62 - Are We All Addicts? | Emerald McLeod, FNP

Emerald is a family nurse practitioner dedicated to healing of the the whole person- mind body and soul. She is licensed to prescribe special medications for addiction but choose to focus on connection & attachment patterns of the family unit and what keeps people from fully thriving in their life. She has a background in Emergency Medicine, Aesthetic Medicine and Trauma Healing. She is currently working on becoming certified in Functional Medicine and runs her business known as Addiction Connection.

Topics Discussed:

• The connection between addiction and connection
• What is Trauma?
• Are we all addicts?
• Is addiction genetic?
• How to stop the cycle of dysfunction & unhealthy patterns
• Addiction is not about the substance, it's able the familiar pattern of the highs and lows
• How to move towards full body somatic wellness
• Your diagnosis isn’t your identity
• Psychedelics and addiction

Resources:

• Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions, by Johann Hari
• Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder, by Gabor Maté

Connect with Emerald:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/addiction_connection_/
Website: https://www.functionaladdictionmedicine.com/