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Oct 2024
11m 55s

A Whole New Way of Thinking About Addict...

MICHAEL NEILL
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Would you like to feel more hopeful about addiction or addictive behavior, whether it's something you're dealing with directly or in the life of a partner or friend? This week, Michael introduces a radically different way of thinking about addiction that might just open up a whole new way of addressing it that's even simpler than you think.

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