Addiction & Recovery Research Institute

Lectures

The Surprising Science of Happiness

Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned. The lecture was counselor led, education was...

The new Traumatology Part 1

Dr. Robert Scaer, M.D. talks to Anthony "Twig" Wheeler of www.liberationispossible.org about his experience and work with trauma. Dr. Scaer is author of The Body Bears the Burden and other books. Visit his website at www.traumasoma.com for more information.

The new Traumatology Part 2

Dr. Robert Scaer, M.D. talks to Anthony "Twig" Wheeler of www.liberationispossible.org about his experience and work with trauma. Dr. Scaer is author of The Body Bears the Burden and other books. Visit his website at www.traumasoma.com for more information.

Finding Purpose in Recovery

Michael Jr. – A Comedic TED Talk on finding purpose in your life. With comedy, you not only laugh but you also gain understanding in a unique way. Comedy has a setup and then a punch line. The setup moves the audience in one direction-toward what is expected. The...

Mindfulness

How do we change? In this pioneering talk, Dr. Shauna Shapiro draws on modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom to demonstrate how mindfulness can help us make positive changes in our brains and our lives.