Episode 395: How Culture Shapes the Way We See Addiction: Stigma, Willpower and Why Environment Matters with Dr. Maria Cichosz

Podcast: The Addicted Mind Podcast · Duane Osterlind, LMFT

Opublikowano: 2026-10-05

Maybe you've watched someone you love do something that makes no sense, something that's clearly hurting them and everyone around them, and you've asked, "Why would anyone choose this?" Or maybe you've asked that question about yourself. It's such a human question. And the answers we come up with, the stories we tell about addiction, end up shaping how we treat people who are struggling... including ourselves. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Maria Cichosz, a writer, critical drug studies scholar and professor of literature and creative writing at Victoria College, University of Toronto. Maria...