403: Valerie Mason-John on Recovery Through Buddha's Teachings

<p>Dr. Valerie Mason-John is a public speaker and master trainer in the field of conflict transformation, leadership and mindfulness.&nbsp;Valerie is the award-winning author of 8 books, and the co-author and co-founder of&nbsp;<em>Eight Step Recovery: Using The Buddha’s Teaching to Overcome Addiction</em>. Since its publication, it has won the Best USA Book Award 2014 and Best International Book Award 2015 in the self-motivational and self-help category.&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Eric and Valerie discuss:&nbsp;Eight Step Recovery:&nbsp;Using the Buddha’s Teaching to Overcome Addiction</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Valerie Mason-John and I Discuss Recovery Through Buddha’s Teaching and …</strong></p><ul><li>Their book,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781911407126" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eight Step Recovery:&nbsp;Using the Buddha’s Teaching to Overcome Addiction</a></li><li>Their history of addiction to drugs, alcohol, and disordered eating</li><li>Their traumatic history leading to multiple addictions</li><li>Thinking of expansive values at the center of our lives</li><li>How addiction is an adaptive behavior to soothe ourselves</li><li>The first 3 steps of their recovery process are based on the 4 noble truths</li><li>How we can’t avoid pain, but we can learn to avoid suffering</li><li>How we can become addicted to our “stinking thinking”</li><li>Meditation helps regulate the central nervous system</li><li>What it means to seek refuge in dealing with addiction</li><li>How the Buddha achieved freedom from the prison of the mind</li><li>Dharma teachings that point us to th