Un-Addiction with Nzinga Harrison, MD

Nov 26 2024 29 ep. 42 mins 9

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Is addiction hereditary? Can stress or trauma cause addiction? Can I lead a fulfilling life after addiction?

In Un-Addiction, the podcast, Dr. Nzinga Harrison and her guests will answer these questions and more. Hear hopeful and inspiring stories from your favorite artists, authors, and change-makers as we un-learn what we think we know about addiction, undo the stigma around addiction and uncover the critical conversations necessary to take our lives back from addiction.

Dr. Nzinga Harrison is a board-certified psychiatrist with a specialty in addiction medicine, and co-founder of Eleanor Health, whose mission is to help those affected by addiction live amazing lives.

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Episode 27: Nzinga's Big Announcement

Nov 26 2024 32 mins

This week, Un-Addiction has a big announcement and Nzinga re-caps her favorite moments from all four seasons of the pod. In this episode: Un-Addiction Pod recap Crying The CAGE assessment from Nzinga's book, "Un-Addiction." 📞Keep sending us voicemails! If you want to share how Un-Addiction has impacted your life, leave us a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/UAPod 📖

Episode 26: Jada, Un-Addiction

Nov 19 2024 48 mins

This week, our producer - Jada - and Nzinga chat about Jada's recovery experience. As a transnational adoptee with white adopters, Jada's experience as an Asian American includes separation from her family, country, and culture of origin. In this episode:- 2020 lockdown impact on mental health- C-PTSD- The adoptee experience of not feeling belonging anywhere- Rave scene- Religious

Episode 25: Chef Gregory Gourdet, Kann + Sousòl (Top Chef)

Nov 12 2024 43 mins

This week, Gregory Gourdet (James Beard winner; Top Chef), Chef and Founder of Kann and Sousòl (Portland, OR) joined us to talk about his nine years of active addiction, the seed of recovery that was planted by a sous chef half his age, Black excellence, a Haitian immigrant experience, and SO MUCH MORE. This episode highlights the resources available to F&B industry profession

Episode 24: Dr. Harrison on the Hello Someday Podcast

Nov 05 2024 66 mins

This week, we're airing a conversation between Dr. Nzinga Harrison and Casey Davidson on the Hello Someday Podcast. In this episode: Risk factors (learned and inherited) for substance use disorder Scripts for talking about substance use Stigma and how to minimize the harmful impacts If you're a sober-curious woman, connect with Casey: @caseymdavidson ___ 📞Send us a voice

Episode 23: Flavor Flav, Public Enemy

Oct 29 2024 40 mins

Flavor Flaaav! William Jonathan Drayton Jr., AKA Flavor Flav (Public Enemy; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) joins us to talk about his recovery journey from crack, cocaine, alcohol, and cigarettes. He credits his journey to God and his mother. In this episode: Flavor Flav's inspiration for taking his first steps toward recovery What keeps Flav on the path, and what keeps him from meet

Episode 22: Jessica Hoppe (First In the Family)

Oct 22 2024 73 mins

Jessica Hoppe is the author of "First In the Family: A Story of Survival, Recovery, and the American Dream." Her memoir details her path of decolonizing recovery and delineating the impacts of systemic harm from individual responsibility. In this episode: Jessica's family history of mental health and the US government's narrative of the "war on drugs." How systemic harm, hyper-ind

Episode 21: Laura Cathcart Robbins ("Stash: My Life In Hiding")

Oct 15 2024 50 mins

Laura Cathcart Robbins joins us for Season 4 of Un-Addiction. Author of "Stash: My Life In Hiding," Laura discussed how she discovered that her life in the spotlight and Hollywood lifestyle, which was curated to help her avoid suffering, failed to do so, and the discovery process she underwent to find a life that aligns with her values...and lived to write about it. In this episode

Season 4 Trailer

Oct 11 2024 2 mins

Season 4 is right around the corner! Join Dr. Harrison and her guests while they discuss the impact of addiction - and recovery - specifically on black and brown communities. New season starts Tuesday, October 15, 2024! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 20: Laura Willoughby, Club Soda

Jun 25 2024 44 mins

Laura Willoughby MBE is the founder of the world’s largest mindful drinking movement, Club Soda, and the UK’s foremost expert in low and no alcoholic drinks. Laura began a cultural revolution of not drinking "for tonight or good" after she decided to quit drinking and attended an unethical workshop on alcohol cessation. In this episode, you'll learn how Club Soda evolved into a

Episode 19: Recap: Pathways and Stigma

Jun 18 2024 68 mins

This week's episode is a recap of some conversations from seasons 1 and 2 that highlighted the impact of addiction and mental health stigma. If you've been listening for the past year, you already know substance use disorders and mental health struggles often come hand-in-hand. Even if you haven't been listening, you probably know this from personal experience. Our goal with this p