About STUART MORSE

It was my personal experience with alcohol that drove me to write The Science and Spirituality of Addiction. Through its grey-area use, I managed my evening feelings of disquiet for years. I could not identify those feelings, assign them a name or discern their cause, and it was this lack of understanding that powered my foray into phenomenological research (the exploration of internal felt-sense states).

Using Gabor Maté’s principle of compassionate inquiry, I explored these feelings and the unmet needs that prompted them, a process that ultimately resolved them. This was done in concert with my spiritual practice as meditator and believer. To me, spirituality embraces more than mere worship. Spirit describes the consciousness we all share as humans regardless of our religious affiliations or lack thereof. We are all spiritual beings.

Through this work I hope to draw on my research, life experience and coaching skills to bring transformation to the lives of others.

Master of Science in Computer Science

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Specializing in Artificial Intelligence and the World Wide Web.

Recovery Coach Essentials

Still Here Recovery Coach Training, White Rock, BC, Canada.

Member, Recovery Coaches Canada

A national organization supporting standards and community for recovery coaching in Canada.

Experience

Before moving into coaching and education, Stuart spent several decades working as a software engineer. That background informs a practical, systems-oriented way of thinking that emphasizes clarity, mechanism, and the careful examination of assumptions. Working in complex technical environments required sustained attention, iterative problem-solving, and comfort with uncertainty — capacities that now inform his work with motivation, behavior change, and recovery. His training in Knowledge Elicitation and Machine Learning drives his passion for understanding the inner workings of the mind and the lived experience of being human.