In this episode 15 protocols
▶ 15:31 Abstain From Addictive Substance Or Behavior Behaviors “And for most substances and most people, that means 10 to 14 days of acute withdrawal where you feel like it's never going to get any better. There's no light at the end of the tunnel.” ▷ 15:46 Buprenorphine Supplements “The other way to restore homeostasis is to give folks a medication that we can actually put on the pleasure side of the balance that has a long enough half-life that it doesn't induce this sort of cycle of accumulating these gremlins. And that's things like buprenorphine or methadone to treat opioid addiction.” ▷ 15:46 Methadone Supplements “The other way to restore homeostasis is to give folks a medication that we can actually put on the pleasure side of the balance that has a long enough half-life that it doesn't induce this sort of cycle of accumulating these gremlins. And that's things like buprenorphine or methadone to treat opioid addiction.” ▷ 20:05 Give Up Paired Addictive Substances Together Behaviors “So we will ask people to give up more than one substance if they're obviously paired. So, for example, if drinking coffee is almost always followed by craving for a cigarette, then we might ask them to give up caffeine and the cigarettes, you know, for this period of time.” ▷ 20:52 Continue Healthy Basics During Recovery Behaviors “Some of that's obvious, right? Work, social connection, sleep, exercise, all of these things we know are healthy. We should continue to do those as much as possible.” ▷ 31:36 Process Trauma After Early Recovery Behaviors “For people to really be able to process the trauma that might be contributing to the addiction, they first need to get into at least early recovery, get back to homeostasis, get their prefrontal cortex back online, not be constantly craving and dysregulated, and then they can engage in the trauma work.” ▷ 1:23:53 Pray Behaviors “In terms of everyday practice, I really recommend that people pray, even if they're not sure they believe in a higher power. And I think all that's really required for prayer is just simply admitting the limits of our control and asking for help from a power outside of ourselves.” ▷ 1:43:58 Attend 12-Step Meetings For Codependency Behaviors “And then, of course, 12 steps for people with codependency is really, really helpful. There are wonderful 12-step meetings in our community.” ▷ 1:46:47 Spend Part Of Every Day Away From Screens Behaviors “And I do think it begins with at least spending some part of every day out from behind our screens. Go outside leave your device behind look at the sky look at the trees talk to a human make a mistake apologize keep going” ▷ 1:47:23 Come Together Offline Without Devices Behaviors “A lot of Gen Zers are with intention coming together in spaces where they're not on their devices, not connected to the internet, playing music together, not to become the next pop sensation, but just because they're enjoying the music.” ▷ 1:48:44 Do Things With No Intention Of Sharing Them Publicly Behaviors “These days I play with the idea of doing things with no intention of it being put out into the world. Yes. Ever. Yeah. Deliberately.” ▷ 2:03:12 Eat Breakfast Diet “And then I also intentionally do not go on any device or look at any screen until I have finished my morning routine, which usually consists of some form of exercise, eating breakfast, baking my bed, brushing my teeth and kind of preparing for my day.” ▷ 2:03:12 Avoid Screens Until After Morning Routine Behaviors “And then I also intentionally do not go on any device or look at any screen until I have finished my morning routine, which usually consists of some form of exercise, eating breakfast, baking my bed, brushing my teeth and kind of preparing for my day.” ▷ 2:03:23 Use Devices Intentionally As Tools Behaviors “And then I try to be really intentional as I go through the day about using my devices as tools. And if I'm using them for entertainment or to change the way I feel, that I also know that I'm doing that and I'm intentional about it.” ▷ 2:03:36 Limit Moving Video Behaviors “I find that for me, watching moving video is really a very potent drug. So I really try to limit my use of video.”