Category Archives: Addiction

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke writes in this 2021 book: * We’re all running from pain. Some of us take pills. Some of us couch surf while binge-watching Netflix. Some of us read romance novels. We’ll do almost anything to distract … Continue reading →

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The God Idea

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Luke Ford

I like to spend Sunday mornings journaling on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. I read the Big Book with HerbK’s three questions in mind: * Why am I doing this work? * Why am I doing this work now? … Continue reading →

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Last Friday Night (9-18-22)

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Luke Ford
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Insecure Attachment and Early Relational Trauma

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Luke Ford
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Ordinary World (4-7-22)

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Luke Ford

It’s 5:56 pm. I’m on my 2406 step of the day according to my iPhone. It’s 90 degrees. I’m listening to the Audible recording of the 25th anniversary edition of The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. Passover … Continue reading →

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