{"podcast":{"title":"SMART Recovery® Podcast","slug":"smart-recovery-podcast-199733","podcast_index_feed_id":199733,"rss_url":"https://smartrecovery.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.smartrecovery.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/c/1/f/bc1f49e0010c2a6da04421dee9605cbd/Podcast_Cover_Image.png","author":"Anna Marie Murphy","episode_count":50,"summary":"SMART Recovery® Podcast, a library of talks on addiction from the leading self-empowering peer support recovery group in the world. Enjoy entertaining, thought-provoking discussion with experts in the field of science-based addiction treatment and recovery. SMART Recovery provides services for those overcoming addictions of all types.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Amy Krentzman Aims For North of Neutral","slug":"dr-amy-krentzman-aims-for-north-of-neutral","published_at":"2025-09-28T16:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/dr-amy-krentzman-aims-for-north-of-neutral","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733","url":"https://smartrecovery.libsyn.com/dr-amy-krentzman-aims-for-north-of-neutral","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/smartrecovery/SRPC_Amy_KrenzmanFINAL_MASTER.mp3?dest-id=53107","summary":"Dr. Amy Krentzman is an Associate Professor and Director of Research at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. Her research interests include alcohol and other substance use disorders, positive psychology, spirituality, and journaling to support addiction recovery. Dr. Krentzman coauthored an article that was recently published in the Journal of Positive Psychology titled, Happiness with recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders predicts abstinence and treatment retention. In this podcast Dr. Krentzman talks about her interest in the field of recovery, the results of her study of happiness, and the concept of \"North of Neutral,\" which is a core principle in Positive psychology. This principle means that just trying to fix problems is not enough of a goal, instead it suggests that a person's well-being can extend into a state characterized by flourishing, pursuing passions, and finding a sense of meaning in life. Helpful links: Summary of Happiness With recovery research study Positive Recovery Journaling Dr. Amy Krentzman video on gratitude in recovery","meta_description":"Dr. Amy Krentzman is an Associate Professor and Director of Research at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. Her research interests include…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2825,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/episodes/dr-amy-krentzman-aims-for-north-of-neutral/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/dr-amy-krentzman-aims-for-north-of-neutral.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}