💔 Addiction isn’t just about what you use — it’s about what you’ve survived.
🌱 Here’s how to finally heal what’s underneath.
In this soul-awakening episode of Strategic Recovery, Matt Finch dives deep into one of the most powerful — and most overlooked — root causes of addiction: unhealed trauma.
Whether you’ve done all the “right” things — therapy, meds, rehab, 12-steps — but still feel haunted, stuck, or disconnected from your own power… this episode is your invitation to wholeness.
You’ll explore the trauma–addiction connection through a multidimensional lens of neuroscience, psychology, somatics, and spirituality — and discover the Strategic Recovery framework to finally begin healing from the inside out.
🌟 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- 🧠 What trauma actually is (beyond PTSD, shock trauma, or singular events)
- 🔁 How trauma creates a survival-based addiction feedback loop
- ❌ The difference between coping and healing (and why it matters)
- ⚡ The 7 hidden impacts trauma leaves on your body, mind, and spirit
- 🌀 Why trauma lives in your nervous system — not just your memories
- 🧘 The Triad of Trauma Healing™: Speak it (Mind), Move it (Body), Energize it (Spirit)
- 🔌 Why most mainstream recovery programs ignore trauma at the root
- 🧬 How Strategic Recovery bridges the biochemical, emotional, and spiritual gaps
- 🌱 What it takes to move from the trauma loop into the freedom loop
🧾 Quotes From the Episode:
“Trauma is not what happens to you — it’s what happens inside you as a result.” — Dr. Gabor Maté
“Addiction is not the root problem. It’s the adaptation. The survival strategy. The brilliant, but temporary, solution.” — Matt Finch
“You can’t think your way out of trauma. Because trauma is not just stuck in your thinking brain — it’s also stuck in your body and your soul.” — Matt Finch
“Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies… they learn to hide from themselves.” — Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
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