#84 - The Roots of Addiction And How To Recover - with Dr. Scott Lyons

Sep 13, 2023

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Dr. Scott Lyons is the author of the book “Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others”. He joins me for a discussion about all addictions - from alcohol to sex to food, and of course drama - and how they are formed. We also talk about how to heal from addiction by addressing the root.

Scott also runs a Somatic Therapy school called The Embody Lab which offers fantastic training for coaches and healers.

In this episode we dive into:

The origins of addiction and how to define it (Disease or no disease?)
Medical model vs. Humanistic model view of addiction.
The opposite of addiction is connection to self and others.
Finding comfort in filling voids and dissociation.
The deadliness of loneliness.
Why do we experience traumas differently?
The defence mechanism of denial.
The link between addiction and a fear of intimacy.
What addicted to drama looks like?
Attachment to unnecessary turmoil and nervous system activation.
Making sense vs. making sensation.
How are you unconsciously creating childhood patterns in your adult life?
Exaggerated responses vs. an inner sense of normalcy.
Assessing currencies of love from childhood.
The separation of process addictions and the necessities of being human.
Disrupting your inner peace with the “revving reflex”.
What does it look like to recover from addiction and heal?
Building tolerance for ease and connection.
Creating a narrative around withdrawal symptoms.
Trauma lives in your nervous system and is a felt experience.
MDMA therapy and trauma.
Is it possible to escape drama in the capitalist world we live in?
How do you support someone who is addicted to drama?
Mirror neuron responses.
Taking responsibility for the role you play in relationships.

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