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Aug 2023
35m 32s

Kim’s Journey with Addiction

Gareth Michael & Kim Jewell
About this episode

In this week’s episode, the focus is on Kim's journey with addiction, and how it has helped shape her life and who she is today.

Gareth and Kim bring listeners back to her childhood and the earliest traumas that would begin to play a role in her life over time. 

They explore some of the darkest moments of Kim’s addiction, and how her perspective of those experiences, and understanding of why they happened, has evolved over time. 

They look more closely at how addiction is so often misinterpreted, misunderstood, and stigmatized, and how this has impacted Kim. And they explore Kim’s recovery, and how the pain of her brother's premature passing, expanded her understanding of sacred contracts, integral to her spiritual recovery.

Discussing the transformative role of spiritual ties in overcoming addiction, they look at how the purpose of her addiction was key to liberation. This journey has shaped Kim into a more adept therapist, endowing her with distinct insights to steer others towards recovery. Join Gareth as he facilitates Kim in unraveling the depths of her experience, presenting a candid, genuine, and illuminating view on triumphing over addiction.

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