In our modern world, addiction and disease are often viewed through a fragmented lens. Treatment typically targets the symptoms-chemical dependencies, behavioural patterns, or physiological malfunctions, without attending to the deeper roots embedded in the human experience. But what if addiction isn’t simply a malfunction of biology or willpower? What if it’s a symptom of disconnection, a spiritual homelessness that begins when we forget who we are? Through the combined lenses of Nature-Based Therapy (NBT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), addiction can be re-understood, not as a disorder to be eradicated,…

