Addiction & Recovery
Addiction as the avoidance of feeling, its neurobiology, its psychological function, and the path to recovery. Hazelden-trained specialist Dr Philippe Jacquet.
Addiction and freedom
People with addiction invoke freedom, their right to drink, their right to use. But addiction is watching the same film …
Addiction Therapy
Addiction therapy goes beyond stopping. It addresses what the addiction was doing, what it has cost, and what a life …
Codependency
Codependency is a relational structure where one person loses themselves in relation to another. Learn the clinical …
Exercise Addiction (Compulsive Exercise)
Exercise addiction, or compulsive exercise, sits where addiction and eating disorders meet: the same obsessive drive to …
HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Passion as Protection Against Addiction
Where there is passion, genuine engagement with life and meaning. There is less addiction. This is not a theory. It is a …
Relapse : What It Is and What It Is Not
Relapse is not a moral failure. It is a characteristic of addiction, and understanding it clearly is the most effective …
Sex addiction and pornography
Sex addiction and pornography addiction are not primarily about sex. Philippe Jacquet explains the neurochemical links, …
The Twelve Step Programme
The twelve step programme is not perfect. But millions of people worldwide are clean because of it. Philippe Jacquet …
Understanding Addiction: Definition & Mechanisms
Addiction is not a moral failure or a lack of willpower. It is a chronic condition with neurobiological, psychological …
What is Addiction?
Addiction is not a moral failure. It is a cycle of acting in and acting out, a mechanism for avoiding pain that …
What is Euphoric Recall? The Memory That Edits Itself
What is Recovery?
Recovery is not the disappearance of the urge. It is the ability to live freely in its presence, to feel what is there …
What is Relapse?
Relapse is not the moment of picking up a drink or drug. By then the relapse has already been underway for weeks. …