A Comprehensive View of Addiction: Finding Wholeness

John Dupuy is a pioneer in the field of Integral Recovery, a new model for the treatment of chemical dependency and alcoholism that explicitly uses Integral theory and the AQAL map (i.e. all quadrants, all levels, all lines, all states, all types) as its foundation.  In this video series, John describes the Integral Recovery process with considerable detail, offering a theoretical explanation of how and why an Integral approach is so essential to the field.  He explains how a comprehensive approach to addiction can dramatically improve success rates and prevent future relapse, and offers a brief summary of the Four Quadrant model as applied to addiction recovery—noting as one of its greatest contributions the simple understanding that people tend to be right in what they affirm, but err in what they neglect.  By accounting for all four dimensions of addiction (upper-right physiological aspects, upper-left psychological aspects, lower-left relational aspects, and lower-right systemic aspects) we can be sure we aren't neglecting anything that might later sabotage our efforts.

We are very pleased to share this video series with you all, as John's work represents a significant leap forward for both addiction recovery in particular, and the health-care industry as a whole.  Guided by currents of wholeness, integrity, and compassion, John is a living example of how crucial Integral consciousness truly is for our world—healing one body, one mind, and one family at a time; and leaving our lives just a little bit brighter than he finds them.

(Note: These videos are just a brief introduction to a much larger presentation on Integral Recovery, recently recorded by John Dupuy and Integral Life, in which John offers a deeper exploration of levels, lines, states, and types as they apply to the Recovery program.  Would you like to see more? Let us know by clicking "Blog About This" below!)