Tune in to hear a recovering alcoholic and addiction expert share her strategies to overcome struggles with addiction and dependency.
| |  | | Rewire Your Brain for Recovery With Addiction Specialist Erica Spiegelman | | | | On today's episode, I talk with Erica Spiegelman who describes herself as a recovering alcoholic. When she stopped drinking, she learned that she needed to gain some new skills to aid her recovery. | She chose to become an addiction specialist so she could help other people address their struggles with addiction and dependency. As a certified drug and alcohol counselor, she helps people combat addiction through private sessions, workshops, and online courses.
She's written several books including, "Rewired: A Bold New Approach to Addiction & Recovery." In it, she explains how people can rewire their brains, change their behavior, and create positive changes in their lives.
Why Erica Spiegelman Is Mentally Strong
Erica learned a lot about recovery from her personal experience. She decided to become an alcohol and drug counselor so she could help other people create positive changes in their lives.
She talks openly about her personal story as well as the struggles she experienced along the way. The information she shares about things like boundaries and time management can help anyone who is looking to build mental strength.
One of the biggest misconceptions is that we're stuck in this identity of being an addict [for] the rest of our lives. We do have to be mindful that we have had an experience with addiction and we are susceptible [to] going back down that route, but at the same time, we're all capable of change."
What You'll Hear on the Show
- What most people misunderstand about addiction
- The similarities and differences between chemical addictions and behavioral addictions
- Why authentic relationships are such an important part of healing and how to establish them
- How to work on time management skills and why this is an essential component to recovery
- How to create an impact list and how this helps
- Why there are so many different paths to recovery and how to know what can work for you
- How to create a priority list and why it's important to know your values
- How gratitude can rewire your brain
- What to do if you have a loved one with an addiction
Our brains can rewire. We have different pathways and we create those pathways through habits and ways of thinking and patterns. We can create new patterns. Just like we create bad habits, we can create good habits."
What You'll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength
An addiction isn't a sign of weakness. But being addicted to something can certainly drain you of the mental strength you need to be your best.
Mental health and addiction can also be a two-way street. Sometimes people self-medicate with substances or behaviors because they're experiencing a mental health issue.
At other times, people develop mental health problems after developing an addiction. They may develop problems, like relationship issues or legal problems, that affect their daily lives. Consequently, their mental health may suffer.
No matter where you're at on your journey, if you think you're at the worst or at the bottom, you can climb up. There is hope for everybody." | | | | | | | | Follow: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts / RSS | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Healthy Mind newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. | | A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 | | | | | | | 
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