{"id":5885,"date":"2015-01-31T08:09:49","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T08:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?product=giannini-addictions-407-mp3"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:43:25","slug":"giannini-addictions-407-mp3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/product\/giannini-addictions-407-mp3\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and Healing Addictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topics:\u00a0 Addiction, Mind and Body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understanding and Healing Addictions: A Jungian Contribution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This course offers a Jungian understanding and healing of addictions by considering the correspondence between Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, and Carl Jung, whom Wilson praises for being one of the key influences leading to the formation of AA and its 12 Steps. The meaning of addiction within our culture is also examined by utilizing the psychology of narcissism as a key to understanding.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The first part of this series is available for free through the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?p=898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JUNGIANTHOLOGY PODCAST<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/audio\/demos\/Giannini-Understanding-and-Healing-Addictions-DEMO.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nClick Here to Listen to a Sample<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><audio controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/audio\/demos\/Giannini-Understanding-and-Healing-Addictions-DEMO.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\" \/>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Giannini<\/strong>\u00a0was\u00a0a Jungian analyst in private practice in Chicago and Evanston. He held an M.Div. in Religion and Psychology from St. Alberts College, an M.A. from the University of Chicago Divinity School, an MBA from Stanford University, and LCPC certification with the State of Illinois. John published articles and lectured widely throughout the U.S. and Canada on the wounded child within and narcissistic\/addictive behavior. 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