A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so tenacious and how we can learn to conquer them “I found [The Craving Mind] to be one of the best things I’ve read . . . on addiction.”—Ezra Klein, New York Times “Accessible and enjoyable. The Craving Mind brilliantly combines the latest science with universal…
Chapter headings: Foreword by Michael A. Jenike, MD Introduction PART ONE: IN (THE SHADOW OF) DOUBT 1. With or Within Doubt?: Intellect-Based vs. Fear-Based Doubt 2. Octopuses Chewing Doubt-nuts: An Introduction to OCD 3. Trapdoors: False Exits When Stuck In Doubt PART TWO: MAKING BELIEF (TEN STEPS OUT WHEN STUCK IN DOUBT) 4. Reverence: First Principle of Making Belief 5. Resolve: Second Principle of Making Belief 6. Investment: Third Principle…
Chapter headings: Introduction – at another turning point 1. At the crossroads – is this all there is? 2. Good news – doing it right 3. New ideas – living in a different world 4. Back to the source – the power beneath the steps 5. New maps – the wave and the ocean 6….
Chapter headings: Introduction The Thirst for Wholeness The Craving Behind Addiction The Self and Wholeness Walking in the Desert Alienation, Abuse, and the Human Experience How do we Survive? The Dark Night of Addiction Surrendering and Being Surrendered Addiction and Attachment Healing and the path to the self The Promise of Healing and Spiritual Maturity…
Chapter headings: Preface Introduction Our flight from the truth of impermanence The rise of grief models Using grief stages in individual psychotherapy Using grief stages in group psychotherapy Using grief stages in addiction treatment A lecture on grief anniversaries What the 12 Steps say about grief On beyond the grief stages Existential therapy Collapsing the…
Chapter headings: Part One: The Healing Journey 1. My Journey, Our Journey 2. Reconnecting with Yourself Part Two: Transforming Our Relationship with Compulsions 3. Recognizing Our Compulsions as Friends 4. Learning to Respond 5. Moving from Management to Engagement Part Three: Four Basic Skills for Working with Compulsions 6. Some Fundamentals for Learning the Skills…
Note: This is a book on the science of addiction. It includes a discussion of AA and Buddhism, Ruden is a clinician-scientist working in the field of medicine. Chapter headings: 1. Survival 2. Landscaping the brain 3. The craving response 4. Battling for control 5. Biobalance 6. Biobalance to mindfitness 7. Curing sobriety 8. Response…
Selected excerpts: “The utter stillness unnerves me at first. I imagine Doubt hiding at its edges, waiting to ambush me at just the right moment, as it’s done so many times before during the hush of a pitch black night or the sacred silence of prayer. For some reason though, I find myself feeling especially…
Chapter headings: Part One: Mindful Recovery Introduction: Getting to here and now The process of change Part Two: The Ten Doorways to Mindful Recovery Doorway One: Seeing the magic of the ordinary (Practices: Be aware of your breathing; reclaim the magic; establish moments of mindfulness; stop making hope an obstacle; recognize enough). Doorway Two: Telling…