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Our goal with "Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery" Podcast is to introduce our audience to interesting and authentic voices in the world of recovery. "Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery" is about families. It's about communities.
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How Nervous System Regulation Heals Family Trauma with Suze Kenney (opens the original)
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In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery , we welcome back Suze Kenney, co-founder of Emergo Academy and co-author of Actualized Recovery: It's Not About 12 Steps, Recovery Is a Brain Thing . Together, we explore addiction and self-sabotaging behaviors through a biological, nervous-system-first lens. Suze shares the powerful case study of a young woman trapped in a severe parasympathetic freeze response, isolating in her closet, unable to make eye contact, and struggling wit
How the Drama Triangle Keeps Families Trapped in Addiction (and How to Escape) with Dave Kenney (opens the original)
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In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery , I welcome back my friend and colleague Dave Kenney, co-founder of Emergo Academy and co-author of Actualized Recovery: It's Not About 12 Steps, Recovery Is a Brain Thing . Dave brings over 30 years of experience in human performance, education, and brain-first addiction recovery. We dive deep into Karpman's Drama Triangle, specifically unpacking the Rescuer role that so many family members naturally fall into out of love, fear, and
How Integrity and Power Balance Impact Family Recovery with Shiva J (opens the original)
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In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery, I sit down with Shiva J, a somatic facilitator, certified Tantra educator, relationship coach, and founder of The Sacred Kings. We explore a topic that touches every healing, coaching, and family dynamic: integrity, accountability, and power dynamics. Drawing from his background in personal defense, somatic psychology, and men's work, Shiva breaks down how automatic power imbalances form whenever someone steps into a guiding role, wh
How to Stop People-Pleasing & Rebuild Connection in Family Addiction with Dr. Julie Shafer (opens the original)
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In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery, I sit down with licensed psychologist Dr. Julie Shafer, who brings over 20 years of clinical experience specializing in relationship dynamics and people-pleasing. We explore the significant overlap between people-pleasing behaviors and family addiction, specifically how partners and family members can lose their authentic selves while bending over backwards to maintain connection and avoid conflict. Dr. Julie breaks down the core dif
Repairing Brain Chemistry and Neuroplasticity with Dave & Suze Kenney (opens the original)
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In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery, host Jeff Jones sits down with Dave Kenney and Suze Kenney, co-founders of Emergo Academy and authors of Actualized Recovery: It's Not About 12 Steps, Recovery Is a Brain Thing. Drawing from more than a decade of running a residential brain-first recovery center and working with thousands of clients, Dave and Suze explain why behavior is driven by brain function, not a lack of willpower, moral character, or discipline. Together, they
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