64. Freedom from Addiction with Russell Brand (Part 1)

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This is Part 1 of a two-part series on recovery with Russell Brand. Very few of us are free from some form of addiction — alcohol, sugar, sleeping pills, sex, Instagram, co-dependent relationships, the list goes on. Russell points out that all our addictions stem from a common problem: spiritual disconnection. But when we admit we have a problem, believe in real change, accept help from others, and hand over our will and control to a higher power, we can begin to find freedom from our addictions. To hear more from Russell, sign up for his upcoming Recovery course on Commune (onecommune.com/recovery) or check out his Luminary podcast, Under the Skin (luminary.link/russell @hearluminary).

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Jeff Krasno, and welcome to Commune, a global wellness community and online course platform featuring some of the world's greatest teachers.
0:19.0	We are on a mission to inspire, heal,
0:22.4	pass down wisdom, and bring the world closer together. This is the commune podcast, where
0:29.5	each week we explore the ideas and practices that help us live this healthy, connected,
0:34.7	and purpose-filled life. The scale of our global addiction problem is staggering.
0:41.6	An estimated 300 million people throughout the world have an alcohol or drug use disorder.
0:48.0	Every year worldwide, alcohol is the cause of one death out of every 20.
0:54.0	Indeed, society and culture gives us every opportunity to be addicted, particularly to alcohol.
1:00.2	My team won, let's drink.
1:02.0	My team lost.
1:03.5	Let's drink.
1:04.6	I got married.
1:05.5	Let's party.
1:06.9	I got divorced.
1:08.2	Let's drink our troubles away.
1:10.1	I got that new big job. Meet you at the bar. I got fired. Pour me a whiskey.
1:15.6	In 2017, doctors dished out a whopping 200 million opioid prescriptions.
1:21.6	Is it any wonder that 2.1 million Americans are addicted to fentanyl, oxycontin, and the like?
1:28.1	However, our addictions don't end with alcohol, opioids, heroin, and crack.
1:33.7	There are dozens of more insidious ways we form unhealthy attachments.
1:38.3	According to a recent study, researchers estimate that 6% of the world's population is addicted to the internet. That's 420 million people.
1:48.8	And then there's gambling, pornography, codependency, work, sugar, seeking the approval of others,
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