Ep. 5: Dan M.

Our guest today is a friend of mine who is in recovery and has a lot of great wisdom to share. He is cool, calm and collected. He agreed to do this interview for the podcast and we tried to act very serious and professional. Click the links below to do further reading on the topics discussed in this interview. Reach out to me if you have any questions: [e-mail]

Walking in the woods:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6888434/#:~:text=similarly%20found%20that%20a%2090,associated%20with%20rumination%20%5B47%5D.

Quiet time/silent reflecting:

https://www.stemlynsblog.org/the-science-of-silence/

Habits and routines:

https://www.healthline.com/health/the-science-of-habit#1

Discipline:

https://kellercenter.hankamer.baylor.edu/news/story/2022/insider-power-discipline

Neuroscience and addiction:

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/drugs-brain

Vulnerability:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-well-when-your-body-doesnt-cooperate/202305/embracing-vulnerability

Admitting you are wrong:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolelipkin/2024/03/26/why-you-need-to-admit-your-mistakes-and-what-happens-when-you-dont/

Making amends:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-the-wild-things-are/202107/why-making-amends-is-so-important

Goals:

https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-goal-setting/

Helping others:

https://mha.gbtesting.us/resources/help-others/

Combining therapy with AA:

https://www.chaptersrecoverycenter.com/alcoholics-anonymous-and-therapy/#:~:text=Combining%20these%20two%20methods%20offers,chances%20of%20long%2Dterm%20success.