Geoffrey Blaylock Returns: The Information Gap That's Killing Addicts | The Hopeaholics Podcast

Geoffrey Blaylock Returns: The Information That's Gap Killing Addicts | The Hopeaholics Podcast #303

In this powerful return episode, Geoffrey Blaylock comes back to the Hopeaholics Podcast to continue the conversation on addiction as a brain-based disease, diving even deeper into the realities that families and individuals often misunderstand. Building on his previous appearance, he expands on trauma, attachment, and epigenetics, while challenging outdated intervention models and the damaging belief that addiction is simply a choice. He explains how impaired decision-making, toxic shame, and nervous system dysregulation keep people trapped in cycles of relapse and self-destruction. Through compelling analogies and real-world clinical examples, he clarifies why education is one of the most critical tools in saving lives. Geoffrey also discusses how addiction affects not just the individual, but entire family systems, often pulling loved ones into their own form of emotional dysregulation. The conversation emphasizes the importance of compassion without enabling, accountability without punishment, and support rooted in neuroscience rather than fear.

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Timestamps:
00:03:17 - Subjective vs Objective Decision Making
00:04:29 - Critique of Traditional Intervention Model
00:06:03 - Memory-Based Intervention Approach
00:07:13 - Frontal Cortex Shutdown in Addiction
00:09:32 - Toxic Shame and Fight-or-Flight
00:17:39 - Is Addiction a Choice or a Disease
00:18:50 - Who Would Choose Skid Row
00:19:32 - Addiction as a Brain Disease
00:20:15 - What Makes Us Human and the Frontal Cortex
00:21:14 - Education Creates Empathy
00:23:01 - Why Addiction Is Not Purely Genetic
00:24:03 - Epigenetics Explained
00:26:16 - Cultural Trauma and Addiction Myths
00:29:15 - Identical Twins With Different Outcomes
00:32:22 - Why Children Self-Medicate
00:34:57 - Addiction as a Disease of Decision Making
00:37:34 - Donuts, Dopamine, and Survival Brain
00:39:12 - Unacceptable Lack of Addiction Education
00:41:07 - Attachment and Early Development
00:43:18 - Toxic Ownership and Core Beliefs
00:48:19 - Trauma Profiles and Identity Formation