Tech Addiction, Shame, and Parts Work: A Compassionate Path to Change with Craig Perra

What if addiction isn’t a personal failure—but a survival strategy that got stuck on repeat? In Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, recovery coach Craig Perra offers a gentler, sharper lens on tech addiction and the inner battles many people hide.

This episode is for anyone who looks “fine” on the outside but feels fragmented inside—especially if willpower talk has only deepened shame. You’ll hear how Internal Family Systems (parts work) reframes craving as protection, why “curiosity over control” can shift everything, and two practical first steps to begin—without trying to fix yourself overnight.

About the Guest:

Craig Perra is a recovery coach and co-creator of the Mindful Habits System. He shares a lived, values-based approach to change through parts work, mindfulness, and self-leadership.

Episode Chapters:

• 00:06:21 — Why “tech addiction” is the focus

• 00:07:20 — Addiction as survival: replacing shame with curiosity

• 00:10:35 — The downside of fighting “a part of you”

• 00:12:00 — Hitting a crisis point and choosing a new path

• 00:13:17 — “Benefits of addiction”: numbing, coping, regulating

• 00:17:30 — Morals, integrity, and building real capacity to change

• 00:23:01 — Two gentle first steps: tools + talking to the reactive part

Key Takeaways:

• Ask: “What’s the benefit this habit is giving me right now?”

• Treat the reactive part like a younger self: firm, kind, curious.

• Use 3 questions: What are you trying to accomplish? What job are you doing? What are you afraid would happen if you stopped?

• Aim for values + capacity: integrity grows when the nervous system can handle change.

• Reduce “life friction” the way you’d reduce business friction—less stress, more choice.

How to Connect With the Guest:

• Podcast: Patterns of Power

• YouTube: search The Mindful Habit

• Website: https://mindfulhabitmastery.com/

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