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I was listening to a new sobriety podcast recently, and there was an interesting tweak on an idea I have heard many times and subscribe to. I have always thought that the opposite of addiction is connection. But this podcast—it’s called “Hugs not drugs” on iHeart.com and I am including a link in the written newsletter—mentions the word “community” in the same conversation.
That got me thinking: Is the opposite of addiction actually both things, connection and community? I think the answer might be yes, it requires both things, at least for me.
Let me unpack that a little bit.
