“The greatest achievement of humanity is not its works of art, science, or technology, but the recognition of its own dysfunction.”
~ Eckhart Tolle
This quote points to the value of being introspective and noticing what is happening in your life. So that you look for patterns that may have started to be supportive but then become detrimental.
Dr. Gabor Mate says, “addiction is manifested in any behavior that a person craves, finds temporary pleasure or relief in; but then experiences negative consequences in the long term and doesn’t give it up.”
Here at SoulWork LA, we work with clients to help them recognize these behaviors and explore with them a path for self-empowerment in dealing with behaviors that no longer support their life.
Our healing care will help clients to look at the causes and considerations beneath the surface of addiction such as traumatic events, family turmoil, toxic shame, low self-esteem, lack of direction or purpose in life, angst in interpersonal relationships, PTSD, learning disabilities, physical pain, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues.
We take a community-based, team approach when working with clients. This includes providing them with access to specialty needs not offered at SoulWork LA but may help to further advance their recovery. And in many cases complement our efforts with our client.
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Biology of Addiction – How Addicts Should Be Treated
In this video, Physician and Author, Dr. Gabor Mate discusses one point of view, his, regarding the connections between addiction, abuse, and brain development.
Canadian physician Gabor Mate is a specialist in terminal illnesses, chemical dependents, and HIV positive patients. Dr. Mat? is a renowned author of books and columnist known for his knowledge about attention deficit disorder, stress, chronic illness, and parental relations.
Sustainable Human organization was kind enough to produce and present this video portrait of Dr. Mate’s words.
Use it as a contextual starting point in exploring your addiction needs.