Dr. Jason ZW Powers, MD, MAPP, is the creator of the Positive Recovery approach to treating addiction and serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Positive Recovery Centers. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Addiction Prevention and Treatment Magazine, has had blogs on Huffington Post and Psychology Today, and is a published author of When the Servant Becomes the Master, an A-to-Z guide of all things related to addiction, and the Positive Recovery Daily Guide, a self-help guide designed to intentionally boost the drivers of human happiness: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement. Dr. Powers is board certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine and received a Masters in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Powers has been recognized as one of Houston’s “Top Doctors” 6 times by H Texas Magazine and was awarded the Compassion Award by Sierra Tucson. Dr. Powers resides in Houston with his wife and 3 children.
Dr. Jason Powers has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 10: Dr. Jason Powers: Resilience
October 30th, 2020 | 32 mins 54 secs
12 step, acoa, addiction, adult children of alcoholics uplifting, al-anon, alanon, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, coda, families anonymous, family, hope, nar-anon, naranon, narcotics anonymous, recovery, resilience, self-help, smart recovery, uplifting
We examine the vital human trait of resilience, how it shows up in recovery, how to recognize it, and how to get better at it. Recovery pioneer and positive psychology expert Dr. Jason Powers offers his insights.