86. Understanding Addiction with Ástvaldur Traustason

In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Ástvaldur Traustason. Ástvaldur is a Zen teacher, musician and therapist, working and living in Iceland.

Ástvaldur shares his journey to sobriety, starting from drinking at a young age as a way to increase confidence. He also speaks about his life as a musician and the culture of alcohol in music.

In this episode, they speak about how we can use our addictions or behaviours as a way to learn about ourselves instead of making ourselves wrong for them.

Some of the other topics they chat about in this episode are:

- False confidence and being a man
- Learning to love yourself as you are
- The power of letting go
- Decisions that change the trajectory of your life
- The need to control (Agenda)
- Going from thinking and doing to feeling and allowing
- Understanding the role of addiction. What is it helping you not to feel?
- How to spend time with yourself and create awareness
- Opening up to possibility
- Listening and working with your body

Connect with Astvaldur Traustason:

Website - https://www.zenki.is/

Email: zenki@zen.is

Resources Mentioned:

The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo

Connect with Patrick:

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