Scott Cluthe's Love Cafe

JOIN the LOVE Cafe Newsletter Check OUt LOVE Cafe Web Site Scott Cluthe LIVE in teh LOVE Cafe with Dr. Peg O'Conner. Dr. O'Conner's new book is titled Life On the Rocks: Finding meaning in Addiction and Recovery. Call in: 347-308-8478 Dr O'onner's background: My work is presently heading in two directions though they seem destined to intersect. I have written several essays that interrogate the mind/body dualism from the perspectives of abuse and trauma survivors. My other recent work brings philosophical insights to issues of addiction and recovery. I have a new book forthcoming January 2016 titled, Life on the Rocks: Finding Meaning in Addiction and Recovery. Here is a link to a short interview from The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-morris/philosophy-and-addiction_b_999933.html  I also have four pieces in The New York Times, one of which examines Plato's allegory of the cave as a way to understand addiction and recovery. Another piece rejects the analogy that addictions hijack brains