PTSD & Trauma in Recovery - Mike’s Story of Acid & Delinquency with the Grateful Dead

RMA-Episode 77 Show Notes:   This week Mike and Nat continue their mini-series on mental health in recovery by tackling the multi-headed beast that is PTSD. What is it? How does it manifest?  Most importantly,  what can we do about it?  Traditional treatment of substance abuse in America often focuses on the symptoms (alcohol or drug use), rather than the underlying problems, (trauma and underlying mental health issues). Much like giving someone an Advil when they have a brain aneurysm, treating the symptom may bring temporary relief, but it doesn’t address the underlying problem. Is it time for a paradigm shift in the way we look at addiction and recovery? The guys break it down. PLUS, Mike drops a story of acid and delinquency at a Dead show in the not too distant past,  The Monksters share what they’ve been thinking about lately,  Recovery in the News looks at the latest research on the health benefits of alcohol (there are none),  and the week in weird wonders whether that thing on the sidewalk is an alien or an embryo, on a psychedelic, empathetic, copacetic episode of Recovery in the Middle Ages. Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast on your favorite platform to get the latest episode delivered right to your devices as soon as it’s released. JOIN THE RECOVERY IN THE MIDDLE AGES PATREON AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!!  We are a listener-supported, recovery-community based podcast whose sole mission is to help other people achieve sobriety and become their best, most authentic selves. As little as $3 a month makes a big difference and helps us keep the lights on.   As always, we thank you for your support.   LINKS:   Please consider donating to the GoFundMe set up for the family of David Poses, who tragically passed away a couple of weeks ago. David helped many people with his book and with his public advocacy for alternative treatment for addiction and he left a wife and two children who could use some economic support:    https://www.gofundme.com/f/we-love-you-david-posesand-love-your-family   **********   Recovery in the News   The Week in Weird   Gwenneth Paltro’s Vagina Candle   Recovery News You Can Use, Any Day of the Week:   www.soberliningsplaybook.com   The Big Three With SLP JOIN THE RECOVERY IN THE MIDDLE AGES PATREON AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!! LISTEN TO RMA ON YOUTUBE PLEASE leave us a 5 star review on I-Tunes if you’re enjoying the show and SUBSCRIBE to get the latest episodes.    You can reach us by email at: [email protected] [email protected]   Send comments, complaints, death threats, ideas and requests to be interviewed. We’ll talk to anyone! Check out the website: Www.middleagesrecovery.com   While you’re there, buy a T-Shirt and support your favorite recovery podcast.   Visit MiddleAgesRecovery.com and tell us your story of your struggles with alcohol and drugs. Fill out the “tell us your story” Form on the website, write your recovery or using story and we will read it on the air! (Anonymity guaranteed).   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER  Join the Facebook Page! Exciting things are happening there!   We also have a Facebook Group! Request to join the group. It’s a private space for continuing the discussion of what Nat and Mike talk about on the podcast. Hope to see you there. If you’re in trouble with substance abuse and need help, reach out. There are thousands of people who have put problems with addiction in their rear-view mirrors and you can be one of them. While we neither endorse nor condemn any particular program, the sheer number of available AA and NA meetings suggest that reaching out to those organizations would be a good first step on the road to recovery.     https://www.aa.org/ https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/   Marijuana Anonymous (just in case):   This Naked Mind   Addiction Recovery Podcast