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Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel

Breaking the Chains of Addiction: Dr. Adi Jaffe on Why Everything You Know About Recovery Is Wrong

February 6, 2025·53m

Dr. Adi Jaffe knows firsthand what it means to hit rock bottom. Once struggling with addiction, he turned his life around, earning a Ph.D. in psychology and becoming a leading expert in addiction recovery. Now, he’s on a mission to challenge the way we think about addiction, offering a groundbreaking, stigma-free approach to healing. In this episode, we dive into his personal journey, the flaws in traditional recovery models, and his latest book, Unhooked: Free Yourself from Addiction Forever, which introduces a new way to break free from destructive cycles. Want to advertise on our show?