Unhook From the News and Stay Informed
How simple mindfulness practices can help you remain active and engaged in society while steering clear of news addiction.
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How simple mindfulness practices can help you remain active and engaged in society while steering clear of news addiction.
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New research suggests that helping others—and the sense of belonging it brings—can help alcohol and drug addicts stay sober.
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Craving to Quit incorporates Dr. Judson Brewer's research on mindfulness training so smokers can learn how to notice the sensation of smoking and let thoughts and cravings pass.
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About half of substance abusers who enter treatment use again within a year. Can mindfulness help to cultivate moment-to-moment awareness?
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A treatment program incorporating mindfulness meditation is better over the long term than traditional approaches to preventing relapses of alcohol and drug abuse, according to a new study.
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Recent research suggests mindfulness meditation may be effective in preventing relapses of drug and alcohol abuse. Sarah Bowen, a researcher at the University of Washington, says of the people who seek help with an addiction each year, 40 to 60 percent relapse. A recent study divided people…
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In my new book The Willpower Instinct, I describe one of my favorite studies of self-control. I call it the “torture experiment.” It reveals how mindfulness can help us break free from even the most difficult habits. Sarah Bowen, a research scientist in the…
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