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Treating Addiction Requires Both Science and Compassion, Says Dr. Gabor Maté

By Jane van Koeverden — 2018

Dr. Gabor Maté drew from his experiences treating addicted men and women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside when he published the bestselling nonfiction book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts a decade ago. Supplementing his personal insights with medical research, Dr. Maté offered a compassionate perspective on addiction that continues to resonate with readers.

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Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation

Ever since publication of The Polyvagal Theory in 2011, demand for information about this innovative perspective has been constant. Here Stephen W. Porges brings together his most important writings since the publication of that seminal work. At its heart, polyvagal theory is about safety.

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Stephen W. Porges
2025
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Polyvagal Theory on Feeling Safe

Dr. Stephen Porges, creator of the Polyvagal Theory, discusses how we need to learn skills to trigger" feelings of safety in the body. This is an excerpt from an interview with Dr. Stephen Porges.

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Stephen Porges
2019
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Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism

This practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being builds on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory—one of the most important recent developments in human neurobiology.

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Stanley Rosenberg, Benjamin Shield, Stephen W. Porges
2017
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The Practical Shaman Renee Baribeau Interviews Levi Baker

A candid talk about the use of Iboga and plant medicine for symptoms including: depression, anxiety and addiction. Levi is a former tech entrepreneur who has been working on himself with the aid of iboga & other plant medicines for the last 6+ years.

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Renee Baribeau
2019
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Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic & Worry

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety based in cutting-edge neuroscience and research.

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Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle
2015
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The Instinct to Heal: Curing Depression, Anxiety and Stress Without Drugs and Without Talk Therapy

Millions of Americans try drugs or talk therapy to relieve depression and anxiety, but recent scientific studies prove certain alternative treatments can work as well or better-often bringing on a cure.

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David Servan-Schreiber
2005
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What You Can Change and What You Can’t: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement

Martin Seligman has meticulously analyzed the most authoritative scientific research on treatments for alcoholism, anxiety, weight loss, anger, depression, and a range of phobias and obsessions to discover what is the most effective way to address each condition.

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Martin E. P. Seligman
2007
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