in the realm of hungry ghosts by gabor maté

We believe we are as sick as our secrets. You will find ways to network and find meetings that can help you and/or your loved ones with addiction and recovery… You will be able to access trusted recovery resources. You will discover videos, content, and education from experts and those in recovery. On this educational platform you will find stories of recovery. These are great for connecting and getting back into your body. You have to find ways to get into your body.

It may lead to behaviors that are numbing…Īddiction is a response to trauma. You may never feel comfortable in your own skin. It can feel like there’s a dark cloud you’re trying to outrun. If our introduction to connection at a young age starts off in a very unhealthy way, the only model we have leads to very dysfunctional relationships. We believe addictions are an attempt to sooth a pain. When we don’t feel safe in the world, we try to self-soothe. Addictions are what we do to make ourselves feel good when we don’t have a safe place. Abuse is anything that takes away the safe place. We believe that intimacy is a mutual exploration of a shared safe place. We need to ask, “What is the pain that’s underneath the addiction? And, how do we love these people as much as we can?” Instead of just punishing these individuals, we can start to treat them.įor most people that struggle with addiction as adults, most of it started with childhood where connection and intimacy starts off in an unhealthy way. Today, the conversation is, “Addicts are moral degenerates.” If this continues and we don’t change the conversation, how will we get to a solution of treating addicts well? We want to change the global conversation around how people view and treat addicts – with compassion instead of judgement – and find the best forms of treatment that have efficacy and share those with the world … with loved ones … with YOU.

In the realm of hungry ghosts by gabor maté