EP 323 — Luke Storey: Riding The Dragon of Life

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Dec 10, 2024

Luke Storey, a motivational speaker and host of the Lifestylist podcast, shares his incredible journey of overcoming addiction and living in a cult-like environment. He discusses the emotional scars from childhood trauma and the importance of self-reflection for personal growth. Luke explores how to develop a 'witness' perspective through meditation and highlights the need for community support in healing. He emphasizes the urgent call for conscious parenting and unity amid societal chaos, advocating for positive change and connection.

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ANECDOTE

Luke's Troubled Teen Experience

Luke Storey recounts his early addiction and time at Rocky Mountain Academy, initially believing it saved him.
Later, he discovered the academy's cult-like nature through online survivor groups, changing his perspective.

INSIGHT

Impact of Childhood Trauma

Childhood trauma needs a safe space for expression; suppressing it is more harmful than the event itself.
Predators sense vulnerability in the absence of a protective male figure.

ANECDOTE

Grooming and Secrecy

Luke's abuser groomed him with secrecy, escalating from minor rule-breaking to more serious transgressions.
This secrecy prevented him from disclosing the abuse and fueled his early drug use.

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Adversity and tragedy are one-two punches that often break a human being right down to the very core of her/his being, especially when he/she is young.

Luke Storey describes how he survived his addictions and a cult meant to “reform” him, then found his way to healing through the process of surrender this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Luke, browse his favorite products and listen to his podcast, The Life Stylist Podcast With Luke Storey, on his website. Check him out on social media via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Telegram and Rumble.

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Timestamps

3:45 “In the case of my parents, what they didn’t know, they didn’t know.”

9:05 Craving a warm blanket of safety but not knowing how to get that from people, Luke turned to drugs.

18:02 Do you create chaos for yourself every day?

23:13 Developing the witness-observer perspective.

28:54 Be present for the feminine storm.

36:20 Luke becomes a participant in the cult-like troubled teen industry.

42:32 There were survivors, not graduates or alumni of Luke’s days at the Rocky Mountain Academy.

50:08 Can there be “good” brainwashing?

1:00:13 The contagious nature of trauma.

1:15:47 Is our society disempowering men?

1:26:37 Creating micro-communities.