189: Jeanne - Naturally High

From Rock Bottom to Naturally High: Trauma-Informed Recovery, Nervous System Regulation & The Recovery Concierge (Jeanne Foot)Ryan interviews Toronto-based addiction counselor and trauma-informed practitioner Jeanne Foot about her polysubstance use, entering recovery in August 1993 after a husband’s ultimatum, and how outpatient treatment and 12-step approaches didn’t address her childhood sexual abuse and complex PTSD. Jeanne describes feeling sober yet depressed and suicidal, relapsing while searching for healing, and later finding kundalini yoga and personal development as a path toward emotional sobriety. She explains nervous system regulation, neuroception, and how the body holds sensory memory of trauma, offering practical tools like breathwork and movement to reduce dysregulation. Jeanne outlines her integrated, neuroscience-based holistic model (somatics, epigenetics, lifestyle redesign) and her work through The Recovery Concierge, matching clients to appropriate treatment and coaching families, while challenging stigma and the “addict” label and de-emphasizing sober dates.00:00 Outpatient and 12 Steps01:02 Podcast Intro and Sponsor02:08 Meet Jeanne and Her Story03:48 Trauma Behind the Use06:57 Family Chaos and Loss09:12 Early Use and Rebellion11:58 Ultimatum and Rock Bottom14:20 Treatment Stigma and Shame16:42 Beyond Meetings to Yoga20:37 Nervous System Basics22:49 Body Memory and Neuroception24:34 Breathwork for Overwhelm27:19 Why Calm Feels Unsafe28:29 Career and Who She Helps28:44 Recovery Navigation Work29:55 Matching Treatment and Family Coaching32:57 Three Brains Explained34:19 Subconscious Beliefs and Ego37:48 Trauma and Addiction Loops40:09 Holistic Trauma Informed Model42:46 We Are All Recovering45:59 Building Recovery Concierge49:12 Daily Life Then and Now51:05 Final Advice and Wrap Up