Steve is the Founder and Chief Compassion Officer of Organic Intelligence. For over two decades, Steve has dedicated his life to understanding and healing trauma, and his paradigm-shifting approach has impacted countless lives across the globe.

Steve’s Organic Intelligence method brings together mindfulness practices with biological and systems theory to create a revolutionary new model of treatment.

This interview provides an introduction to some of the core ideas and philosophies underlying the approach, and how they can be applied in healing addiction.

You’ll learn:

— Why, at their core, many therapies use a system of negative reinforcement and how the organic intelligence approach flips this on its head.

— The counterintuitive concept of “orientation” and how it can be applied to accelerate the innate healing potential of our mind and body

— Why organic intelligence offers a powerful treatment for those struggling with addiction and the importance of not doing too much, too soon, in the recovery process.

And more.

You can learn more about Steve’s work at: https://organicintelligence.org.

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Steven Hoskinson is an author and teacher in Post-Trauma Growth. He founded Organic Intelligence® (OI™) and has trained thousands of therapists, coaches and helping professionals worldwide. Steve is Adjunct Faculty for JFK School of Psychology at National University, International Transformational Resilience Coalition, Advisory Board Member for The Trauma Foundation, former Senior International Instructor for the SE® Trauma Institute, and has presented at professional conferences worldwide. Dedicated to empowering healers and teachers, he has created a host of programs for Post-Trauma Growth, including the OI Coach Certification program, the End of Trauma™ Course for personal resilience, and The End of Trauma Podcast.

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Interview Links:

— A Non-Directive Positive Reinforcement Framework for Trauma and Addiction Treatment. International Body Psychotherapy Journal - Download for Free at https://organicintelligence.org

— 5 Minute Video: "3 Misconceptions of Trauma Work" - https://youtu.be/JAUAaaMQrsg

— The End of Trauma Podcast - https://www.endoftrauma.org

3 Books Steve Recommends Every Therapist Should Read:

— The heroic client: A revolutionary way to improve effectiveness through client-directed, outcome-informed therapy by Duncan, B. L., Miller, S. D., & Sparks, J. A. - https://amzn.to/42FJcBy

— Uncommon therapy: The psychiatric techniques of Milton H Erickson MD by Jay Haley - https://amzn.to/3pbDyJM

— The job is enjoyment: The end of trauma course workbook. Self-Published, Organic Intelligence (in press) Hoskinson, S. (2023) - https://organicintelligence.org/end-of-trauma-course