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    <title>Pros &amp; Concepts - Episodes Tagged with “Addiction”</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Episode 58: Limbic Capitalism - Make Everything Addictive!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Steve and Phil discuss how corporations make us addicted so they can extract as much as profit possible.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:10</itunes:duration>
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&lt;p&gt;For this episode's show notes, &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=370" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; or go to &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://conceptspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  <itunes:keywords>addiction, dependence, dependency, gambling, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p><strong>Please leave us a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/fm/podcast/concepts/id1555495791" rel="nofollow">apple podcasts!</a></strong></p>

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  <title>Episode 57: Behavioral Addiction - When Behaviors Are Like Drugs</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Phil Shea and Steve Rose</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Steve explains the difference between Addiction and Dependency, and that it means to be addicted to something that isn't a psychoactive substance. We talk about the meteoric rise of online gambling, specifically sports gambling, in recent years.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:21:56</itunes:duration>
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&lt;p&gt;For this episode's show notes, &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=362" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; or go to &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://conceptspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  <itunes:keywords>philosophy, sociology, psychology, politics, gambling, addiction, dependency, dependence</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p><strong>Please leave us a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/fm/podcast/concepts/id1555495791" rel="nofollow">apple podcasts!</a></strong></p>

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  <title>Episode 39: Motivational Interviewing - Getting People to Change</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Phil Shea and Steve Rose</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Wish people would take your advice? Want more influence on those around you? Feel like your insight goes to waste? Then this episode is for you!

Steve walks us through what Motivational Interviewing is, and how it’s basically real-life magic. The various techniques that enable you to actively engage with those around you while more tactfully getting them to consider your advice.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>44:36</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;For this episode's show notes, &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=266" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; or go to &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://conceptspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  <itunes:keywords>philosophy, psychology, sociology, addiction, mental health, counseling, self-improvement, interpersonal skills</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>For this episode&#39;s show notes, <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=266" rel="nofollow">click here</a> or go to <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://conceptspodcast.com/</a></p>

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>For this episode&#39;s show notes, <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=266" rel="nofollow">click here</a> or go to <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://conceptspodcast.com/</a></p>

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  <title>Episode 34: Fear of Hope w/Ross Ellenhorn PhD – Why People Don't Change</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Phil Shea and Steve Rose</author>
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  <itunes:author>Phil Shea and Steve Rose</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Dr. Ross Ellenhorn comes on to share his understanding and research on the fear of hope - a powerful psychological construct that can frustrate our every attempt to change.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:50</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;For this episode's show notes, &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=242" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; or go to &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://conceptspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  <itunes:keywords>philosophy, psychology, sociology, addiction, mental health, counseling, self-improvement</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>For this episode&#39;s show notes, <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=242" rel="nofollow">click here</a> or go to <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://conceptspodcast.com/</a></p>

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>For this episode&#39;s show notes, <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=242" rel="nofollow">click here</a> or go to <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://conceptspodcast.com/</a></p>

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  <title>Episode 31: Willpower – How to Avoid Using It</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Phil Shea and Steve Rose</author>
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  <itunes:author>Phil Shea and Steve Rose</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Steve leads this episode to talk about Willpower, how it works, and how to avoid using it. We take some tangents around science, the replication crisis, and addiction.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:05</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;For this episode's show notes, &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=219" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; or go to &lt;a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://conceptspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  <itunes:keywords>philosophy, psychology, sociology, diet, willpower, self development, self control, addiction</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>For this episode&#39;s show notes, <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=219" rel="nofollow">click here</a> or go to <a href="https://conceptspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://conceptspodcast.com/</a></p>

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  <itunes:summary>
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