Unhooked: Free Yourself from Addiction Forever - Hardcover

by Adi Jaffe (Author)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Learn to identify the "hooks" that trigger your addictive behavior and replace compulsive habits with constructive ones using this helpful guide from a mental health expert.

"A compassionate and practical approach to overcoming addiction." ―Dr. Natalie Feinblatt, trauma and addiction recovery specialist

As a young man, Dr. Adi Jaffe's own battle with addiction nearly landed him a decades-long prison sentence. Now, his revelatory addiction treatment protocol has helped thousands to free themselves from the addictive habits that cause negative consequences. Dr. Jaffe's shame-free, step-by-step program helps you address what's driving your addiction by:

• Identifying the "hooks" that drive your behavior
• Building awareness of when these hooks are activated
• Unpacking your go-to habitual responses
• Creating new, healthier patterns and ways of reacting

The Unhooked Method destigmatizes addiction and uses habit change knowledge and tools to help you to unhook for an addiction-free life.

"A raw, revolutionary take on addiction." ―John Kim, LMFT, bestselling author of I Used To Be A Miserable F*ck

"I was "hooked" on this book after a single sentence! Adi Jaffe is a masterful storyteller, which makes his deep research and clinical wisdom even more of a pleasure to read. It's rare for someone to challenge existing paradigms so completely. Jaffe's approach to taming addiction is fresh, contrarian--and persuasive. Unhooked is going to help a lot of people heal." ―Elisabeth Leamy, Former Good Morning America Consumer Correspondent

Author Biography

Adi Jaffe, PhD, is a nationally recognized expert on mental health, addiction, relationships, and shame. Formerly a lecturer in the UCLA Psychology department and the executive director and cofounder of one of the most progressive mental health treatment facilities in the country, he is the founder of IGNTD Recovery. Dr. Jaffe attended UCLA, graduating with a BA and a PhD in psychology. Using both his personal experience and his research and work with clients, Dr. Jaffe now writes for Psychology Today, and has been featured in CNN, The Huffington Post, Insider, and the Los Angeles Times, among many other outlets. Dr. Jaffe lives with his family in Southern California.