Episode 41: Addiction & Recovery — Consciousness Prevents Relapse with Mike Govoni

share Mike's unbelievable trauma story and how he healed himself from opioid and alcohol addiction, ulcerative colitis, and multiple chemical sensitivity

discussion addiction and alcoholism as an adaptation of the nervous system to attempt to regulate a dysregulated internal environment

differentiate between getting clean and sober and healing

talk about how addiction and alcoholism aren't actually about the substances at all

discuss the role of the social engagement system of Polyvagal Theory and why addicts isolate themselves

share how Mike encourages his clients to be in awareness of their bodies to heal from the trauma story that led them to substance abuse

discuss the differences in cognitive, narrative therapies, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, and somatic, body-based therapies, such as somatic experiencing

challenge the 12-step recovery language and discuss whether it's truly supportive of healing and re-establishing identity after addiction

share the role of spirituality in healing addiction and trauma

discuss the role of ancestral trauma in addiction and alcoholism

share Mike's take on people in recovery using psychedelic medicine

talk about the trauma that abusers and perpetrators experience and their need to heal just as much as victims