Healing Chronic Pain, Trauma & Addiction with Elizabeth Kipp

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Episode Summary:
Myths about chronic pain, trauma, and addiction:

1. Trauma and addiction are solely psychological issues
2. Medication is the only solution for chronic pain
3. You can heal without addressing the deeper, root causes

Recovery is possible and healing is real, and my guest this week, Elizabeth Kipp, stress management and trauma specialist, is living proof.

Elizabeth is the best-selling author of The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power. She shares her personal journey through trauma, persistent pain, multiple surgeries, and more than three decades of opiate addiction.

By addressing the root causes of her issues and finding balance between physical health and mental wellbeing, she was able to create transformation and lasting recovery and she now uses her experience to share the power of healing to others who are suffering.

Key takeaways

• The deep-seated impact of trauma on addiction and chronic pain
• The importance of treating the root causes for successful chronic pain treatment
• The importance of mind-body harmony in recovering from trauma, addiction, and chronic pain
• The value of community support in facilitating a holistic healing process
• Diverse techniques and disciplines to heal from trauma, addiction, and chronic pain

“Addiction is really the result of unresolved trauma because we're looking for a way to soothe, to find safety.” - Elizabeth Kipp

Highlights
04:26 - Elizabeth's Background and Journey
11:24 - The Mind-Body Connection
14:11 - Understanding Trauma
15:01 - Consequences of Unresolved Trauma
21:45 - The Connection To Addiction
30:01 The Second Level of Healing and Action Steps

Guest Bio:

Elizabeth Kipp is a Stress Management and Historical Trauma Specialist who uses Trauma-Trained and Yoga-Informed Addiction Recovery Coaching, Ancestral Clearing®, Compassionate Inquiry, and yoga to help people with their healing.

Elizabeth healed from over 40 years of chronic pain, including anxiety, panic attacks, and addiction. She now works to help others achieve the same healing for themselves that she experienced directly from the work she teaches.

She is the best-selling author of “The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power.”

Guest Links:

Website: https://Elizabeth-Kipp.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethKippStressManagement/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizi.kipp/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethkipp/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elizabethkipp9855/videos

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