
The Craving Mind
From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
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We are all vulnerable to addiction. Whether it's a compulsion to constantly check social media, binge eating, smoking, excessive drinking, or any other behaviors, we may find ourselves uncontrollably repeating. Why are bad habits so hard to overcome? Is there a key to conquering the cravings we know are unhealthy for us?
This book provides groundbreaking answers to the most important questions about addiction. Dr. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has studied the science of addictions for 20 years, reveals how we can tap into the very processes that encourage addictive behaviors in order to step out of them. He describes the mechanisms of habit and addiction formation, then explains how the practice of mindfulness can interrupt these habits.
Weaving together patient stories, his own experience with mindfulness practice, and current scientific findings from his own lab and others, Dr. Brewer offers a path for moving beyond our cravings, reducing stress, and ultimately living a fuller life.
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Nice Introduction, but the Heart of it is Missing
- By Anna Dresner on 01-22-08
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Rewired
- A Bold New Approach to Addiction and Recovery
- By: Erica Spiegelman
- Narrated by: Susanna Burney
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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Rewired is a new, breakthrough approach to fighting addiction and self-damaging behavior by acknowledging our personal power to bring ourselves back from the brink. Centered on the concept of self-actualization, Rewired will guide you towards not only physical sobriety, but a mental, emotional, and spiritual sobriety by learning to identify key principles within yourself, including authenticity, honesty, gratitude, and understanding a need for solitude.
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Amazing
- By Jennifer on 07-15-19
By: Erica Spiegelman
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Mindfulness
- An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
- By: Mark Williams, Danny Penman, Jon Kabat-Zinn - foreword
- Narrated by: Mark Williams, Jon Kabat-Zinn (foreword)
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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Everyday life is so frantic and full of troubles that we have largely forgotten how to live a joyful existence. We try so hard to be happy that we often end up missing the most important parts of our lives. In Mindfulness, Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist Danny Penman reveal the secrets to living a happier and less anxious, stressful, and exhausting life.
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Missing a written outline for the 8 week program
- By Diane K. on 08-14-14
By: Mark Williams, and others
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This Naked Mind: Nicotine
- The Science-Based Method to Reclaim Your Health and Take Control Easily
- By: Annie Grace, William Porter
- Narrated by: William Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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Tobacco is bad for us; that’s a given. But even though you may know the negative health effects, nicotine’s hold is strong, subconscious, and emotional: It tastes good, it’s a companion when you’re alone, and it can be a shield against stress. What if none of these things were true, though? What if nicotine actually tasted bad and didn’t make you less lonely? What if it didn’t relax you? It may seem hard to believe, and it’s okay to be skeptical, but coming to a new mindset about smoking and vaping is the key to quitting.
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Listen to this if you really want to QUIT!
- By Te in MT on 01-29-23
By: Annie Grace, and others
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Compulsive Spending Masks Emotions
- Understanding the Connection Between Spending Addiction and Seeking Happiness amid Emotional Challenges
- By: Laura Szekely
- Narrated by: Erica Hazelton
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Compulsive Spending Masks Emotions is a concise, practical guide that explores the emotional roots of spending addiction and shopping addiction. Discover how unresolved feelings like stress, anxiety, and trauma drive compulsive spending, creating cycles of guilt and financial strain. This book offers actionable strategies, psychological insights, and reflective exercises to help you break free from these habits and regain control over your emotions and finances.
By: Laura Szekely
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Mindfulness for Beginners
- By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
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What if you could profoundly change your life just by becoming more mindful of your breathing? According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, you can. What if "paying attention on purpose and non-judgmentally" could improve your health? Again, according to Dr. Kabat-Zinn, it can.
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Profound
- By ArtC on 03-05-10
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
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The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery
- A Practical Guide to Regaining Control over Your Life
- By: Lawrence A. Peltz MD, Ronald D. Siegel PsyD - foreword
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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Here, Dr. Lawrence Peltz, who has worked as an addiction psychiatrist for more than two decades, draws from his clinical experience and on the techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to explain the fundamental dynamics of addiction and the stages of the recovery process, and also gives us specific mindfulness exercises to support recovery.
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The best 12 step mindfulness book out there!
- By Chandra Stefanik on 08-31-16
By: Lawrence A. Peltz MD, and others
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Falling Awake
- By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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For four decades, Jon Kabat-Zinn has been teaching the tangible benefits of meditation in the mainstream. Today millions of people have taken up a formal mindfulness meditation practice as part of their everyday lives. But how do you actually go about meditating? What does a formal meditation practice look like? And how can we overcome some of the common obstacles to incorporating meditation into daily life in an age of perpetual self-distraction? Falling Awake directly answers these urgent and timely questions.
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Learning what is False in order to wake up to what is Truth
- By Laughart on 11-16-19
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
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The Mindful Way Through Depression
- Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
- By: Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and others
- Narrated by: Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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If you've ever struggled with depression or know someone who has, take heart: Mindfulness practice is a simple, powerful way to naturally break depression's self-perpetuating cycle. With The Mindful Way Through Depression, four leading researchers present insightful lessons drawn from both Eastern meditative traditions and cognitive therapy about how to triumph over this illness - and, more importantly, how to prevent it from striking again.
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Great Content - Meditations are at the End
- By Rachel L. on 06-21-16
By: Mark Williams, and others
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Breaking Addiction
- A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction
- By: Lance M. Dodes
- Narrated by: John Meagher
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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In his revolutionary book The Heart of Addiction, Dr. Lance Dodes examined the underlying emotions that drive addictive behaviors - whether drinking, gambling, sex, or eating. Now, in Breaking Addiction, Dodes presents a comprehensive guide outlining seven critical steps to overcome addiction, based on his findings.
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Determined to quit? This is your book!
- By M. A. Gueltekin on 10-17-12
By: Lance M. Dodes
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Guided Mindfulness Meditation Series 3
- By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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These programs constitute the core practice curriculum of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the Stress Reduction Clinic. They are meant to be used in conjunction with Dr. Kabat-Zinn's book, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. You will find extensive descriptions of these practices in this book, as well as pictures of the mindful hatha yoga sequences.
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Track Listing
- By J. Barrett Lee on 10-26-21
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Guided Mindfulness Meditation Series 1
- By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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These programs constitute the core practice curriculum of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the Stress Reduction Clinic. They are meant to be used in conjunction with Dr. Kabat-Zinn's book, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. You will find extensive descriptions of these practices in this book.
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The best body scan in existence
- By Luminous on 03-29-21
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
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The Brain Fog Fix
- Reclaim Your Focus, Memory, and Joy in Just 3 Weeks
- By: Dr. Mike Dow
- Narrated by: Dr. Mike Dow
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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A new epidemic is sweeping the country. Some people call it ADHD, scatter brain, or brain fog. Some simply say they just don't feel like themselves - and haven't for a long time. People are thinking and feeling worse than ever. Why? Because our brains are not getting the support they need to produce the essential brain chemicals that keep us energized, calm, focused, and inspired.
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Too many inconsistencies...
- By Maria on 11-13-15
By: Dr. Mike Dow
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- Andrew Soper
- 04-24-17
Hard to listen to
This would have been better if the author had read it himself! Good content hard to listen to.
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- jem2012
- 04-11-17
Excellent content, narrator hindered my enjoyment
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
No. I feel the narrator did not capture the proper tone of the author. I would recommend the written book instead. The narrator was too unnatural in his tone and delivery.
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- Ikillgummybears
- 03-19-21
Great insight into your Habits
great insight into habits and addictions and how to understand and fix them, great personal stories and scientific research
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- Teresa Rebischke
- 03-16-21
Unbelievable Revelations!
Amazing book. Hands down must read! Weather you are trying to quit a vice in your life, or grow as an individual this book has so much to offer you!
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- kris
- 12-07-20
im so glad I discovered this
im so happy to have discovered this. with this understanding I can start my journey to mindfulness about my food consuming and other habits.
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- Christopher K.
- 07-30-21
Awesome
This is probably one of the better ox I’ve seen on mindfulness. It gets a lot of basic detail that would be good for anyone at any stage. Very good review for the adapter.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-31-21
Insightful For Understanding Habit
Presents a nice insight into habits and cravings. Slight education in how to use existing habit loops to create new ones.
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- Marty Lawson
- 04-13-21
This book is changing my life!
Even though this book is very technical it was well written and easy to understand. It has changed the way I function in the world and for that I am forever grateful. I am in my 6th week of Mindfulness Meditation and I absolutely love it and what it is doing for my life. I cannot imagine not meditating every single day! This book has definitely taught me a lot about myself and how to move forward in a more meaningful way.
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-06-21
Awareness is the solution to addiction problems
I gave up a horrendous heroin addiction and cigarettes shortly afterward, simply by becoming aware of the thoughts and cravings in my mind by practicing meditation multiple times a day. At the time I had never heard of this book, but since then I’ve been searching for the scientific reasoning as to why practicing mindful meditation made it so easy for me to give up the vices I had. I heard Brewer give an interview and briefly talk about what to do when a craving for a cigarette arises and it sounded strikingly similar to what I practiced when I got sober. I decided to check out the book and now that I have I am so glad I did. Learning the science behind reward based learning and operant conditioning really helped me understand what happened to me. Great book, and I strongly suggest anyone trying meditation to supplement their practice with a reading of this book.
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- Devan C. French
- 05-31-22
Good Read
I loved the book. The narrators voice was like a robot though. Once I got passed that though I very much enjoyed the book. Very scientific and not preachy/overly faithful like a lot of self help books.
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