Episode 95 — Finding a New Way of Life After Childhood Trauma —with Mike Zweifel

We aren’t able to choose the life we grow up in and that can bring a lot of baggage into the adult years. But what if it didn’t have to be that way forever? What if there was hope to be able to find a new way of life that doesn’t revolve around past trauma?Mike Zweifel, founder of Archways Recovery Center and Life Guide Consulting, LLC, went into his early adult years with a lot of childhood trauma and baggage buried deep down inside. This quickly turned into an alcohol addiction and continued traumatic experiences. It wasn’t until a parole officer intervened when Mike was 28 years old when a miracle happened. From then on Mike came to find a passion in helping young adults dealing with addiction and now owns a behavioral health firm and a healthcare consulting firm. On this episode of Success is Subjective, Mike joins Joanna to share his journey going from a homeless and traumatized teen to acquiring a masters in social work to further help young adults in recovery. Mike’s vulnerable story is proof that no matter how difficult life may get, it does get better. Listen in for Mike’s profound insight on how the low times in his journey have brought him so much closer to the young adults he works with, bringing them to a new way of life. What You Will Learn Weighing out whether college was even worth it because of the costDealing with a lot of trauma as a teenager and how that affected MikeThe negative ways Mike found to express his emotionsFinding relief in substancesHow treatment wasn’t a topic at the timeDealing with childhood trauma into early adult yearsIt wasn’t about education, it was about survival. College isn’t going anywhere!Feeling handicapped by life to even pursue passionsThe miracle that happened when Mike was 28 years oldThe job that made Mike realize he had a passion for helping kids that are in the shoes he was once inMike’s journey going back to school at 31 years old to pursue his passion From a homeless IV drug user to a masters in social workHow the fear of failure can cause young adults to not make moves at all How societal pressure has increased dramatically over the years for generationsYou don’t have to be afraid to live out your life fullyConnect with Mike ZweifelArchway Recovery Centers Call 602-531-109Email [email protected] (under construction right now)Connect with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Success is Subjective on Apple PodcastSuccess is Subjective on Tune in RadioSponsored by: College Parent Survival NetworkEmail [email protected]