Buddhist psychology of addiction

An episode of the Buddhist psychology of addiction podcast, hosted by Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, titled "Buddhist psychology of addiction" was published on June 21, 2015.

June 21, 2015 · Buddhist psychology of addiction

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This dharma talk was delivered at Marin Sangha on May 31, 2015. I was asked to talk about the Buddhist psychology of addiction. The talk covers quite a bit of ground including childhood trauma and its physiological and psychological role in teen/adult addiction. The talk also has instructions for landing in the aliveness of physicality as it is.

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