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41. Guidance on Sobriety, Shadow Work, and Intimate Relating from a Recovering Escape Artist, Tomas Trueno.

May 16, 2024 • Rebecca Espinoza & Shay Frago • Season 3 • Episode 16

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Escapism is a prevalent practice in our modern-day world. What are we running from and how do we stop? If we desire a more fulfilling life experience and thriving intimate relationships, we have to stop running and start looking in the mirror. Most of us don't know how to do that, but luckily, Tomas shares guidance on how to stop running and start being (all of you) with the tools of shadow work, sobriety, conscious consumption, psychedelics, and intimate relating.

Tomas Trueno likes to see himself as a recovering escape artist. He's been on a journey of self-exploration for over a decade, diving into studies of developmental and relational pscyhology, eastern spirituality, as well as conscious use/application of psychedelics on the journey of self-empowerment. In the more recent years he has been integrating the use of ceremonial sacraments and shadow integration into his own healing journey. Today he is weaving together his own experience as well as his learnings to help others become more whole, to love themselves deeper. Some areas of his focus are: addiction recovery, overcoming escapism, healing relationships [especially that with yourself], psychedelic use, psychedelic reverence, psychedelic integration, shadow integration, and partswork. He's walked a very intimate journey with himself to reclaim his power since he had previously felt lonely, depressed and hopeless for much of his life.

This episode explores:

-The medicine provided by "the struggle".

-The paramount necessity of an aligned heart-centered community as you experience your personal development journey.

-The way people use alcohol to feel comfortable with being vulnerable within community.

-A conscious consumption lifestyle.

-Guidance for the path of sobriety.

-Understanding your own 'why' for drinking alcohol.

-Shadow work as an avenue to inner liberation.

-The type of internal environment needed to practice shadow work.

-The power of asking for help when you're ready to heal.

-Doing the inner work to have deeper intimacy in romantic partnerships.

-The questions to ask yourself and an intimate partner when you're starting a relationship.