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b'Ever seen or heard of people who would come in for addiction treatment over and over again \\u2013 like they almost always come in for the same problem with the same sense of empowerment? You could throw as many drugs at them or do all kinds of physical interventions but nothing changes.\\xa0\\nIf you\'re just living in your physical body, doctors can help you just fine. But if you\'re living in your physical body and your spiritual body is in need of healing, then they would have a hard time doing that. Western medicine tries to generalize in this physics-based realm, which is very important. But there\\u2019s also this spiritual realm addressed mainly by alternative medicine.\\nIn this episode, Duane speaks with Mona Balogh and she\\u2019s going to talk about her book, \\u201cHow to Stay Out of My Emergency Room: Master Your Health and Find Joy in Your Life by Balancing the Power of Your Mind, Your Body, and Your Higher Self.\\u201d\\nToday, Mona talks about her discoveries as an ER doctor and working with people who were continually coming into the ER. And she was left wondering why they kept coming back. Nothing was changing. Until one day, she stumbled into an addiction treatment conference that shifted everything for her. She began looking through her clients and realized that the bigger issue was not just the behavior, but it was something spiritual \\u2013 an emptiness in their soul that needed to be filled.\\n\\xa0In this episode, you will hear:\\n\\nHow her spiritual awareness journey began\\n\\nWho are the frequent flyers?\\n\\nHow the addiction medicine conference became her turning point\\n\\nHow energy medicine is applied to addiction treatment\\n\\nThe power of someone who compassionately sees you\\n\\nThe difference between Western medicine and alternative medicine\\n\\nDealing with the pressure of doing alternative medicine being an allopathic doctor\\n\\nThe 2 separate, but related paths mentioned in her book that can be achieved through meditation\\n\\nKey Quotes:\\n[06:15] - \\u201cDrug addicts and alcoholics have an emptiness in their soul and that emptiness needed to be filled with something.\\u201d\\n[07:03] - \\u201cFrequent flyers are people who would come in over and over again, almost always for the same problem with the same sense of empowerment.\\u201d\\xa0\\n[08:35] - "It\'s this huge gorilla in the room that\'s completely being ignored. I\'m rolling my eyes, they\'re rolling their eyes back at me. And nothing\'s changing."\\n[10:54] - \\u201cWhether you\\u2019re the addict or you\'re the treater of the addiction, or just the loved one or caregiver \\u2013 it\'s enormous work because you\'re dealing with an enormous gorilla.\\u201d\\n[14:22] - "The 12-step program is all about having others listen and hear you, but not getting away with anything that they don\'t already know."\\n[15:20] - \\u201cWestern medicine tries to generalize in this physics-based realm, which is very important... but then, there\'s a special realm, which is what the alternative medicine addresses."\\n[16:20] - "One of the things that nontraditional medicine has opened my eyes up to is the richness and the beauty of the special treatments."\\n[21:32] - "There\'s something far greater, far better than our physical self."\\n[25:06] - "To get to the point where you\'re always striving towards your higher self, your Yang self, you need to know how to meditate and how to behave within that meditation.\\u201d\\n\\nSupporting Resources:\\n\\u201cHow to Stay Out of My Emergency Room: Master Your Health and Find Joy in Your Life by Balancing the Power of Your Mind, Your Body, and Your Higher Self\\u201d\\nwww.MonaBalogh.com\\n\\nEpisode Credits\\nIf you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.\\nFind out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'