Ep28: Addictions & Estrangement

"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

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