Recovered Life: Sobriety & Holistic Self Healing for the Addiction Recovery Journey - 9: The Best Medicine for Depression is Movement with U.S. Navy Veteran Danny Mayberry

9: The Best Medicine for Depression is Movement with U.S. Navy Veteran Danny Mayberry

07/30/24 • 69 min

Recovered Life: Sobriety & Holistic Self Healing for the Addiction Recovery Journey

In this episode of Recovered Life, I’m happy to be joined by Danny Mayberry, a United States Navy veteran with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. His long-term sobriety, compassion and resilience make him a wonderful asset to the veteran mental health advocacy space. He’s the host of the 1 Mile 1 Veteran podcast. Together with his wife Leighanne, he produces social media content that encourages

Our conversation is a beautiful example of what it can look like to hold space for one another’s healing. Both Danny and I shared openly and vulnerably about our experiences fighting addiction & depression while in the military, childhood traumas that followed us into our service, and how we maintain sobriety and protect our emotional health today.

As per usual here on Recovered Life, I also call into question the conventional “medication only” approach. I really appreciated Danny’s insights not only as a former Navy Corpsman, but someone who honors the power of nature and the human body’s self healing capacity.
Connect with Danny Mayberry:
@1mile1veteran on Instagram
1 Mile 1 Veteran Podcast
Connect with Chelsea Anderson:
@recoveredlife on Instagram

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8: Be Your Own Health Care Hero with Dr. Hannah Donahoe

What if any and all “routine” engagement with the Western medical system was entirely optional?
What if the system so many people rely on for health care isn’t actually about health care, but sick care?
What if the only person who can truly heal you is...YOU?
What if you were your own health care hero?
For some, these questions feel empowering. Others may feel challenged, convicted, or even triggered. Whatever your perspective, I invite you to consider the ways in which you’ve outsourced your power and responsibility, and how you might reclaim it.
I’m happy to be joined by Dr. Hannah Donahoe for a follow-up chat. While our conversation primarily addresses the United States’ health insurance industry and hospital birth culture, the principles we share will encourage anyone seeking to connect to the Self-Healer within.
Connect with Dr. Hannah Donahoe:
@drhannahdonahoe on Instagram
@thesourcedallas on Instagram
Connect with Chelsea Anderson:
@recoveredlife on Instagram

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10: Energetic Shifts & Healing Eating Disorders with Brittany Gordien

Eating disorders are one of the most misunderstood forms of addiction.
Joining me to bring awareness & compassion to this subject is Brittany Gordien. Brittany is an energy & sound healing facilitator from Tucson, Arizona who courageously shares her lived experience of healing from an eating disorder, toxic relationship & co-dependency. Her story is not just one of survival, but learning to truly love and prioritize herself in the midst of service to others.
Speaking of energy work, I also took the opportunity toward the end of our discussion to share about my experience with Energy Somatics this summer.

This episode is a call for the entire addiction recovery community to move from a culture of treatment & symptom management to one of true healing. Don’t settle for “just not drinking or using today!”
Connect with Brittany Gordien:
@brittanygordien on Instagram
@healeatingdisorders on Instagram
Connect with Chelsea Anderson:
@recoveredlife on Instagram