Doing The Work from Naples Integrated Recovery

25 сентября 2026 г.

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This episode explores “monkey mind” — the constant mental chatter, racing thoughts, rehearsed conversations, future predictions, and overthinking that can make it hard to ever feel mentally settled. Drawing from lived experience, Buddhist psychology, mindfulness, addiction recovery, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brian looks at why the mind gets stuck in these loops and how practices like cognitive defusion and meditation can help create more awareness of thoughts without automatically following them.

The discussion connects monkey mind to anxiety, addiction, recovery, identity, and the urge to quiet uncomfortable internal states through distraction, substances, or compulsive thinking. The focus is practical: noticing where attention goes, becoming less fused with thoughts, understanding the habits of the mind, and learning how to relate to mental noise with more awareness and choice.

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I offer psychotherapy in Florida: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/brian-granneman-naples-fl/1153470

I also offer accountability, coaching, and sober companion services. Send an email: brian@naplesintegratedrecovery.com

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