ( https://contemplativeman.com/ ) arousalcontrolsecrets.com ( https://arousalcontrolsecrets.com/ ) Existential Kink podcast w/ Carolyn Elliott ( https://shows.acast.com/ruwando/episodes/082-carolyn-elliott-existential-kink ) Biology of Desire podcast with Marc Lewis, PhD ( https://shows.acast.com/ruwando/episodes/083-marc-lewis-phd-the-biology-of-desire )