Somatic-based healing for addiction recovery with Rachel Martin

An in-depth discussion on all things addiction recovery from a somatic-based healing and polyvagal-informed point of view. Rachel is a SmartBody SmartMind™ alum and Scientuitive Practitioner Track mentee currently working as a counsellor in a lockdown drug rehab facility.
See the Video Chapters below for more insight into the topics and questions we get into here:
00:00:00 - Returning Guest Introduction and Rachel Martin's Background
00:02:43 - The Path of Addiction and Seeking Healing
00:07:00 - Understanding the Nervous System and Different States of Being
00:14:24 - How Childhood Experiences Shape Pain Perception in Adulthood
00:18:13 - The Experience of Pain and Its Impact on Addiction Treatment
00:20:55 - Holding Space for Emotional Release
00:24:28 - Working with Discomfort and Letting Go of Control
00:25:37 - What We Need After the 12 Steps
00:29:43 - The Role of the Body and Biology in Recovery
00:31:37 - The Lack of Acceptance of Anger and Healthy Aggression in Addiction Recovery
00:37:15 - Bringing Nervous System Education and Work to Drug and Rehab Facilities
00:41:38 - Waiting for the Changing of the Guard and the Need for New Institutions
00:47:19 - Withdrawing from Medications
00:50:59 - Cold Turkey Withdrawal
00:53:20 - The Importance of Practical Experience in Helping Others
00:55:10 - Individualized Treatment Approach
00:59:50 - Learning from Mistakes and Doing Good Work
01:03:09 - The Importance of Self-Reflection and Pausing
01:07:09 - The Power of Connection, Healing and Spirituality
01:12:31 - Alignment and Connecting with Life
01:15:28 - The Power of Nature and Circadian Rhythm
01:18:44 - The Impact of Environment on Behaviors and Genetics
01:22:16 - The Connection Between Nervous System Health and Physical Health
01:25:56 - The Mind-Body Connection in Healing
01:32:48 - The Importance of Nervous System Basics in Healing
01:35:24 - The Ripple Effect: Healing Ourselves to Heal Others and the Planet
Mentions in the video:
► Previous interview with Rachel Martin
Making time for what is important to us & being your best advocate. SBSM Success Stories.
• Making time for what i...
► Rachel’s Instagram
/ unravelingrachel
►Dopesick
www.hulu.com/series/dopesick-...
► The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power: Gabor Maté at TEDxRio+20
• The Power of Addiction...
► Recovering from benzodiazepines, healing anxiety & PTSD. SBSM Success Stories
• Recovering from benzod...
► The Twelve Steps
www.aa.org/the-twelve-steps
► Dr. Kendra Campbell, MD (Holistic psychiatrist, renegade doctor)
/ doctorkendramd
linktr.ee/doctorkendramd
► Instagram post with the Tony Robbins clip
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► The connection between nervous system regulation & spiritual development
• The connection between...
► The Earthing Movie
www.earthingmovie.com/
► Irene's story of coming out of functional freeze with Seth Lyon
• Irene's story of comin...
► The Trauma Spectrum: Hidden Wounds and Human Resiliency by Robert Scaer www.amazon.com/Trauma-Spectru...
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[@gloriabarrett6476]

I’m a 2020 21 day tune up-2021 SBSM alumni - beer was my drug of choice and i was able to leave it in 2023 in what seemed a natural way -sort of a non event. Irene said once that this way was the most humane way of healing and i believe it is too. Thanks to Irene and the whole SBSM crew!

[@jbdsvld8175]

A lot of wise words. Resonated with it.

[@Brent-jx9tx]

Okay. I've put on my glasses and have to pause. Drinking and drugging, I do these well. Treatment Centers, I speak AA fluently and yes. It's helpful, but it's still coping, which I'd like to think that we share the same opinion... coping is not the same as healing. Thank you for your time.

[@michaelalesayova6092]

thanks Rachel and Irene for this affirming conversation. very much relate to the sentiment of old ‘teachers’ dying out. I have expressed it myself numerous times. let’s see how that unfolds. Michaela

[@northstarearthstar]

Ty both . I've been feeling the frustration of the meds interfering with my sbsm work..ty so much this was helpful.

[@karenester]

That was an amazing talk! Thank you both 🤍

[@ellenhendricks4606]

"We're all f***ing gifted" 😂😂

[@eleanor4759]

Some external resources I've loved recently: Singing, to release sympathetic activation and help find your voice again (for those who were silenced a lot as children/teens, for example). ASMR / bath with candles / Feldenkrais-based neurosensory exercises, to stimulate low tone dorsal vagal in the evening. Walking down the street / going to a public place and consciously bringing my attention to dogs playing, little kids, groups of people, etc, rather than unconsciously being "in my head". Brings on board ventral vagal, even if alone. The last one really takes effort to re-route again and again and again. But slowly it's sticking! 🩵

[@claddiust]

Great info. Thank You

[@jed88]

1:17:10 Weird originally meant ‘having the power to control destiny’.

[@kharajadewarren]

Ohhh, I love this!

[@annamialovely]

SSRIs saved my life.

[@christineewing3492]

NSRI's saved my life

[@tarakadir9259]

Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤️

[@sharontee6961]

Can I be a weird woman too! Lol. I loved this video! Very affirming. Great information!

[@ModernJewelryMakers]

I saw a short from this interview speaking about how if you’re on SSRI’s you can’t access your feelings so this work wont work. I went on them reluctantly about a month ago - but this was one of my biggest concerns. That they would mask my true healing. I’m already so afraid to allow these feelings to happens, but I want to get to a place where I can. I guess my concern would be finally feeling safe enough to allow them & then can’t - and maybe not even being about to tell the difference! Am I still blocking them or is it the meds? What is the answer??

[@IreneLyon]

Hello, Sophia here from Team Lyon. Thank you for your comment and for sharing about what is going on for you. We appreciate you sharing. However, we are not able to consult or diagnose via email. Irene's work and programs are educational in the means that they provide you with education to learn more about the nervous system and practices to help become your own medicine. As Irene and her team are not doctors, psychiatrists or medical professionals, we can't make any guarantees about specific health conditions improving but we can say that many people have had success with Irene's program and have used it to heal numerous things that they were struggling with. There's a multitude of people with these varieties of conditions who have completed our programs, reporting good success and you can read about them here: www.smartbodysmartmind.com/client-stories/ Many folks find this nervous system work at its heart is about becoming who YOU truly are and finally learning what it means to go from living in a state of survival, stress and anxiety to a place of hope, possibility and solid well-being. A good place to start would be Irene's free resources and mini training "Healing Trauma", all of which are housed under this link: irenelyon.com/free-resources/ If diving into this world of nervous system education and its practices speak to you and you want to go deeper than what she offers through her free resources (which are pretty extensive!), then be sure to check out both of her online programs, the 21 Day Nervous System Tune-Up 21daytuneup.com/ and SmartBody SmartMind™ smartbodysmartmind.com/, which are designed to work with all types of trauma at the deep level of the nervous system to fundamentally change the way you are in relationship to yourself, others, and the environment around you. Feel free to reach to our support inbox if you have any questions.

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[@Flyflinger1]

Bring this work into facilities seems like the answer is to teach SE in college and higher education. Then those graduates will be running programs. And,

[@northstarearthstar]

Haha❤ we're all fucking gifted. That was so true.

[@lightbulb888]

the art of attunement 🤍🙌