Recovery Secrets offers a brand new look at the addiction problem. Dr. Adi Jaffe, the Author of The Abstinence Myth, goes deep into areas previously unexplored and offers stories and solutions that aren’t often discussed around the addiction problem. Whether you know someone who is struggling, or you’re struggling yourself or even if your’re a professional who is seeking a different way to approach this frustrating and deadly problem, you’re going to love this podcast.
How do we get kids to take their medicine? Well, we make it sweeter. Pharmaceutical companies have long since figured out that the easiest way to get kids to willingly take their bitter medicine is by sweetening it. After all, if you’re disgusted by something, you’re probably going to avoid it.
Read MoreIn this episode, we revisit a topic that frequently comes up in our discussions of recovery—perfectionism.
Read MoreAA nearly took Aliyah’s life. The dogmatic approach of the 12 Steps left her feeling isolated, ashamed, and broken—That is, until she found the IGNTD Hero Program. In this special episode of the IGNTD Podcast, Aliyah, one of our first IGNTD Heroes, joins us to talk about her journey through addiction and recovery, and how she finally freed herself from her shame and transformed her life.
Read MoreMissed out on Dry January? It’s not too late! In this episode, we talk about the concept of abstinence sampling. Abstinence sampling allows you to try out not using without the pressuring, all or nothing demand of “total abstinence for life”. Abstinence sampling provides you the opportunity to peek behind the curtain, exploring the reasons that you use without necessarily going all in on sobriety. At IGNTD, we’re all about incremental progress and honest exploration. Abstinence sampling is an amazing tool to do just that.
Read MoreAdi here, I'm sharing the pathway to recovery that we use in our Hero Program because I believe that addiction doesn't have to limit your future. Addiction and overdose is only expanding while our current system only helps 1% of the people who need it. I created an acronym to help us E.E.A.T - you have to eat to grow and heal.
Read MoreIn this episode, Adi addresses the elephant in the room -- AA. While AA has certainly provided help to many people with addiction, it has for years fallen short as the primary, and oftentimes only option for those in recovery. Millions of people go without help every year because the dogmatic model of AA simply doesn’t work for them. We need to start thinking about how we can reach those who have been failed by the 12-Step approach to recovery.
Read MoreOften in life, we can get too comfortable. Even when things are difficult, it can feel easier to continue on your current path than to make the necessary changes to improve your life. Let’s move beyond the idea of setting a singular resolution every new year. Let’s challenge ourselves to find ways to consistently take small steps towards improving our lives. Most importantly, let’s embrace the notion that our self-worth shouldn’t be dependent on whether or not our goals and resolutions pan out the way we want.
(4:15) - Everyone is guilty of getting too comfortable. It’s easy to continue on the path you’ve been on, even when it’s hard.
(4:44) - Adi tells the story of working with a couple who had gotten too comfortable in their negative patterns
(6:39) - We all have to decide how motivated we are to take the next step and make a difference in our lives when we are so used to living in this discomfort.
(7:57) - It’s never too late to make changes in your life.
(8:59) - It takes time and effort to change your perception of yourself when you’ve spent years looking at yourself in a negative way.
(9:43) - Why Adi loves IGNTD groups. We’re so tethered to our own version of the world that we hold it as truth. Hearing other people’s perspectives cracks open a window for us.
(11:35) - Forget your resolution. You should constantly be exploring ways in which you can improve yourself, and your self-worth shouldn't be dependent on whether you attain a single resolution.
(14:37)- Adi talks about the concept of a “honeymoon phase” and how we can react when things start to go wrong.
(16:57) - Learning to separate the things that go wrong from your self worth as a person.
Read MoreToday's episode is about "cancel culture". Canceling people doesn't make them disappear--It just prevents you from engaging in an open and honest dialogue. Instead of canceling people, let's give them a chance to grow. The world is constantly changing, and we should allow others the space to adapt and learn from their mistakes.
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