“No one says that they decided to start drinking because my ambition in life is to be an alcoholic. It’s rubbish.”
– Dr Munidasa Winslow
Munidasa Winslow is a psychiatrist and the executive director of Promises Healthcare and also founded the Singapore’s first private addiction recovery centre, The Winslow. He has been practising psychiatry since 1988 and is known for his work in addiction medicine and impulse control disorders.
Dr Munidasa was also responsible for the setting up the Addiction Management Department at the Institute of Mental Health. His last appointment at IMH was the Chief of the Department of Addiction Medicine Department at IMH Singapore.
He is accredited as a master addiction counsellor and a clinical supervisor.
In this conversation, we spoke about
- Simple yardstick to test if one has an addiction
- The framework recovery process for addictions
- Dr Winslow’s views on ADHD
and much more!
If you’ve only got 2 minutes, here’s a short video on (Can ADHD Be a Superpower?)
- Listen to the full interview on iTunes.
- Stream by clicking here.
- Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”
Links Mentioned
Connect with Dr Munidasa Winslow (Promise Clinic):
Website | Facebook
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Narcotics Anonymous Singapore
- Alcoholics Anonymous Singapore
- Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
- The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous by Bob Smith & Bill Wilson
- Flight (2012)
- WeCare Community Services
Thanks for listening!
And if you have any experience with anything we talked about, I’d love for you to open up in the comments.
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Special thanks to Dr Winslow. Until next time!
