In this episode Bobby Harrington hosts Dr. Marcus De Carvalho, a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction, to discuss his new book Untangling Addiction. They explain how addiction rewires the brain—through dopamine, neuroplasticity, and genetics—and how substances and behaviors like opioids and pornography hijack survival pathways.Dr. Carvalho shares practical recovery approaches rooted in discipleship: mindfulness (acceptance and commitment), value-based spiritual disciplines, and the power of transparent, supportive relationships (Celebrate Recovery/12-step models). Resources mentioned include UntangleAddiction.com, HealthyMindMD.com, and Discipleship.org.Stay informed - Get our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hPViArGet Discipleship.org's premium Podcast Feed: https://disciplemakerspodcast.supercast.com/ Check out the following eBooks from Discipleship.org:-- What Is Church? And How Important Is It? https://discipleship.org/shop/what-is-church-and-how-important-is-it/-- Family Discipleship Blueprint: A Year-by-Year Guide to Family Discipleshiphttps://discipleship.org/shop/family-discipleship-blueprint-a-year-by-year-guide-to-family-discipleship/-- Becoming a Disciple Makerhttps://discipleship.org/shop/becoming-a-disciple-maker/-- National Study: The State of Disciple Making Churches: A 10 Minute Visual Guidehttps://discipleship.org/shop/national-study-the-state-of-disciple-making-churches-a-10-minute-visual-guide/-- Reaching & Discipling Women: A Guide to Women’s Ministry in Your Churchhttps://discipleship.org/shop/reaching-discipling-women-a-guide-to-womens-ministry-in-your-church/Check out the following Books from Discipleship.org:-- Recreated to Be like God: Making Disciples in the Image of Jesushttps://a.co/d/6DDvUrC-- King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleshiphttps://a.co/d/7d85z6T-- The Disciple Maker's Handbook: Seven Elements of a Discipleship Lifestylehttps://a.co/d/4ZHIbQzTake the FREE Disciple Maker Assessment:https://church-multiplication.com/disciplemaker/Come to the The National Disciple Making Forum: https://discipleship.org/national-disciple-making-forum/Listen - Disciple Maker's Podcast: https://discipleship.org/resources/podcast/