This week on The Quiet Life Michael speaks with Talitha Fosh @therapised, Psychotherapist specialising in addiction and eating disorders. In this episode we talk about addiction, we explore what addiction is and the causes and therapy approaches that can help.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What addiction is
• The different therapy approaches to addiction
• The difference between being an addict and having an addictive personality
• Abstinance plans and how they work for certain addictions (food, phones, social media)
• Nature vs Nurture in addiction
• Traumas role in addictive behaviour
• That there are different levels of trauma (big vs little)
• The difference between guilt and shame
• The importance of validating childhood traumas
• How unresolved shame manifests
• How stopping addictive behaviours can allow us to experience feelings

Talitha (MBACP) is a member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy and has experience working with addiction, eating disorders and bereavement. Talitha trained integratively so she has experience working with different theories and types of therapy. Talitha understands the importance of challenging negative core beliefs that aren’t serving us and works with clients to help them make sense of their pain and angst.

You can find out more about Talitha on her website ⁠talithafosh.com You can also follow along with her on Instagram @therapised. For more conversations like this and to join our community visit ⁠⁠⁠justbreatheproject.com⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@justbreathe⁠⁠.⁠ And if you enjoyed this podcast, don’t forget to subscribe.