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Maia Szalavitz is an American reporter and New York Times best-selling author who has focused much of her work on the topic of addiction. She has won awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Drug Policy Alliance, the American Psychological Association and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology for her 30 years of groundbreaking writing on addiction, drug policy and neuroscience.

In this episode, Maia and Eric discuss her book, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.

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In This Interview, Maia Szalavitz and I Discuss The Case for Harm Reduction and…

• Her book: Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction
• What “harm reduction” means in the case of addition
• The truth behind why we have the drug policies that we currently have
• Differentiating between the terms dependence and addiction
• The real problem of addiction being the compulsive behavior that’s ruining your life
• The role of moderation in substance use in people in recovery
• How to know whether or not moderation or abstinence is right for you
• The problem with a binary approach to drug use
• The harm reduction recovery approach as any positive change
• The difficult but crucial role of being a beginner to learn what’s right for you

Maia Szalavitz Links:

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Bob Thurman is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University.  He’s also the President of the Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization.  He’s also the President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies.  

In this episode, Bob and Eric discuss his book, Wisdom is Bliss:  Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life

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In This Interview, Bob Thurman and I Discuss How to Find Bliss and …

• His book:  Wisdom is Bliss:  Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life
• How our civilization is based on fear
• The wisdom in the bliss view is that reality is good and that you get back what you put into it.
• The Four Friendly Fun Facts he renamed from the four noble truths
• How altruism strengthens our sense of self-worth
• To be noble means you become more “we” oriented than “me” oriented
• The deepest level of reality is love, abundance, energy
• First Friendly Fact is to take responsibility to understand our ultimate reality or we will suffer
• Second Friendly Fact is the diagnosis- to understand that we are not the center of everything
• Third Friendly Fact is the prognosis or needing to unlearn and opening ourselves to what we really are
• Fourth Friendly Fact is the “therapy” or the eightfold path of how we can open our own minds to find freedom and bliss
• Our tendency to see things as absolute rather than relative
• Investigation is the real practice of Buddhism and meditation is a tool
• Realistic mindfulness is noticing what’s going on in the real world
• The three types of wisdom are born of learning, unlearning, and freedom

Bob Thurman Links:

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In this very special episode hosted by our very own Ginny, we dive deep into the longtime friendship of Eric and Chris.  They share how their friendship began many years ago, how they began the podcast together, and answer some great questions submitted by our wonderful Patreon supporters.

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Ginny Interviews Eric & Chris Where They Discuss Friendship and …

• How their friendship began
• Their shared love of music
• Eric and Chris describe each other’s best qualities
• Their shared sense of humor and how they laugh at themselves
• How Eric hired and fired Chris, twice
• Their favorite memories of attending Waterboys concert and going backstage
• How they shelter their friendship when working together 
• The life-changing gift that Chris gave to Eric
• Their ease in sharing important things in life with each other
• How their dark moments can be their funniest moments
• What makes them best friends
• Their friendship through the ups and downs of each other’s recovery
• The importance of understanding and not judging in the darkest moments
• The pros and cons to working with people you love

Eric and Chris Links:

Friendship Playlist on Spotify

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Nedra Glover Tawwab is a New York Times bestselling author, licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert.  Nedra helps people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to implement boundaries.

In this episode, Nedra and Eric discuss her book, Set Boundaries, Find Peace:  A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

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In This Interview, Nedra Glover Tawwab and I Discuss How to Set Boundaries and …

• Her book, Set Boundaries, Find Peace:  A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
• Boundaries are defined as something needed to feel comfortable in relationships and in life
• Her exploration of boundaries in her work and personal life
• How the things that we keep talking about likely need boundaries
• The importance of setting boundaries early in relationships
• Being yourself and honoring your own boundaries
• Porous boundaries are when we are passive and afraid to express them
• Rigid boundaries are when boundaries become walls
• Healthy boundaries have flexibility based on different situations
• How setting boundaries can be uncomfortable but necessary
• Healthy and unhealthy approaches to setting boundaries
• The 3 steps to set a boundary:  be clear,  be direct, and deal with your discomfort
• Working through conflicting boundaries with others
• The difference between ultimatums and threats 

Nedra Glover Tawwab Links:

Nedra’s Website

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Greg McKeown is an author, public speaker in leadership, and business strategist. Greg often speaks on how to live and lead as an essentialist. He has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Harvard Business Review. He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. whose clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Twitter, and Yahoo!.

In this episode, Eric and Greg discuss his book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most. 

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In This Interview, Greg McKeown and I Discuss How to Make Life Easier and …

• His book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most
• The power of gratitude – and how it literally cannot be overpracticed
• The practice of saying something you’re grateful for after every time you complain
• What it means to live in the gain vs. live in the gap
• Asking yourself, “what if there’s no other way than this to grow in this life?”
• The many ways we make life harder than it needs to be
• That holding a grudge is a primary way of making life harder than it is
• The power of asking the question: “What did I hire this grudge to do? Is it doing it?”
• The way conditions on forgiveness still trap you overtime
• Using words to create the future relationships I want
• The role and power of Deep Listening

Greg McKeown Links:

Greg’s Website

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