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This series offers research-driven perspectives on MORE Therapy and the science of healing from addiction, chronic pain, and emotional distress. Dr. Garland shares evidence-based insights on how this mind-body therapy can help retrain the brain, reduce suffering, and support lasting recovery.
Reclaiming Our Inner Resources: How MORE Helps Us Break Free from Modern Addictive Behaviors

Reclaiming Our Inner Resources: How MORE Helps Us Break Free from Modern Addictive Behaviors

We all have the innate capacity to radically shift our attention into the present moment, to see clearly, and to appreciate what is right in front of us..

Quieting the Addicted Brain: Theta Waves, the Default Mode Network, and the Power of MORE

Quieting the Addicted Brain: Theta Waves, the Default Mode Network, and the Power of MORE

Research shows that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can reduce opioid misuse by changing the brain’s activity...

One Therapy, Multiple Problems: Why Clinicians Need a Transdiagnostic Approach Now

One Therapy, Multiple Problems: Why Clinicians Need a Transdiagnostic Approach Now

Clinicians need a single therapy that doesn’t force you to choose between treating addiction or pain or trauma, but instead targets the neurocognitive processes that drive all three...

How to Rewire Your Brain for Joy: Practical Ways to Use MORE in Everyday Life

How to Rewire Your Brain for Joy: Practical Ways to Use MORE in Everyday Life

Simple, science-based practices that retrain your brain to experience more joy, more meaning, and more freedom from compulsive loops...

Rewiring the Brain to Heal from Addiction: How MORE Restores Joy and Reduces Craving

Rewiring the Brain to Heal from Addiction: How MORE Restores Joy and Reduces Craving

The brain is not fixed. It can be rewired back toward health through mental training...

What is MORE?

What is MORE?

Amid rising rates of addiction, chronic pain, and emotional suffering, Mindfulness‑Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) offers an evidence‑based path to healing.

Advancing Treatment for Addiction and Pain Through the Science of MORE

Advancing Treatment for Addiction and Pain Through the Science of MORE

Modern life is beset by struggle. To alleviate the resultant physical and emotional pain, we often turn to unhealthy coping habits: We eat too much, we use drugs and alcohol, and we numb ourselves with binge watching, doomscrolling, and social media.

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