18.) Healing Trauma, Addiction Recovery, & Psychedelics w/ Mike Govoni

Great conversation with Mike Govoni, whom I have known for awhile
now through his connection to my dad.  He is an entrepreneur
and lifestyle coach with his own business "Healing Beyond Recovery"
which focuses on an integrative holistic approach to addiction
recovery. His journey to the spiritual path after struggling with
addiction is very inspiring to say the least! Leave a rating and
review to help grow the podcast! Find Mike's website here:
 https://www.mikegovoni.com/ Find Mike's Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/mikegovoni/ Find my Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/enter.the.mystery/ Topics discussed
include: -Mike's journey of healing through addiction that set him
on the spiritual path -The pain teacher, which showed up for Mike
in the form of disease -Finding the holistic approach to health
after going through the Western medical system  -The
importance of meditation to know thy self -How addiction is a
response to trauma -What is trauma and how we can enter our wounds
to heal -Carl Jung's work on the shadow self  -Finding
connection to the god/spirit inside yourself -The polarity of light
and darkness in ourselves and the universe  -How Alcoholics
Anonymous is a stepping stone to a deeper path of self
discovery  -Becoming more whole through ceremony with
psychedelics such as ayahuasca & MDMA -How crucial standing up
for medical freedom in this time is  -Coronavirus as an
opportunity to find peace within amidst the chaos