What We Can Learn From Our Addictions

‘What can we learn from our addictions? ‘ What problems are we trying to solve through our over-reliance on alcohol, drugs, or social media?’ 

These are some of the questions Raven explores in this episode on addiction and self-awareness. As a reformed workaholic, Raven draws on her experience of using work to avoid thinking about difficult emotions, and she invites her students to sit with their discomfort and replace their harmful addictions with healthier ones.

Key takeaways from this episode:

Avoiding judgment  Coping effectively with triggersLearning to stop distancing yourself from your bodyLetting go of addictions that don’t serve you 

Quotes from Episode:

“Every time you go in and focus on the internal instead of the external you are growing in your capacity to be with what is. And that's the key.” 

“Anything that's creating suffering is actually an opportunity to go in and ask ourselves the question, what am I protecting myself from through this distancing strategy, and what would happen if I allowed myself to feel it?”

Links from this episode: 

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