Episode 275: Clinician's Corner | Recovery in Unsettled Times

About this episode

The episode discusses maintaining recovery amidst personal and global challenges, focusing on the neuroscience of stress and the impact of shame on recovery.

Life doesn't pause for recovery — and right now, life is a lot . In this Clinician's Corner episode, co-hosts Molly Painschab and Clarissa Kennedy sit down for an honest, grounded conversation about what it looks like to stay connected to your recovery when the world feels like it's on fire and your personal life is a lot at the same time. This isn't a pep talk. These are two clinicians talking real about the neuroscience of stress and cravings, the shame spiral that follows a slip, and what "minimum viable recovery" can look like when you're just trying to make it to tomorrow. If you've been asking yourself why this is suddenly so hard? This episode is for you. In This Episode, We Cover: 🧠 Why your brain is working against you right now The neuroscience behind chronic stress and cravings — and why a recovering brain is already running harder than average before you add the weight of the world on top. 🌍 The macro AND the micro From political instability and financial stress to grief, caregiving, and personal loss — we name what's happening and why pretending otherwise is doing you a disservice. 📱 Setting boundaries with the news cycle How to stop the doom scroll from hijacking…

People in this episode

Hosts: Molly Painschab, Clarissa Kennedy

Topics covered

• recovery
• stress
• cravings
• mental health
• boundaries
• shame

Keywords

• recovery
• stress
• cravings
• neuroscience
• shame spiral
• boundaries
• mental health

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