'Expedition Recovery' || KEN DUNN
'Expedition Recovery' || KEN DUNN

Beyond Recovery™

Ken is a person in long-term recovery. As a recovery facilitator, he leans on his own experiences to guide others from sobriety to living their best lives. He hiked the entire Appalachian Trail (2193 miles) in 2020. That experience was a catalyst for...

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Beyond Recovery™

Matt Gardiner

Beyond Recovery: Live Your Best Life. Free From Addiction. Join #alcoholfree host, Matt Gardiner, and his weekly guests to talk about their “Hero’s Journeys” from the darkness of addiction into the light of Recovery. Matt also interviews Healers, Coaches, Speakers & Authors to help provide a broad spectrum of topics & resources. What you can expect, as a listener: ✅ Shares of Stories & Connection with Like-Minded People. ✅ Ideas for routines & habits to keep you on the alcohol-free path. “Beyond Recovery” means feeling into, and through, your past traumas and creating a life you don’t want to numb out or escape from... "Beyond Recovery" means accepting your limitations and deciding, still, to live a life of abundance. Living "Beyond Recovery" is To Rediscover Who You Truly Are. "THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THE MOST FULFILLING LIVES, ARE THE ONES WHO WERE EXPOSED TO THE IDEA OF THEIR OWN DEATH." Find Matt 👀 https://linktr.ee/mattgardiner555 Matt battled alcoholism from his mid-teens, to deep into his adult life. He has an #af date of April 8th, 2019. Matt is the Head Coach at www.recoveryroadmap.me and is a certified Sound Therapist and Breathwork Guide. The mountain imagery represents: - inner elevation - permanence - risk w reward - constancy - absolute consciousness - eternity - stillness - firmness - mystery & adventure

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Ken Dunn: Hiking the Appalachian Trail to Recovery and Beyond

Episode Overview

Ken's journey from addiction to starting Expedition Recovery and offering outdoor peer recovery coaching, group facilitation, and wilderness expeditions
The healing potential of nature and community in supporting recovery and personal growth
Ken's pivotal moment in choosing a path of healing and personal transformation
The power of reflection, authentic connections, and purpose in recovery
Ken's insights offer a refreshing perspective on holistic healing and personal growth in recovery

“Asking for help gives another person an opportunity to be of service. So asking for help is helping another as much as you're helping yourself.”

Imagine hiking over 2,000 miles as a part of your recovery journey. That’s exactly what Ken Dunn did, and in this episode of Beyond Recovery, he shares his incredible story. Ken, the founder of Expedition Recovery, talks about how his long-term recovery from addiction led him to create a unique recovery program that combines outdoor peer coaching with wilderness expeditions.

He believes that nature's healing power and the camaraderie of group activities can be transformative for those on the path to sobriety. Ken opens up about his own struggles before recovery and the pivotal moments that set him on his healing journey. From the challenges of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail to the joy of helping others find their way, Ken's story is both inspiring and practical.

If you’re looking for an unconventional approach to recovery that goes beyond the traditional methods, this episode offers a refreshing perspective on how nature and community can play a vital role in personal growth and healing.

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