Steven

How much do you think about other things that are taking hold of society? Some of the other things that are non-substance related, so social media addictions and pornography addictions, and what else are some of the big ones? Food addictions?

How much do you think about other things that are taking hold of society? Some of the other things that are non-substance related, so social media addictions and pornography addictions, and what else are some of the big ones? Food addictions?

Can you tell me about a time where you've worked with a patient who, through the process of working with them and understanding their trauma, you discovered something unexpected about the root cause of their addictive behavior? Yeah.

Can you tell me about a time where you've worked with a patient who, through the process of working with them and understanding their trauma, you discovered something unexpected about the root cause of their addictive behavior? Yeah.

Did he recover?

Did he recover?

From substance abuse?

From substance abuse?

You must carry a lot of this stuff with you because your line of work sounds like you're dealing with bad news quite often, more so than the average person. And the news you're dealing with is a different type of news. You're dealing with somebody sort of reaching the end of their life through something that you also have said many times you believe is preventable in many cases.

You must carry a lot of this stuff with you because your line of work sounds like you're dealing with bad news quite often, more so than the average person. And the news you're dealing with is a different type of news. You're dealing with somebody sort of reaching the end of their life through something that you also have said many times you believe is preventable in many cases.

How do you manage that?

How do you manage that?

What is the most important thing we didn't talk about that we should have talked about?

What is the most important thing we didn't talk about that we should have talked about?

What does that mean?

What does that mean?

It's so interesting because I was aware of this, but I still found myself accidentally using the word abuse.

It's so interesting because I was aware of this, but I still found myself accidentally using the word abuse.

And I'd stumble into it. I'd go, fucking hell, Steve. Yeah. I tried to avoid the use of the word addict.

And I'd stumble into it. I'd go, fucking hell, Steve. Yeah. I tried to avoid the use of the word addict.