Episode 51: Are We Getting Addictions Right?

Being Human

Discussed in this episode:

• The different types of addictions;
• Limitations of the medical model in treating addictions;
• Strengths and weaknesses of 12-step programs;
• The influences of Protestant theology in addictions work and how this differs from a Catholic anthropology;
• The importance of recognizing our core identity as a son or daughter of God;
• Human beings as body-soul composites;

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• "For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want.” - St. Paul, Romans 7:19;
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