#31: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology - Trauma Healing & Addiction Recovery with Mike Govoni

In this episode, we discuss:How your biography becomes your biologyThe relationship between trauma and addictionRestoring balance to the nervous systemNavigating trauma in relationshipsSpirituality and mindfulnessThe holistic recovery pathSupporting a loved one in addictionMike Govoni has a thriving private practice as a Trauma Informed Recovery Coach where he believes helping people create a feeling of safety and connection within their own body is essential to becoming well and achieve long term recovery. As a person in recovery for over 16 years, Mike has personally walked this path and knows what it takes to not only recover but to heal. He has overcome what he calls "Mount Everest like hurdles" such as childhood trauma, addiction and chronic illness that lead to him having a profound spiritual awakening that he believes was the catalyst to his healing. Mike has extensive experience working in the addiction/recovery field including  supporting three major hospital emergency rooms in Boston for the opioid epidemic as a Recovery Coach helping patients with substance abuse and related complications. .Mike believes in addressing the whole person, not only to achieve greater freedom and abstinence from substances and harmful habits, but to empower clients with tools and resources to meet everyday life with more inner resilience, presence, and ease. Below are links to connect with Mike and learn more about his work:www.mikegovoni.comIG: @mikegovoniBooks mentioned in this episode:The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkWaking the Tiger by Peter LevineThe Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor MatéHealing systems:Somatic Experiencing by Peter LevineInternal Family Systems by Richard C. Schwartz__For more resources to support your sobriety, including group and 1:1 coaching and guided meditations, visit www.sunandmoonsoberliving.com and be sure to follow @sunandmoon.soberliving on Instagram.Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.