The Science and Spirituality of Addiction (signed paperback)

The Science and Spirituality of Addiction…

bridges the gap between the laboratory and the human spirit, offering a compassionate yet scientifically grounded guide to recovery. Integrating neuroscience, psychology, and spirituality, it reveals how addiction arises not from moral failure but from a complex interaction of neurochemical reward systems, emotional wounds, and existential disconnection.

Drawing equally on empirical research and lived experience, this book maps the terrain of recovery as both a physiological recalibration and a spiritual reintegration. It explores how ancient traditions, modern psychology, and post-modern insight converge to form a comprehensive understanding of human healing. Readers will discover how dopamine, trauma, and conditioning shape compulsive behavior—and how awareness, compassion, and connection can transform it.

Written for those who seek clarity and practical tools as much as hope, The Science and Spirituality of Addiction speaks to professionals, thinkers, and seekers alike. By uniting science and soul, it invites readers to integrate their fragmented selves and rediscover wholeness in a fractured world.

Whether you are struggling with addiction yourself, supporting someone you love, or working professionally in the field, this book provides a framework for understanding why addiction develops, why recovery can be so difficult, and how lasting change becomes possible. It challenges simplistic explanations, replaces shame with understanding, and offers an integrated model of healing grounded in both scientific evidence and the search for meaning.

Inside This Book

• Why addiction changes the brain—and why that doesn’t make recovery impossible.
• The role of dopamine, trauma, and conditioning in compulsive behaviour.
• How neuroscience and spirituality complement rather than contradict one another.
• Why shame often impedes recovery, while compassion supports it.
• Practical principles for lasting change and personal growth.

Book Details

ISBN: 9798385264704
Publisher: Resource Publications (an imprint of Wipf & Stock Publishers)
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Author: Stuart Morse
Publication Date: Jan 28, 2026

Every copy purchased directly from this website is personally signed by the author before shipping.

A Personal Note from Stuart

I wrote this book because I believe that addiction is too often misunderstood. My hope is that it offers both practical understanding and genuine hope to those living with addiction, those who care for them, and the professionals who walk alongside them.