Ep. 103 Our Brains Aren’t Broken, Our Society Is with Johann Hari

Recovering From Reality

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🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, I am joined by Johann Hari. Johann is the author of two New York Times best-selling books. His first, ‘Chasing the Scream: the First and Last Days of the War on Drugs’, is currently being adapted into a major Hollywood film by Oscar-winning director Lee Daniels, and into a non-fiction documentary series. His most recent book, ‘Lost Connections: Uncovering The Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions’ is being translated into 28 languages and has been praised by a very broad range of people, from Oprah to Hillary Clinton to Tucker Carlson, from Elton John to Naomi Klein to Glenn Greenwald. It was described by the British Journal of General Practice as “one of the most important texts of recent years”, and shortlisted for an award by the British Medical Association.

We dive into the following topics…

- Johann’s profound work with depression and addiction research

- The influence of our environment on our mental health and functioning

- How we as a society can move towards a place of improved mental health

- Stepping away from your ego when pursuing happiness

- Sitting in the discomfort of pain to work towards acceptance and understanding

- So much more!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a DR Media Production.
0:07.5	Hey, this is Alexis Haines and welcome to Recovering from Reality,
0:11.6	where I illuminate the messy and magical path of coming home to yourself.
0:16.1	Whether you're on the road to recovery,
0:18.2	seeking self-care techniques for surviving the capitalist machine,
0:21.8	or just need a moment to remember that you're not alone in your loneliness,
0:26.2	we're serving up the ultimate truth.
0:28.8	Your challenges don't define you, how you deal with them does.
0:33.1	So are you ready to recover from reality?
0:39.9	If you think about that thing about needs, right?
0:42.4	If you create a society where people psychological needs are not met,
0:46.1	where they are profoundly lonely, 40% of American citizens agree with this statement,
0:50.4	nobody knows me well.
0:52.4	Where they are deeply financially insecure, through no thought of their own,
0:56.0	more than half of all Americans have less than $500 in their savings.
1:00.0	Think about how unbelievably stressful life is.
1:02.8	If you're one, your car breaks down and that's it.
1:05.7	You know, you've won medical bill and that's it.
1:08.1	If you create a society where people have been taught that life is all about money and status,
1:13.4	all sorts of factors that I've obviously talked about in Lost Connections.
1:16.3	If you deprive people of their basic psychological needs for meaning and community,
1:21.0	and belonging and a sense of security,
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