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Huberman Lab #240 · April 21, 2025 · 2h 10m
Tools for Overcoming Substance & Behavioral Addictions
Addiction recovery specialist Ryan Soave on practical tools for overcoming both substance and behavioral addictions. His approach: addiction isn't a moral failure — it's a dysregulated nervous system seeking relief in the wrong places.
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Soave: recovery from addiction doesn't just remove the negative — it reveals capacities that were suppressed. Creativity, emotional depth, physical energy, and relational ability all increase dramatically in sustained sobriety.
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✧Soave's own recovery from severe addiction gives him clinical credibility with patients
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