English | 2026 | ISBN: 1250385180 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 6.8 MB
When Cecily Mak decided to take a break from drinking, the most common response she got was "Oh, I didn't know you had a problem." A problem? She was not an addict, or even committing to sobriety. She had simply realized that alcohol helped her avoid difficult feelings-but that it dimmed the good parts of her life along with the bad. She wanted to live her life with clarity, not avoid it.
Many of us are taught to believe that escapist and addictive behaviors are fine as long as they are not "problems" or wholesale addictions. But this binary mindset robs us of a more present life and our ability to make changes before the behavior becomes an unshakeable habit. What you use to dim your life may not be a substance-it might even be something healthy, like exercise, food, or work. And every dimmer exists on a spectrum from use, to heavy use, to potential...
Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses For Freedom From Unwanted Habits
