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In this episode of Noble Mind, Dr. Sarah Bowen joins Kate and Alex to discuss her work developing mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) for addiction and addictive behaviors. She explains how relapse is normal part of the recovery journey for most people and why shame doesn’t work as a prevention strategy. She also shares what differentiates mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) from traditional relapse prevention and other methods of working with addiction. Learn how MBRP helps to change our relationship with cravings and gives us agency over our behavior. Listen in for Dr. Bowen’s insight on navigating problematic habits that emerged during the pandemic for many of us. Dr. Sarah Bowen is a licensed clinical psychologist and co-creator of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Treatment for Addictive Behaviors. She also serves as an Assistant Professor at Pacific University and Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. Dr. Bowen received her doctoral training under the mentorship of Dr. G. Alan Marlatt, and she is the coauthor of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Addictive Behaviors: A Clinician’s Guide. Noble Mind is a podcast exploring mindfulness, meditation, and psychology. In each episode, hosts Alex Gokce, MSW, and Katherine King, PsyD host inspiring conversations with psychologists, authors, and other thought leaders seeking real world wisdom you can bring into daily life. Get show notes, suggest interviews, sign up for bonus content, and more at noblemindpodcast.com.