Elizabeth Kipp joins Whitney Menarcheck on Reduce the Stigma Podcast to talk about navigating generational trauma.
In today’s episode, “Healing From Chronic Pain, Addiction, and Trauma: Recovery Conversations,” Elizabeth takes listeners on a journey through her family’s 12-generation history of overcoming adversity. She focuses on the impact of generational trauma and how it shapes our lives.
Elizabeth shares her personal struggle with chronic pain, addiction, and the challenges of detoxing from opioids and benzodiazepines over a 31-year period. She highlights the crucial role of addressing not just physical, but also mental, emotional, and spiritual pain for holistic healing. As a stress management and historical trauma specialist, Elizabeth offers insights into various healing modalities, including yoga and trauma-trained addiction recovery coaching.
They discuss the often-overlooked connection between unresolved emotional pain and its manifestation in physical disorders.
Elizabeth’s story underscores the importance of understanding and addressing the root causes of pain and addiction, breaking the stigma around mental health, and embracing the body’s innate ability to heal.
Be sure to listen in here and share this powerful conversation to help reduce the stigma around these crucial issues. Join them as they explore pathways to healing and empower women everywhere to reclaim their lives.
📚 Timestamped overview
00:00 Initiative to reduce stigma around mental health.
06:11 Navigating generational trauma – intergenerational trauma affects us in multiple lifetimes.
08:18 War with pain, emotional pain suppressed.
12:42 Releasing family burdens through Ancestral Clearing modality.
16:17 Injury led to decades of medication dependence.
17:08 Doctors limited by outdated pain treatment model.
21:36 Changing perspective, finding inner peace in recovery.
24:47 Grateful for mentors and finding her voice.
27:35 Recognize pain’s source and heal from it.
33:14 Gratitude for sharing the message of healing power.
### Episode Highlights
**Understanding Chronic Pain and Stigma**
Chronic pain isn’t just physical. Elizabeth explains how it encompasses mental, emotional, spiritual, and even financial realms. Chronic pain is defined as any pain felt 15 days out of 30 for 3 months or more. Chronic pain has widespread implications on physiological and mental health, often leading to chronic diseases, brain fog, and addictive behaviors.
**Healing and Recovery Tools**
Elizabeth’s unique perspective illuminates the body’s innate ability to heal. She encourages listeners to reassess their reference points for healing and shares how tools like Ancestral Clearing, gratitude practices, yoga and trauma-informed coaching, have guided her and her clients through recovery.
**Elizabeth’s Personal Journey**
Hear about Elizabeth’s courageous 31-year struggle with chronic pain and addiction, her detox experience under Dr. Peter Przekop, and the emotional toll of her dependence on opioids and benzodiazepines. Despite feeling betrayed by pharmaceutical companies, she chose to channel her energy into healing and clearing emotional charges, ultimately finding peace.
**Addressing Root Causes**
Elizabeth emphasizes the importance of addressing the root causes of pain and addiction, recognizing how these issues ripple into other areas of life. Whitney and Elizabeth also discuss societal tendencies to rush into prescriptions, overlooking the mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health.
### Why You Should Listen
This episode is more than just a conversation; it’s an invitation to rethink how we view pain and healing and see how you can navigate generational trauma and heal. Whether you or someone you know is struggling with chronic pain, addiction, or trauma, Elizabeth’s insights and experiences offer hope and practical guidance.
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