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Adina Silvestri on Addiction, Trauma & Hypnotherapy
What do you do if you know you need to change your relationship with alcohol, drugs or other substances, but the 12-step emphasis on spirituality doesn’t resonate with you? In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush and her guest, Adina Silvestri, talk about hypnotherapy and other resources to support recovery from addiction.
“This has been a really, really difficult time for individuals in recovery, especially ones who are new to recovery.”
Show Notes:
This is a stressful, traumatic time. Isolation helps reduce the spread of the coronavirus, but it comes at a cost. Many of us are turning to old survival skills, reaching for a drink or a drug or something else outside ourselves to cope. People are struggling with addiction or relapse, and overdose deaths are skyrocketing. If you feel yourself falling back into old patterns, know that you’re not alone and that support is available. In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist and Life Coach for Mid-Life Women, welcomes Adina Silvestri, EdD, LPC, a certified clinical hypnotherapist and host of the Atheists in Recovery podcast, for a conversation about the role of trauma in addiction and the work of healing old wounds. They also talk about hypnotherapy and other alternatives to 12-step programs and explore science and spirituality in recovery.
Listen and learn:
The relationship between shame and addiction
The biggest challenge to 12-step recovery
Alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous
How many doctors treat men and women differently—and why it prevents many people from getting the help they need.
Why so many people don’t recognize the trauma that underlies their addiction
How hypnotherapy and brainspotting work and why they can be effective—and sometimes faster—tools for healing
What happens when you go into a hypnotic trance
How changing your perspective on your past can put you on the pathway to healing
Why it’s important to focus on the future
Why connection is critical, especially during the pandemic, regardless of which resources you choose to use in your recovery
How to take the first step toward recovery if you’re struggling right now
Learn More:
> Adina Silvestri’s website
> Adina Silvestri on Twitter
> Atheists in Recovery on Facebook
> Atheists in Recovery on Instagram
> AA Beyond Belief: Atheists, Agnostics & Freethinkers in AA
> RecoveryPosse on Twitter
> Elizabeth’s coaching website
> Sign up for Elizabeth’s newsletter
> Guided meditations from Progression Counseling
Other episodes you might enjoy
> Episode 4: Robert Cox on Healing Trauma, Anxiety & Addiction with Mindfulness
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