46. Nichole Proffitt - What 20 years of meditation taught this recovery mentor about addiction and finding freedom within
Aug 28, 2023
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Guest Nichole Proffitt, a recovery mentor, shares her insights on addiction, recovery, and mindfulness. She discusses the importance of finding inner peace, self-compassion, and embracing imperfections. The chapter also explores the relationship between external needs, healthy relationships, and vulnerability in healing addiction and codependency.
Deepening mindfulness practice can lead to transformative shifts in relationships with oneself and others.
Recognizing and addressing emotional addiction is crucial, regardless of substance abuse.
Being present with discomfort and practicing self-compassion can bring about inner balance and freedom from suffering.
Deep dives
The Transformative Power of Meditation Practice
Nicole Prophet, a mindfulness teacher and somatic trauma therapist, shares her transformative journey through 20 years of meditation practice. She emphasizes the shifts that come with deepening mindfulness practice and the impact it has on relationships with oneself and others. She discusses the healing power of retreats in providing relief from suffering and how to find self-love and empowerment.
Exploring Addiction, Emotional Addiction, and Codependency
Nicole Prophet opens up about her own experience with emotional addiction and codependency, growing up in an alcoholic and dysfunctional family. She highlights the importance of recognizing emotional addiction beyond substance abuse and explores the impact of filling emotional voids with material possessions. Nicole shares her personal journey towards finding balance and being in right relationship with oneself, others, and the material world.
Learning to Be with What Is
Nicole Prophet delves into the practice of being present and cultivating self-compassion in the face of discomfort and pain. She shares her insights from silent meditation retreats and the importance of not running away from unpleasant emotions or chasing after fleeting moments of pleasure. Nicole emphasizes the practice of finding balance between external connections and internal self-worth, and highlights the freedom that comes from accepting oneself fully.
The Power of Meditation Retreats
The speaker shares how her journey into meditation and mindfulness began with reading a book about Buddhism and gradually incorporating meditation into her life. She describes the profound impact of her first meditation retreat, particularly a five-day loving-kindness retreat that changed her life. Over the years, she continued to deepen her practice, going on multiple meditation retreats and experiencing the transformative power of being present with her emotions and suffering. She emphasizes the importance of creating space to be vulnerable and how meditation retreats can provide an opportunity to explore and heal deep-seated wounds. Ultimately, her practice has led her to greater self-acceptance and freedom from suffering.
The Wisdom of Insight Meditation
Insight meditation, also known as Vipassana, is highlighted as a powerful tool for meeting our experience as it is. The speaker recounts a story where her teacher challenged her to wear her nicest outfit and embrace her desire to look good, which ultimately led her to confront deep-seated shame and conditioning. Through insight meditation, she learned to be present with discomfort and not to identify with it, offering the same challenge to others struggling with addiction. She emphasizes the importance of being patient with oneself on the journey of healing, recognizing that past behaviors were learned as coping strategies and that the path to healing involves making wiser, self-loving choices. Ultimately, the speaker encourages the practice of presence, patience, and kindness as keys to transformation and self-acceptance.
46. Nichole Proffitt - What 20 years of meditation taught this recovery mentor about addiction and finding freedom within
Welcome to another episode of the Unhooked podcast, the place to learn how to break free from compulsive behaviors and bad habits, so that you can create the life you want.
I'm your host Jeremy Lipkowitz, and today I'm thrilled to bring you a conversation that explores the transformative journey of one remarkable individual.
My guest today is Nichole Proffitt. Nichole is a mindfulness teacher, somatic trauma therapist, and recovery mentor. With over 20 years of study and practice in various buddhist disciplines, including over two years worth of silent retreat practice; her own experience in 12-step recovery, and healing from the impacts of growing up in an alcoholic and dysfunctional family... Nichole has dedicated herself to guiding others on their quests to cultivate presence, self-awareness, and empowering relationships while breaking free from emotional addictions and embracing self-compassion.
In today's episode, we dive into a variety of topics, exploring the shifts that come with two decades of dedicated meditation practice, and the profound impact it has had on her relationship with herself and with others.
Expect to learn:
The healing power of retreats in providing relief from suffering
How to take back your power and find self love
What a Vipassana romance is, and the fantasy worlds we create
how to be with what is without running away...
How to create loving and nourishing friendships
And much much more
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Key topics we cover on the podcast: Mindfulness, trauma healing, emotional addiction, codependency, psycho-spiritual mentoring, intergenerational trauma healing
---------------------------------------- About Jeremy:
Jeremy Lipkowitz is a meditation teacher, coach, and digital habits expert on a mission to empower men to reclaim their minds, thrive in their relationships, and embrace a life of integrity. His impactful work in helping men break free from porn addiction has been featured in places like Men's Health Magazine and Livestrong. With a decade of meditation teaching and coaching under his belt, he's enabled countless men to break free from the chains of addiction and step into their true potential. He is the founder and creator of the Unhooked Recovery program, a 30-day intensive reboot for men looking to break free from addiction at the root.
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