What Makes Up Your Mind reports on CRAFT: The Anti-Tough Love Approach to Substance Use, with Dr. Karen Osilla, which links to memory and focus.
Anyone who has grappled with substance use, or loves a person with addictive behaviors, knows the wrenching relationship struggles and the often futile-feeling search for workable help.Well, this episode of WHAT MAKES UP YOUR MIND brings you hopeful developments thanks to the research and clinical work of our guest, Dr. Karen Chan Osilla, a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.Click LISTEN to learn about an empathy-based program called CRAFT – Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training. A key focus of CRAFT, and Dr. Osilla’s practice, is to support the family and friends of the person with an addiction, thereby empowering them in their own… …read more
Why it matters
Memory and attention are practical topics because small changes in routine and environment can sometimes make concentration easier. For readers, the value is not in treating a single story as an answer, but in noticing the practical themes it raises for everyday wellbeing.
HOF perspective
A wellbeing-focused view would look at attention as something that can often be supported through routine, rehearsal, and calmer internal cues. The emphasis should stay on calm, practical support rather than claims of guaranteed change.
Practical takeaway
Choose one task today and remove one avoidable distraction before starting.
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