<p>Today we speak with Adena Bank Lees, PhD who specializes in the treatment of trauma and sexual abuse.  She has written two books, the latest of which is a book on covert sexual abuse or the use of a child as an emotional surrogate for the missing spouse.  This form of trauma can be very impacting and is often at the root of addiction.</p>

Today we speak with Adena Bank Lees, PhD who specializes in the treatment of trauma and sexual abuse. She has written two books, the latest of which is a book on covert sexual abuse or the use of a child as an emotional surrogate for the missing spouse. This form of trauma can be very impacting and is often at the root of addiction.

<p>Today we speak with Adena Bank Lees, PhD who specializes in the treatment of trauma and sexual abuse. &nbsp;She has written two books, the latest of which is a book on covert sexual abuse or the use of a child as an emotional surrogate for the missing spouse. &nbsp;This form of trauma can be very impacting and is often at the root of addiction.</p>

Emotional Incest: A discussion with Adena Bank Lees

Mindful Recovery is a podcast devoted to helping individuals who are struggling with trauma and addictions.  Mindfulness is a research-based method for dealing with anxiety and trauma.  Psychological and neuroscience studies have found that it is possible to increase the growth of neuronal pathways and retrain our brains in coping with these issues.  Basic techniques like learning to pay attention to our own breathing and looking honestly and non-judgmentally at our broken spaces can begin to create an emotional holding space that allows us to live without reacting to the pain and begin deciding how we want to act on the world we find ourselves in.  This becomes the beginning of recovery and, thus, the beginning of a new and abundant life in recovery.  Whether you struggle with anxiety, mental illness, complex trauma, PTSD, addictions or a multitude of other problems, becoming mindful is the first step along that path.  Here we provide practice, education and support in beginning your journey to healing.  In returning to this podcast as of 2/1/25 officially I am still devoted to emotional regulation teaching through mindfulness and am looking forward to sharing the latest research in neuroscience especially concerning trauma and the brain.  We will also be having open discussions on this show, that will require courage and decency.   This podcast may stir things in you at times and I recommend that if that happens you consider therapy seriously.  "We all go through this life and none of us get out alive.....might as well and git the help getting through we can"---Hillbilly Bob

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Mindful Recovery is a podcast devoted to helping individuals who are struggling with trauma and addictions. Mindfulness is a research-based method for dealing with anxiety and trauma. Psychological and neuroscience studies have found that it is possible to increase the growth of neuronal pathways and retrain our brains in coping with these issues. Basic techniques like learning to pay attention to our own breathing and looking honestly and non-judgmentally at our broken spaces can begin to create an emotional holding space that allows us to live without reacting to the pain and begin deciding how we want to act on the world we find ourselves in. This becomes the beginning of recovery and, thus, the beginning of a new and abundant life in recovery. Whether you struggle with anxiety, mental illness, complex trauma, PTSD, addictions or a multitude of other problems, becoming mindful is the first step along that path. Here we provide practice, education and support in beginning your journey to healing. In returning to this podcast as of 2/1/25 officially I am still devoted to emotional regulation teaching through mindfulness and am looking forward to sharing the latest research in neuroscience especially concerning trauma and the brain. We will also be having open discussions on this show, that will require courage and decency. This podcast may stir things in you at times and I recommend that if that happens you consider therapy seriously. "We all go through this life and none of us get out alive.....might as well and git the help getting through we can"---Hillbilly Bob

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