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Kurt Shaye is a writer and former professional musician whose twenty-year career immersed him in the world of live performance and nightlife. His need to escape that lifestyle sparked a deeper exploration of addiction, identity, and the possibility of lasting change.

That journey culminated in The Addiction Fiction, a disruptive take on addiction that challenges conventional recovery paradigms and familiar notions of what it means to “be addicted.” Drawing on personal experience, Kurt questions the labels and beliefs that shape our struggles, inviting readers to reconsider the stories they have accepted about themselves.

His forthcoming book, When the Roving Turns to Bliss: Rise of the Modern Mystic, explores the restless search for meaning—and what happens when we stop treating ourselves as something that needs to be fixed. Turning toward the sacred within ordinary life, it offers an invitation to move beyond endless seeking and begin living with greater presence, openness, and peace.

When the Roving Turns to Bliss: Rise of the Modern Mystic will be available November 2026.

The Addiction Fiction is an unflinching exploration of the human desire to cling—whether to substances, relationships, or identities that promise comfort but ultimately trap us.

Through a narrative that blends raw personal experience with sharp philosophical inquiry, Shaye dismantles the conventional narrative of addiction, arguing that what we call "addiction" is often a euphemism for attachment.

But The Addiction Fiction goes beyond substance use. Shaye delves into the roots of attachment, tracing them back to childhood traumas and innate personality tendencies, suggesting that these patterns may have origins beyond birth.

He challenges readers to reconsider not just what they are addicted to, but why they are attached at all—offering a pathway toward unmasking unconscious attachments and reclaiming true freedom.