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Feb 2023
1h 11m

What Addiction (and Recovery) Can Teach ...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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Eric Zimmer, a behavior coach and the host of The One You Feed podcast, joins Forrest and Rick to explore what really supports us in changing our ingrained patterns of behavior through the lens of Eric’s journey with addiction and recovery. They share the key lessons from speaking with hundreds of experts, the role of insight, why some people go from insight ... Show More
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