Episode 170: The Hero’s Journey Of Overcoming Addiction & Discovering Plant Allied Recovery (feat. Luke Storey)

For many of us who embark into the world of plant medicine, we may come from a background of addiction challenges or substance abuse in which in order to heal our addictions, we must swing the polarity to that of complete sobriety for a period of time. For some of us, that period may be the remainder of our lives & for others, that period may be a series of months or years, however, it’s clear to see that one size does not fit all & with that being said, I truly believe as human beings that change is the only constant in our lives. As such, for many people who have struggled with addiction in their life, they are finding their way either back to psychedelics or finding their way to them for the first time to continue their healing process & although organizations such as AA or NA are firmly against this idea, it’s interesting to discover that AA, for one, was actually created after Bill Wilson’s experience with LSD, among other plant medicines & in todays episode, I dive in with a dear soul brother of mine who’s journey has been exactly what I have stated in this intro. From full blown addiction stemming from trauma & other challenges in his life, to spending over 20 years in AA & that foundation giving him the strength to achieve incredible things in his life, to then moving past the identity of someone who is “sober” to expand back into the realm of conscious plant medicine consumption & more, it’s safe to say that he has had a wild & beautiful journey & for any of you who have loved ones who have struggled with addiction, I promise you this episode is going to open up more & more aspects to how to support these individuals & what some options are for those in this space.

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