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The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast

Sep 22, 2023

What is a Buddhist Higher Power and How Do Buddhists in Recovery Pray?
The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Episode 103
Sutra of Golden Light: Chapter 6 on Emptiness cont.

Let's talk about the obstacles to prayer and hence, spiritual development. That's right, you heard me. We must learn how to pray, with intention, not just...


Sep 15, 2023

Stabilizing Our Recovery with Dharma Practice 
The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Episode 102
Sutra of Golden Light: Chapter 6 on Emptiness

Dharma has to help, otherwise it's of no value. For it to work, we study, hear words, see things and do practices. Dharma has to be abporped into our lives over time. Our ability to turn...


Sep 3, 2023

Addiction and Trauma: A Basis for the Practice of Recovery
The Dysregulated Addict: Finding Spiritual Regulation Series Pt. 6
The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Episode 101

Review of this series so far. 

**Understanding ACEs:**
- **Definition and Types:** Physical abuse, emotional scars, a home where chaos reigns. These are...


Aug 13, 2023

The Dysregulated Addict: Finding Spiritual Regulation Series Pt. 5
The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Episode 100

Part 5: Mindfulness for Addicts with ACEs 

The Impact of ACEs on the Brain and the Path to Addiction**

**Introduction:**
Remember our journey through the nervous system, the dance of the sympathetic and...


Aug 4, 2023

Calming the Fire Alarms - Allostatic Load, Window of Tolerance
The Dysregulated Addict: Finding Spiritual Regulation Series Pt. 4
The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Episode 099

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Part 4: Balance in the Nervous System -Allostatic Load, Window of Tolerance

This is where we encounter...