John Mabry's Journey: Healing Childhood Trauma and Overcoming Addiction
When you experience trauma as a child, it can often have long-lasting effects on your life as an adult. Often, we don’t even see or understand what those effects are, which is why processing childhood trauma is so important for your emotional, psychological, and physical health.
Childhood trauma can cast a long shadow over our adult lives, often in ways we don't immediately recognize. In this episode of Rewired Radio, host Erica Spiegelman sits down with John Mabry, a professional in the recovery field, stuntman, and athlete, to discuss the profound impact of processing childhood trauma. John shares his own story of navigating the turbulent waters of addiction and how confronting his past traumas was a pivotal step towards healing.
His candid narrative reveals how he initially turned to alcohol and prescription medications to numb the pain and silence the memories. However, he soon realized that these substances only deepened his struggles. Through therapy and creating a storyboard of his childhood experiences, John began to unearth the deep-seated thoughts that had been influencing his life. This episode isn't just about John's journey; it's about the universal need to address and process trauma for emotional, psychological, and physical well-being.
Listeners will find practical tools and strategies for their own healing journeys, emphasizing that while everyone's path is unique, the effort to heal is always worth it. Whether you're dealing with your own trauma or supporting someone who is, this episode offers hope and tangible advice for moving forward.