132: How Addiction Splits Your Identity and the Nervous System Strength to Become Whole

About this episode

This episode explores the disconnect between who you want to be and who you are, focusing on addiction and the journey to becoming whole.

Why who you want to be and who you are don't match — and what you can do about it. If you've ever hidden something from everyone around you, performed one version of yourself in public while falling apart in private, you're not a terrible person — you're a dysregulated one. In this episode, you'll learn: A divided man is a dysregulated manThe split does not start with a bad decision, it starts with an attempt to love yourselfFalling apart is the beginning of rebuildingClick play now if ...

People in this episode

Host: Jason

Topics covered

• addiction
• identity
• nervous system
• self-love
• dysregulation
• rebuilding

Keywords

• addiction
• identity split
• nervous system
• self-regulation
• self-improvement
• mental health

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