The Truth About Addiction
The Truth About Addiction
Dr. Samantha Harte
Friendship Red Flags: Training The Nervous System to Choose Calm Over Chaos with Dr. Sam
16 minutes Posted Jan 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
A Solo Share On Safety
From Control To Safety
The First Rupture At Home
Learning To Shape Shift
Recovery Uncovers Deeper Layers
Adult Patterns Of Overgiving
Chasing Chaos And Breadcrumbs
Repair Versus Rupture
What Cannot Be Repaired Must Be Mourned
Grieving Childhood Wounds
Staying Awake In The Season
Choose Yourself And Keep Going
Invitation To Connect
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Send us Fan Mail Ever notice how chaos can feel weirdly like home? I open up about seventeen years of sobriety and the unexpected truth beneath it: I wasn’t just addicted to substances—I was addicted to safety. That craving started in childhood, where asking a simple question risked love and silence bought me proximity. Those early lessons built a blueprint for codependency that followed me into adulthood, where intensity masqueraded as intimacy and breadcrumbs passed for connection. I break...