Emotional Healing and Exploring Chakras with Amy Vincze (Part 2)Emotional Healing and Exploring Chakras with Amy Vincze (Part 2)
Retrieving Sanity
Keegan Read and tapping coach Amy Vincze talk about chakra shadows, fear and spirituality, linking them to emotional healing in addiction recovery. They share how EFT tapping and stepping beyond comfort zones can help people feel safer in their bodies and more hopeful about their future.
26:00•10 Jul 2026
Chakras, Shadows and Tapping: Amy Vincze on Emotional Healing in Recovery
Episode Overview
- Chakra "shadows" such as illusion and disconnection can mirror addictive thinking and hopelessness.
- Starting tapping work at the root chakra helps address fear, safety and nervous system regulation.
- Stepping outside your comfort zone feels scary at first, but repeated small steps expand what feels normal.
- Spiritual connection in recovery does not have to fit strict religious boxes and can be deeply personal.
- Lasting progress depends on self-compassion and accepting that you are "exactly where you're supposed to be" while you keep learning.
“"There was no hope. There was no light at the end of the tunnel."”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This conversation between host Keegan Read and spiritual coach Amy Vincze leans right into that question, mixing chakra talk with very down-to-earth recovery chat. Amy, a certified tapping coach, walks through the upper chakras and their "shadow" sides, linking each one to patterns that often show up in addiction.
The third eye chakra, for example, is tied to imagination and vision; its shadow feels like being "stuck in the matrix" and unable to see a future, something Keegan connects directly to his own addiction: "There was no hope. There was no light at the end of the tunnel." From there, they move to crown chakra themes like trust, perspective, and feeling connected to something bigger than yourself. The episode keeps things practical by looping back to EFT tapping.
Amy explains why starting with the root chakra and fear work can gradually shift the whole system, helping people feel safer in their own bodies instead of living like "a hermit crab". She also talks about comfort zones, reminding you that fear will show up whenever you try something new, but your comfort zone grows every time you take a small step.
Spirituality and religion come up too, especially how rigid beliefs and shame can block people from asking questions or finding their own version of spiritual connection. Programmes like AA and NA are mentioned as examples of community-based spirituality that support recovery, even though "everybody still has their shadows". The tone is honest, sometimes funny, and very human.
Both Keegan and Amy admit they’re still learning, still touching the hot stove now and then, and still working through their own shadows with tapping and self-compassion. If you’re curious how emotional healing, chakras, and tapping might fit into your recovery journey, this episode might get you asking: what shadow is holding me back, and am I ready to start working with it?
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