Episode #42: Everything you know about addiction is wrong - TED Talk with Johann Hari
Weekly Live Conversations. Inside Views. Real Stories. New Perspectives. Episode 42: TED Talk with Johann Hari Everything you know about addiction is wrong What if everything you have learned about treating addiction is wrong? What if it’s not about the evil substance but about something else that keeps people stuck in the cage? In this episode, Kath Hoffman, Captain at Safe Harbour and Kerstin Heuer, First Mate Marketing watch and reflect on Johann Hari’s Ted Talk. Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world -- as well as some exciting emerging solutions. "If you're depressed or anxious, you're not weak and you're not crazy -- you're a human being with unmet needs," Hari says. 0:00 Welcome to the Captain’s Corner 0:48 Who is Johann Hari, the author of “Chasing the Scream” and why his way of seeing addiction helps people around the world to see addiction with different eyes? 4:20 It’s not the chemical that makes us addicted. If it was your grandma would be addicted after her hip replacement! 10:18 What if the addiction is not about the drug but about the “cage” we are in? 13:30 Why we are using the substance is the question we have to ask ourselves. 14:09 What if we don’t need to treat the addiction but focus on bonding? People are desperate for connection. It’s the first step to recovery. 20:00 How Portugal decriminalized all drugs and cut down addiction by 50% by spending their money on reconnecting people with society again. 22:00 The systems trauma: It’s not substances that kill people, it’s shame! 24:20 The Ripple Effect: How finding a house for “the big guy with the little white dog” created neighborhood friendships 29:40 How everyday choices led our society to trade floorspace for friends and stuff for connections 31:10 It’s not just the individual recovery of people with addictions, we have to focus on Social Recovery. 34:50 We should sing love songs to people who are addicts. Because the opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection. Resources mentioned in this episode: Chasing the Scream, by Johann Hari 👉 Connect with Safe Harbour Society on Social Media: Facebook: / safeharboursociety Twitter: / safeharbour_ca 👉 Subscribe to our channel to get Inside Views, Real Stories, and New Perspectives on all things addiction, recovery, and Indigenous support! You can support Safe Harbour by visiting their website at https://safeharboursociety.org/. #KathHoffman #addiction #recovery #homelessness #recovery #safeharbour #cityofreddeer #sobriety #indigenoussupport #wellbriety #detox #housing #shelter #safeharboursociety #recoveryjourney #outreachteam #outreach #211 #donations #wellbriety #healingcircle #JohannHari #Chasingthescream #medicaldetox #alberta #firststepstorecovery
