"I just use it as more of an experience than an identity," he says. "You start out intending to consume or do a thing, and then the reality is different." The most recent polinical understanding of 'addiction' is that it's disordered learning - your brain has learned something bad for you is good for you so it repeats it.
Catherine Gray is a Sunday Times Bestselling author of five books, including debut smash hit The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober. She’s sold well over a quarter of a million books and her books have now been translated into nine languages. She’s been sober since 2013. Catherine has also written about being single later in life and learning to appreciate the ordinary.
Eric and Catherine discuss her latest book, Sunshine Warm: Unexpected Sober Joy That Lasts
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Catherine Gray and I Discuss The Lasting Joy of Being Sober and…
- Her book, Sunshine Warm: Unexpected Sober Joy That Lasts
- The power of getting more specific with your gratitude lists
- Being several years removed from addiction and in the advanced stages of recovery
- Understanding that addiction doesn’t have to define you, but that it’s always there
- No longer defining herself as an alcoholic after several years of sobriety
- Addiction can be the difference between what you intend to do and what you actually do
- How addiction is a spectrum and not black or white
- The issues with labeling yourself as an addict
- What matters most is asking yourself if your life would be better without the substance or behavior
- The challenge with addictions that are considered socially acceptable
- How most experts agree there isn’t such a thing as an addictive personality
- Some people may have addictive tendencies based on various traits
- Understanding that our perception of ourselves is what shapes our reality
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