Un-Addiction with Nzinga Harrison, MD

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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.  Follow us on IG: @unaddictionpod If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod.  

  1. 11/26/2024

    Episode 27: Nzinga's Big Announcement

    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   📖Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/   📱Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/   📧Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod. If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod. Questions, suggestions, and anything else? Email us at: unaddictionpod@gmail.com   💜If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min

  2. 11/19/2024

    Episode 26: Jada, Un-Addiction

    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 trauma- Christian Nationalism- Jada's magic formula ___ 📞Send us a voicemail!  If you are black or brown and want to share how Un-Addiction has impacted your life, leave us a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/UAPod   📖Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/   📱Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/   📧Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod.  If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod. Questions, suggestions, and anything else?  Email us at: unaddictionpod@gmail.com   💜If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    49 min

  3. 11/12/2024

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

    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 professionals. If that's you and you're interested in making some changes around your drug or alcohol use, please visit https://www.bensfriendshope.com/meetings/.   In this episode: Active addiction, Gregory's first steps A first-generation Haitian chef hits rock bottom and moves across the country after a two-year struggle to get sober A model for parents who wonder how to support their child through addiction Generational trends of substance use The contribution of Black excellence and the immigrant experience to substance use disorder Chef Gourdet's magic formula What is Ben's Friends   Watch Chef Gregory's Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/Ph9SRFCH09g?si=034iHRRgZGsU3yrv Check out Ben's Friends for sobriety resources in the F+B industry: https://www.bensfriendshope.com/meetings/ ___   📞Send us a voicemail! If you are black or brown and want to share how Un-Addiction has impacted your life, leave us a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/UAPod   📖Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/   📱Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/   📧Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod. If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod. Questions, suggestions, and anything else? Email us at: unaddictionpod@gmail.com   💜If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    44 min

  4. 11/05/2024

    Episode 24: Dr. Harrison on the Hello Someday Podcast

    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 voicemail! If you are black or brown and want to share how Un-Addiction has impacted your life, leave us a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/UAPod   📖Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/   📱Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/   📧Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod. If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod. Questions, suggestions, and anything else? Email us at: unaddictionpod@gmail.com   💜If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 6m

  5. 10/29/2024

    Episode 23: Flavor Flav, Public Enemy

    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 meetings The role of purpose and meaning in recovery Flavor Flav's magic formula New projects Connect with Flavor Flav and stay up to date with what he's up to: @flavorflavofficial ___   📞Send us a voicemail! If you are black or brown and want to share how Un-Addiction has impacted your life, leave us a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/UAPod   📖Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/   📱Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/   📧Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod. If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod. Questions, suggestions, and anything else? Email us at: unaddictionpod@gmail.com   💜If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min

  6. 10/22/2024

    Episode 22: Jessica Hoppe (First In the Family)

    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-independence, and affirmative action built a narrative of undeservingness The American Dream and exceptionalism Decolonizing recovery, finding your voice   Connect with Jessica and read her book: jessicahoppeauthor.com / @jessicahoppeauthor ___   📞Send us a voicemail! If you are black or brown and want to share how Un-Addiction has impacted your life, leave us a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/UAPod   📖Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/   📱Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/   📧Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod. If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod.   Questions, suggestions, and anything else? Email us at: unaddictionpod@gmail.com   💜If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 13m

  7. 10/15/2024

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

    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: Laura's intentions with Stash Laura's journey as a hyper-independent youth to running the only Black entertainment PR firm in LA From living a life of yachts and private planes to needing medical assistance with addiction What to do if recovery doesn't feel like it's for you Finding tools to help reset Laura's nervous system and build new neuropathways - Laura's Magic Formula and daily routine What Laura wants to un-learn about addiction   Connect with Laura, find her book, listen to her podcast, and take a class: https://lauracathcartrobbins.com/ @lauracathcartrobbins ___ 📞Send us a voicemail! If you are black or brown and want to share how Un-Addiction has impacted your life, leave us a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/UAPod   📖Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/ 📱   Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/ 📧Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod. If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod.   Questions, suggestions, and anything else? Email us at: unaddictionpod@gmail.com   💜If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    51 min

  8. SEASON 4 TRAILER

    Season 4 Trailer

    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.

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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.  Follow us on IG: @unaddictionpod If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod.  

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  • Creator
    The 8 Side
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
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