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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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The Man Who Tasted Words: A Neurologist Explores the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses

What we perceive to be absolute truths of the world around us is actually a complex internal reconstruction by our minds and nervous systems.

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Dr. Guy Leschziner
2025
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Neuroscientist: "If your Ring Finger is LONGER than your Index Finger, then..." w/ Andrew Huberman

What does finger length reveal?!

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2022
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Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia

A person with synesthesia might feel the flavor of food on her fingertips, sense the letter “J” as shimmering magenta or the number “5” as emerald green, hear and taste her husband’s voice as buttery golden brown.

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Richard E. Cytowic, David M. Eagleman
2011
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The Miracle of Sponsorship: Recovery Stories of Hope and Renewal

The often life-saving gift of sponsorship carries a powerful message for all of those in recovery and is especially compelling for anyone new to recovery. This is a moving and hope-filled book that explains the role of sponsorship and the important role it plays in recovery.

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Karen Casey
2025
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My Story to Yours: A Guided Memoir for Writing Your Recovery Journey

Reflecting on and telling our stories is a time-honored tradition in recovery circles—whether in silent meditation, speaking out at meetings, or between sponsors and their sponsees.

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Karen Casey
2025
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If Only I Could Quit: Recovering from Nicotine Addiction

In this warm and supportive guide, Karen Casey brings together the stories of 24 ex-smokers, who talk candidly about their experiences: from the adventure of smoking that first cigarette to the stupefying “hangovers” that follow a day of heavy smoking.

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Karen Casey
1987
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Peace a Day at a Time: 365 Meditations for Wisdom and Serenity

A Meditation-A-Day to Aid the Addiction 12-Step Recovery Process Help in staying centered and finding inner peace. Karen Casey’s daily meditation book Peace a Day at a Time offers 365 reminders to help strengthen those traveling the path to recovery from addiction.

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Karen Casey
2025
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A Woman’s Spirit: More Meditations for Women

Following in the tradition of her recovery classic, Each Day a New Beginning, author Karen Casey presents another year full of inspiring meditations that speak to the challenges faced by recovering women. All women are unique—we all face different joys and struggles.

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Karen Casey
1994
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Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women

Discover why Each Day a New Beginning has become a classic for recovering women everywhere.

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Karen Casey
1982
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In God’s Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery

True, lasting recovery requires us to create and maintain inner peace. For many, it springs from a practice of mindfulness, for others from the rituals of religion. But not everyone finds a connection with a Higher Power in those ways.

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Karen Casey, Homer Pyle
1991
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