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What Actually Motivates Change (Carrie Wilkens, PhD): ADDICTION

Listen now (59 mins) | "Nobody wants to be somebody with a serious substance use problem. Nobody wants to be addicted to a substance. I mean, it doesn't feel good. Dependency doesn't feel good."

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Elise Loehnen
Dec 26, 2023
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Carrie Wilkens, PhD is a psychologist who is attempting to change the way we think about and address recovery and treatment—specifically by simply presenting evidence for what motivates change. After all, she is the co-president and CEO of CMC: Foundation for Change, a not…

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