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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Urge Surfing Made Simple: Ride Cravings Without Giving In

Urge Surfing Made Simple: Ride Cravings Without Giving In

Dhanvel, Priya

Paperback

Addiction & RecoveryMental HealthSelf-Help

ISBN10: 9309330287
ISBN13: 9789309330285
Publisher: Mindful Pages
Published: Aug 18 2026
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An urge can feel like a wave that will drown you unless you do what it demands. But what if the wave has a shape, a timeline, and a predictable way of passing - even when it is intense? Urge Surfing Made Simple is a practical guide to riding cravings without giving in, built for real life: messy emotions, repeated triggers, and the moments when your brain insists there is only one way to get relief. Priya Dhanvel breaks urge surfing down into skills you can use immediately: mapping your urge cycle, tracking sensations in the body, and using grounding exercises for urges when intensity spikes. You will learn delay and distract techniques that create just enough time for choice, plus a trigger management plan for the cues you can avoid and the ones you cannot. When urges return again and again, the book shows you how to respond without panic, using coping plans for urges and simple if-then decisions that hold up in high risk moments. This book is for anyone who wants stronger craving management skills without relying on shame, harsh rules, or perfect motivation. Whether your cravings involve substances, food, screens, gambling, or other habits that pull you off course, you will leave with a clear mental model of how urges work and a toolkit you can practise until it becomes familiar. It is not about never having cravings. It is about building the capacity to stay present, ride the wave, and choose a safer next step.

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