EP34 Coach Sam Gibbs Morris Shares His Journey With Us

On this weeks Episode of Empowered Sobriety Podcast, Lindsay and Abby welcome fellow Coach Sam Gibbs Morris! Sam shares his journey to becoming 11 years removed from destructive behaviors involving alcohol and cocaine, how psychedelics were a huge contributor to his growth and healing, and what is happening in his life today! Sam is a men's embodiment coach, breath work facilitator and psychedelic facilitator. This episode is powerful and we are so excited to share it with you all!

0:00 Intro

2:25 Sam shares his journey through destructive behavior, college tennis, to AA, becoming a trainer, sitting with psychedelics and becoming a coach!

12:00 Abby asks Sam about his insights in rehab

12:20 Sam explains to us about his insights from AA and rehab, being separate from other and starting looking for similarities

14:53 Abby asks Sam how psychedelics have played a role in his recovery

15:10 Sam shares his answer with us around the hurtle he had to get over around his belief of psychedelics breaking his sobriety, and how limiting it was to name himself an alcoholic everyday in AA meetings. Sam also explains how psychedelics have deeply supported him in his growth and healing.

22:00 Lindsay asks Sam his perspective on men journeying with plant medicine with the intention of growth and healing

22:50 Sam calls the men out! 75% women 25% men in his groups. Men - come get in the arena already. Sam speaks on the resistance and hesitancy that men have towards being vulnerable. The resistance is in the middle. Sam shares so many powerful insights here about masculine and feminine energies and polarity.

27:23 Abby shares an experience in her marriage about sending mixed messages, expecting vulnerability and protection from her partner, all while not being willing to step into vulnerability.

29:54 Sam adds to Abby's share about the polarities being off in the relationship. Lindsay shares her experience about softening into her feminine energy after being in her masculine for so long and how that biologically ignites the masculine in the men to come forward.

32:24 Lindsay asks Sam what has been happening for Sam in the last 3-4 months - Sam shares with us about the transformation that has been happening for him in the last 8 months!

37:45 Abby asks Sam, "what are the gifts of your trauma?"

If you would like to work with Sam, you can find him on Instagram @samgibbsmorris or you can find his website at samgibbsmorris.com

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