Brain-First Recovery: Insights from Emergo Academy
Episode Overview
The episode features an interview with David and Susan Kenney from Emergo Academy, who discuss their brain-first approach to lasting recovery and their international certification in recovery coaching. The Kenneys emphasize the brain's role in addiction and how it drives behaviour, highlighting the significance of a brain-healthy lifestyle. They debunk the effectiveness of external methods like medications or brain stimulation in rewiring the brain and share insights into trauma, addiction, and recovery. The episode provides profound insights into the brain's extraordinary potential for change and the importance of a brain-first approach to lasting recovery. Listeners gain valuable knowledge about the brain's key role in driving behaviour and the significance of a brain-first approach to recovery.
The brain drives my behavior. Those are driven by the brain. So let's live a brain healthy lifestyle.
What if the key to overcoming addiction lies within your own brain? In this episode of 'The Rehab' podcast, Dr. Leeds sits down with David and Susan Kenney from Emergo Academy to discuss their innovative brain-first approach to recovery. The Kenneys share how their coaching and training programs, which offer international certification in recovery coaching, are transforming lives by focusing on the brain's role in addiction.
They emphasize the importance of understanding how the brain drives behavior and debunk common misconceptions about external methods like medications and brain stimulation. Instead, they advocate for experiential therapy that helps individuals release trauma and rewire their brains through action. This episode also touches on the need for more specialized, certified recovery coaches within the healthcare system and highlights the Kenneys' goal to train 1,000 recovery coach warriors within three years.
With personal stories and expert insights, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on addiction recovery, stressing that it's a lifelong journey that requires a personalized approach. Tune in to learn how a brain-healthy lifestyle can pave the way for lasting change.