659: Russell Brand | Freedom from Our Addictions

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🗓️ 10 October 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) is a comedian, broadcaster, actor, podcaster, columnist, political commentator, mental health and drug rehabilitation activist, and author of twelve books -- most recently Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions. "If you live constantly confined by your unwillingness to go through pain, you do not develop into who you are supposed to be." -Russell Brand The Cheat Sheet: How the concept of the twelve-step program is applicable to all forms of attachment as a tool for transition. Why does it usually take a serious crisis to spur people toward seeking help for their addictions? Addiction is really the result of reaching for something external that already exists internally -- but exists in a place that's either unknown or inaccessible. Do we really overcome addiction, or is it an ongoing struggle that requires constant attention and maintenance? What does addiction want? And so much more... Full show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/659/ Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Learn over 500 subjects (no tests or homework!) at The Great Courses Plus -- The Art of Charm listeners get one month free here! Are you trying to hire the right person for your business, but the best candidates keep slipping away? Let ZipRecruiter -- the fastest way to hire great people -- help you screen only the best here! Combining high-tech sensors, blockchain protocol, and smart contracts, Ambrosus is building a universally verifiable, community-driven ecosystem to assure the quality, safety, and origins of products. Find out more about Ambrosus here! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	That adolescent idea of, oh man, the system, this is all bullshit.
0:04.1	I don't see things like that anymore.
0:06.0	One of the things that continues is, I'm optimistic about people.
0:09.3	I think people are beautiful and that people will change.
0:19.6	Welcome to the Art of Charm.
0:21.6	I'm Jordan Harbinger and I'm here with producer Jason DeFilippo.
0:25.2	On this episode, this is a really fun episode.
0:29.2	People look, this episode almost didn't happen.
0:32.3	I'm so glad it did.
0:33.9	We ended up recording it in a green room at NBC Universal in LA after
0:39.2	Russell Brand had just done a morning show.
0:42.4	He was completely beat and his people kept trying to feed him during the show,
0:46.0	which made for a pretty funny setup.
0:47.7	And if you're watching us on YouTube, then you can see I'm in this weirdly low yellow chair,
0:53.0	which was ridiculously uncomfortable and leaned way back and I had to lean way forward
0:57.5	to be in the conversation.
0:59.1	But it didn't matter at all.
1:00.4	We clicked right away.
1:01.3	We had a very real conversation.
1:03.7	Everything from addiction to be keeping.
1:06.5	Yeah, he keeps bees.
1:07.7	Random.
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