Holistic Trauma Healing with Lindsey Lockett Episode 43: The Deeper Work of Addiction Recovery with Mike Govoni
Jun 13, 2021
51:41
This is part 2 of my interview with holistic healer and addiction recovery specialist Mike Govoni. To listen to part one, go to Episode 41: Addiction & Recovery — Consciousness Prevents Relapse.
In this episode with Mike, we...
- discuss the importance of honoring the act of putting the substance down as its own step in recovery and at any point in the healing journey
- talk about titrating trauma out of the nervous system
- discuss the completion of trauma cycles
- talk about how wild animals discharge trauma energy from their bodies and how that relates to humans
- discuss Mike's hospital work in Boston during the opioid epidemic
- talk about the role of spirituality and consciousness in addiction recovery
- challenge the efficacy of 12-step programs
- share that addiction is an opportunity to awaken consciousness
- talk about Christ consciousness (in a very non-religious way)
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