OPC 058: Identifying the Underlying Trauma of Addiction PART 1 with Laura Parent

Often, we think that our addictions are the only problem. Many of us can relate to thinking that  if we could just beat our addictions, then we would be okay. This type of thinking fails to address the underlying issues that create a desire to escape our emotions in the first place. Once our problem with substances is solved, we can be left feeling like something is still missing. 

This week’s Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast features Laura from The Zen AF podcast interview with Omar. Laura is the host and founder of the podcast Zen AF, a self-development podcast that helps listeners become more mindful and optimize their mental health and general well-being. Today, Laura and Omar sit down and discuss the traumas that are often behind our addictions. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear more of Omar’s personal journey and how underlying traumas can lead to addiction. 

What You Will Learn in this Episode:

• [4:40] Omar reveals what has led him to coaching and helping others overcome their addictions. 
• [13:53] How trauma can lead to addictions.  
• [18:50] Omar defines the label of addiction and how it can become an identity. 
• [23:46] Learning how to feel again in early recovery.
• [25:19] Omar shares some of his childhood experiences that led to his inability to cope with emotions. 
• [28:22] Omar and Laura discuss how childhood experiences can lead to avoiding processing emotions and how to begin to cope again. 
• [36:02] The process of healing emotional trauma. 

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For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/058.

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