Welcome to the Trauma Therapist podcast. My name is Guy McPherson. I interview incredible people

who've dedicated their lives to helping those who've been impacted by trauma. A big thank

you to our sponsors and our guests who are supporting this show. So five, four, three, two, and one.

Our folks, welcome back to the podcast.

Very excited to have us my guest today, Dr. Adi Jaffe.

Adi, welcome.

Thank you so much for having me on, Guy.

So Dr. Adi is a number one bestselling author of the book, The Absinence Myth,

and his new book is titled Unhooked for Yourself from Addiction Forever.

Dr. Jaffey's work spans work, career, mental health, addiction, and relationship crisis.

He was a lecturer in the UCLA Psychology Department for the better part of a decade,

and the executive director and co-founder of one of the most progressive mental health treatment facilities in the country until he started

ignited through ignited dr jaffley is changing the way people think about and deal with mental

health his passion lies in helping his clients move through shame discover their deepest sense

of purpose and joy and forge a new path in life that brings them and those around them fulfillment

and happiness.

All right, D, obviously just a little bit about you.

Share with the listeners where you're from originally and where you are currently.

I'm from Israel, which up until a year ago, most people, two years ago, I guess nobody

could have pointed on the map for

the vast majority of Americans, but is now a very controversial statement by itself.

Second generation born in Israel after the Holocaust,

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