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E146: Is Alcohol Addiction a Disease?

E146: Is Alcohol Addiction a Disease?

FromSober Powered


E146: Is Alcohol Addiction a Disease?

FromSober Powered

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

People tell me all the time, “I just can’t accept that I have a disease”. We hear that addiction is a disease of the brain, but not everyone wants to accept that they have a disease. In this episode you’ll learn about the disease model, the choice model, and some newer models of addiction. I’ll explain what these models say, where they came from, and at the end of the episode I’ll share my opinion on the subject.
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E143: how to get accountability to stay sober
E68: how alcohol impacts our ability to make decisions
E97: Why We Always Think it’ll Be Different this Time
E99: Why we can never drink ever again

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Released:
Apr 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Do you ever say, "I'm never drinking again!", but then you drink again? There are many reasons why this happens, and none of them are that we're weak-willed losers. After years of rationalizing why her drinking wasn’t that bad, Gill reached her breaking point. With her background in biochemistry, she set out on a quest to understand why some of us struggle with addiction and others don’t. In the Sober Powered Podcast, Gill uses science, psychology, and compassion to help you understand why you struggle to moderate, why it's so hard to quit drinking, and how to develop the coping skills you need to stay sober. Not sure where to start? Episodes 76, 91, 94, 99, and 102 are very popular!