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Recovery Through Buddha’s Teachings with Valerie Mason-John

June 11, 2021 1 Comment

recovery through buddha's teachings

Dr. Valerie Mason-John is a public speaker and master trainer in the field of conflict transformation, leadership and mindfulness.  Valerie is the award-winning author of 8 books, and the co-author and co-founder of Eight Step Recovery: Using The Buddha’s Teaching to Overcome Addiction. Since its publication, it has won the Best USA Book Award 2014 and Best International Book Award 2015 in the self-motivational and self-help category. 

In this episode, Eric and Valerie discuss: Eight Step Recovery:  Using the Buddha’s Teaching to Overcome Addiction

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In This Interview, Valerie Mason-John and I Discuss Recovery Through Buddha’s Teaching and …

  • Their book,  Eight Step Recovery:  Using the Buddha’s Teaching to Overcome Addiction
  • Their history of addiction to drugs, alcohol, and disordered eating
  • Their traumatic history leading to multiple addictions
  • Thinking of expansive values at the center of our lives
  • How addiction is an adaptive behavior to soothe ourselves
  • The first 3 steps of their recovery process are based on the 4 noble truths
  • How we can’t avoid pain, but we can learn to avoid suffering
  • How we can become addicted to our “stinking thinking”
  • Meditation helps regulate the central nervous system
  • What it means to seek refuge in dealing with addiction
  • How the Buddha achieved freedom from the prison of the mind
  • Dharma teachings that point us to the truth and freedom
  • The benefit of Sangha or community in overcoming addiction

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Valerie Mason-John, you might also enjoy these other episodes:

Maia Szalavitz on Addiction

Dr. Gabor Mate on Addiction

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  1. Berlinda says

    June 17, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    All i can say is WOW to listening to. Valerie Mason John.on who do u feed.i learned so much on myself through what u said. When u talked about hatred and fear, is protecting me because of what i have been through. The trama.that i have experienced a few days ago i was tested for overian cancerand they use a instrament that was put internal part of my cavity of my body but this happened on the 11th and i have not been able to bath cause i dont want to be touch in that area. Im not ready to. But listening to ur words kept me alive thank u.

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