Understanding addiction through a polyvagal lens led me to Marc Lewis and his wonderful book, The Biology of Desire. You’ll recognize his name in chapter 4 of my book. Marc’s learning model of addiction provides the much needed paradigm shift from the traditional medical model to a sophisticated neurophysiological model. Marc describes addictions as very bad habits, created by the brain’s capacity for neuroplasticity. In this interview, Marc will share his own journey of addiction and how he developed the learning model over many years of study.
As Marc’s career has evolved over time, his new interest has brought him into the field of psychotherapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS). He is curious about a part of the self that is often present with those of us struggling with addiction. Together we will explore this question: Can we sense the part of us that repels self-compassion? He describes a client who calls this part of himself ‘the bouncer’, the part of himself that rejects self-love. Many of us notice, or partly notice, this rejection of self-compassion. But where does it come from? IFS alerts us to parts with opposing agendas. What does it feel like to reject self-love or self-acceptance?
Together we will explore the roots of addiction and self-compassion with my friend and leading expert in the field. I hope you can join us.
Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist and professor emeritus in developmental psychology. He is the author or co-author of over 75 journal articles and two books on addiction. In the first of these, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain (2011), he connects his own years of drug use with an account of how the brain responds to drugs and to trauma. In the second, The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a Disease (2015), biographies of addicts are linked with neuropsychological findings to show how addiction develops and how it can be overcome. Lewis currently writes for the popular press, sees clients in psychotherapy, and speaks internationally. He and his family live in Toronto.
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