Andrew Bevan - Voluntary MentorJun 144 minSuffering and the Search for MeaningSuffering is part of what it is to be human. The “art of living” (Discourses of Epictetus, 1.15.3) is in large part how we cope with...
Andrew Bevan - Voluntary MentorApr 54 minChoose LifeWe hear the cry of many, and perhaps we have done it ourselves on occasion – “what is the point of it all?” We do it when we are sick,...
Andrew Bevan - Voluntary MentorFeb 54 minInordinate Desire and Excessive AppetiteAlcoholics can’t stop at just the one drink. Whatever the good intentions, one drink is followed by another until oblivion is reached. It...
Andrew Bevan - Voluntary MentorSep 3, 20214 minMeditation and Addiction RecoveryIn an earlier blog from last year, called Be Still – Mindfulness in Lockdown, we talked about how lockdown was an opportunity to stop...
Andrew Bevan - Voluntary MentorJun 2, 20214 minMotivation, Discipline and RewardAlcoholics and drug users find it tough to stick to a treatment programme. Motivation comes and goes. Discipline is something different....
The OAD ClinicJul 6, 20204 minThe Brain and Addiction - Part IIIDo we have three brains? Now we know that in the early century XX neuroscientists were able to understand the roots of some of Jon’s...
The OAD ClinicJun 1, 20204 minThe Brain and Addiction - Part IIReptilians Among Us Late in the morning in April 1899 Christfried was crossing the cobbled central square of Erlangen, in Bayern. His...
The OAD ClinicMay 25, 20204 minThe Brain and Addiction - Part II want to vs I have to You know what you have to do, but you can’t help doing the opposite. How many times have you been there? Don’t...
The OAD ClinicNov 8, 20195 minExploring the Mechanism of Maintenance TherapyUnderstanding Opioids Over the past few decades, much has been revealed about opioid dependence that has shaped our comprehension of...