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IE164 Jon-Olaf Hendricks: Transforming Addiction into Empowerment: Option C Recovery Method for Growth & Transformation

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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Jon-Olaf Hendricks, a sober lifestyle strategist, international best-selling author, speaker, and mentor. Jon-Olaf is the Co-Founder and CEO of Option C Recovery, a new option and global recovery community where everyone impacted by addiction is encouraged and empowered to

heal together.


Amrit and Jon-Olaf have a deep, raw and open conversation about a new outlook on the entire addiction recovery paradigm which stems from Jon-Olaf’s personal journey. Stepping out of current limited recovery systems and programs and forging his way into a new path to create his own successful recovery process. A chapter about a simple yet a powerful way to recover from addiction, keep sober, and move into a space of personal growth, love and success.Ā 


They talk about why Jon-Olaf started drinking and his path towards recovery.Ā 


As a child, Jon-Olaf lacked positive attention, reactions and responses from people of his own surroundings. He grew up with a great capacity and awareness to ask questions, but there was no one there to support him. In fact, everyone tried to shut him down, leading him into misery and isolation. As soon as he found out that he could run away from all of that, drugs and alcohol became his best friend.Ā 


When he hit rock bottom he made the conscious decision he was done with so much pain and started different rehab programs finding them all limited.Ā 


Jon-Olaf put a step aside and decided to recover on his own. He believes connecting, sharing, supporting, and healing together, helps people navigate back towards sobriety,Ā  personal growth, and indeed towards the growth of humanity.Ā 


They cave into his Option C Recovery program. A conversation around an option based on his new philosophies which revolutionize the way the world approaches addiction recovery and mental health.Ā 


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Furthermore, they dive deep into how one becomes an addict, as well as the knock-on effects of drinking, how it affects the connection with ourselves and others, and how it can have a completely negative effect in relationships, in other words how drinking can make you miss out on everything in your life.


In this chapter you will have access to a mobile app that helps addicts recover, recovering addicts stay sober, and the friends and family of those affected to better understand how they can support their loved ones and each other.Ā 


You will also have access to courses that will help you move forward and find a balance in between your physical, intelectual, emotional and spiritual foundational pillars.Ā Ā 


You will uncover the importance of asking yourself what your priorities are and the impact it would have on the world if you do so.


If you are going through a difficult moment with addiction, with Jon-Olaf you will find a new way to step out of your loneliness and suffering. You will discover a new caring and loving path where you can turn your pain into purpose and your hurt into healing.


ā€œYou don't have to suffer and you don't have to run away from your suffering. You can heal in a community of support and love, and build whatever you want in life.ā€


ā€œI want a world where kids aren’t growing up in a life that they need to heal fromā€




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About Jon-Olaf Hendricks:

Jon-Olaf is a Sober Lifestyle Strategist and Entrepreneur. International Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Mentor.Ā 


He guides those in the recovery process towards an awareness of their own true power. His eye-opening philosophies are revolutionizing the way we look at addiction recovery and mental health.Ā 


Having lifted himself out of rock bottom countless times, he now lives a location independent lifestyle, traveling the world at his leisure and turning his dreams into reality.


Tune In:Ā 

Welcome Jon-Olaf Hendricks to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)


About Option C. Recovery:(00:28)


ā€œDoing recovery on my own i managed to generate a lot of success for myself and my sobrietyā€


What was going on in Jon-Olaf’s world:(02:28)Ā 


ā€œMake the conscious decision that you are done with sufferingā€


Drugs and alcohol facilitating connection with yourself:(05:57)


ā€œConnect with yourself in a state of nonattachment ā€


Associating life celebration with drinking, a toxic behaviour:(09:41)


ā€œDrinking disconnects you from othersā€


The disconnection of someone who doesn’t drink:(14:12)


ā€œIf you know what you want it is difficult to be manipulatedā€


Ways of having fun and still engaging and connecting:(17:40)Ā 


ā€œQuit drinking because you miss out on lifeā€


About relationships in regards to alcohol:(23:12)Ā 


ā€œAllow yourself to ask harder questions to build a new life for yourselfā€


What about option a and b?:(30:02)


ā€œDon’t suffer and don’t run away from it because there is another optionā€


Creating option c, as part of Jon-Olaf’s own healing journey:(33:08)


ā€œHealing leads you to a place where you are capable of giving backā€


Formula at Option C Recovery for all these tools we have for escapism:(36:35)


ā€œA balance across the four pilars is going to produce more success around youā€


Interesting escapists tendencies Jon-Olaf has seen:(41:57)


ā€œYou become addicted when you become attached to your escapist tendenciesā€


Attachment serving at first:(44:07)


ā€œHealing is the reestablishment to the connection with yourselfā€


Mentioned resources:

  • Amrit’s favourite book on mental health ā€œLost Connections, Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutionsā€ by Johann Hari - https://amz.run/4KuY - Timestamp: 05:57 - talk about community and connections


Connect with Jon-Olaf Hendricks:


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