Rewriting The Story Of My Addiction | Jo Harvey Weatherford | TEDxUniversityofNevada

Jo Harvey Weatherford develops and implements drug and alcohol prevention programs on the campus of The University of Nevada. In this candid talk she discusses the importance of the stories we tell ourselves about our behavior, and how she rewrote her own story of addiction to alcohol.
Jo has a deep-rooted passion for identifying alternative approaches to healing from trauma and addiction. While her own struggle with substance abuse was certainly the catalyst to identifying non-traditional approaches to treatment, it was her personal experience of healing which truly cultivated the desire to assist others on their journey to wellness.
As the Program Specialist for the University of Nevada Reno, Jo’s primary role is to develop and implement drug and alcohol prevention programs on campus. In addition, she has taught an Overview of Addiction course for the past several years for the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies. Jo is currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Leadership and has her MS in Human Development and Family Studies with a specialization in Addiction Treatment and Prevention Services.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @Shebrighteeh
    @Shebrighteeh3 жыл бұрын

    This girl didn’t stutter not once! She’s a great speaker.

  • @ThrifterPickerShipper
    @ThrifterPickerShipper3 жыл бұрын

    This spoke to me more than anything I've ever heard on addiction in all my 56 years. Wonderful talk!

  • @hauntingwords
    @hauntingwords5 жыл бұрын

    thank you for sharing this. i'm 31 and been struggling with alcohol for almost 20 years...and i just got out of rehab and into an outpatient program. it takes a lot of strength to come out of the shadows. everyone sees this "perfect" person with no idea what is going on behind that same shadow.

  • @funmusickelly6829

    @funmusickelly6829

    4 жыл бұрын

    I hear you. Addiction is not the problem addiction is the result of something that is to painful to deal with anymore

  • @laamux8967

    @laamux8967

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you are doing well❤️

  • @micahcraven6576

    @micahcraven6576

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you are doing well.

  • @rebel307

    @rebel307

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can feel u have been struggling with the same hope u r doing good . I know we might not be as strong as others but somewhere we still are fighters who fight every single day with loneliness depression, sadness of losing someone or even being broken by a person who we loved

  • @charlesbannister452

    @charlesbannister452

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm

  • @aimeerebecca1
    @aimeerebecca15 жыл бұрын

    This is a great talk because she doesn’t focus long on her story, but on the core of the issue and offers truthful suggestion of where to focus on what a path toward recovery would require. I’ve watched dozens and dozens of tedtalks on this subject (and depression), and this is very direct and intelligently expressed.

  • @Louiebubba

    @Louiebubba

    2 жыл бұрын

    4

  • @jhaberthur
    @jhaberthur9 жыл бұрын

    Finding the positive aspects within our own addictive behaviors might sound like "glorifying drug use" to some. Yet Jo Harvey's perspective on separation of guilt and shame allows us to go to that retrospective place, acknowledge our guilt and process for growth.

  • @alexandragoggins7909
    @alexandragoggins79096 жыл бұрын

    Life Changing. Culture shock. I am a recovering addict. The words are profound. Speaks to me in ways I can understand. Can't quit listening and tuning in

  • @Qwentar
    @Qwentar8 жыл бұрын

    Pethaps the best TED talk and message ever.

  • @crisj7704
    @crisj77047 жыл бұрын

    I love her talk. I think she is really being vulnerable, yet strong and trying to help people who have a serious problem and want help.

  • @samzee8210
    @samzee8210 Жыл бұрын

    This make me feel so seen and understood… Thank you. This is what not only myself - but many people need to hear. This is knowledge.

  • @joweatherford961

    @joweatherford961

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad it resonated

  • @mumsy54
    @mumsy548 жыл бұрын

    She is a beautiful and honest woman in recovery. God Bless you for playing it forward. Namaste

  • @deanhinitz4821
    @deanhinitz48219 жыл бұрын

    A real and important message about why some win on the way out, and some do not. A vital perspective on treatment as well!

  • @texasincolorado
    @texasincolorado7 жыл бұрын

    my favorite part was the analogy of sin is missing the mark, I love how she used aweakness learned from self awareness, to one of strength...overall a intelligent, strong from her weaknesses,and ?beautiful with a touch of modesty that i didn't think still existed. ..thank you for sharing :)

  • @kelseymariebell1357
    @kelseymariebell1357Ай бұрын

    Wonderful talk, thank you! Was shared as part of our curriculum in social work!

  • @Eric-ro3zf
    @Eric-ro3zf6 жыл бұрын

    I’m struggling with addiction and this helped me look at myself differently! Thanks

  • @mikeyjewnoze8095

    @mikeyjewnoze8095

    2 жыл бұрын

    You’ve got this. Make a plan and develop some coping mechanisms the best you can. We’ll all be ok if we can fight the good fight using strategy instead of blind willpower.

  • @luisfelipecorrea4219
    @luisfelipecorrea42197 жыл бұрын

    Wow, is crazy how much I needed this. Thank you so much for posting it

  • @scottyyybryant5783
    @scottyyybryant5783 Жыл бұрын

    My 1st day of not drinking. I'm eating and seeing the light clearer. Been praying for this & Glory be to Jesus these addictions have been lifted. My health will get better cause know who is our maker more & more & Believe in Jesus. Please pray for me? Thanks

  • @ahlayahward7555

    @ahlayahward7555

    13 күн бұрын

    if you dont mind me asking, are you still sober?

  • @ThrowbackTVMovies
    @ThrowbackTVMovies2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability!!! Favorite part:. It's not the event but the way you feel it and tell it!!! Great strategies!!!!

  • @TheDistortion93
    @TheDistortion937 жыл бұрын

    This is an appropriate time to draw your hat. A perfectly delivered speech, which is also perfectly thought out on a logical and emotional level.

  • @Funandconsciousness
    @Funandconsciousness9 жыл бұрын

    Yay! Finally a comprehensive approach to facing addiction that is sensible. Go, Jo!!

  • @barbarajuston3064
    @barbarajuston30642 жыл бұрын

    You're just Amazing in" Human's compréhension" ! Comes from France 🙏, I honestly, I Hope that you understand what I Said ! Thanks you for doing the GREAT GOOD JOB 👍🏾

  • @dinakindred
    @dinakindred5 жыл бұрын

    Great message and love how she explains recovery and addiction

  • @chassanders3932
    @chassanders39327 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!! One of the best talks of addiction..I'm sitting here listening to this to help with my addiction. I don't feel the need to be specific as to what it is because it is still an addiction.

  • @princeofrance

    @princeofrance

    2 жыл бұрын

    best of luck to you in your struggles hope you are doing okay

  • @karenKristal
    @karenKristal5 жыл бұрын

    She's great. And it's so interesting that the more we understand human psychology, the more it echoes ancient spiritual teachings

  • @CraigFlintmslamt
    @CraigFlintmslamt6 жыл бұрын

    Yes, exactly and thank you for this.

  • @jayganeshkrishnan817
    @jayganeshkrishnan8175 жыл бұрын

    I just started to stop drinking. Hope i can do it. Motivation talk is very important to listen at the moment

  • @realfitnesssafari3123

    @realfitnesssafari3123

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, how did it go

  • @jayganeshkrishnan817

    @jayganeshkrishnan817

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realfitnesssafari3123 actually i got admitted recently due to colon infection and just out from hospital. Lost 4kg. I decided to stay healthy after these.

  • @rainbowsky4315
    @rainbowsky43156 жыл бұрын

    This woman speaks the same language as me. Shes spot on with what she says in my opinion. Thanks for sharing. X

  • @stevieG.
    @stevieG.5 ай бұрын

    Wow, what a stunning lady and a good speaker.

  • @crisbrackett2067
    @crisbrackett20676 жыл бұрын

    very well said. I say it too, Look for beauty in the most difficult of situations.

  • @desdemitecho8614
    @desdemitecho86143 жыл бұрын

    That was beyond perfect. Thank you.

  • @morebaileyskim
    @morebaileyskim4 ай бұрын

    This is inspiring in the extreme. So succinct and yet so full of knowledge. Amazing

  • @almohadillaseisefes
    @almohadillaseisefes7 жыл бұрын

    Really clear point of view, I've learned a lot. Thanks! P/D: I'm addicted to the way her voice ends the sentences

  • @ThumpersMama18
    @ThumpersMama188 жыл бұрын

    This is great! She is an awesome speaker and really got out a good message

  • @roshanaksalimi845

    @roshanaksalimi845

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jessica Miller b

  • @alisonisaacs2443
    @alisonisaacs24434 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing my story !

  • @g-wm6392
    @g-wm63927 жыл бұрын

    Jo Harvey , if you are reading this . Thank you

  • @sunilthapa6511

    @sunilthapa6511

    7 жыл бұрын

    ▬▬► Hi friends. If yоu or a looved one neеds helр with drugs or alcohol addiccсtioooon CALL ►►► *1-888-966-2616* (Toll-Free) Don't wait until its too late where theеre is life thereеe is hорe рeace and bleeeessings!

  • @davidrichard2191

    @davidrichard2191

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing?

  • @michelleshannon6319
    @michelleshannon63198 жыл бұрын

    Great talk its all about perspective!

  • @niloticnya
    @niloticnya Жыл бұрын

    as someone who doesn’t drink, this helped me understand more about the experience and how to help my friend recover. i have mental disorders and addictive tendencies, and hopefully that experience can help with empathizing more. i will try to learn more, and i wish all of you struggling with addiction or loved ones suffering from addiction the best, and that you’re successful in your journey

  • @joweatherford961

    @joweatherford961

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to understand

  • @Axeman369
    @Axeman3693 жыл бұрын

    This is a unique talk about dealing with addiction we need more people like this hottie

  • @JustBelieveRecovery
    @JustBelieveRecovery7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this great video!

  • @irenemac1545
    @irenemac15453 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant way to word the truth

  • @ebens.feuillet6538
    @ebens.feuillet65382 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story

  • @tammyrose6157
    @tammyrose61578 жыл бұрын

    Love-N-Light Blessed Be

  • @Lisa58Mc
    @Lisa58Mc6 жыл бұрын

    Love hearing the real thing!!!

  • @davidrichard2191

    @davidrichard2191

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing?

  • @bravo3541
    @bravo35416 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @ingwis
    @ingwis Жыл бұрын

    Really beautifully put. This is so helpful

  • @stacey7573
    @stacey7573 Жыл бұрын

    Wow soo very well said 100 % FACTS THANK YOU 🙏🏼 ALL....

  • @jenniferzelaya4517
    @jenniferzelaya45174 жыл бұрын

    I love this.

  • @jenniferdorman4431
    @jenniferdorman4431 Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully said

  • @kimikann2090
    @kimikann20907 жыл бұрын

    Wow this woman... Thank You

  • @apachewolfscout
    @apachewolfscout5 жыл бұрын

    That is very powerful and beautiful. Challenging though, part of the premise being facing 'the most difficult'...that may be way too much for most I would imagine. Well done for your courageous journey, however, and very sensitive and deep analyses of addiction and societies attitudes towards it. .

  • @Jim1971a
    @Jim1971a Жыл бұрын

    I believe that we are our actions and behaviors.

  • @matthewgillies6273
    @matthewgillies62737 жыл бұрын

    This is inspiring!

  • @whosthatgirl69
    @whosthatgirl698 жыл бұрын

    fantastic!

  • @JeffreyBenjamin
    @JeffreyBenjamin9 жыл бұрын

    Great presentation my Jo Harvey1

  • @Mphscat
    @Mphscat6 ай бұрын

    Great talk. Apparently she has thrown herself into fitness and self care. Good for her!

  • @natascha.anastasia
    @natascha.anastasia Жыл бұрын

    She said it so well wauw 🙏🏻💜

  • @juliemarie7018
    @juliemarie70187 жыл бұрын

    Inspiring.

  • @joseph2010ify
    @joseph2010ify7 жыл бұрын

    Jo Harvey rocks! First and foremost she is talking to youngsters. Who talks to youngsters anymore? Only the tough ones do. Stories are an important part of our lives. From the time we wake up till we go to bed, we are telling stories to ourselves, and to others. Here, she tells how we can make our stories more effective.......

  • @mindfullymila6773

    @mindfullymila6773

    7 жыл бұрын

    Joseph Kelwadi naltrexone taking with sertraline

  • @potter3439
    @potter34397 жыл бұрын

    I've been vulnerable and I'm a recovering addict. Booze was my drug of choice.

  • @kayladelgado1264

    @kayladelgado1264

    7 жыл бұрын

    Harv Potts stay strong, you can beat it

  • @omarecer1
    @omarecer17 жыл бұрын

    That was veery nice and what I needed to hear.

  • @itsekaterina646
    @itsekaterina6465 жыл бұрын

    Wow thank you 💚

  • @32Mayghen
    @32Mayghen2 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing!

  • @hayleydavis2330
    @hayleydavis23309 жыл бұрын

    Great message about addiction!

  • @alecstahl2387

    @alecstahl2387

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Hayley Davis Yeah. We are all addicted to something blah blah blah

  • @davidrichard2191

    @davidrichard2191

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing?

  • @TheNobleLoyalist
    @TheNobleLoyalist5 жыл бұрын

    This needs alot more views

  • @rhyemm1
    @rhyemm1 Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou xx

  • @thekimpham
    @thekimpham5 жыл бұрын

    what an amazing and intellectual woman. so beautiful

  • @John83118
    @John831184 ай бұрын

    Incredibly thought-provoking; akin to a book that provokes thought at every turn. "Your Body Your Temple" by Various Authors

  • @shaunwoolnough5318
    @shaunwoolnough5318 Жыл бұрын

    i believe you are a product of your own environment but then i agree that you can take yourself away from a bad environment you can still suffer

  • @mermaid-n-a-wineglass3689
    @mermaid-n-a-wineglass3689 Жыл бұрын

    Wow she nailed it. I use to cure my grief in a bottle of wine. After losing all my close family members in 5 years I was scared to heal the pain because I knew that ripping the band aids off would hurt more then accepting the pain of my grief.

  • @joweatherford961

    @joweatherford961

    Жыл бұрын

    That is a huge loss. Sometimes it an avoidance and sometimes we need a better support system around us and different tools before we dive in. Wishing you lots of love and grace on your healing journey

  • @chericovalt9540
    @chericovalt95403 жыл бұрын

    Powerful!!!!!!

  • @upbeatpete5252
    @upbeatpete52526 жыл бұрын

    splendid delivery and content

  • @victorpradha9946
    @victorpradha99463 жыл бұрын

    Merely stopping drinking is NOT sobriety. It's living life on the narrowest of balance beams...always teetering on the edge of the precipice, where the slightest nudge will have us falling into relapse. A program...any good program...that allows us to put the fear, anger, guilt, shame, embarrassment, resentments, self-recrimination to rest is what pulls people further away from that edge. Forgiving [themselves] but not forgetting who and what they were in their addiction, esp late stage addiction, is the way off that narrow balance beam. Those SINS Ms. Harvey-Weatherford talks about...and our feelings of guilt and shame about them can often drive us quickly back into active addiction BECAUSE we can't standing feeling that way...but active addiction is us cowering under the blanket of self-delusion and worse...often leads to more events spurring even more accumulated guilt and shame. Developing a way to properly look at these events and put them in their proper place: The beginning of our story...the start of journey of personal change

  • @ciaracorr6015
    @ciaracorr60152 жыл бұрын

    Very brave woman

  • @222radar
    @222radar2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent talk

  • @southpacificsugar
    @southpacificsugar8 жыл бұрын

    wow.....resonates with me....thank you.....

  • @davidrichard2191

    @davidrichard2191

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing?

  • @sinizka90
    @sinizka90 Жыл бұрын

    5:58, 6:42 so much facts in one video 💯

  • @sinizka90
    @sinizka90 Жыл бұрын

    4:52 exactly right 💯

  • @virginiasmith5278
    @virginiasmith52786 жыл бұрын

    really good talk!

  • @natashahaus4895
    @natashahaus48957 жыл бұрын

    amazing.

  • @nancyokosi1
    @nancyokosi1 Жыл бұрын

    She made valid points.

  • @hendersontyler1
    @hendersontyler12 жыл бұрын

    Wow she was amazing

  • @daniellaxton6557
    @daniellaxton65578 жыл бұрын

    choice theory.. I took similar classes and twelve step as well. And choice theory for me helped alot. Stopping the use is one thing, but if you never correct or look at why it started then the consequences of the use become just another reason to use. It's sad but very true.

  • @shininghawkstar5057

    @shininghawkstar5057

    8 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Aa can work for SOME. BUT all it's doing is using a therapy approach of uncovering the underlying issues of using, drinking by using 13 steps & a "sponsor", random stranger off street. I prefer to utilize my Med insurance to do deep rooted personal work like that vs relying on a stranger. Warning to addicts looking to AA/NA for help; I tried it 10 years, I'm only mid 20's- took it very seriously & was abandoned by the "sponsor", the one who is supposed to facilitate the treatment ("steps"). So be careful on where you go for help!

  • @brianoneill2776

    @brianoneill2776

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@shininghawkstar5057 as it says in the big book, sponsors have clay feet...they are human, they struggle and relapse..this is why the reliance is on a high power rather than a sponsor..a sponsor is just a person who guides us and is a link between us and our higher power

  • @Jim1971a

    @Jim1971a

    Жыл бұрын

    The need to correct or look at why it started I order to end it is an excuse to continue if you don’t correct or find out why it started.

  • @mauriciocordoba952
    @mauriciocordoba9524 жыл бұрын

    One of the best approaches I've seen so far.

  • @joelleenbeangh2158
    @joelleenbeangh21586 жыл бұрын

    You could tell you are going to jimm. I never did drugs, watch this just to live this exciting live you have throgugh you. I am stuck in bad with the painful depression.

  • @HealingOurLand
    @HealingOurLand Жыл бұрын

    As for me, I went into a cardiac arrest 11 for minutes, and coma for ten days because of drug use. But thank God for his mercy. Drugs have played the key role in community violence and bringing ruin into people's lives. I sure wish I could tell my story

  • @mandygrata
    @mandygrata7 жыл бұрын

    great one

  • @chrisgriffioen
    @chrisgriffioen2 ай бұрын

    Attending meetings and engaging in activities to support my recovery from addiction has been essential for me; I've been clean for 2.5 years now. But along the way, I've lost my connection with God. In the early stages of my recovery, I placed my complete trust in a higher power, believing in its guiding force. However, that faith has dwindled, leaving me feeling adrift and struggling to navigate life's challenges. One of the foundational steps in the recovery process emphasizes the importance of acknowledging a power greater than ourselves, one that can restore our sense of clarity and well-being. Another step encourages us to surrender our will and lives to the care of this higher power, as we understand it. I crave this reconnection with God, but I'm uncertain how to reignite it. How can I restore this vital aspect of my journey toward healing and stability?"

  • @upbeatpete5252
    @upbeatpete52526 жыл бұрын

    nice video for intellectual people to enjoy and learn from.

  • @reglagirl5802
    @reglagirl5802 Жыл бұрын

    Great opening comments

  • @unhallowed45
    @unhallowed457 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @anonymousalone1434
    @anonymousalone14342 жыл бұрын

    I am trying to recover myself I have been drinking since past 11 years and all these times I drank not because that I was happy or sad I just drank that’s called pure addiction I have found my reason now why not to drink, it’s the happiness which we find when we drink that makes us to drink again finding the real happiness will solve the problem

  • @olsenfamily6274
    @olsenfamily62746 жыл бұрын

    My question for anyone that might know is, if your brain pleasure brain centers are screaming for satisfaction and you don’t turn to an addictive behavior what do you turn to. I have heard that connections with other people are important, but how does an addict make those connections. And how deep do those connections have to be?

  • @Jim1971a

    @Jim1971a

    Жыл бұрын

    Simple. Stop your brain from screaming at you. Problem solved.

  • @jf3661
    @jf36615 жыл бұрын

    help me mum. that was great

  • @EveningTV
    @EveningTV3 жыл бұрын

    I agree with everything except the addiction gene. Science does not support that addiction is either genetic or a disease. But the message is refreshing. " Don't ask why the addiction, ask why the pain." ~Dr. Gabor Mate

  • @Michael-tr7uq

    @Michael-tr7uq

    2 жыл бұрын

    Disagree, if alcohol gives your brain a huge and 'unusual' dopamine rush and obliterates your prefrontal cortex (logic center, stop signal) too quickly, that is just how your brain biology responds to alcohol. You are more likely to become addicted by just trying to drink normal like your friends do. Every brain is 100% unique in this regard, thus the wide spectrum of AUD sufferers. IMO, much addiction is biology/DNA related and many addiction neuroscientists agree. Gabor over dramatizes Trauma IMO. Trauma and mini-traumas obviously play a part in many people but today, IMO, alcohol is so overused, addiction can happen to the healthiest of people. Alcohol slowly inflames and eventually destroys (diseases) the liver, the brain, the nervous system, the gut ... the entire body.

  • @davidrichard2191

    @davidrichard2191

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing?

  • @katherinecampbell3049
    @katherinecampbell3049Ай бұрын

    Recovering alcoholic iife was awful but the effects yes we call that benders in uk its an addiction we carry every day were not bad just to find the hppy you again x

  • @user-hg5fn4oq5r
    @user-hg5fn4oq5r5 ай бұрын

    Guilt vs shame

  • @melbawells5472
    @melbawells54728 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful

  • @davidrichard2191

    @davidrichard2191

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing?

  • @leoshort7457
    @leoshort7457 Жыл бұрын

    Hey, where can I listen about Gabor Mate's "what is right about drugs" theme?

  • @michaelmoss6590
    @michaelmoss6590 Жыл бұрын

    So how do you re-write that story, so that you become the hero in it? Any suggestions?

  • @grassabrutta
    @grassabrutta9 жыл бұрын

    Remember, too, that not all compulsions and addictions have negative consequences. One question : What does 'addictive gene' mean ? She summed it up nicely....it's all about how you dress up the truth

  • @chapelfaill8266
    @chapelfaill82666 жыл бұрын

    Jo u nailed that shit! 🍻

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