Integral Recovery: The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast

The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 001: What is Integral Recovery Why You Should Listen: John Dupuy, author of Integral Recovery: A Revolutionary Approach to the treatment of alcoholism and addition, dialogs with co-hosts Dr. Robert (Bob) Weathers and Doug Prater about Integral Recovery. At the core of Integral Recovery® is Integral Recovery Practice,…

Episode 13: The Healing Power of Forgiveness Meditation What are you holding on to? Can you let it go? The twelve-step literature discusses the perils of holding onto resentments, and why learning to let go and forgive is critical to our successful recovery. Even beyond sobriety, learning to forgive offers a powerful tool for our…

Episode 14: Colleen Kelly, LMFT Integral Recovery in the “we” space: Plural Recovery and the Art of Healing Relationships Who have our addictions hurt? Even asking the question can feel overwhelming, but answering it honestly and taking responsibility is essential to our recovery and growth. The ravages of addiction appear in every facet of life,…

Episode 15: Guy du Plessis Existential Integral Recovery: Beyond the 12 Steps What are you searching for? That deep, existential feeling of longing is the common denominator of human experience. It hums in the background, permeating our lives. A hole inside, longing to be filled. Addicts have a deep, experiential knowledge of longing and craving.…

Episode 17: States of Consciousness Part 2 Waking Up to our True Nature What does it mean to “wake up”? Have you ever thought about it? For those in recovery, the more pressing question is usually: “How does insight into the true nature of “the self” and “the kosmos” help keep me sober?” It’s a…

Episode 16: States of Consciousness Part 1 Pleasure, Pain, Addiction, and Recovery Hey you. Yes, you. How are you feeling today? Are you happy, sad, lethargic, energetic? Are you enthusiastic or optimistic? Bored? Lustful? Calm? Curious, perhaps? Wondering where on Earth I’m going with this? Any addict will tell you, when they peel back the…

Episode 18: Understanding Enneagram Types pt. 1 Your Personal Road to Recovery and Growth There’s only one you. You’re unique. You have unique gifts, talents, insights, and potentials…hopes and dreams…fears and traumas…and no one else is, or will be ever be, exactly like you. Most of us have known others like us. Kindred spirits, whether…

Episode 19: Understanding Enneagram Types pt. 2 Using Typology for Transformation How well do you know yourself? Have you ever wondered why you do what you do? Or why the actions and behaviors of others seem so hard to understand? Most of us think we know ourselves pretty well. We believe our thoughts and actions…

Episode 20: Dr. Adam Gorman, Psy.D Envisioning a Better Future Though Integral Recovery Practice We’re losing the war on addiction. The statistics are in; the problem is growing. Addiction is devastating our lives, our families, and our communities. Traditional models of recovery and treatment for addiction were a necessary step in the right direction, but…

Episode 21: Understanding Enneagram Types part 3 – The Challenger, The Peacemaker Introversion, Extroversion, and the Highly Sensitive Person Why study typology? What do Enneagram types have to do with recovery from addiction? The richness of the Enneagram helps us understand our strengths and challenges. It provides a window into the behavior of our partners,…

Episode 12: Applying the Integral Stages to Recovery The View from the Second Tier One of the most insidious elements of addiction is its ability to limit our perspective as our survival is threatened. This limiting of perspective leads the developmental regression that characterizes the stereotypical behavior of the addict. Through our work in Integral…

Episode 11: The Journey of Dr. Bob Weathers Addiction, Recovery, and Healing Addiction doesn’t discriminate. No matter how well educated or how spiritually developed we become, the disease of addiction can grab hold unless we learn to heal the traumas of our past. In this special edition of the Journey of Integral Recovery, Dr. Bob…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Episode 002: The Neurological Roots of Addiction Why You Should Listen John Dupuy, Dr. Bob Weathers, and Doug Prater discuss addiction as a neurological disease affecting the most fundamental parts of the brain. As developments in our ability to study the brain improve our usnderstanding of its function, our approach…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 003: The Many Causes and Forms of Addiction Why You Should Listen: In addition to its physical, neurological, and genetic roots, addiction is a disease of psychology, spirit, and relationships. In this episode, hosts John Dupuy, Dr. Bob Weathers, and Doug Prater examine the necessity of a recovery…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 004: Cleaning Up – What do we Recover in Recovery? Why You Should Listen: What does addiction take from us, and what do we recover? In this episode, John Dupuy, Dr. Bob Weathers, and Doug Prater examine the daily practice of “cleaning up” through an integral lens. The…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 005: Waking Up – Leaning into the Great Mystery Why you should listen: The daily practice of meditation offers us a profound tool for inner transformation, and it’s central to the Integral Recovery program. But what makes meditation so powerful, and how does the practice affect us as…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 006: Growing Up -Working with the Shadow Why you should listen: When we’ve taken the critical first step of getting the drugs and alcohol out of our system, we come face to face with ourselves, our trauma, and our shadows. This shadow material, when left unchecked, can drive…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast Episode 007: The Four Essential Quadrants of Recovery Why you should listen: What if scientists developed a magic pill to cure addiction? Integral Recovery redefines, deepens, and expands our ideas of what is necessary for a truly holistic model of treatment. By examining the interdependence of the four quadrants…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Episode 8: Systems, Society, and Integral Recovery – Navigating the Lower-Right Quadrant Does society create addicts? Can society help addicts recover, and do they have a responsibility to do so? What is our own responsibility as individuals and co-creators of our cultural paradigm in the prevention and treatment of addiction?…

The Journey of Integral Recovery Episode 9: Your Multiple Intelligences- The Four Essential Lines This is your brain on drugs. The ad campaign was memorable, for sure, but was it accurate? There’s no question that alcoholism and addiction wreak havoc on our brains, but is the addict in recovery doomed to a life of permanently…