LPP Podcast

<p>Rat Park and Vietnam tell us two crucial things about addiction and recovery. They first show that recovery is a natural process when the organism returns to a normally rewarding and supportive environment. Even more...

<p>In this short video, addiction psychologist Dr. Stanton Peele explains that people quit addictions by finding ways to live their values (as opposed to simply choosing 'techniques'). He lays out the following points...

<p>If common experiences are at the core of addiction, how do we define addictive experiences so as to distinguish them from ordinary ones?</p> <p><br></p> <p>***** SUBSCRIBE to Our Channel *****</p> <p>To get more of...

<p>Dr. Stanton Peele Delivers His OWN Ted Talk (From home), in response to Judson Brewer's talk, "A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-moW9jvvMr4 Summary: Have you noticed confusion...

<p>Several of our clients have told us something to the effect of:</p> <p>“I know that Meaning/purpose in life is a bulwark against addiction. But I’m ____ (45 - 65) years old…. I have failed relationships / estranged...

<p>Zach Rhoads and Dr. Stanton Peele contemplate the transfer of knowledge about alcohol from Science to Society — and how imperfectly the job gets done. “Alcohol: Even a Little Bit Is Harmful!” the headline screams. It...

<p>Step by Step Change v Radical Transformation: Two LPP paths to the same destination</p> <p>Placing the person in the driver’s seat of their lives through each method.</p> <p><br></p> <p>***** SUBSCRIBE to Our Channel...

<p>How did the main theme in American life become confronting the lifetime effects of trauma, rather than triumphing over them? </p> <p>This preoccupation with trauma includes arguably the greatest stars in our...

<p>Tom Horvath (SMART Recovery) and Stanton Peele (Life Process Program) delve into their decades’ long association in the battle to establish non-disease, harm reduction treatment in the United States. Their connection...

<p>There is a movement against use of labels like “alcoholism” and “addiction” as being pejorative and discouraging. 3</p> <p>Zach and Stanton evaluate these critiques and discuss how to deal constructively with what...

<p>We have embarked on a psychedelic renaissance, including use for both therapeutic and consciousness expansion purposes. In both cases the drug allows people to recast their consciousness — of themselves, of their...

<p>The new mental health hotline is buckshot. Who actually thinks that calling a stranger for a few minutes addresses problems of depression and anxiety? Indeed, the idea that this makes sense is a symbol of America’s...

<p>Harm reduction once sensibly meant dealing with the whole person to reduce their likelihood of harming themselves. Common sense examples abounded — like helping people find work, residences, and communities. </p>...

<p>When we learned smoking was addictive we threw out all common sense: that people ultimately choose their fates, that they are led that way by their privileges and values, and that to believe that things are died in...

<p>Biological psychiatry has IMPLODED, and everyone knows it, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the long-time (2002-2015) director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Thomas Insel, biological...