Alfie Wishart
on Addiction Recovery, Spirituality, & Healing from Narcissistic Relationships
Photo Credit: Tintype by Ellen Marie Leathers Wishart
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In this episode we chatted with Alfie Wishart about addiction recovery, compassion, shame, and the role of spirituality in healing. He shares about his personal recovery journey and also discusses how he works with therapy clients. He explains codependency and how he helps people heal from narcissistic relationships. Listen in for his perspective on the connections between shame and addiction, and his thoughts on learning to distinguish between the ‘true self’ and ‘false self.
Alfie Wishart is a therapist in private practice in Dallas, Texas, a long-time meditator, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), licensed chemical dependency counselor (LCDC) and a certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC). He is a Trained Teacher in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, a Trained Teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion through the UC San Diego Medical School, and a member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.
He operates from the belief that as the world in which we live becomes evermore stressful, our ability to maintain a healthy equilibrium becomes all the more urgent. His practice is informed by the principles of Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, MBSR, MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy), and MSC (Mindful Self Compassion), to help individuals, couples, adolescents and adults, address and work through shame, narcissistic relationships, trauma, substance abuse, codependence, crises of faith, anger, anxiety, depression, and related mental health and relational issues.
Resources
- “How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.” ―Sigmund Freud
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) (Wikipedia)
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) (Wikipedia)
- Codependency (Wikipedia)
- Pia Mellody's website
- Codependent No More (book by Melody Beatty)
- The Corporation (2003 documentary) (Wikipedia)
- The Century of the Self (2002 BBC documentary series) (Wikipedia)
- Alfie's course Recovering from Narcissistic Relationships with Mindfulness and Compassion
- Edward Bernays (Wikipedia)
- Thích Nhất Hạnh (Wikipedia)
- Wishart Counseling
- Dallas Center for Mindfulness and Compassion
- Shame and Attachment (PDF from Traumatic Stress Institute)
- Ego Strength (from Science Direct)
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Katherine King, PsyD
Katherine King, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at William James College. She was trained in evidence-based treatments within the Veterans’ Administration and has a private practice specializing in geropsychology. She is also a member of the Boston Shambhala Center Board of Directors, a vajrayana student of Buddhism, and has practiced meditation for over 20 years. Learn more about Kate at www.drkateking.com.
Alex Gokce, MSW
Alex Gokce, MSW has a master’s degree in social work from Salem State University and an undergraduate degree in Comparative Government from Harvard University. He has led psychotherapy groups on topics including mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mind-body approaches to pain management. He has co-led programs at the Boston Shambhala Center on the topics of trauma and self-compassion. His personal and professional interests center around the individual, societal and intergenerational impacts of trauma, as well as the sociocultural roots of interpersonal harm.
Disclaimer: Please note that the information shared in this podcast is strictly for educational purposes only, and is not intended as psychological treatment or consultation of any kind.
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