#245 - Dave Smith

#245 - Dave Smith

Author: Grimerica October 14, 2017 Duration: 1:56:56
interview starts 45:25
 
Dave Smith the Rebel Saint Dharma joins us for an enlightening chat about his work teaching at retreats, mentoring, helping and counselling in mental health and addiction recovery. We get into different types of recovery practice, Buddhism, Mindfulness, Bonno, PTSD, Breath Awareness, Relapse, Emotional Intelligence, and Dave's journey through growth and recovery. 
 
We also talk about how Dave helped start Refuge Recovery with Noah Levine, helping people in recovery, Metacognition, Suffering, Surrender, the importance of connection with others and personal spiritual practices. Check out Dave's site below and his podcast as well. 
 
 
 
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https://www.dharma.org/ Insight Meditation Society
 
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