Dr. Jonathan Avery

Thriving with Addiction with Dr. Jonathan Avery

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Thriving with Addiction is a podcast about addiction, recovery, and mental health hosted by addiction psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Avery. Through conversations with leading experts, people in recovery, families affected by addiction, and clinicians on the front lines, the show explores how individuals and families can better understand addiction and move toward lasting healing. Topics include addiction and recovery, mental health, the brain and behavior, treatment and healing, the impact of addiction on families, and the evolving science of recovery and wellbeing. Through his podcast, writing, an...

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Dr. Jonathan Avery

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Two Brothers, One Fight: Addiction and the Law 27.01.2026 33:35

Dr. Joseph J. Avery is an Assistant Professor at the Miami Herbert Business School. He has additional appointments in Miami’s Department of Psychology and its Institute for Data Science and Computing, and he is an Affiliated Fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project. Dr. Avery’s research interests are at the intersection of business, law, and artificial intelligence. His scholarship...

From Capitol Hill to Recovery: Patrick Kennedy’s Fight for Change 20.01.2026 40:08

During his time in Congress, Patrick J. Kennedy was the lead author of the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Federal Parity Law), which requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for illnesses of the body, such as diabetes and cancer. In 2013, he founded The Kennedy Forum, a nonprofit that unites adv...

In Zoe's Memory: A Mission for Change with Robin Kellner & John Sicher 13.01.2026 43:43

Robin Kellner and John Sicher have dedicated their lives to advocacy and community service after long and varied careers. Robin built and sold a successful recruitment business, and after the loss of her daughter Zoe in 2007, she partnered with NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell to fight stigma around mental health and substance use and to promote harm reduction. John’s career was in corporate...

Women, Alcohol, and Recovery with New York Times Bestselling Author Holly Whitaker 06.01.2026 39:31

Holly Whitaker is a New York Times bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman, creator of the audio guide 30 Days to a New Relationship with Alcohol, and founder of Tempest, Inc. (acquired by Monument in 2022). A writer, researcher, and person in long-term recovery, she believes individual healing is the foundation for collective liberation, and that equity, social justice, and love ethic are insepar...

Welcome to Thriving with Addiction with Dr. Jonathan Avery 30.12.2025 1:00

Welcome to Thriving with Addiction with Dr. Jonathan Avery — a new podcast coming in 2026 that reimagines recovery from substance use through science, connection, and courage. In this trailer episode, Dr. Avery introduces the mission of the show: to break down stigma, expand understanding, and help listeners build real-world pathways to healing. Follow Thriving with Addiction: www.thrivingwithaddi...