Mike Govoni shared his story on The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast in Episode 94. Ashley Loeb Blassingame invited him back for a pointed discussion on psychedelic therapy.  Throughout the discussion Mike shares his experience with psychedelic therapeutics including MDMA,  ketamine, psilocybin, and ayahuasca.

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This episode covers a wide variety of topics related to psychedelic therapy. These topics are controversial and can be difficult or triggering for some people, so use your best judgement when listening to the show. We are not psychedelic therapists or psychedelic health professionals. Information shared on this show is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please seek professional and or specialist advice for guidance on these topics.

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Being raised by a single father who was a defrocked Catholic Priest, Mike Govoni’s childhood was anything but traditional. He began using opiates and other substances at a young age to mask the feelings he had associated with childhood trauma. This led him down a path of substance use and addiction until he discovered an unorthodox approach to recovery.

Now, having lived in recovery for over 16 years, Mike is passionate about helping people in recovery experience healing and transformation. His experience includes supporting three major hospital emergency rooms in Boston and helping patients with substance abuse and related complications. He works with individuals and groups both in-person and virtually. 

Mike currently has a thriving private practice working as an Integrative Holistic Recovery Coach. He is able to see through the lens of trauma and believes that helping people create a feeling of safety and connection within their own body is essential to becoming well and achieving long term recovery.

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Join Ashley, Christiana, and Ashley Jo for this bonus After the Episode where they review Ashley Jo Brewer's episode from this week. They'll cover everything from the paternity scandal she walked through to how to communicate with someone who has experienced a great loss. 

Toward the end of this episode, Ashley Jo gives some great insight into what has been helpful (and what has not) when discussing the loss of her 10-month old son, Cornelius. The ladies also unpack why it's so difficult to discuss certain topics in society, and Ashley helps give special insight on how we  can start changing the conversation. There is so much to cover in this After the Episode. Let's do this! 

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As the 2nd of four girls born to a conservative Christian family in a small town in Iowa, Ashley Jo's upbringing was filled with music, family and church.  She was raised to love God and live by traditional family values that carried her through to her college years, until one night, her world came crashing down.  After being drugged at a college party, everything Ashley Jo had lived for was thrown out the window.

Instead of finding healing, she found a marriage that eventually broke from alcoholism and enduring the most painful loss of her life - the loss of her 10 month old son to a debilitating disease.  Ashley Jo’s story is nothing short of inspirational - tune in to hear her talk about how she found healing and recovery from being the wife of an alcoholic, then later healing from suffering from alcohol abuse herself, along with self-harm, codependency, and grief and loss.  You will be moved to both laugh and cry as you hear her incredible journey to sobriety and recovery, and how she is helping others who are hurting today

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Join Ashley, Christiana, and Ashley Jo for this bonus After the Episode where they unpack all of the details shared by the Loeb sisters. They'll cover everything from making amends and restoring relationships to using personal experience to help others. 

In this special episode, Ashley Loeb Blassingame shares how she has restored her relationship with Marina through a living amends and discusses some of the repercussions still felt in her relationships today after 15 years of long-term sobriety. 

The Loeb sisters touched on a topic we haven't covered much before - the perspective of a sibling. There is so much to cover in this After the Episode. Let's do this! 

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• S3 E92 - The Loeb Sisters:  A Tell-All on Growing Up with a Sibling Struggling with Substance Use Disorder

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In this special episode, Ashley Loeb Blassingame sits down with her sisters Victoria (Tory) and Marina to discuss what it was like growing up with a sibling struggling with substance use disorder. 

This is a 'no holds barred' episode where Marina and Tory tell-all and share intimate details about growing up with Ashley. They discuss participating in family therapy sessions, watching Ashley overcome her addiction, and seeing  her discover what she was meant to do in life by helping others in recovery.  

Join us in this heartfelt episode where we take a look at addiction from a different vantage point and share a story that beautifully captures the healing and restoration brought to relationships by recovery. 

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Welcome to Season 3 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast!

Ashley Loeb Blassingame and Christiana Kimmich are back at recording, and they’ve been joined by the team’s new Production Coordinator, Ashley Jo Brewer. Throughout the Season 3 Intro, they’ll discuss all of the exciting things coming up including lots of laughter about bad hair, where are they now, special guests, and important topics being covered on the show. 

You’ll also hear Ashley Loeb Blassingame share where she went at the end of Season 2, discuss motherhood and recovery, and share the importance of awareness and self-care. Let’s do this! 

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It's a wrap on Season 2!!  Join Ashley & Christiana for a nostalgic look-back on all the guests and happenings of Season 2 on The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast.  From changing our podcast branding and music to figuring out how to survive and thrive during the pandemic and everything 2020 brought, Ashley & Christiana  talk about all the behind-the-scenes happenings throughout this last season.

Tune in to hear the podcast stats since it's start in February 2020 when we went live, along with some fun things ahead for Season 3!

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