Summary: Adi Jaffe PhD as a world-renowned mental health expert, a lecturer at UCLA, and the CEO of Igntd. Along with his wife Sophie he also has a podcast called The Igntd Podcast, has published dozens of articles, book chapters and presentations of the topic of mental health and addiction, and has just released his first book The Abstinence Myth. Join me as I ask Adi: • What is addiction and how does it happen? • What was his feeling of identity back then compared to now? • If, as he says, we're one revelation away from a life altering discovery, what was his? And Adi will share with us: • How his life turned around after a life of addiction. • The 'mythology' of addiction. • Other versions of abstaining. • The principles of his method of recovery. Adi is passionate about the work he does and the people whose lives he helps change, as you can tell when he says: "Addiction is a set of symptoms that show up for people who struggle but the struggles underlying it could be very different." "If we had an addiction treatment system that worked I wouldn't even be having this conversation!" "We are failing those are struggling with addiction and we keep pretending like it's their problem." "I think we've gotta stop fighting about what is the right approach, it's just stupid - there's too many people dying." To find out more about Adi visit https://www.igntdrecovery.com, and check out his book The Abstinence Myth. I'd love to know your thoughts and experiences - join the conversation on my Facebook page. For more episodes of Recipes For Life, find us on iTunes at https://apple.co/2NpsIba, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/2NpSiN0, Whooskhaa at https://www.whooshkaa.com/shows/recipes-for-life-with-pete-evans, click the link on https://peteevans.com, or just look up "Recipes For Life" in your favourite podcast app. I'd love to spread the knowledge in these podcasts far and wide. If you liked this episode, I'd love it if you could share it with your friends, and perhaps even leave a review on iTunes. This podcast is proudly presented by The Institute For Integrative Nutrition, or IIN for short. I've completed this amazing health training course through IIN, and I would thoroughly recommend it for anyone wanting to start a career in the health coaching and wellness space. This course is conducted over a year long period and it's constructed in a way that if you're a full time worker or a busy parent or wherever you are in your life will still be able to complete all the required curriculum and modules. Please see the link included in this post on my Facebook or Instagram page or on iTunes, to access the free sample class and first module of the program, to get a great taste of the format and structure as well as utilise my special discount that I can offer you if you decide to sign up. Make sure you tell the admission team that you're part of the Pete Evans tuition savings to claim your very substantial discount visit https://www.integrativenutrition.com Theme music by Mandharu. Audio production by Andy Maher.
