Your Addiction Never Existed in the Present Moment | Ep. 68

<p>Your addiction never lived in the present moment. It only lived in regret about yesterday and fear about tomorrow. In this episode, Jason Rigby and Duane Yardman-Frank reveal why present moment awareness is the most powerful — and most overlooked — tool in addiction recovery.</p><p>This isn&#39;t spiritual fluff. This is neuroscience, biblical wisdom, and lived experience combined into a practical roadmap you can use today.</p><p>You&#39;ll learn why cravings only exist as thoughts about the future and how to kill them in 90 seconds. You&#39;ll discover how present moment awareness reactivates your prefrontal cortex — the exact part of your brain addiction hijacks. You&#39;ll understand why rumination and anxiety literally shrink your hippocampus and how mindfulness reverses the damage. You&#39;ll walk away with 5 real mantras to use throughout your day, the name it, feel it, breathe with it, return method for surviving cravings, and the profound connection between the I AM statement in Exodus 3:14 and your recovery right now.</p><p>Duane shares the moment at a pool in Taos, six months sober, when he fell to his knees and realized he hadn&#39;t thought about alcohol in two weeks. That moment of neutrality is available to you. This episode shows you how to get there.</p><p>Topics covered include present moment awareness, addiction and the brain, neuroplasticity and recovery, cravings and the amygdala, radical acceptance, Eckhart Tolle and sobriety, Christian recovery, the I AM consciousness, the good wolf bad wolf framework, mantras for sobriety, breathwork and recovery, and how to stop a relapse before it starts.</p><p>Recovered Addict Podcast delivers Actionable Hope for anyone struggling with addiction, supporting a loved one in recovery, or looking for a deeper spiritual and science-backed approach to sober living.</p><p>SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 — free, confidential, 24/7. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or therapeutic advice.</p><p></p>