The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast
Episode 24: Find Hope in Recovery – The Integral Journey of Doug Prater
Episode 24: Finding Hope in Recovery The Integral Journey of Doug Prater Before Integral Practice can lift us from the darkness of addiction, we need a compelling reason to start. To take the first step. Hope is, at its core, is the belief that a better future is possible. Without that belief, without hope, we…
Read MoreEpisode 23: Getting Started – Creating a Sustainable Integral Practice for Body, Mind, Shadow, and Spirit
Episode 23: getting started creating a sustainable integral practice for body, mind, shadow, and spirit To change our habits, we have to interrupt our patterns. To build new habits, we need new, healthy patterns. In recovery, nothing matters more. For the recovering addict, an inpatient treatment program or wilderness program breaks us out of our…
Read MoreEpisode 22: The Art of Practice Returning Again and Again
Episode 22: The Art of Practice Returning Again and Again Anonymity and the Stigma of Addiction The map is not the territory. A theoretical understanding will only get us so far. Integral Recovery, much like our lives, and our addictions, is about what we do. Waking up, growing up, cleaning up, and showing up are…
Read MoreEpisode 21: Understanding Enneagram Types Part 3 – The Challenger, The Peacemaker, Introversion, Extroversion, and the Highly Sensitive Person
Episode 21: Understanding Enneagram Types part 3 – The Challenger, The Peacemaker Introversion, Extroversion, and the Highly Sensitive Person Why study typology? What do Enneagram types have to do with recovery from addiction? The richness of the Enneagram helps us understand our strengths and challenges. It provides a window into the behavior of our partners,…
Read MoreEpisode 20: Dr. Adam Gorman Envisioning a Better Future through Integral Recovery Practice
Episode 20: Dr. Adam Gorman, Psy.D Envisioning a Better Future Though Integral Recovery Practice We’re losing the war on addiction. The statistics are in; the problem is growing. Addiction is devastating our lives, our families, and our communities. Traditional models of recovery and treatment for addiction were a necessary step in the right direction, but…
Read MoreEpisode 19: Understanding Enneagram Types Part 2 – Using Typology for Transformation
Episode 19: Understanding Enneagram Types pt. 2 Using Typology for Transformation How well do you know yourself? Have you ever wondered why you do what you do? Or why the actions and behaviors of others seem so hard to understand? Most of us think we know ourselves pretty well. We believe our thoughts and actions…
Read MoreEpisode 18: Understanding Enneagram Types pt. 1 – Your Personal Road to Recovery and Growth
Episode 18: Understanding Enneagram Types pt. 1 Your Personal Road to Recovery and Growth There’s only one you. You’re unique. You have unique gifts, talents, insights, and potentials…hopes and dreams…fears and traumas…and no one else is, or will be ever be, exactly like you. Most of us have known others like us. Kindred spirits, whether…
Read MoreEpisode 17: States of Consciousness Part 2 – Waking Up to our True Nature
Episode 17: States of Consciousness Part 2 Waking Up to our True Nature What does it mean to “wake up”? Have you ever thought about it? For those in recovery, the more pressing question is usually: “How does insight into the true nature of “the self” and “the kosmos” help keep me sober?” It’s a…
Read MoreEpisode 16: States of Consciousness Part 1 – Pleasure, Pain, Addiction, and Recovery
Episode 16: States of Consciousness Part 1 Pleasure, Pain, Addiction, and Recovery Hey you. Yes, you. How are you feeling today? Are you happy, sad, lethargic, energetic? Are you enthusiastic or optimistic? Bored? Lustful? Calm? Curious, perhaps? Wondering where on Earth I’m going with this? Any addict will tell you, when they peel back the…
Read MoreEpisode 15: Guy du Plessis – Existential Integral Recovery Beyond the 12 Steps
Episode 15: Guy du Plessis Existential Integral Recovery: Beyond the 12 Steps What are you searching for? That deep, existential feeling of longing is the common denominator of human experience. It hums in the background, permeating our lives. A hole inside, longing to be filled. Addicts have a deep, experiential knowledge of longing and craving.…
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