TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains content mentioning suicide, disorderly eating, obsessive compulsions and alcohol & drug abuse.
\"Addiction is neither a choice nor primarily a disease. It originates in a human being’s desperate attempt to solve a problem: the problem of emotional pain, of overwhelming stress, of lost connection, of loss of control, of a deep discomfort with the self. In short it is a sad attempt to solve the problem of human pain\", (Maté 2008, p. 14).
This week Anthea sits down with Dane Ensley, a former addict in recovery for 11 years and counting, a leader in mental health coaching and founder of Reconstruction UNLTD, a global agency that connects you with mental health practitioners to combat your addiction. Dane's story inspires so much hope for those grappling with their addiction, once being a former teen dealer and addict in downtown Los Angeles himself. He has the core belief that good things can be born from struggle, a belief that I too strongly share.
Anthea also outlines some of her behavioural addictions and substance abuse during her lowest of lows in her bout of postpartum depression and burnout with her first baby.
To contact Dane and his team or to seek help for your addiction, click the links below:
https://www.reconstructionunlimited.com/the-team
https://www.instagram.com/daneensley/
https://www.instagram.com/reconstructionunlimited/
https://www.aa.org/
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
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Mate, D. G. (2018). In the realm of hungry ghosts. Vermilion.
https://drgabormate.com/book/in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts/