Summary: Most of us have been at battle with our compulsions. Whether it's overeating, overdrinking, overexercising, or overspending, it seems that the more we fight our compulsion the more it fights us. Who wants that kind of battle where nobody wins? Mary O'Malley, author of The Gift of Compulsion, shares how we can respect our compulsion-the thing that is calling attention to itself-and learn to be curious about it. When we take away that fight or flight reaction, what is left? Compassion, patience, and finally, being enough.
