Addictions affect an individual’s ego and Self; an aspect of the long process of recovery is to re-establish the conscious ego, the self, and recover the abandoned Self. Current trauma models reference the mind-body relationship in the face of repeated trauma patterns and the impact on addiction recovery of repeated previous psychological trauma on the body and brain. Attachment theory recognizes and identifies the impairment for all individuals who suffer from insecure attachment styles which plague developing reciprocal relationships, a key component to the recovery process. A Jungian perspective includes these aspects of recovery and adds the trauma of the soul or Self to the recovery process. This course will provide mental health professionals guidelines to assist their patients in experiencing a personal and meaningful recovery process.
