Living in Balance
According to Session 1, this is a process where the same amount of a drug has less effect, or more is needed to achieve the same effect.
What is Tolerance?
The recovery treatment aim, according to the Huberman/Soave podcast, is to increase this by helping people "learn how to feel bad" without reaching for quick relief.
What is Distress Tolerance?
According to Dr. Bruce Lipton, about 95% of our behavior is controlled by this part of the mind.
What is the subconscious mind?
QUOTE: Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Who is Carl Jung?
What football team only has one fan in the entire state of Nebraska?
Who are the Buffalo Bills?
The Living in Balance curriculum teaches that sobriety isn’t one big decision — it’s a process of making many small ________.
What are decisions (or choices)?
This practice is the quickest way to regulate your nervous system.
What is breath work
When you take a few deep breaths or focus on gratitude, you’re helping your nervous system return to this balanced state.
What is Homeostasis (or regulation)?
QUOTE: As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world...as in being able to remake ourselves.
Who is Mahatma Ganhdi?
The most common counselor catchphrase: “How we treat people is a reflection of…”
“…our internal environment.”
When you skip a meeting, isolate, or stop calling your sponsor, the curriculum calls these early ________ warning signs.
What are relapse (or behavioral) warning signs?
Dr. Dispenza's practice of trading one quick-hit behavior (like a substance or scrolling) for a natural reward like a walk, music, or sunlight.
What is the Dopamine Swap?
Bruce Lipton compares the conscious mind to a driver and the subconscious to this.
What is the autopilot (or program running the car)?
Dr. Joe Dispenza stated, "75 to 90% of every person that walks into a healthcare facility in the Western world walks in because of ".
What is Psychological or emotional stress?
The counselor often reminds the group that recovery isn’t about perfection — it’s about…
What is progress (or growth)?
A full program of recovery requires working the steps, using resources, and making these kinds of changes in relationships, work, and finances.
What are Lifestyle Changes?
Laughter and joy provide a positive input that helps replenish the brain's internal store of resources, a concept Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett calls the ____ ____.
What is the Body Budget?
The part of the brain, called the "CEO" in your handout, that must be activated to rationally evaluate a challenge and choose a mindful action over avoidance.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
This author and researcher explains that you can practice ‘seeding’ your brain with healthier experiences: reading, talking with safe people, learning, movement, art, nature. Over time, these become the raw materials your brain draws on when making emotional predictions.
Who is Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett?
The “Old Friend” Scenario (from Session 4 role play): Terrell gave Latrice a ride to her dealer thinking, “It’s no big deal — I’m not using.” What kind of decision is that?
What is a high-risk or relapse decision?
In Session 9, participants learn that living in balance means organizing time, managing energy, and aligning actions with their top ________.
What are priorities (or values)?
The two words in the phrase used by Dr. Dispenza to describe the kind of emotions (like gratitude and appreciation) that change chemistry and improve immune function.
What are Elevated Emotions?
When your body is overwhelmed by stress, it can get stuck in this state — where your system is constantly on high alert, even when you’re safe.
What is survival mode?
QUOTE: The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.
Who is Johann Hari?
This term describes the brain’s ability to rewire itself every time you push through discomfort.
What is neuroplasticity?