Feb 18 2022
In conversation with John Giordano about addiction.
Joining me today on the Therapeutic Poet podcast to talk about addiction is John Giordano.John was the son of a heroin dealer, and he himself ended up falling into drugs and alcohol and became homeless. In 2012 he sold his own drug treatment facility for $45 million dollars and he has helped 1000s of people in their own addiction recovery. In this episode, we discuss addiction and the story behind the label of being an addict. John shares how he turned his life around from growing up amongst a family that seemed like it had come straight out of an episode of The Sopranos to now being an international speaker on science based holistic treatments in addiction, recovery, and mental health. In this episode, we discuss violence, childhood sexual abuse, drug taking, but this story is about more it's about resilience, tenacity, service, surrendering to the what is and creating from there. This is a story of the psychological, social and biological contributors to addiction and to recovery. We also talk about John's most recent book, The kid from the South Bronx, who never gave up, details of which are in the show notes and we start with my poem Labels. John is an expert in the treatment of addiction, mental health, and the founder of The National Institute For Holistic Addiction Studies (NIFHAS). He is the author of “Proven Holistic Treatment For Addiction & Chronic Relapse”, “How To Beat Your Addictions And Live A Quality Life”, and his most recent book is the acclaimed: “The Kid From The South Bronx Who Never Gave Up,” and is the co-author of “Molecular Neurobiology of Addiction Recovery: The 12 Steps Program and Fellowship.” Over twenty years ago Giordano founded the prestigious G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center in North Miami Beach, Florida — a 62 bed in-patient/out-patient JCAHO accredited addiction treatment facility.Support the showClick here to go to my Substack page. Click here to buy my bookClick here to buy my a coffee and show your supportListener support: I love making The Therapeutic Poet podcast, but it does cost time and money. If you have enjoyed it, been informed by it or found it helpful then I would greatly appreciate your financial support. You can do this by:Taking a paid subscription on my Substack - a weekly newsletter helping people have 'Permission to feel'. You'll receive tips on how to navigate our human tricky things, recorded poems and other goodies.Buying my book ‘Stop the world I want to get off’Or buy me a coffee 🤗.