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#522 Overcoming Performance Addiction

Today’s culture has an insatiable thirst for perfection and status. How is it that so many of us are compulsive achievers, living with the deep and debilitating belief that perfecting appearance and continuous achievements will secure the love and respect of others? This constant pursuit for approval and success constitutes Performance Addiction. Guest: Arthur Ciaramicoli, Ed.D., Ph.D. clinical psychologist, instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and author of: Performance Addiction: The Dangerous New Syndrome and How to Stop it from Ruining Your Life

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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