The Wounds Beneath the Addiction: One Treatment Center's Deeper Approach to Recovery

About this episode

Greg Vorst and Michael Nolan discuss their personal journeys with mental health and addiction, leading to the creation of their treatment center, Embodied Recovery.

One struggled with mental health growing up. The other battled addiction. But Greg Vorst and Michael Nolan say that despite having different diagnoses, many of the struggles underneath were surprisingly similar. After years of doing their own work, the two not only found recovery and stronger mental health, they also teamed up to open a treatment center together in Silicon Valley, Embodied Recovery, blending their personal experiences with professional expertise and insights drawn from ancien...

People in this episode

Guests: Greg Vorst, Michael Nolan

Topics covered

• mental health
• addiction
• recovery
• treatment center

Keywords

• Silicon Valley
• Embodied Recovery
• opioid epidemic

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Embodied Recovery

Places: Silicon Valley

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