51. Mental Health Professional, Micaela Cunningham, Chats All Things Sobriety & Spirituality

Today is a good day. Micaela Cunningham of the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego branch is joining us to chat all about our two favorite things: sobriety and spirituality. Micaela is a familiar face around TMV land and for her Thought debut she shared her wealth of knowledge as our resident mental health professional and head witch in charge. Micaela spoke about her sobriety journey and harm reduction philosophy, the positive side to distraction in recovery, narcan accessibility, how to support our loved ones dealing with substance use disorder, communication tips, moving from religious trauma to spirituality empowerment, and so much more. 

Today, we cover:
0:00-7:09 Introduction
7:10-10:25 Micaela’s Take on G’s Chart 
10:26-13:19 Micaela’s Self Awareness Unpacking 
13:20-20:27 How Recovery Led to Advocacy 
20:28-32:21 SUD Philosophy + Harm Reduction
32:22-36:29 How To Best Support Yourself + Your Loved Ones
36:30-41:36 Spirituality’s Role In Healing
41:37-52:26 Thoughts & Prayers

MORE OF MICAELA: 
https://www.instagram.com/itsmickey_777/
https://www.instagram.com/itscunning/

Mentioned:
Cognitive Dissonance by Micaela for Local Optimist: https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/stories/XvIw7xIAACMAs6y3
Narcan Nate: https://www.instagram.com/narcan_nate/
Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/
Harm Reduction: https://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/
California residents can enroll in a free Harm Reduction course: https://nhrclearninglab.thinkific.com/bundles/three-course-bundle?coupon=california100

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