Category Archives: Addiction

‘His book The Game made him a fortune, but left Neil Strauss in treatment for sex addiction. Ten years later, he’s a changed man, he tells Tom Lamont’

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Luke Ford

The Guardian: Around 2010, he met and fell in love with a Mexican-born model named Ingrid De La O. She was perfect, Strauss thought, their relationship together “the best I’d ever had”. Yet he found he couldn’t stop pursuing other … Continue reading →

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NPR: Measuring The Use Of Force May Help New York Police To Limit It

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Luke Ford

NPR: “The New York Police Department is rolling out a new policy to record officers’ use of force. The strategy has already been implemented in L.A. and Seattle. Advocates say it’s an effective way to limit force; but cops say … Continue reading →

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The Underearning Mentality

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Luke Ford

Over the past couple of months, I have been listening to about a hundred free Underearners Anonymous lectures on this unofficial website and Dropbox account. In lecture 68, Jeff in LA says he’s been in the program for two years. … Continue reading →

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The Fear Inventory

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Luke Ford

Here are some of my notes from HerbK’s Tuesday night 12-step workshop: * When we wrote out our fourth column (where were we to blame in our conflicts with others) in the Fourth Step, we had the experience of feeling … Continue reading →

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Stepping Back Into Church

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Luke Ford

I’m a preacher’s kid. I grew up in Seventh-Day Adventist churches. Then I left all that at age 18 and became an atheist for a few years and then converted to Orthodox Judaism. For the past four years, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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