The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast
Episode 14: Colleen Kelly – Integral Recovery in the “we” space
Episode 14: Colleen Kelly, LMFT Integral Recovery in the “we” space: Plural Recovery and the Art of Healing Relationships Who have our addictions hurt? Even asking the question can feel overwhelming, but answering it honestly and taking responsibility is essential to our recovery and growth. The ravages of addiction appear in every facet of life,…
Read MoreEpisode 13: The Healing Power of Forgiveness Meditation
Episode 13: The Healing Power of Forgiveness Meditation What are you holding on to? Can you let it go? The twelve-step literature discusses the perils of holding onto resentments, and why learning to let go and forgive is critical to our successful recovery. Even beyond sobriety, learning to forgive offers a powerful tool for our…
Read MoreEpisode 12: Applying Levels to Integral Recovery
Episode 12: Applying the Integral Stages to Recovery The View from the Second Tier One of the most insidious elements of addiction is its ability to limit our perspective as our survival is threatened. This limiting of perspective leads the developmental regression that characterizes the stereotypical behavior of the addict. Through our work in Integral…
Read MoreEpisode 11: The Integral Journey of Dr. Bob Weathers
Episode 11: The Journey of Dr. Bob Weathers Addiction, Recovery, and Healing Addiction doesn’t discriminate. No matter how well educated or how spiritually developed we become, the disease of addiction can grab hold unless we learn to heal the traumas of our past. In this special edition of the Journey of Integral Recovery, Dr. Bob…
Read MoreEpisode 10: AQAL Stages and Developmental Levels – The Ladder to Recovery and Growth
Episode 10: Introduction to AQAL Stages and Developmental Levels Climbing the Ladder to Recovery and Growth We’ve heard it said that addicts are selfish and care only about themselves. In Integral Recovery, this behavioral tendency can best be understood through the lens of developmental stages. Our exploration of the AQAL map continues today as we…
Read MoreEpisode 009: Your Multiple Intelligences – The Four Developmental Lines
The Journey of Integral Recovery Episode 9: Your Multiple Intelligences- The Four Essential Lines This is your brain on drugs. The ad campaign was memorable, for sure, but was it accurate? There’s no question that alcoholism and addiction wreak havoc on our brains, but is the addict in recovery doomed to a life of permanently…
Read MoreEpisode 008: Systems, Society, and Recovery – Navigating the Lower-Right Quadrant
The Journey of Integral Recovery Episode 8: Systems, Society, and Integral Recovery – Navigating the Lower-Right Quadrant Does society create addicts? Can society help addicts recover, and do they have a responsibility to do so? What is our own responsibility as individuals and co-creators of our cultural paradigm in the prevention and treatment of addiction?…
Read MoreEpisode 007: The Four Essential Quadrants of Recovery
The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 007: The Four Essential Quadrants of Recovery Why you should listen: What if scientists developed a magic pill to cure addiction? Integral Recovery redefines, deepens, and expands our ideas of what is necessary for a truly holistic model of treatment. By examining the interdependence of the four quadrants…
Read MoreEpisode 006: Growing Up – Working with the Shadow
The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 006: Growing Up -Working with the Shadow Why you should listen: When we’ve taken the critical first step of getting the drugs and alcohol out of our system, we come face to face with ourselves, our trauma, and our shadows. This shadow material, when left unchecked, can drive…
Read MoreEpisode 005: Waking Up – Leaning into the Great Mystery
The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 005: Waking Up – Leaning into the Great Mystery Why you should listen: The daily practice of meditation offers us a profound tool for inner transformation, and it’s central to the Integral Recovery program. But what makes meditation so powerful, and how does the practice affect us as…
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